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Chapter XXXI
HUSBAND AND WIFE. The little irritable man had brought true news. The report was all over the town: everybody was talking of Conway’s death. A woman living in the road called upon Mrs. Parrot to give her the story, not knowing that Mrs. Conway was within. Her husband had met Williamson, the man who found Conway, and had got the account from him clear of all exaggeration.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The little irritable man had brought true news.”
every person
From this reading “The report was all over the town: everybody was talking of Conway’s death.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her husband had met Williamson, the man who found Conway, and had got the account from him clear of all exaggeration.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little irritable man had brought true news.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The report was all over the town: everybody was talking of Conway’s death.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “A woman living in the road called upon Mrs. Parrot to give her the story, not knowing that Mrs. Conway was within.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “A woman living in the road called upon Mrs. Parrot to give her the story, not knowing that Mrs. Conway was within.”
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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 woman living in the road called upon Mrs. Parrot to give her the story, not knowing that Mrs. Conway was within.
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From this reading Her husband had met Williamson, the man who found Conway, and had got the account from him clear of all exaggeration.
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From this reading The report was all over the town: everybody was talking of Conway’s death.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The little irritable man had brought true news.
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From this reading A woman living in the road called upon Mrs. Parrot to give her the story, not knowing that Mrs. Conway was within.
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From this reading Her husband had met Williamson, the man who found Conway, and had got the account from him clear of all exaggeration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A woman living in the road called upon Mrs. Parrot to give her the story, not knowing that Mrs. Conway was within.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The report was all over the town: everybody was talking of Conway’s death.
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From this reading The report was all over the town: everybody was talking of Conway’s death.
every person
From this reading The report was all over the town: everybody was talking of Conway’s death.
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From this reading Her husband had met Williamson, the man who found Conway, and had got the account from him clear of all exaggeration.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her husband had met Williamson, the man who found Conway, and had got the account from him clear of all exaggeration.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her husband had met Williamson, the man who found Conway, and had got the account from him clear of all exaggeration.
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From this reading A woman living in the road called upon Mrs. Parrot to give her the story, not knowing that Mrs. Conway was within.
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From this reading Her husband had met Williamson, the man who found Conway, and had got the account from him clear of all exaggeration.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The little irritable man had brought true news.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A woman living in the road called upon Mrs. Parrot to give her the story, not knowing that Mrs. Conway was within.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her husband had met Williamson, the man who found Conway, and had got the account from him clear of all exaggeration.
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A woman living in the road called upon Mrs. Parrot to give her the story, not knowing that Mrs. Conway was within.
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From this reading The little irritable man had brought true news.
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From this reading A woman living in the road called upon Mrs. Parrot to give her the story, not knowing that Mrs. Conway was within.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little irritable man had brought true news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A woman living in the road called upon Mrs. Parrot to give her the story, not knowing that Mrs. Conway was within.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little irritable man had brought true news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her husband had met Williamson, the man who found Conway, and had got the account from him clear of all exaggeration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A woman living in the road called upon Mrs. Parrot to give her the story, not knowing that Mrs. Conway was within.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little irritable man had brought true news.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A woman living in the road called upon Mrs. Parrot to give her the story, not knowing that Mrs. Conway was within.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The report was all over the town: everybody was talking of Conway’s death.
above and across; more than
From this reading The report was all over the town: everybody was talking of Conway’s death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A woman living in the road called upon Mrs. Parrot to give her the story, not knowing that Mrs. Conway was within.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The report was all over the town: everybody was talking of Conway’s death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A woman living in the road called upon Mrs. Parrot to give her the story, not knowing that Mrs. Conway was within.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A woman living in the road called upon Mrs. Parrot to give her the story, not knowing that Mrs. Conway was within.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The report was all over the town: everybody was talking of Conway’s death.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A woman living in the road called upon Mrs. Parrot to give her the story, not knowing that Mrs. Conway was within.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little irritable man had brought true news.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A woman living in the road called upon Mrs. Parrot to give her the story, not knowing that Mrs. Conway was within.
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From this reading The report was all over the town: everybody was talking of Conway’s death.
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From this reading The little irritable man had brought true news.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A woman living in the road called upon Mrs. Parrot to give her the story, not knowing that Mrs. Conway was within.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The report was all over the town: everybody was talking of Conway’s death.
which person or people
From this reading Her husband had met Williamson, the man who found Conway, and had got the account from him clear of all exaggeration.
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE.
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From this reading Her husband had met Williamson, the man who found Conway, and had got the account from him clear of all exaggeration.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading A woman living in the road called upon Mrs. Parrot to give her the story, not knowing that Mrs. Conway was within.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A woman living in the road called upon Mrs. Parrot to give her the story, not knowing that Mrs. Conway was within.
