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Chapter XIV
“I got invited to Sir Jervis’s house,” Alban resumed, “by treating the old savage as unceremoniously as he had treated me. ‘That’s an idle trade of yours,’ he said, looking at my sketch. ‘Other ignorant people have made the same remark,’ I answered. He rode away, as if he was not used to be spoken to in that manner, and then thought better of it, and came back. ‘Do you understand wood engraving?’ he asked.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘Other ignorant people have made the same remark,’ I answered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Do you understand wood engraving?’ he asked.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘Other ignorant people have made the same remark,’ I answered.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘Other ignorant people have made the same remark,’ I answered.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I got invited to Sir Jervis’s house,” Alban resumed, “by treating the old savage as unceremoniously as he had treated me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Other ignorant people have made the same remark,’ I answered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He rode away, as if he was not used to be spoken to in that manner, and then thought better of it, and came back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Do you understand wood engraving?’ he asked.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “‘That’s an idle trade of yours,’ he said, looking at my sketch.”
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From this reading “I got invited to Sir Jervis’s house,” Alban resumed, “by treating the old savage as unceremoniously as he had treated me.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ‘That’s an idle trade of yours,’ he said, looking at my sketch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He rode away, as if he was not used to be spoken to in that manner, and then thought better of it, and came back.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘Other ignorant people have made the same remark,’ I answered.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I got invited to Sir Jervis’s house,” Alban resumed, “by treating the old savage as unceremoniously as he had treated me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Do you understand wood engraving?’ he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘That’s an idle trade of yours,’ he said, looking at my sketch.
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From this reading He rode away, as if he was not used to be spoken to in that manner, and then thought better of it, and came back.
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From this reading He rode away, as if he was not used to be spoken to in that manner, and then thought better of it, and came back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He rode away, as if he was not used to be spoken to in that manner, and then thought better of it, and came back.
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From this reading He rode away, as if he was not used to be spoken to in that manner, and then thought better of it, and came back.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I got invited to Sir Jervis’s house,” Alban resumed, “by treating the old savage as unceremoniously as he had treated me.
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From this reading He rode away, as if he was not used to be spoken to in that manner, and then thought better of it, and came back.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘Do you understand wood engraving?’ he asked.
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From this reading ‘Do you understand wood engraving?’ he asked.
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From this reading “I got invited to Sir Jervis’s house,” Alban resumed, “by treating the old savage as unceremoniously as he had treated me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I got invited to Sir Jervis’s house,” Alban resumed, “by treating the old savage as unceremoniously as he had treated me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘Other ignorant people have made the same remark,’ I answered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I got invited to Sir Jervis’s house,” Alban resumed, “by treating the old savage as unceremoniously as he had treated me.
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From this reading “I got invited to Sir Jervis’s house,” Alban resumed, “by treating the old savage as unceremoniously as he had treated me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I got invited to Sir Jervis’s house,” Alban resumed, “by treating the old savage as unceremoniously as he had treated me.
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From this reading ‘That’s an idle trade of yours,’ he said, looking at my sketch.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He rode away, as if he was not used to be spoken to in that manner, and then thought better of it, and came back.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘Other ignorant people have made the same remark,’ I answered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He rode away, as if he was not used to be spoken to in that manner, and then thought better of it, and came back.
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From this reading “I got invited to Sir Jervis’s house,” Alban resumed, “by treating the old savage as unceremoniously as he had treated me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He rode away, as if he was not used to be spoken to in that manner, and then thought better of it, and came back.
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From this reading “I got invited to Sir Jervis’s house,” Alban resumed, “by treating the old savage as unceremoniously as he had treated me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘That’s an idle trade of yours,’ he said, looking at my sketch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Other ignorant people have made the same remark,’ I answered.
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From this reading He rode away, as if he was not used to be spoken to in that manner, and then thought better of it, and came back.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I got invited to Sir Jervis’s house,” Alban resumed, “by treating the old savage as unceremoniously as he had treated me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘That’s an idle trade of yours,’ he said, looking at my sketch.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He rode away, as if he was not used to be spoken to in that manner, and then thought better of it, and came back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘That’s an idle trade of yours,’ he said, looking at my sketch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I got invited to Sir Jervis’s house,” Alban resumed, “by treating the old savage as unceremoniously as he had treated me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Other ignorant people have made the same remark,’ I answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Other ignorant people have made the same remark,’ I answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Other ignorant people have made the same remark,’ I answered.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I got invited to Sir Jervis’s house,” Alban resumed, “by treating the old savage as unceremoniously as he had treated me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He rode away, as if he was not used to be spoken to in that manner, and then thought better of it, and came back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘That’s an idle trade of yours,’ he said, looking at my sketch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Other ignorant people have made the same remark,’ I answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I got invited to Sir Jervis’s house,” Alban resumed, “by treating the old savage as unceremoniously as he had treated me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I got invited to Sir Jervis’s house,” Alban resumed, “by treating the old savage as unceremoniously as he had treated me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘That’s an idle trade of yours,’ he said, looking at my sketch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He rode away, as if he was not used to be spoken to in that manner, and then thought better of it, and came back.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He rode away, as if he was not used to be spoken to in that manner, and then thought better of it, and came back.
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From this reading ‘That’s an idle trade of yours,’ he said, looking at my sketch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I got invited to Sir Jervis’s house,” Alban resumed, “by treating the old savage as unceremoniously as he had treated me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He rode away, as if he was not used to be spoken to in that manner, and then thought better of it, and came back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rode away, as if he was not used to be spoken to in that manner, and then thought better of it, and came back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I got invited to Sir Jervis’s house,” Alban resumed, “by treating the old savage as unceremoniously as he had treated me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘That’s an idle trade of yours,’ he said, looking at my sketch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I got invited to Sir Jervis’s house,” Alban resumed, “by treating the old savage as unceremoniously as he had treated me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I got invited to Sir Jervis’s house,” Alban resumed, “by treating the old savage as unceremoniously as he had treated me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I got invited to Sir Jervis’s house,” Alban resumed, “by treating the old savage as unceremoniously as he had treated me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Do you understand wood engraving?’ he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He rode away, as if he was not used to be spoken to in that manner, and then thought better of it, and came back.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He rode away, as if he was not used to be spoken to in that manner, and then thought better of it, and came back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Do you understand wood engraving?’ he asked.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Do you understand wood engraving?’ he asked.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading ‘That’s an idle trade of yours,’ he said, looking at my sketch.
