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Chapter IX
Emily’s first act--after the discovery of Mrs. Ellmother’s incomprehensible disappearance--was to invite the new servant to follow her into the sitting-room. “Can you explain this?” she began. “No, miss.” “May I ask if you have come here by Mrs. Ellmother’s invitation?” “By Mrs. Ellmother’s _request_, miss.”
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later than; following
From this reading “Emily’s first act--after the discovery of Mrs. Ellmother’s incomprehensible disappearance--was to invite the new servant to follow her into the sitting-room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Can you explain this?” she began.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““May I ask if you have come here by Mrs. Ellmother’s invitation?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Emily’s first act--after the discovery of Mrs. Ellmother’s incomprehensible disappearance--was to invite the new servant to follow her into the sitting-room.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““May I ask if you have come here by Mrs. Ellmother’s invitation?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““May I ask if you have come here by Mrs. Ellmother’s invitation?””
impossible or very difficult to understand
From this reading “Emily’s first act--after the discovery of Mrs. Ellmother’s incomprehensible disappearance--was to invite the new servant to follow her into the sitting-room.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““May I ask if you have come here by Mrs. Ellmother’s invitation?””
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From this reading Emily’s first act--after the discovery of Mrs. Ellmother’s incomprehensible disappearance--was to invite the new servant to follow her into the sitting-room.
later than; following
From this reading Emily’s first act--after the discovery of Mrs. Ellmother’s incomprehensible disappearance--was to invite the new servant to follow her into the sitting-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “May I ask if you have come here by Mrs. Ellmother’s invitation?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Can you explain this?” she began.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “May I ask if you have come here by Mrs. Ellmother’s invitation?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Can you explain this?” she began.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “May I ask if you have come here by Mrs. Ellmother’s invitation?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emily’s first act--after the discovery of Mrs. Ellmother’s incomprehensible disappearance--was to invite the new servant to follow her into the sitting-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emily’s first act--after the discovery of Mrs. Ellmother’s incomprehensible disappearance--was to invite the new servant to follow her into the sitting-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emily’s first act--after the discovery of Mrs. Ellmother’s incomprehensible disappearance--was to invite the new servant to follow her into the sitting-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emily’s first act--after the discovery of Mrs. Ellmother’s incomprehensible disappearance--was to invite the new servant to follow her into the sitting-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Can you explain this?” she began.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Emily’s first act--after the discovery of Mrs. Ellmother’s incomprehensible disappearance--was to invite the new servant to follow her into the sitting-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emily’s first act--after the discovery of Mrs. Ellmother’s incomprehensible disappearance--was to invite the new servant to follow her into the sitting-room.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “May I ask if you have come here by Mrs. Ellmother’s invitation?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Emily’s first act--after the discovery of Mrs. Ellmother’s incomprehensible disappearance--was to invite the new servant to follow her into the sitting-room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “May I ask if you have come here by Mrs. Ellmother’s invitation?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “May I ask if you have come here by Mrs. Ellmother’s invitation?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “May I ask if you have come here by Mrs. Ellmother’s invitation?”
impossible or very difficult to understand
From this reading Emily’s first act--after the discovery of Mrs. Ellmother’s incomprehensible disappearance--was to invite the new servant to follow her into the sitting-room.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Emily’s first act--after the discovery of Mrs. Ellmother’s incomprehensible disappearance--was to invite the new servant to follow her into the sitting-room.
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From this reading “May I ask if you have come here by Mrs. Ellmother’s invitation?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emily’s first act--after the discovery of Mrs. Ellmother’s incomprehensible disappearance--was to invite the new servant to follow her into the sitting-room.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “May I ask if you have come here by Mrs. Ellmother’s invitation?”
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From this reading “No, miss.”
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From this reading Emily’s first act--after the discovery of Mrs. Ellmother’s incomprehensible disappearance--was to invite the new servant to follow her into the sitting-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emily’s first act--after the discovery of Mrs. Ellmother’s incomprehensible disappearance--was to invite the new servant to follow her into the sitting-room.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, miss.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Emily’s first act--after the discovery of Mrs. Ellmother’s incomprehensible disappearance--was to invite the new servant to follow her into the sitting-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “By Mrs. Ellmother’s _request_, miss.”
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From this reading Emily’s first act--after the discovery of Mrs. Ellmother’s incomprehensible disappearance--was to invite the new servant to follow her into the sitting-room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Can you explain this?” she began.
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From this reading Emily’s first act--after the discovery of Mrs. Ellmother’s incomprehensible disappearance--was to invite the new servant to follow her into the sitting-room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Emily’s first act--after the discovery of Mrs. Ellmother’s incomprehensible disappearance--was to invite the new servant to follow her into the sitting-room.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Can you explain this?” she began.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Emily’s first act--after the discovery of Mrs. Ellmother’s incomprehensible disappearance--was to invite the new servant to follow her into the sitting-room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Emily’s first act--after the discovery of Mrs. Ellmother’s incomprehensible disappearance--was to invite the new servant to follow her into the sitting-room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Can you explain this?” she began.
