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Chapter III
"Mr. Courtlandt's?" she answered, promptly supplying the name. "In Thirty-fourth Street, just east of the avenue." "To be sure; I know it well," answered the doctor. "A most refined and aristocratic neighborhood it is, and I'm sure I must have met Mr. Courtlandt at the Union Club. He is near kin, I think, to the Van Cortlandts, of Croton, is he not?"
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Mr. Courtlandt's?" she answered, promptly supplying the name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"To be sure; I know it well," answered the doctor.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"A most refined and aristocratic neighborhood it is, and I'm sure I must have met Mr. Courtlandt at the Union Club.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"To be sure; I know it well," answered the doctor.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"A most refined and aristocratic neighborhood it is, and I'm sure I must have met Mr. Courtlandt at the Union Club.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Mr. Courtlandt's?" she answered, promptly supplying the name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"To be sure; I know it well," answered the doctor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He is near kin, I think, to the Van Cortlandts, of Croton, is he not?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"To be sure; I know it well," answered the doctor.”
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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 most refined and aristocratic neighborhood it is, and I'm sure I must have met Mr. Courtlandt at the Union Club.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "A most refined and aristocratic neighborhood it is, and I'm sure I must have met Mr. Courtlandt at the Union Club.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Courtlandt's?" she answered, promptly supplying the name.
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From this reading "A most refined and aristocratic neighborhood it is, and I'm sure I must have met Mr. Courtlandt at the Union Club.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "A most refined and aristocratic neighborhood it is, and I'm sure I must have met Mr. Courtlandt at the Union Club.
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From this reading "In Thirty-fourth Street, just east of the avenue."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "To be sure; I know it well," answered the doctor.
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From this reading "A most refined and aristocratic neighborhood it is, and I'm sure I must have met Mr. Courtlandt at the Union Club.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is near kin, I think, to the Van Cortlandts, of Croton, is he not?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A most refined and aristocratic neighborhood it is, and I'm sure I must have met Mr. Courtlandt at the Union Club.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Courtlandt's?" she answered, promptly supplying the name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is near kin, I think, to the Van Cortlandts, of Croton, is he not?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "To be sure; I know it well," answered the doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In Thirty-fourth Street, just east of the avenue."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "A most refined and aristocratic neighborhood it is, and I'm sure I must have met Mr. Courtlandt at the Union Club.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is near kin, I think, to the Van Cortlandts, of Croton, is he not?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "To be sure; I know it well," answered the doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A most refined and aristocratic neighborhood it is, and I'm sure I must have met Mr. Courtlandt at the Union Club.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In Thirty-fourth Street, just east of the avenue."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A most refined and aristocratic neighborhood it is, and I'm sure I must have met Mr. Courtlandt at the Union Club.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "To be sure; I know it well," answered the doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In Thirty-fourth Street, just east of the avenue."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is near kin, I think, to the Van Cortlandts, of Croton, is he not?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "To be sure; I know it well," answered the doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A most refined and aristocratic neighborhood it is, and I'm sure I must have met Mr. Courtlandt at the Union Club.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A most refined and aristocratic neighborhood it is, and I'm sure I must have met Mr. Courtlandt at the Union Club.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Courtlandt's?" she answered, promptly supplying the name.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "A most refined and aristocratic neighborhood it is, and I'm sure I must have met Mr. Courtlandt at the Union Club.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Courtlandt's?" she answered, promptly supplying the name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is near kin, I think, to the Van Cortlandts, of Croton, is he not?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A most refined and aristocratic neighborhood it is, and I'm sure I must have met Mr. Courtlandt at the Union Club.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He is near kin, I think, to the Van Cortlandts, of Croton, is he not?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "In Thirty-fourth Street, just east of the avenue."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Courtlandt's?" she answered, promptly supplying the name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A most refined and aristocratic neighborhood it is, and I'm sure I must have met Mr. Courtlandt at the Union Club.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mr. Courtlandt's?" she answered, promptly supplying the name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In Thirty-fourth Street, just east of the avenue."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Courtlandt's?" she answered, promptly supplying the name.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "To be sure; I know it well," answered the doctor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Mr. Courtlandt's?" she answered, promptly supplying the name.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is near kin, I think, to the Van Cortlandts, of Croton, is he not?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In Thirty-fourth Street, just east of the avenue."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To be sure; I know it well," answered the doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A most refined and aristocratic neighborhood it is, and I'm sure I must have met Mr. Courtlandt at the Union Club.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is near kin, I think, to the Van Cortlandts, of Croton, is he not?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To be sure; I know it well," answered the doctor.
