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Chapter XII
Aldous advanced into the inner hall at sight of Marcella, leaving his companions behind in the vestibule taking off their coats. Marcella ran to him. "Papa is ill!" she said to him hastily. "Mamma has sent for Dr. Clarke. She won't let me go up, and wants us to take no notice and have tea without her."
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Aldous advanced into the inner hall at sight of Marcella, leaving his companions behind in the vestibule taking off their coats.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Mamma has sent for Dr. Clarke.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She won't let me go up, and wants us to take no notice and have tea without her."”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “She won't let me go up, and wants us to take no notice and have tea without her."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She won't let me go up, and wants us to take no notice and have tea without her."”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “She won't let me go up, and wants us to take no notice and have tea without her."”
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From this reading Aldous advanced into the inner hall at sight of Marcella, leaving his companions behind in the vestibule taking off their coats.
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From this reading Aldous advanced into the inner hall at sight of Marcella, leaving his companions behind in the vestibule taking off their coats.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She won't let me go up, and wants us to take no notice and have tea without her."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Aldous advanced into the inner hall at sight of Marcella, leaving his companions behind in the vestibule taking off their coats.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Aldous advanced into the inner hall at sight of Marcella, leaving his companions behind in the vestibule taking off their coats.
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From this reading "Mamma has sent for Dr. Clarke.
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From this reading Aldous advanced into the inner hall at sight of Marcella, leaving his companions behind in the vestibule taking off their coats.
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From this reading Aldous advanced into the inner hall at sight of Marcella, leaving his companions behind in the vestibule taking off their coats.
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From this reading "Mamma has sent for Dr. Clarke.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Mamma has sent for Dr. Clarke.
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From this reading She won't let me go up, and wants us to take no notice and have tea without her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aldous advanced into the inner hall at sight of Marcella, leaving his companions behind in the vestibule taking off their coats.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mamma has sent for Dr. Clarke.
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From this reading "Papa is ill!" she said to him hastily.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She won't let me go up, and wants us to take no notice and have tea without her."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She won't let me go up, and wants us to take no notice and have tea without her."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Marcella ran to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Aldous advanced into the inner hall at sight of Marcella, leaving his companions behind in the vestibule taking off their coats.
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From this reading "Papa is ill!" she said to him hastily.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Aldous advanced into the inner hall at sight of Marcella, leaving his companions behind in the vestibule taking off their coats.
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From this reading Aldous advanced into the inner hall at sight of Marcella, leaving his companions behind in the vestibule taking off their coats.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Aldous advanced into the inner hall at sight of Marcella, leaving his companions behind in the vestibule taking off their coats.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Papa is ill!" she said to him hastily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aldous advanced into the inner hall at sight of Marcella, leaving his companions behind in the vestibule taking off their coats.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She won't let me go up, and wants us to take no notice and have tea without her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mamma has sent for Dr. Clarke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aldous advanced into the inner hall at sight of Marcella, leaving his companions behind in the vestibule taking off their coats.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She won't let me go up, and wants us to take no notice and have tea without her."
not any; not one
From this reading She won't let me go up, and wants us to take no notice and have tea without her."
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From this reading She won't let me go up, and wants us to take no notice and have tea without her."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Aldous advanced into the inner hall at sight of Marcella, leaving his companions behind in the vestibule taking off their coats.
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From this reading Aldous advanced into the inner hall at sight of Marcella, leaving his companions behind in the vestibule taking off their coats.
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From this reading "Papa is ill!" she said to him hastily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marcella ran to him.
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From this reading "Papa is ill!" she said to him hastily.
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From this reading "Mamma has sent for Dr. Clarke.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Papa is ill!" she said to him hastily.
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From this reading Aldous advanced into the inner hall at sight of Marcella, leaving his companions behind in the vestibule taking off their coats.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She won't let me go up, and wants us to take no notice and have tea without her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aldous advanced into the inner hall at sight of Marcella, leaving his companions behind in the vestibule taking off their coats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She won't let me go up, and wants us to take no notice and have tea without her."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Aldous advanced into the inner hall at sight of Marcella, leaving his companions behind in the vestibule taking off their coats.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Aldous advanced into the inner hall at sight of Marcella, leaving his companions behind in the vestibule taking off their coats.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marcella ran to him.
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From this reading She won't let me go up, and wants us to take no notice and have tea without her."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She won't let me go up, and wants us to take no notice and have tea without her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aldous advanced into the inner hall at sight of Marcella, leaving his companions behind in the vestibule taking off their coats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She won't let me go up, and wants us to take no notice and have tea without her."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She won't let me go up, and wants us to take no notice and have tea without her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She won't let me go up, and wants us to take no notice and have tea without her."
