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Chapter XXXVI
"I think I saw the letters arrive," said Mrs. Boyce to her daughter. "And Donna Margherita seems to be signalling to us." "Let me go for them, mamma." "No, thank you, I must go in." And Mrs. Boyce rose from her seat, and went slowly towards the hotel.
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used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Let me go for them, mamma."”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"No, thank you, I must go in."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I think I saw the letters arrive," said Mrs. Boyce to her daughter.”
in the direction of
From this reading “And Mrs. Boyce rose from her seat, and went slowly towards the hotel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And Mrs. Boyce rose from her seat, and went slowly towards the hotel.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And Donna Margherita seems to be signalling to us."
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From this reading "I think I saw the letters arrive," said Mrs. Boyce to her daughter.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And Donna Margherita seems to be signalling to us."
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From this reading "I think I saw the letters arrive," said Mrs. Boyce to her daughter.
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From this reading "I think I saw the letters arrive," said Mrs. Boyce to her daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And Donna Margherita seems to be signalling to us."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Let me go for them, mamma."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And Mrs. Boyce rose from her seat, and went slowly towards the hotel.
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From this reading "Let me go for them, mamma."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I think I saw the letters arrive," said Mrs. Boyce to her daughter.
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From this reading And Mrs. Boyce rose from her seat, and went slowly towards the hotel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think I saw the letters arrive," said Mrs. Boyce to her daughter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "No, thank you, I must go in."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me go for them, mamma."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think I saw the letters arrive," said Mrs. Boyce to her daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let me go for them, mamma."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And Donna Margherita seems to be signalling to us."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me go for them, mamma."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think I saw the letters arrive," said Mrs. Boyce to her daughter.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "No, thank you, I must go in."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, thank you, I must go in."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Mrs. Boyce rose from her seat, and went slowly towards the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think I saw the letters arrive," said Mrs. Boyce to her daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think I saw the letters arrive," said Mrs. Boyce to her daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Mrs. Boyce rose from her seat, and went slowly towards the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And Donna Margherita seems to be signalling to us."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And Donna Margherita seems to be signalling to us."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Mrs. Boyce rose from her seat, and went slowly towards the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, thank you, I must go in."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I think I saw the letters arrive," said Mrs. Boyce to her daughter.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Let me go for them, mamma."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think I saw the letters arrive," said Mrs. Boyce to her daughter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I think I saw the letters arrive," said Mrs. Boyce to her daughter.
in the direction of
From this reading And Mrs. Boyce rose from her seat, and went slowly towards the hotel.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And Donna Margherita seems to be signalling to us."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Mrs. Boyce rose from her seat, and went slowly towards the hotel.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No, thank you, I must go in."
