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Chapter XXVII
Yesterday, for example, I was at a luncheon party. At the end of the party a great dignitary of the English Established Church went away half an hour before anybody else and carried off my hat. Now, that was an innocent act on his part. He went out first, and of course had the choice of hats. As a rule I try to get out first myself.
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any person at all
From this reading “At the end of the party a great dignitary of the English Established Church went away half an hour before anybody else and carried off my hat.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “At the end of the party a great dignitary of the English Established Church went away half an hour before anybody else and carried off my hat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went out first, and of course had the choice of hats.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went out first, and of course had the choice of hats.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the end of the party a great dignitary of the English Established Church went away half an hour before anybody else and carried off my hat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the end of the party a great dignitary of the English Established Church went away half an hour before anybody else and carried off my hat.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “As a rule I try to get out first myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, that was an innocent act on his part.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yesterday, for example, I was at a luncheon party.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the end of the party a great dignitary of the English Established Church went away half an hour before anybody else and carried off my hat.”
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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 Yesterday, for example, I was at a luncheon party.
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From this reading Now, that was an innocent act on his part.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At the end of the party a great dignitary of the English Established Church went away half an hour before anybody else and carried off my hat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the end of the party a great dignitary of the English Established Church went away half an hour before anybody else and carried off my hat.
any person at all
From this reading At the end of the party a great dignitary of the English Established Church went away half an hour before anybody else and carried off my hat.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a rule I try to get out first myself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yesterday, for example, I was at a luncheon party.
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From this reading At the end of the party a great dignitary of the English Established Church went away half an hour before anybody else and carried off my hat.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At the end of the party a great dignitary of the English Established Church went away half an hour before anybody else and carried off my hat.
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From this reading At the end of the party a great dignitary of the English Established Church went away half an hour before anybody else and carried off my hat.
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From this reading He went out first, and of course had the choice of hats.
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From this reading At the end of the party a great dignitary of the English Established Church went away half an hour before anybody else and carried off my hat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went out first, and of course had the choice of hats.
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From this reading At the end of the party a great dignitary of the English Established Church went away half an hour before anybody else and carried off my hat.
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From this reading At the end of the party a great dignitary of the English Established Church went away half an hour before anybody else and carried off my hat.
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From this reading At the end of the party a great dignitary of the English Established Church went away half an hour before anybody else and carried off my hat.
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From this reading At the end of the party a great dignitary of the English Established Church went away half an hour before anybody else and carried off my hat.
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From this reading At the end of the party a great dignitary of the English Established Church went away half an hour before anybody else and carried off my hat.
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From this reading Yesterday, for example, I was at a luncheon party.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went out first, and of course had the choice of hats.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yesterday, for example, I was at a luncheon party.
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From this reading As a rule I try to get out first myself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the end of the party a great dignitary of the English Established Church went away half an hour before anybody else and carried off my hat.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He went out first, and of course had the choice of hats.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the end of the party a great dignitary of the English Established Church went away half an hour before anybody else and carried off my hat.
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From this reading At the end of the party a great dignitary of the English Established Church went away half an hour before anybody else and carried off my hat.
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From this reading He went out first, and of course had the choice of hats.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went out first, and of course had the choice of hats.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, that was an innocent act on his part.
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From this reading At the end of the party a great dignitary of the English Established Church went away half an hour before anybody else and carried off my hat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yesterday, for example, I was at a luncheon party.
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From this reading Now, that was an innocent act on his part.
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From this reading Yesterday, for example, I was at a luncheon party.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At the end of the party a great dignitary of the English Established Church went away half an hour before anybody else and carried off my hat.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading As a rule I try to get out first myself.
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From this reading Now, that was an innocent act on his part.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the end of the party a great dignitary of the English Established Church went away half an hour before anybody else and carried off my hat.
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From this reading At the end of the party a great dignitary of the English Established Church went away half an hour before anybody else and carried off my hat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now, that was an innocent act on his part.
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From this reading He went out first, and of course had the choice of hats.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, that was an innocent act on his part.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yesterday, for example, I was at a luncheon party.
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From this reading As a rule I try to get out first myself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now, that was an innocent act on his part.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the end of the party a great dignitary of the English Established Church went away half an hour before anybody else and carried off my hat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As a rule I try to get out first myself.
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From this reading As a rule I try to get out first myself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yesterday, for example, I was at a luncheon party.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the end of the party a great dignitary of the English Established Church went away half an hour before anybody else and carried off my hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yesterday, for example, I was at a luncheon party.
