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Chapter I
"It is snowing," said Mrs. Arbuthnot. "Worse luck!" growled I from behind my newspaper. "This unspeakable climate! Why can't we sack the Clerk of the Weather?" "Because he is a permanent official," said Joseph Jocelyn De Vere Vane-Anstruther, who was coming into the room.
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for the reason that
From this reading “"Because he is a permanent official," said Joseph Jocelyn De Vere Vane-Anstruther, who was coming into the room.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “"Worse luck!" growled I from behind my newspaper.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Worse luck!" growled I from behind my newspaper.”
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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 "Because he is a permanent official," said Joseph Jocelyn De Vere Vane-Anstruther, who was coming into the room.
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From this reading "It is snowing," said Mrs. Arbuthnot.
for the reason that
From this reading "Because he is a permanent official," said Joseph Jocelyn De Vere Vane-Anstruther, who was coming into the room.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Worse luck!" growled I from behind my newspaper.
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From this reading Why can't we sack the Clerk of the Weather?"
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From this reading Why can't we sack the Clerk of the Weather?"
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From this reading "This unspeakable climate!
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From this reading "Because he is a permanent official," said Joseph Jocelyn De Vere Vane-Anstruther, who was coming into the room.
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From this reading "Because he is a permanent official," said Joseph Jocelyn De Vere Vane-Anstruther, who was coming into the room.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Worse luck!" growled I from behind my newspaper.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Worse luck!" growled I from behind my newspaper.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Because he is a permanent official," said Joseph Jocelyn De Vere Vane-Anstruther, who was coming into the room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Worse luck!" growled I from behind my newspaper.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Because he is a permanent official," said Joseph Jocelyn De Vere Vane-Anstruther, who was coming into the room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is snowing," said Mrs. Arbuthnot.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is snowing," said Mrs. Arbuthnot.
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From this reading "Because he is a permanent official," said Joseph Jocelyn De Vere Vane-Anstruther, who was coming into the room.
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From this reading "Because he is a permanent official," said Joseph Jocelyn De Vere Vane-Anstruther, who was coming into the room.
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From this reading "Worse luck!" growled I from behind my newspaper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is snowing," said Mrs. Arbuthnot.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Worse luck!" growled I from behind my newspaper.
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From this reading "Worse luck!" growled I from behind my newspaper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why can't we sack the Clerk of the Weather?"
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From this reading "Because he is a permanent official," said Joseph Jocelyn De Vere Vane-Anstruther, who was coming into the room.
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From this reading "Because he is a permanent official," said Joseph Jocelyn De Vere Vane-Anstruther, who was coming into the room.
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From this reading "Because he is a permanent official," said Joseph Jocelyn De Vere Vane-Anstruther, who was coming into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why can't we sack the Clerk of the Weather?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is snowing," said Mrs. Arbuthnot.
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From this reading "It is snowing," said Mrs. Arbuthnot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why can't we sack the Clerk of the Weather?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This unspeakable climate!
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From this reading "This unspeakable climate!
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From this reading "Because he is a permanent official," said Joseph Jocelyn De Vere Vane-Anstruther, who was coming into the room.
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From this reading "Because he is a permanent official," said Joseph Jocelyn De Vere Vane-Anstruther, who was coming into the room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Because he is a permanent official," said Joseph Jocelyn De Vere Vane-Anstruther, who was coming into the room.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Why can't we sack the Clerk of the Weather?"
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From this reading Why can't we sack the Clerk of the Weather?"
which person or people
From this reading "Because he is a permanent official," said Joseph Jocelyn De Vere Vane-Anstruther, who was coming into the room.
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From this reading Why can't we sack the Clerk of the Weather?"
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From this reading "Worse luck!" growled I from behind my newspaper.
