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Chapter XXI
THE EXPECTED GUEST In the face of this manifesto by the powers, there was only one course to adopt. That course was submission. Fitz, while professing to sympathise with my embarrassment, was too cynical to help me much. The hospitality of the Hall might be more regal in its character, but then, if the august visitor came to us, think what a snug family party we should be! The King was due at Southampton that day week, and his dutiful son-in-law proposed to meet him there.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE EXPECTED GUEST In the face of this manifesto by the powers, there was only one course to adopt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fitz, while professing to sympathise with my embarrassment, was too cynical to help me much.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “The hospitality of the Hall might be more regal in its character, but then, if the august visitor came to us, think what a snug family party we should be!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “THE EXPECTED GUEST In the face of this manifesto by the powers, there was only one course to adopt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The hospitality of the Hall might be more regal in its character, but then, if the august visitor came to us, think what a snug family party we should be!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE EXPECTED GUEST In the face of this manifesto by the powers, there was only one course to adopt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The hospitality of the Hall might be more regal in its character, but then, if the august visitor came to us, think what a snug family party we should be!”
during the time that
From this reading “Fitz, while professing to sympathise with my embarrassment, was too cynical to help me much.”
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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 The hospitality of the Hall might be more regal in its character, but then, if the august visitor came to us, think what a snug family party we should be!
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From this reading THE EXPECTED GUEST In the face of this manifesto by the powers, there was only one course to adopt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The King was due at Southampton that day week, and his dutiful son-in-law proposed to meet him there.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The King was due at Southampton that day week, and his dutiful son-in-law proposed to meet him there.
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From this reading The hospitality of the Hall might be more regal in its character, but then, if the august visitor came to us, think what a snug family party we should be!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The hospitality of the Hall might be more regal in its character, but then, if the august visitor came to us, think what a snug family party we should be!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The hospitality of the Hall might be more regal in its character, but then, if the august visitor came to us, think what a snug family party we should be!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE EXPECTED GUEST In the face of this manifesto by the powers, there was only one course to adopt.
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From this reading The hospitality of the Hall might be more regal in its character, but then, if the august visitor came to us, think what a snug family party we should be!
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From this reading The hospitality of the Hall might be more regal in its character, but then, if the august visitor came to us, think what a snug family party we should be!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE EXPECTED GUEST In the face of this manifesto by the powers, there was only one course to adopt.
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From this reading Fitz, while professing to sympathise with my embarrassment, was too cynical to help me much.
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From this reading The King was due at Southampton that day week, and his dutiful son-in-law proposed to meet him there.
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From this reading The King was due at Southampton that day week, and his dutiful son-in-law proposed to meet him there.
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From this reading The King was due at Southampton that day week, and his dutiful son-in-law proposed to meet him there.
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From this reading Fitz, while professing to sympathise with my embarrassment, was too cynical to help me much.
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From this reading THE EXPECTED GUEST In the face of this manifesto by the powers, there was only one course to adopt.
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From this reading THE EXPECTED GUEST In the face of this manifesto by the powers, there was only one course to adopt.
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From this reading The hospitality of the Hall might be more regal in its character, but then, if the august visitor came to us, think what a snug family party we should be!
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From this reading Fitz, while professing to sympathise with my embarrassment, was too cynical to help me much.
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From this reading THE EXPECTED GUEST In the face of this manifesto by the powers, there was only one course to adopt.
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From this reading The hospitality of the Hall might be more regal in its character, but then, if the august visitor came to us, think what a snug family party we should be!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fitz, while professing to sympathise with my embarrassment, was too cynical to help me much.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The King was due at Southampton that day week, and his dutiful son-in-law proposed to meet him there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The King was due at Southampton that day week, and his dutiful son-in-law proposed to meet him there.
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From this reading The hospitality of the Hall might be more regal in its character, but then, if the august visitor came to us, think what a snug family party we should be!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The hospitality of the Hall might be more regal in its character, but then, if the august visitor came to us, think what a snug family party we should be!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE EXPECTED GUEST In the face of this manifesto by the powers, there was only one course to adopt.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The hospitality of the Hall might be more regal in its character, but then, if the august visitor came to us, think what a snug family party we should be!
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From this reading The King was due at Southampton that day week, and his dutiful son-in-law proposed to meet him there.
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From this reading THE EXPECTED GUEST In the face of this manifesto by the powers, there was only one course to adopt.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fitz, while professing to sympathise with my embarrassment, was too cynical to help me much.
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From this reading The King was due at Southampton that day week, and his dutiful son-in-law proposed to meet him there.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The hospitality of the Hall might be more regal in its character, but then, if the august visitor came to us, think what a snug family party we should be!
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From this reading The hospitality of the Hall might be more regal in its character, but then, if the august visitor came to us, think what a snug family party we should be!
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From this reading Fitz, while professing to sympathise with my embarrassment, was too cynical to help me much.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Fitz, while professing to sympathise with my embarrassment, was too cynical to help me much.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EXPECTED GUEST In the face of this manifesto by the powers, there was only one course to adopt.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE EXPECTED GUEST In the face of this manifesto by the powers, there was only one course to adopt.
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From this reading THE EXPECTED GUEST In the face of this manifesto by the powers, there was only one course to adopt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hospitality of the Hall might be more regal in its character, but then, if the august visitor came to us, think what a snug family party we should be!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE EXPECTED GUEST In the face of this manifesto by the powers, there was only one course to adopt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fitz, while professing to sympathise with my embarrassment, was too cynical to help me much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The King was due at Southampton that day week, and his dutiful son-in-law proposed to meet him there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hospitality of the Hall might be more regal in its character, but then, if the august visitor came to us, think what a snug family party we should be!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The hospitality of the Hall might be more regal in its character, but then, if the august visitor came to us, think what a snug family party we should be!
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From this reading The hospitality of the Hall might be more regal in its character, but then, if the august visitor came to us, think what a snug family party we should be!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The King was due at Southampton that day week, and his dutiful son-in-law proposed to meet him there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The King was due at Southampton that day week, and his dutiful son-in-law proposed to meet him there.
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From this reading That course was submission.
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From this reading Fitz, while professing to sympathise with my embarrassment, was too cynical to help me much.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That course was submission.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EXPECTED GUEST In the face of this manifesto by the powers, there was only one course to adopt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hospitality of the Hall might be more regal in its character, but then, if the august visitor came to us, think what a snug family party we should be!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE EXPECTED GUEST In the face of this manifesto by the powers, there was only one course to adopt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hospitality of the Hall might be more regal in its character, but then, if the august visitor came to us, think what a snug family party we should be!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE EXPECTED GUEST In the face of this manifesto by the powers, there was only one course to adopt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE EXPECTED GUEST In the face of this manifesto by the powers, there was only one course to adopt.
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From this reading Fitz, while professing to sympathise with my embarrassment, was too cynical to help me much.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The hospitality of the Hall might be more regal in its character, but then, if the august visitor came to us, think what a snug family party we should be!
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From this reading The hospitality of the Hall might be more regal in its character, but then, if the august visitor came to us, think what a snug family party we should be!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE EXPECTED GUEST In the face of this manifesto by the powers, there was only one course to adopt.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The hospitality of the Hall might be more regal in its character, but then, if the august visitor came to us, think what a snug family party we should be!
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From this reading The King was due at Southampton that day week, and his dutiful son-in-law proposed to meet him there.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The hospitality of the Hall might be more regal in its character, but then, if the august visitor came to us, think what a snug family party we should be!
during the time that
From this reading Fitz, while professing to sympathise with my embarrassment, was too cynical to help me much.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fitz, while professing to sympathise with my embarrassment, was too cynical to help me much.
