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Chapter XVI
The servant received Emily, on her return from the library, with a sly smile. “Here he is again, miss, waiting to see you.” She opened the parlor door, and revealed Alban Morris, as restless as ever, walking up and down the room. “When I missed you at the Museum, I was afraid you might be ill,” he said. “Ought I to have gone away, when my anxiety was relieved?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Here he is again, miss, waiting to see you.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She opened the parlor door, and revealed Alban Morris, as restless as ever, walking up and down the room.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Ought I to have gone away, when my anxiety was relieved?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Here he is again, miss, waiting to see you.””
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““When I missed you at the Museum, I was afraid you might be ill,” he said.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading ““Ought I to have gone away, when my anxiety was relieved?”
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading “She opened the parlor door, and revealed Alban Morris, as restless as ever, walking up and down the room.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Ought I to have gone away, when my anxiety was relieved?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Here he is again, miss, waiting to see you.””
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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 The servant received Emily, on her return from the library, with a sly smile.
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From this reading “When I missed you at the Museum, I was afraid you might be ill,” he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here he is again, miss, waiting to see you.”
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From this reading She opened the parlor door, and revealed Alban Morris, as restless as ever, walking up and down the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She opened the parlor door, and revealed Alban Morris, as restless as ever, walking up and down the room.
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From this reading “Ought I to have gone away, when my anxiety was relieved?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She opened the parlor door, and revealed Alban Morris, as restless as ever, walking up and down the room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “When I missed you at the Museum, I was afraid you might be ill,” he said.
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From this reading “Ought I to have gone away, when my anxiety was relieved?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “When I missed you at the Museum, I was afraid you might be ill,” he said.
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From this reading She opened the parlor door, and revealed Alban Morris, as restless as ever, walking up and down the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She opened the parlor door, and revealed Alban Morris, as restless as ever, walking up and down the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant received Emily, on her return from the library, with a sly smile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She opened the parlor door, and revealed Alban Morris, as restless as ever, walking up and down the room.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The servant received Emily, on her return from the library, with a sly smile.
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From this reading “Ought I to have gone away, when my anxiety was relieved?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Ought I to have gone away, when my anxiety was relieved?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Here he is again, miss, waiting to see you.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The servant received Emily, on her return from the library, with a sly smile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here he is again, miss, waiting to see you.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “When I missed you at the Museum, I was afraid you might be ill,” he said.
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From this reading “When I missed you at the Museum, I was afraid you might be ill,” he said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Here he is again, miss, waiting to see you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant received Emily, on her return from the library, with a sly smile.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “When I missed you at the Museum, I was afraid you might be ill,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Here he is again, miss, waiting to see you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When I missed you at the Museum, I was afraid you might be ill,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She opened the parlor door, and revealed Alban Morris, as restless as ever, walking up and down the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When I missed you at the Museum, I was afraid you might be ill,” he said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Ought I to have gone away, when my anxiety was relieved?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The servant received Emily, on her return from the library, with a sly smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She opened the parlor door, and revealed Alban Morris, as restless as ever, walking up and down the room.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Ought I to have gone away, when my anxiety was relieved?
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading She opened the parlor door, and revealed Alban Morris, as restless as ever, walking up and down the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant received Emily, on her return from the library, with a sly smile.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Ought I to have gone away, when my anxiety was relieved?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She opened the parlor door, and revealed Alban Morris, as restless as ever, walking up and down the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant received Emily, on her return from the library, with a sly smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She opened the parlor door, and revealed Alban Morris, as restless as ever, walking up and down the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She opened the parlor door, and revealed Alban Morris, as restless as ever, walking up and down the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When I missed you at the Museum, I was afraid you might be ill,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Here he is again, miss, waiting to see you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant received Emily, on her return from the library, with a sly smile.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She opened the parlor door, and revealed Alban Morris, as restless as ever, walking up and down the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant received Emily, on her return from the library, with a sly smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant received Emily, on her return from the library, with a sly smile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The servant received Emily, on her return from the library, with a sly smile.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Here he is again, miss, waiting to see you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She opened the parlor door, and revealed Alban Morris, as restless as ever, walking up and down the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Here he is again, miss, waiting to see you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She opened the parlor door, and revealed Alban Morris, as restless as ever, walking up and down the room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “When I missed you at the Museum, I was afraid you might be ill,” he said.
at the time that
From this reading “When I missed you at the Museum, I was afraid you might be ill,” he said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The servant received Emily, on her return from the library, with a sly smile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Here he is again, miss, waiting to see you.”
