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Chapter III
* * * * * On the day appointed, Lady Longshore was the first guest to be announced. "Came early on purpose," she said. "This is to be a freak lunch, so Fergy says, and I want to get the hang of it." "It's simplicity itself," said Garth. "You are going to meet people whom you have never met before.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"You are going to meet people whom you have never met before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “* * * * * On the day appointed, Lady Longshore was the first guest to be announced.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You are going to meet people whom you have never met before.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"It's simplicity itself," said Garth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You are going to meet people whom you have never met before.”
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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 "This is to be a freak lunch, so Fergy says, and I want to get the hang of it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "This is to be a freak lunch, so Fergy says, and I want to get the hang of it."
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From this reading * * * * * On the day appointed, Lady Longshore was the first guest to be announced.
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From this reading * * * * * On the day appointed, Lady Longshore was the first guest to be announced.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are going to meet people whom you have never met before.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading * * * * * On the day appointed, Lady Longshore was the first guest to be announced.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "You are going to meet people whom you have never met before.
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From this reading "Came early on purpose," she said.
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From this reading * * * * * On the day appointed, Lady Longshore was the first guest to be announced.
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From this reading "Came early on purpose," she said.
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From this reading "This is to be a freak lunch, so Fergy says, and I want to get the hang of it."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * On the day appointed, Lady Longshore was the first guest to be announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is to be a freak lunch, so Fergy says, and I want to get the hang of it."
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From this reading "It's simplicity itself," said Garth.
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From this reading "This is to be a freak lunch, so Fergy says, and I want to get the hang of it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are going to meet people whom you have never met before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * On the day appointed, Lady Longshore was the first guest to be announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is to be a freak lunch, so Fergy says, and I want to get the hang of it."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You are going to meet people whom you have never met before.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "This is to be a freak lunch, so Fergy says, and I want to get the hang of it."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is to be a freak lunch, so Fergy says, and I want to get the hang of it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "This is to be a freak lunch, so Fergy says, and I want to get the hang of it."
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From this reading "It's simplicity itself," said Garth.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading "It's simplicity itself," said Garth.
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From this reading * * * * * On the day appointed, Lady Longshore was the first guest to be announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * On the day appointed, Lady Longshore was the first guest to be announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is to be a freak lunch, so Fergy says, and I want to get the hang of it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are going to meet people whom you have never met before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are going to meet people whom you have never met before.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You are going to meet people whom you have never met before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "This is to be a freak lunch, so Fergy says, and I want to get the hang of it."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading * * * * * On the day appointed, Lady Longshore was the first guest to be announced.
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From this reading "You are going to meet people whom you have never met before.
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From this reading "Came early on purpose," she said.
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From this reading "Came early on purpose," she said.
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From this reading "This is to be a freak lunch, so Fergy says, and I want to get the hang of it."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Came early on purpose," she said.
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From this reading "It's simplicity itself," said Garth.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "This is to be a freak lunch, so Fergy says, and I want to get the hang of it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * On the day appointed, Lady Longshore was the first guest to be announced.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is to be a freak lunch, so Fergy says, and I want to get the hang of it."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * On the day appointed, Lady Longshore was the first guest to be announced.
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From this reading "This is to be a freak lunch, so Fergy says, and I want to get the hang of it."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * On the day appointed, Lady Longshore was the first guest to be announced.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You are going to meet people whom you have never met before.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are going to meet people whom you have never met before.
