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Chapter IX
The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window. "So you are not coming after all, Bride? Letting Joan take your place? Well, everyone to his taste. I feel as if it would do me good to have a hard run and let off steam that way.
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later than; following
From this reading “"So you are not coming after all, Bride?”
every person
From this reading “Well, everyone to his taste.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I feel as if it would do me good to have a hard run and let off steam that way.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I feel as if it would do me good to have a hard run and let off steam that way.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I feel as if it would do me good to have a hard run and let off steam that way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Letting Joan take your place?”
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading “Well, everyone to his taste.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, everyone to his taste.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I feel as if it would do me good to have a hard run and let off steam that way.”
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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 feel as if it would do me good to have a hard run and let off steam that way.
later than; following
From this reading "So you are not coming after all, Bride?
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From this reading "So you are not coming after all, Bride?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "So you are not coming after all, Bride?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
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From this reading "So you are not coming after all, Bride?
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From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
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From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
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From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
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From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
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From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So you are not coming after all, Bride?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
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From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I feel as if it would do me good to have a hard run and let off steam that way.
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From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
every person
From this reading Well, everyone to his taste.
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From this reading I feel as if it would do me good to have a hard run and let off steam that way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I feel as if it would do me good to have a hard run and let off steam that way.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
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From this reading I feel as if it would do me good to have a hard run and let off steam that way.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I feel as if it would do me good to have a hard run and let off steam that way.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I feel as if it would do me good to have a hard run and let off steam that way.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I feel as if it would do me good to have a hard run and let off steam that way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I feel as if it would do me good to have a hard run and let off steam that way.
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From this reading Letting Joan take your place?
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I feel as if it would do me good to have a hard run and let off steam that way.
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From this reading Letting Joan take your place?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I feel as if it would do me good to have a hard run and let off steam that way.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "So you are not coming after all, Bride?
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From this reading I feel as if it would do me good to have a hard run and let off steam that way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Letting Joan take your place?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I feel as if it would do me good to have a hard run and let off steam that way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you are not coming after all, Bride?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I feel as if it would do me good to have a hard run and let off steam that way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Letting Joan take your place?
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Well, everyone to his taste.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I feel as if it would do me good to have a hard run and let off steam that way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I feel as if it would do me good to have a hard run and let off steam that way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, everyone to his taste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Major looked very handsome in his "pink" coat, but his brow was clouded, and he sighed profoundly as he came into the dining-room to light his cigar, and saw his eldest daughter standing disconsolately by the window.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I feel as if it would do me good to have a hard run and let off steam that way.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you are not coming after all, Bride?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Letting Joan take your place?
