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Chapter IX
WILLIAM AND WHITE SATIN "I'd simply love to have a page," murmured Miss Grant wistfully. "A wedding seems so--second-rate without a page." Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth. "There's William," she said doubtfully. Then, "You've had quite enough cake, William."
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “WILLIAM AND WHITE SATIN "I'd simply love to have a page," murmured Miss Grant wistfully.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, "You've had quite enough cake, William."”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “"A wedding seems so--second-rate without a page."”
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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 WILLIAM AND WHITE SATIN "I'd simply love to have a page," murmured Miss Grant wistfully.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WILLIAM AND WHITE SATIN "I'd simply love to have a page," murmured Miss Grant wistfully.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth.
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From this reading Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth.
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From this reading Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth.
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From this reading Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth.
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From this reading Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth.
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From this reading Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth.
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From this reading Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth.
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From this reading "There's William," she said doubtfully.
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From this reading Then, "You've had quite enough cake, William."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth.
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From this reading WILLIAM AND WHITE SATIN "I'd simply love to have a page," murmured Miss Grant wistfully.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then, "You've had quite enough cake, William."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WILLIAM AND WHITE SATIN "I'd simply love to have a page," murmured Miss Grant wistfully.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth.
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From this reading Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth.
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From this reading WILLIAM AND WHITE SATIN "I'd simply love to have a page," murmured Miss Grant wistfully.
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From this reading Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth.
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From this reading WILLIAM AND WHITE SATIN "I'd simply love to have a page," murmured Miss Grant wistfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth.
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From this reading WILLIAM AND WHITE SATIN "I'd simply love to have a page," murmured Miss Grant wistfully.
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From this reading Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth.
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From this reading WILLIAM AND WHITE SATIN "I'd simply love to have a page," murmured Miss Grant wistfully.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth.
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From this reading WILLIAM AND WHITE SATIN "I'd simply love to have a page," murmured Miss Grant wistfully.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, "You've had quite enough cake, William."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's William," she said doubtfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WILLIAM AND WHITE SATIN "I'd simply love to have a page," murmured Miss Grant wistfully.
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From this reading "A wedding seems so--second-rate without a page."
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From this reading "A wedding seems so--second-rate without a page."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There's William," she said doubtfully.
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From this reading WILLIAM AND WHITE SATIN "I'd simply love to have a page," murmured Miss Grant wistfully.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "A wedding seems so--second-rate without a page."
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From this reading Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth.
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From this reading Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, "You've had quite enough cake, William."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's William," she said doubtfully.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WILLIAM AND WHITE SATIN "I'd simply love to have a page," murmured Miss Grant wistfully.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A wedding seems so--second-rate without a page."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth.
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From this reading WILLIAM AND WHITE SATIN "I'd simply love to have a page," murmured Miss Grant wistfully.
which person or people
From this reading Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth.
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From this reading WILLIAM AND WHITE SATIN "I'd simply love to have a page," murmured Miss Grant wistfully.
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From this reading WILLIAM AND WHITE SATIN "I'd simply love to have a page," murmured Miss Grant wistfully.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "A wedding seems so--second-rate without a page."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, "You've had quite enough cake, William."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Brown, her aunt and hostess, looked across the tea-table at her younger son, who was devouring iced cake with that disregard for consequences which is the mark of youth.
