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Chapter VII
She nodded, drawing her hand away. "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law. He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him. And he was very good-looking--and a Cambridge man--and all that. We danced together almost all the evening.
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later than; following
From this reading “"I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.”
every person
From this reading “He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She nodded, drawing her hand away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She nodded, drawing her hand away.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
later than; following
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
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From this reading And he was very good-looking--and a Cambridge man--and all that.
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From this reading We danced together almost all the evening.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
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From this reading She nodded, drawing her hand away.
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From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And he was very good-looking--and a Cambridge man--and all that.
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From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We danced together almost all the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
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From this reading She nodded, drawing her hand away.
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From this reading We danced together almost all the evening.
every person
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
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From this reading And he was very good-looking--and a Cambridge man--and all that.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
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From this reading She nodded, drawing her hand away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he was very good-looking--and a Cambridge man--and all that.
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From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She nodded, drawing her hand away.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
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From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
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From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
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From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
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From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And he was very good-looking--and a Cambridge man--and all that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She nodded, drawing her hand away.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
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From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She nodded, drawing her hand away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And he was very good-looking--and a Cambridge man--and all that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We danced together almost all the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And he was very good-looking--and a Cambridge man--and all that.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And he was very good-looking--and a Cambridge man--and all that.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We danced together almost all the evening.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
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From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
