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Chapter XV
I was left with Miss March alone. She sat looking at the door where John had disappeared, in extreme surprise, not unmingled with a certain embarrassment. "What does he mean, Mr. Fletcher? Can I have offended him in any way?" "Indeed, no."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was left with Miss March alone.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She sat looking at the door where John had disappeared, in extreme surprise, not unmingled with a certain embarrassment.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Can I have offended him in any way?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She sat looking at the door where John had disappeared, in extreme surprise, not unmingled with a certain embarrassment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was left with Miss March alone.”
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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 She sat looking at the door where John had disappeared, in extreme surprise, not unmingled with a certain embarrassment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was left with Miss March alone.
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From this reading Can I have offended him in any way?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She sat looking at the door where John had disappeared, in extreme surprise, not unmingled with a certain embarrassment.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can I have offended him in any way?"
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From this reading She sat looking at the door where John had disappeared, in extreme surprise, not unmingled with a certain embarrassment.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She sat looking at the door where John had disappeared, in extreme surprise, not unmingled with a certain embarrassment.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What does he mean, Mr. Fletcher?
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From this reading She sat looking at the door where John had disappeared, in extreme surprise, not unmingled with a certain embarrassment.
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From this reading She sat looking at the door where John had disappeared, in extreme surprise, not unmingled with a certain embarrassment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat looking at the door where John had disappeared, in extreme surprise, not unmingled with a certain embarrassment.
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From this reading "What does he mean, Mr. Fletcher?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She sat looking at the door where John had disappeared, in extreme surprise, not unmingled with a certain embarrassment.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Can I have offended him in any way?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What does he mean, Mr. Fletcher?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Can I have offended him in any way?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was left with Miss March alone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She sat looking at the door where John had disappeared, in extreme surprise, not unmingled with a certain embarrassment.
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From this reading "Indeed, no."
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From this reading She sat looking at the door where John had disappeared, in extreme surprise, not unmingled with a certain embarrassment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was left with Miss March alone.
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From this reading She sat looking at the door where John had disappeared, in extreme surprise, not unmingled with a certain embarrassment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was left with Miss March alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What does he mean, Mr. Fletcher?
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From this reading I was left with Miss March alone.
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From this reading "What does he mean, Mr. Fletcher?
not any; not one
From this reading "Indeed, no."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She sat looking at the door where John had disappeared, in extreme surprise, not unmingled with a certain embarrassment.
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From this reading Can I have offended him in any way?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat looking at the door where John had disappeared, in extreme surprise, not unmingled with a certain embarrassment.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat looking at the door where John had disappeared, in extreme surprise, not unmingled with a certain embarrassment.
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From this reading She sat looking at the door where John had disappeared, in extreme surprise, not unmingled with a certain embarrassment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She sat looking at the door where John had disappeared, in extreme surprise, not unmingled with a certain embarrassment.
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From this reading She sat looking at the door where John had disappeared, in extreme surprise, not unmingled with a certain embarrassment.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was left with Miss March alone.
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From this reading Can I have offended him in any way?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What does he mean, Mr. Fletcher?
in or at the place that
From this reading She sat looking at the door where John had disappeared, in extreme surprise, not unmingled with a certain embarrassment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was left with Miss March alone.
