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Chapter V
"They came back with disappointment on their faces. They had not got a house, but my mother had got a headache, and we sat down to tea a dispirited party. "It is sometimes fortunate as well as remarkable, how soon everybody knows everything about everybody else, especially in a small town. As the tea-things went downstairs, our landlord came up to help us in our difficulty. Had the gentleman succeeded in obtaining a house?
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"It is sometimes fortunate as well as remarkable, how soon everybody knows everything about everybody else, especially in a small town.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"They came back with disappointment on their faces.”
every person
From this reading “"It is sometimes fortunate as well as remarkable, how soon everybody knows everything about everybody else, especially in a small town.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “"It is sometimes fortunate as well as remarkable, how soon everybody knows everything about everybody else, especially in a small town.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Had the gentleman succeeded in obtaining a house?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the tea-things went downstairs, our landlord came up to help us in our difficulty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had not got a house, but my mother had got a headache, and we sat down to tea a dispirited party.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"It is sometimes fortunate as well as remarkable, how soon everybody knows everything about everybody else, especially in a small town.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It is sometimes fortunate as well as remarkable, how soon everybody knows everything about everybody else, especially in a small town.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It is sometimes fortunate as well as remarkable, how soon everybody knows everything about everybody else, especially in a small town.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It is sometimes fortunate as well as remarkable, how soon everybody knows everything about everybody else, especially in a small town.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the tea-things went downstairs, our landlord came up to help us in our difficulty.”
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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 They had not got a house, but my mother had got a headache, and we sat down to tea a dispirited party.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "It is sometimes fortunate as well as remarkable, how soon everybody knows everything about everybody else, especially in a small town.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had not got a house, but my mother had got a headache, and we sat down to tea a dispirited party.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It is sometimes fortunate as well as remarkable, how soon everybody knows everything about everybody else, especially in a small town.
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From this reading "They came back with disappointment on their faces.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had not got a house, but my mother had got a headache, and we sat down to tea a dispirited party.
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From this reading "They came back with disappointment on their faces.
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From this reading As the tea-things went downstairs, our landlord came up to help us in our difficulty.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "They came back with disappointment on their faces.
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From this reading They had not got a house, but my mother had got a headache, and we sat down to tea a dispirited party.
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From this reading They had not got a house, but my mother had got a headache, and we sat down to tea a dispirited party.
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From this reading As the tea-things went downstairs, our landlord came up to help us in our difficulty.
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From this reading "It is sometimes fortunate as well as remarkable, how soon everybody knows everything about everybody else, especially in a small town.
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From this reading "It is sometimes fortunate as well as remarkable, how soon everybody knows everything about everybody else, especially in a small town.
every person
From this reading "It is sometimes fortunate as well as remarkable, how soon everybody knows everything about everybody else, especially in a small town.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "It is sometimes fortunate as well as remarkable, how soon everybody knows everything about everybody else, especially in a small town.
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From this reading "They came back with disappointment on their faces.
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From this reading "It is sometimes fortunate as well as remarkable, how soon everybody knows everything about everybody else, especially in a small town.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Had the gentleman succeeded in obtaining a house?
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From this reading They had not got a house, but my mother had got a headache, and we sat down to tea a dispirited party.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had not got a house, but my mother had got a headache, and we sat down to tea a dispirited party.
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From this reading They had not got a house, but my mother had got a headache, and we sat down to tea a dispirited party.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the tea-things went downstairs, our landlord came up to help us in our difficulty.
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From this reading They had not got a house, but my mother had got a headache, and we sat down to tea a dispirited party.
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From this reading "It is sometimes fortunate as well as remarkable, how soon everybody knows everything about everybody else, especially in a small town.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It is sometimes fortunate as well as remarkable, how soon everybody knows everything about everybody else, especially in a small town.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is sometimes fortunate as well as remarkable, how soon everybody knows everything about everybody else, especially in a small town.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is sometimes fortunate as well as remarkable, how soon everybody knows everything about everybody else, especially in a small town.
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From this reading "It is sometimes fortunate as well as remarkable, how soon everybody knows everything about everybody else, especially in a small town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the tea-things went downstairs, our landlord came up to help us in our difficulty.
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From this reading They had not got a house, but my mother had got a headache, and we sat down to tea a dispirited party.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They had not got a house, but my mother had got a headache, and we sat down to tea a dispirited party.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had not got a house, but my mother had got a headache, and we sat down to tea a dispirited party.
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From this reading Had the gentleman succeeded in obtaining a house?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "They came back with disappointment on their faces.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading As the tea-things went downstairs, our landlord came up to help us in our difficulty.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had not got a house, but my mother had got a headache, and we sat down to tea a dispirited party.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It is sometimes fortunate as well as remarkable, how soon everybody knows everything about everybody else, especially in a small town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had not got a house, but my mother had got a headache, and we sat down to tea a dispirited party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is sometimes fortunate as well as remarkable, how soon everybody knows everything about everybody else, especially in a small town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is sometimes fortunate as well as remarkable, how soon everybody knows everything about everybody else, especially in a small town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is sometimes fortunate as well as remarkable, how soon everybody knows everything about everybody else, especially in a small town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had the gentleman succeeded in obtaining a house?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had not got a house, but my mother had got a headache, and we sat down to tea a dispirited party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the tea-things went downstairs, our landlord came up to help us in our difficulty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the tea-things went downstairs, our landlord came up to help us in our difficulty.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "They came back with disappointment on their faces.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They came back with disappointment on their faces.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had not got a house, but my mother had got a headache, and we sat down to tea a dispirited party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is sometimes fortunate as well as remarkable, how soon everybody knows everything about everybody else, especially in a small town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the tea-things went downstairs, our landlord came up to help us in our difficulty.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As the tea-things went downstairs, our landlord came up to help us in our difficulty.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They had not got a house, but my mother had got a headache, and we sat down to tea a dispirited party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is sometimes fortunate as well as remarkable, how soon everybody knows everything about everybody else, especially in a small town.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the tea-things went downstairs, our landlord came up to help us in our difficulty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "They came back with disappointment on their faces.
