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Chapter VI
"I saw Mr Vane once, and he looks a regular grey man," said Ethel in reply. "Clothes, and hair, and eyes, and skin--all the same washed-out grey. I don't wonder Lottie is in awe of him, and I'm thankful I am not mixed up in the business, so that he can't ask to interview me. I believe he will want to see Pixie, though. It would seem only natural.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I believe he will want to see Pixie, though.”
involved with or connected to
From this reading “I don't wonder Lottie is in awe of him, and I'm thankful I am not mixed up in the business, so that he can't ask to interview me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I saw Mr Vane once, and he looks a regular grey man," said Ethel in reply.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Clothes, and hair, and eyes, and skin--all the same washed-out grey.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “I believe he will want to see Pixie, though.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would seem only natural.”
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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 "I saw Mr Vane once, and he looks a regular grey man," said Ethel in reply.
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From this reading "Clothes, and hair, and eyes, and skin--all the same washed-out grey.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I don't wonder Lottie is in awe of him, and I'm thankful I am not mixed up in the business, so that he can't ask to interview me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I saw Mr Vane once, and he looks a regular grey man," said Ethel in reply.
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From this reading I don't wonder Lottie is in awe of him, and I'm thankful I am not mixed up in the business, so that he can't ask to interview me.
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From this reading I don't wonder Lottie is in awe of him, and I'm thankful I am not mixed up in the business, so that he can't ask to interview me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I believe he will want to see Pixie, though.
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From this reading I don't wonder Lottie is in awe of him, and I'm thankful I am not mixed up in the business, so that he can't ask to interview me.
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From this reading I don't wonder Lottie is in awe of him, and I'm thankful I am not mixed up in the business, so that he can't ask to interview me.
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From this reading "Clothes, and hair, and eyes, and skin--all the same washed-out grey.
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From this reading I don't wonder Lottie is in awe of him, and I'm thankful I am not mixed up in the business, so that he can't ask to interview me.
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From this reading "I saw Mr Vane once, and he looks a regular grey man," said Ethel in reply.
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From this reading "Clothes, and hair, and eyes, and skin--all the same washed-out grey.
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From this reading "I saw Mr Vane once, and he looks a regular grey man," said Ethel in reply.
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From this reading "Clothes, and hair, and eyes, and skin--all the same washed-out grey.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I saw Mr Vane once, and he looks a regular grey man," said Ethel in reply.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I don't wonder Lottie is in awe of him, and I'm thankful I am not mixed up in the business, so that he can't ask to interview me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I saw Mr Vane once, and he looks a regular grey man," said Ethel in reply.
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From this reading I don't wonder Lottie is in awe of him, and I'm thankful I am not mixed up in the business, so that he can't ask to interview me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I saw Mr Vane once, and he looks a regular grey man," said Ethel in reply.
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From this reading I don't wonder Lottie is in awe of him, and I'm thankful I am not mixed up in the business, so that he can't ask to interview me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I don't wonder Lottie is in awe of him, and I'm thankful I am not mixed up in the business, so that he can't ask to interview me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would seem only natural.
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From this reading "I saw Mr Vane once, and he looks a regular grey man," said Ethel in reply.
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From this reading I don't wonder Lottie is in awe of him, and I'm thankful I am not mixed up in the business, so that he can't ask to interview me.
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From this reading "I saw Mr Vane once, and he looks a regular grey man," said Ethel in reply.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I don't wonder Lottie is in awe of him, and I'm thankful I am not mixed up in the business, so that he can't ask to interview me.
involved with or connected to
From this reading I don't wonder Lottie is in awe of him, and I'm thankful I am not mixed up in the business, so that he can't ask to interview me.
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From this reading "I saw Mr Vane once, and he looks a regular grey man," said Ethel in reply.
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From this reading It would seem only natural.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I don't wonder Lottie is in awe of him, and I'm thankful I am not mixed up in the business, so that he can't ask to interview me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I don't wonder Lottie is in awe of him, and I'm thankful I am not mixed up in the business, so that he can't ask to interview me.
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From this reading "I saw Mr Vane once, and he looks a regular grey man," said Ethel in reply.
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From this reading It would seem only natural.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I believe he will want to see Pixie, though.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I saw Mr Vane once, and he looks a regular grey man," said Ethel in reply.
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From this reading "I saw Mr Vane once, and he looks a regular grey man," said Ethel in reply.
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From this reading "I saw Mr Vane once, and he looks a regular grey man," said Ethel in reply.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Clothes, and hair, and eyes, and skin--all the same washed-out grey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I saw Mr Vane once, and he looks a regular grey man," said Ethel in reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I believe he will want to see Pixie, though.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would seem only natural.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Clothes, and hair, and eyes, and skin--all the same washed-out grey.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I don't wonder Lottie is in awe of him, and I'm thankful I am not mixed up in the business, so that he can't ask to interview me.
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From this reading I don't wonder Lottie is in awe of him, and I'm thankful I am not mixed up in the business, so that he can't ask to interview me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I don't wonder Lottie is in awe of him, and I'm thankful I am not mixed up in the business, so that he can't ask to interview me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Clothes, and hair, and eyes, and skin--all the same washed-out grey.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I believe he will want to see Pixie, though.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't wonder Lottie is in awe of him, and I'm thankful I am not mixed up in the business, so that he can't ask to interview me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't wonder Lottie is in awe of him, and I'm thankful I am not mixed up in the business, so that he can't ask to interview me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I saw Mr Vane once, and he looks a regular grey man," said Ethel in reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I believe he will want to see Pixie, though.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Clothes, and hair, and eyes, and skin--all the same washed-out grey.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I believe he will want to see Pixie, though.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't wonder Lottie is in awe of him, and I'm thankful I am not mixed up in the business, so that he can't ask to interview me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would seem only natural.
