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Chapter III
So Balder Helwyse and the cook feasted gloriously that afternoon, in the back pantry, and they solemnly installed the partridges among the constellations! VII. A QUARREL. That same afternoon Mr. MacGentle put his head into the outer office and said, "Mr. Dyke, could I speak with you a moment?" Mr. Dyke scraped back his chair and went in, with his polished bald head, and square face and figure,--a block of common-sense.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “So Balder Helwyse and the cook feasted gloriously that afternoon, in the back pantry, and they solemnly installed the partridges among the constellations!”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “So Balder Helwyse and the cook feasted gloriously that afternoon, in the back pantry, and they solemnly installed the partridges among the constellations!”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “That same afternoon Mr. MacGentle put his head into the outer office and said, "Mr. Dyke, could I speak with you a moment?"”
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading “A QUARREL.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That same afternoon Mr. MacGentle put his head into the outer office and said, "Mr. Dyke, could I speak with you a moment?"”
seriously and formally
From this reading “So Balder Helwyse and the cook feasted gloriously that afternoon, in the back pantry, and they solemnly installed the partridges among the constellations!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That same afternoon Mr. MacGentle put his head into the outer office and said, "Mr. Dyke, could I speak with you a moment?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Dyke scraped back his chair and went in, with his polished bald head, and square face and figure,--a block of common-sense.”
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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 A QUARREL.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So Balder Helwyse and the cook feasted gloriously that afternoon, in the back pantry, and they solemnly installed the partridges among the constellations!
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading So Balder Helwyse and the cook feasted gloriously that afternoon, in the back pantry, and they solemnly installed the partridges among the constellations!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So Balder Helwyse and the cook feasted gloriously that afternoon, in the back pantry, and they solemnly installed the partridges among the constellations!
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From this reading So Balder Helwyse and the cook feasted gloriously that afternoon, in the back pantry, and they solemnly installed the partridges among the constellations!
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From this reading Mr. Dyke scraped back his chair and went in, with his polished bald head, and square face and figure,--a block of common-sense.
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From this reading So Balder Helwyse and the cook feasted gloriously that afternoon, in the back pantry, and they solemnly installed the partridges among the constellations!
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From this reading Mr. Dyke scraped back his chair and went in, with his polished bald head, and square face and figure,--a block of common-sense.
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From this reading Mr. Dyke scraped back his chair and went in, with his polished bald head, and square face and figure,--a block of common-sense.
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From this reading Mr. Dyke scraped back his chair and went in, with his polished bald head, and square face and figure,--a block of common-sense.
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From this reading So Balder Helwyse and the cook feasted gloriously that afternoon, in the back pantry, and they solemnly installed the partridges among the constellations!
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From this reading So Balder Helwyse and the cook feasted gloriously that afternoon, in the back pantry, and they solemnly installed the partridges among the constellations!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That same afternoon Mr. MacGentle put his head into the outer office and said, "Mr. Dyke, could I speak with you a moment?"
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From this reading That same afternoon Mr. MacGentle put his head into the outer office and said, "Mr. Dyke, could I speak with you a moment?"
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From this reading Mr. Dyke scraped back his chair and went in, with his polished bald head, and square face and figure,--a block of common-sense.
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From this reading So Balder Helwyse and the cook feasted gloriously that afternoon, in the back pantry, and they solemnly installed the partridges among the constellations!
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From this reading Mr. Dyke scraped back his chair and went in, with his polished bald head, and square face and figure,--a block of common-sense.
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From this reading So Balder Helwyse and the cook feasted gloriously that afternoon, in the back pantry, and they solemnly installed the partridges among the constellations!
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From this reading That same afternoon Mr. MacGentle put his head into the outer office and said, "Mr. Dyke, could I speak with you a moment?"
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From this reading So Balder Helwyse and the cook feasted gloriously that afternoon, in the back pantry, and they solemnly installed the partridges among the constellations!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That same afternoon Mr. MacGentle put his head into the outer office and said, "Mr. Dyke, could I speak with you a moment?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That same afternoon Mr. MacGentle put his head into the outer office and said, "Mr. Dyke, could I speak with you a moment?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So Balder Helwyse and the cook feasted gloriously that afternoon, in the back pantry, and they solemnly installed the partridges among the constellations!
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From this reading So Balder Helwyse and the cook feasted gloriously that afternoon, in the back pantry, and they solemnly installed the partridges among the constellations!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That same afternoon Mr. MacGentle put his head into the outer office and said, "Mr. Dyke, could I speak with you a moment?"
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From this reading That same afternoon Mr. MacGentle put his head into the outer office and said, "Mr. Dyke, could I speak with you a moment?"
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From this reading That same afternoon Mr. MacGentle put his head into the outer office and said, "Mr. Dyke, could I speak with you a moment?"
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From this reading That same afternoon Mr. MacGentle put his head into the outer office and said, "Mr. Dyke, could I speak with you a moment?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Dyke scraped back his chair and went in, with his polished bald head, and square face and figure,--a block of common-sense.
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From this reading That same afternoon Mr. MacGentle put his head into the outer office and said, "Mr. Dyke, could I speak with you a moment?"
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From this reading That same afternoon Mr. MacGentle put his head into the outer office and said, "Mr. Dyke, could I speak with you a moment?"
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From this reading So Balder Helwyse and the cook feasted gloriously that afternoon, in the back pantry, and they solemnly installed the partridges among the constellations!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So Balder Helwyse and the cook feasted gloriously that afternoon, in the back pantry, and they solemnly installed the partridges among the constellations!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Dyke scraped back his chair and went in, with his polished bald head, and square face and figure,--a block of common-sense.
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From this reading That same afternoon Mr. MacGentle put his head into the outer office and said, "Mr. Dyke, could I speak with you a moment?"
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading A QUARREL.
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From this reading That same afternoon Mr. MacGentle put his head into the outer office and said, "Mr. Dyke, could I speak with you a moment?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That same afternoon Mr. MacGentle put his head into the outer office and said, "Mr. Dyke, could I speak with you a moment?"
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From this reading Mr. Dyke scraped back his chair and went in, with his polished bald head, and square face and figure,--a block of common-sense.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Balder Helwyse and the cook feasted gloriously that afternoon, in the back pantry, and they solemnly installed the partridges among the constellations!
seriously and formally
From this reading So Balder Helwyse and the cook feasted gloriously that afternoon, in the back pantry, and they solemnly installed the partridges among the constellations!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That same afternoon Mr. MacGentle put his head into the outer office and said, "Mr. Dyke, could I speak with you a moment?"
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From this reading Mr. Dyke scraped back his chair and went in, with his polished bald head, and square face and figure,--a block of common-sense.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So Balder Helwyse and the cook feasted gloriously that afternoon, in the back pantry, and they solemnly installed the partridges among the constellations!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So Balder Helwyse and the cook feasted gloriously that afternoon, in the back pantry, and they solemnly installed the partridges among the constellations!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So Balder Helwyse and the cook feasted gloriously that afternoon, in the back pantry, and they solemnly installed the partridges among the constellations!
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From this reading VII.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Dyke scraped back his chair and went in, with his polished bald head, and square face and figure,--a block of common-sense.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That same afternoon Mr. MacGentle put his head into the outer office and said, "Mr. Dyke, could I speak with you a moment?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That same afternoon Mr. MacGentle put his head into the outer office and said, "Mr. Dyke, could I speak with you a moment?"
