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Chapter VIII
This, the Professor assured her, made no difference, as he would be leaving at daylight. But on the lowest step of the stair he turned and addressed himself to Mr. Tring. “Perhaps the lady would be good enough to have my bags brought up from the station? If you would kindly explain that I’m going out now to take a little stroll. As I’m leaving so early tomorrow it’s my only chance to have a look around.”
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “As I’m leaving so early tomorrow it’s my only chance to have a look around.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Perhaps the lady would be good enough to have my bags brought up from the station?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Perhaps the lady would be good enough to have my bags brought up from the station?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Perhaps the lady would be good enough to have my bags brought up from the station?”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “But on the lowest step of the stair he turned and addressed himself to Mr. Tring.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you would kindly explain that I’m going out now to take a little stroll.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As I’m leaving so early tomorrow it’s my only chance to have a look around.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Perhaps the lady would be good enough to have my bags brought up from the station?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But on the lowest step of the stair he turned and addressed himself to Mr. Tring.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you would kindly explain that I’m going out now to take a little stroll.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “This, the Professor assured her, made no difference, as he would be leaving at daylight.”
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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 If you would kindly explain that I’m going out now to take a little stroll.
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From this reading But on the lowest step of the stair he turned and addressed himself to Mr. Tring.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But on the lowest step of the stair he turned and addressed himself to Mr. Tring.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading As I’m leaving so early tomorrow it’s my only chance to have a look around.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This, the Professor assured her, made no difference, as he would be leaving at daylight.
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From this reading This, the Professor assured her, made no difference, as he would be leaving at daylight.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This, the Professor assured her, made no difference, as he would be leaving at daylight.
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From this reading “Perhaps the lady would be good enough to have my bags brought up from the station?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This, the Professor assured her, made no difference, as he would be leaving at daylight.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps the lady would be good enough to have my bags brought up from the station?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But on the lowest step of the stair he turned and addressed himself to Mr. Tring.
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From this reading As I’m leaving so early tomorrow it’s my only chance to have a look around.”
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From this reading This, the Professor assured her, made no difference, as he would be leaving at daylight.
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From this reading This, the Professor assured her, made no difference, as he would be leaving at daylight.
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From this reading As I’m leaving so early tomorrow it’s my only chance to have a look around.”
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From this reading “Perhaps the lady would be good enough to have my bags brought up from the station?
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From this reading If you would kindly explain that I’m going out now to take a little stroll.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Perhaps the lady would be good enough to have my bags brought up from the station?
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From this reading If you would kindly explain that I’m going out now to take a little stroll.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps the lady would be good enough to have my bags brought up from the station?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Perhaps the lady would be good enough to have my bags brought up from the station?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This, the Professor assured her, made no difference, as he would be leaving at daylight.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This, the Professor assured her, made no difference, as he would be leaving at daylight.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But on the lowest step of the stair he turned and addressed himself to Mr. Tring.
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From this reading If you would kindly explain that I’m going out now to take a little stroll.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you would kindly explain that I’m going out now to take a little stroll.
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From this reading As I’m leaving so early tomorrow it’s my only chance to have a look around.”
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From this reading If you would kindly explain that I’m going out now to take a little stroll.
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From this reading “Perhaps the lady would be good enough to have my bags brought up from the station?
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From this reading This, the Professor assured her, made no difference, as he would be leaving at daylight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you would kindly explain that I’m going out now to take a little stroll.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I’m leaving so early tomorrow it’s my only chance to have a look around.”
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From this reading But on the lowest step of the stair he turned and addressed himself to Mr. Tring.
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From this reading This, the Professor assured her, made no difference, as he would be leaving at daylight.
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From this reading But on the lowest step of the stair he turned and addressed himself to Mr. Tring.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Perhaps the lady would be good enough to have my bags brought up from the station?
not any; not one
From this reading This, the Professor assured her, made no difference, as he would be leaving at daylight.
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From this reading If you would kindly explain that I’m going out now to take a little stroll.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But on the lowest step of the stair he turned and addressed himself to Mr. Tring.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But on the lowest step of the stair he turned and addressed himself to Mr. Tring.
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From this reading As I’m leaving so early tomorrow it’s my only chance to have a look around.”
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From this reading If you would kindly explain that I’m going out now to take a little stroll.
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From this reading “Perhaps the lady would be good enough to have my bags brought up from the station?
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From this reading This, the Professor assured her, made no difference, as he would be leaving at daylight.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As I’m leaving so early tomorrow it’s my only chance to have a look around.”
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From this reading But on the lowest step of the stair he turned and addressed himself to Mr. Tring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Perhaps the lady would be good enough to have my bags brought up from the station?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But on the lowest step of the stair he turned and addressed himself to Mr. Tring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you would kindly explain that I’m going out now to take a little stroll.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you would kindly explain that I’m going out now to take a little stroll.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If you would kindly explain that I’m going out now to take a little stroll.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This, the Professor assured her, made no difference, as he would be leaving at daylight.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, the Professor assured her, made no difference, as he would be leaving at daylight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But on the lowest step of the stair he turned and addressed himself to Mr. Tring.
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From this reading As I’m leaving so early tomorrow it’s my only chance to have a look around.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But on the lowest step of the stair he turned and addressed himself to Mr. Tring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But on the lowest step of the stair he turned and addressed himself to Mr. Tring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Perhaps the lady would be good enough to have my bags brought up from the station?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This, the Professor assured her, made no difference, as he would be leaving at daylight.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you would kindly explain that I’m going out now to take a little stroll.
