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Chapter XXVI
"So I understand you wish me to go down at once?" said Louis Craven. "This is Friday--say Monday?" Wharton nodded. He and Craven were sitting in Marcella's little sitting-room. Their hostess and Edith Craven had escaped through the door in the back kitchen communicating with the Hurds' tenement, so that the two men might be left alone a while.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Their hostess and Edith Craven had escaped through the door in the back kitchen communicating with the Hurds' tenement, so that the two men might be left alone a while.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Their hostess and Edith Craven had escaped through the door in the back kitchen communicating with the Hurds' tenement, so that the two men might be left alone a while.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He and Craven were sitting in Marcella's little sitting-room.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Their hostess and Edith Craven had escaped through the door in the back kitchen communicating with the Hurds' tenement, so that the two men might be left alone a while.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wharton nodded.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So I understand you wish me to go down at once?" said Louis Craven.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Their hostess and Edith Craven had escaped through the door in the back kitchen communicating with the Hurds' tenement, so that the two men might be left alone a while.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So I understand you wish me to go down at once?" said Louis Craven.”
during the time that
From this reading “Their hostess and Edith Craven had escaped through the door in the back kitchen communicating with the Hurds' tenement, so that the two men might be left alone a while.”
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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 Their hostess and Edith Craven had escaped through the door in the back kitchen communicating with the Hurds' tenement, so that the two men might be left alone a while.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their hostess and Edith Craven had escaped through the door in the back kitchen communicating with the Hurds' tenement, so that the two men might be left alone a while.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He and Craven were sitting in Marcella's little sitting-room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "So I understand you wish me to go down at once?" said Louis Craven.
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From this reading Their hostess and Edith Craven had escaped through the door in the back kitchen communicating with the Hurds' tenement, so that the two men might be left alone a while.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Their hostess and Edith Craven had escaped through the door in the back kitchen communicating with the Hurds' tenement, so that the two men might be left alone a while.
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From this reading Their hostess and Edith Craven had escaped through the door in the back kitchen communicating with the Hurds' tenement, so that the two men might be left alone a while.
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From this reading "So I understand you wish me to go down at once?" said Louis Craven.
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From this reading Their hostess and Edith Craven had escaped through the door in the back kitchen communicating with the Hurds' tenement, so that the two men might be left alone a while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So I understand you wish me to go down at once?" said Louis Craven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their hostess and Edith Craven had escaped through the door in the back kitchen communicating with the Hurds' tenement, so that the two men might be left alone a while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their hostess and Edith Craven had escaped through the door in the back kitchen communicating with the Hurds' tenement, so that the two men might be left alone a while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is Friday--say Monday?"
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From this reading "So I understand you wish me to go down at once?" said Louis Craven.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Their hostess and Edith Craven had escaped through the door in the back kitchen communicating with the Hurds' tenement, so that the two men might be left alone a while.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and Craven were sitting in Marcella's little sitting-room.
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From this reading Their hostess and Edith Craven had escaped through the door in the back kitchen communicating with the Hurds' tenement, so that the two men might be left alone a while.
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From this reading Their hostess and Edith Craven had escaped through the door in the back kitchen communicating with the Hurds' tenement, so that the two men might be left alone a while.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "So I understand you wish me to go down at once?" said Louis Craven.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He and Craven were sitting in Marcella's little sitting-room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is Friday--say Monday?"
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From this reading Their hostess and Edith Craven had escaped through the door in the back kitchen communicating with the Hurds' tenement, so that the two men might be left alone a while.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their hostess and Edith Craven had escaped through the door in the back kitchen communicating with the Hurds' tenement, so that the two men might be left alone a while.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He and Craven were sitting in Marcella's little sitting-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So I understand you wish me to go down at once?" said Louis Craven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He and Craven were sitting in Marcella's little sitting-room.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "So I understand you wish me to go down at once?" said Louis Craven.
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From this reading Their hostess and Edith Craven had escaped through the door in the back kitchen communicating with the Hurds' tenement, so that the two men might be left alone a while.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Their hostess and Edith Craven had escaped through the door in the back kitchen communicating with the Hurds' tenement, so that the two men might be left alone a while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is Friday--say Monday?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wharton nodded.
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From this reading "So I understand you wish me to go down at once?" said Louis Craven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So I understand you wish me to go down at once?" said Louis Craven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is Friday--say Monday?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He and Craven were sitting in Marcella's little sitting-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He and Craven were sitting in Marcella's little sitting-room.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So I understand you wish me to go down at once?" said Louis Craven.
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From this reading Their hostess and Edith Craven had escaped through the door in the back kitchen communicating with the Hurds' tenement, so that the two men might be left alone a while.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Their hostess and Edith Craven had escaped through the door in the back kitchen communicating with the Hurds' tenement, so that the two men might be left alone a while.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Their hostess and Edith Craven had escaped through the door in the back kitchen communicating with the Hurds' tenement, so that the two men might be left alone a while.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their hostess and Edith Craven had escaped through the door in the back kitchen communicating with the Hurds' tenement, so that the two men might be left alone a while.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is Friday--say Monday?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Their hostess and Edith Craven had escaped through the door in the back kitchen communicating with the Hurds' tenement, so that the two men might be left alone a while.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So I understand you wish me to go down at once?" said Louis Craven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their hostess and Edith Craven had escaped through the door in the back kitchen communicating with the Hurds' tenement, so that the two men might be left alone a while.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So I understand you wish me to go down at once?" said Louis Craven.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He and Craven were sitting in Marcella's little sitting-room.
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From this reading Wharton nodded.
during the time that
From this reading Their hostess and Edith Craven had escaped through the door in the back kitchen communicating with the Hurds' tenement, so that the two men might be left alone a while.
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From this reading "So I understand you wish me to go down at once?" said Louis Craven.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Their hostess and Edith Craven had escaped through the door in the back kitchen communicating with the Hurds' tenement, so that the two men might be left alone a while.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So I understand you wish me to go down at once?" said Louis Craven.
