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For the second time since their new association, Peter Ruff had surprised that look upon his secretary’s face. This time he wheeled around in his chair and addressed her. “My dear Violet,” he said, “be frank with me. What is wrong?” Miss Brown turned to face her employer.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “This time he wheeled around in his chair and addressed her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the second time since their new association, Peter Ruff had surprised that look upon his secretary’s face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the second time since their new association, Peter Ruff had surprised that look upon his secretary’s face.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “For the second time since their new association, Peter Ruff had surprised that look upon his secretary’s face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the second time since their new association, Peter Ruff had surprised that look upon his secretary’s face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the second time since their new association, Peter Ruff had surprised that look upon his secretary’s face.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “For the second time since their new association, Peter Ruff had surprised that look upon his secretary’s face.”
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From this reading This time he wheeled around in his chair and addressed her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This time he wheeled around in his chair and addressed her.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading This time he wheeled around in his chair and addressed her.
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From this reading For the second time since their new association, Peter Ruff had surprised that look upon his secretary’s face.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “My dear Violet,” he said, “be frank with me.
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From this reading Miss Brown turned to face her employer.
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From this reading This time he wheeled around in his chair and addressed her.
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From this reading “My dear Violet,” he said, “be frank with me.
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From this reading Miss Brown turned to face her employer.
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From this reading For the second time since their new association, Peter Ruff had surprised that look upon his secretary’s face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the second time since their new association, Peter Ruff had surprised that look upon his secretary’s face.
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From this reading “My dear Violet,” he said, “be frank with me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the second time since their new association, Peter Ruff had surprised that look upon his secretary’s face.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This time he wheeled around in his chair and addressed her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This time he wheeled around in his chair and addressed her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For the second time since their new association, Peter Ruff had surprised that look upon his secretary’s face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This time he wheeled around in his chair and addressed her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is wrong?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the second time since their new association, Peter Ruff had surprised that look upon his secretary’s face.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My dear Violet,” he said, “be frank with me.
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From this reading Miss Brown turned to face her employer.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear Violet,” he said, “be frank with me.
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From this reading For the second time since their new association, Peter Ruff had surprised that look upon his secretary’s face.
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From this reading For the second time since their new association, Peter Ruff had surprised that look upon his secretary’s face.
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From this reading For the second time since their new association, Peter Ruff had surprised that look upon his secretary’s face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear Violet,” he said, “be frank with me.
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From this reading For the second time since their new association, Peter Ruff had surprised that look upon his secretary’s face.
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From this reading For the second time since their new association, Peter Ruff had surprised that look upon his secretary’s face.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading For the second time since their new association, Peter Ruff had surprised that look upon his secretary’s face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the second time since their new association, Peter Ruff had surprised that look upon his secretary’s face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For the second time since their new association, Peter Ruff had surprised that look upon his secretary’s face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the second time since their new association, Peter Ruff had surprised that look upon his secretary’s face.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For the second time since their new association, Peter Ruff had surprised that look upon his secretary’s face.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time he wheeled around in his chair and addressed her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the second time since their new association, Peter Ruff had surprised that look upon his secretary’s face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Brown turned to face her employer.
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From this reading Miss Brown turned to face her employer.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For the second time since their new association, Peter Ruff had surprised that look upon his secretary’s face.
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From this reading “My dear Violet,” he said, “be frank with me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is wrong?”
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From this reading This time he wheeled around in his chair and addressed her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “My dear Violet,” he said, “be frank with me.
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From this reading What is wrong?”
