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Chapter X
LAWN-TENNIS. 'Madam, the guests are come, supper served up, My young lady asked for!'--Romeo and Juliet. A garden-party, Mrs. William Egremont decided, would be the best mode of testifying her approbation of her sister-in-law, and introducing the newcomers to the neighbourhood. So the invitations were sent forth for an early day of the coming week. From how many points of view was Mrs. William Egremont's garden-party regarded, and how different!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Madam, the guests are come, supper served up, My young lady asked for!'--Romeo and Juliet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Madam, the guests are come, supper served up, My young lady asked for!'--Romeo and Juliet.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “From how many points of view was Mrs. William Egremont's garden-party regarded, and how different!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “A garden-party, Mrs. William Egremont decided, would be the best mode of testifying her approbation of her sister-in-law, and introducing the newcomers to the neighbourhood.”
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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 A garden-party, Mrs. William Egremont decided, would be the best mode of testifying her approbation of her sister-in-law, and introducing the newcomers to the neighbourhood.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So the invitations were sent forth for an early day of the coming week.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Madam, the guests are come, supper served up, My young lady asked for!'--Romeo and Juliet.
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From this reading A garden-party, Mrs. William Egremont decided, would be the best mode of testifying her approbation of her sister-in-law, and introducing the newcomers to the neighbourhood.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Madam, the guests are come, supper served up, My young lady asked for!'--Romeo and Juliet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Madam, the guests are come, supper served up, My young lady asked for!'--Romeo and Juliet.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A garden-party, Mrs. William Egremont decided, would be the best mode of testifying her approbation of her sister-in-law, and introducing the newcomers to the neighbourhood.
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From this reading A garden-party, Mrs. William Egremont decided, would be the best mode of testifying her approbation of her sister-in-law, and introducing the newcomers to the neighbourhood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Madam, the guests are come, supper served up, My young lady asked for!'--Romeo and Juliet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So the invitations were sent forth for an early day of the coming week.
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From this reading So the invitations were sent forth for an early day of the coming week.
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From this reading A garden-party, Mrs. William Egremont decided, would be the best mode of testifying her approbation of her sister-in-law, and introducing the newcomers to the neighbourhood.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From how many points of view was Mrs. William Egremont's garden-party regarded, and how different!
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From this reading So the invitations were sent forth for an early day of the coming week.
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From this reading A garden-party, Mrs. William Egremont decided, would be the best mode of testifying her approbation of her sister-in-law, and introducing the newcomers to the neighbourhood.
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From this reading From how many points of view was Mrs. William Egremont's garden-party regarded, and how different!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Madam, the guests are come, supper served up, My young lady asked for!'--Romeo and Juliet.
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From this reading So the invitations were sent forth for an early day of the coming week.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From how many points of view was Mrs. William Egremont's garden-party regarded, and how different!
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From this reading A garden-party, Mrs. William Egremont decided, would be the best mode of testifying her approbation of her sister-in-law, and introducing the newcomers to the neighbourhood.
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From this reading 'Madam, the guests are come, supper served up, My young lady asked for!'--Romeo and Juliet.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A garden-party, Mrs. William Egremont decided, would be the best mode of testifying her approbation of her sister-in-law, and introducing the newcomers to the neighbourhood.
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From this reading From how many points of view was Mrs. William Egremont's garden-party regarded, and how different!
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From this reading A garden-party, Mrs. William Egremont decided, would be the best mode of testifying her approbation of her sister-in-law, and introducing the newcomers to the neighbourhood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So the invitations were sent forth for an early day of the coming week.
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From this reading 'Madam, the guests are come, supper served up, My young lady asked for!'--Romeo and Juliet.
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From this reading 'Madam, the guests are come, supper served up, My young lady asked for!'--Romeo and Juliet.
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From this reading LAWN-TENNIS.
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From this reading 'Madam, the guests are come, supper served up, My young lady asked for!'--Romeo and Juliet.
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From this reading From how many points of view was Mrs. William Egremont's garden-party regarded, and how different!
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From this reading A garden-party, Mrs. William Egremont decided, would be the best mode of testifying her approbation of her sister-in-law, and introducing the newcomers to the neighbourhood.
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From this reading A garden-party, Mrs. William Egremont decided, would be the best mode of testifying her approbation of her sister-in-law, and introducing the newcomers to the neighbourhood.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Madam, the guests are come, supper served up, My young lady asked for!'--Romeo and Juliet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A garden-party, Mrs. William Egremont decided, would be the best mode of testifying her approbation of her sister-in-law, and introducing the newcomers to the neighbourhood.
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From this reading A garden-party, Mrs. William Egremont decided, would be the best mode of testifying her approbation of her sister-in-law, and introducing the newcomers to the neighbourhood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A garden-party, Mrs. William Egremont decided, would be the best mode of testifying her approbation of her sister-in-law, and introducing the newcomers to the neighbourhood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From how many points of view was Mrs. William Egremont's garden-party regarded, and how different!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From how many points of view was Mrs. William Egremont's garden-party regarded, and how different!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Madam, the guests are come, supper served up, My young lady asked for!'--Romeo and Juliet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So the invitations were sent forth for an early day of the coming week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Madam, the guests are come, supper served up, My young lady asked for!'--Romeo and Juliet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A garden-party, Mrs. William Egremont decided, would be the best mode of testifying her approbation of her sister-in-law, and introducing the newcomers to the neighbourhood.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the invitations were sent forth for an early day of the coming week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Madam, the guests are come, supper served up, My young lady asked for!'--Romeo and Juliet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A garden-party, Mrs. William Egremont decided, would be the best mode of testifying her approbation of her sister-in-law, and introducing the newcomers to the neighbourhood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Madam, the guests are come, supper served up, My young lady asked for!'--Romeo and Juliet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A garden-party, Mrs. William Egremont decided, would be the best mode of testifying her approbation of her sister-in-law, and introducing the newcomers to the neighbourhood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Madam, the guests are come, supper served up, My young lady asked for!'--Romeo and Juliet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From how many points of view was Mrs. William Egremont's garden-party regarded, and how different!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From how many points of view was Mrs. William Egremont's garden-party regarded, and how different!
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From this reading So the invitations were sent forth for an early day of the coming week.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So the invitations were sent forth for an early day of the coming week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A garden-party, Mrs. William Egremont decided, would be the best mode of testifying her approbation of her sister-in-law, and introducing the newcomers to the neighbourhood.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A garden-party, Mrs. William Egremont decided, would be the best mode of testifying her approbation of her sister-in-law, and introducing the newcomers to the neighbourhood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Madam, the guests are come, supper served up, My young lady asked for!'--Romeo and Juliet.
