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Chapter XXI
A RELICT. "Yes, I asked her," said Weston Marchmont, "but--Well, I don't think she'd mind you reading her letter, and I should rather like you to." He flung it across the table to Dick Benyon. "I half see what she means," said he, lighting a cigarette. Dick took the letter with an impatient frown.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “He flung it across the table to Dick Benyon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, I asked her," said Weston Marchmont, "but--Well, I don't think she'd mind you reading her letter, and I should rather like you to."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He flung it across the table to Dick Benyon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I half see what she means," said he, lighting a cigarette.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, I asked her," said Weston Marchmont, "but--Well, I don't think she'd mind you reading her letter, and I should rather like you to."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, I asked her," said Weston Marchmont, "but--Well, I don't think she'd mind you reading her letter, and I should rather like you to."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dick took the letter with an impatient frown.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, I asked her," said Weston Marchmont, "but--Well, I don't think she'd mind you reading her letter, and I should rather like you to."”
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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 RELICT.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He flung it across the table to Dick Benyon.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Dick took the letter with an impatient frown.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, I asked her," said Weston Marchmont, "but--Well, I don't think she'd mind you reading her letter, and I should rather like you to."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, I asked her," said Weston Marchmont, "but--Well, I don't think she'd mind you reading her letter, and I should rather like you to."
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From this reading He flung it across the table to Dick Benyon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, I asked her," said Weston Marchmont, "but--Well, I don't think she'd mind you reading her letter, and I should rather like you to."
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From this reading "I half see what she means," said he, lighting a cigarette.
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From this reading He flung it across the table to Dick Benyon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I asked her," said Weston Marchmont, "but--Well, I don't think she'd mind you reading her letter, and I should rather like you to."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He flung it across the table to Dick Benyon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dick took the letter with an impatient frown.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I half see what she means," said he, lighting a cigarette.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He flung it across the table to Dick Benyon.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, I asked her," said Weston Marchmont, "but--Well, I don't think she'd mind you reading her letter, and I should rather like you to."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I asked her," said Weston Marchmont, "but--Well, I don't think she'd mind you reading her letter, and I should rather like you to."
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From this reading Dick took the letter with an impatient frown.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He flung it across the table to Dick Benyon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I asked her," said Weston Marchmont, "but--Well, I don't think she'd mind you reading her letter, and I should rather like you to."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I half see what she means," said he, lighting a cigarette.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I asked her," said Weston Marchmont, "but--Well, I don't think she'd mind you reading her letter, and I should rather like you to."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I asked her," said Weston Marchmont, "but--Well, I don't think she'd mind you reading her letter, and I should rather like you to."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I half see what she means," said he, lighting a cigarette.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, I asked her," said Weston Marchmont, "but--Well, I don't think she'd mind you reading her letter, and I should rather like you to."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I asked her," said Weston Marchmont, "but--Well, I don't think she'd mind you reading her letter, and I should rather like you to."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I asked her," said Weston Marchmont, "but--Well, I don't think she'd mind you reading her letter, and I should rather like you to."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A RELICT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I asked her," said Weston Marchmont, "but--Well, I don't think she'd mind you reading her letter, and I should rather like you to."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I half see what she means," said he, lighting a cigarette.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I half see what she means," said he, lighting a cigarette.
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From this reading "Yes, I asked her," said Weston Marchmont, "but--Well, I don't think she'd mind you reading her letter, and I should rather like you to."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Yes, I asked her," said Weston Marchmont, "but--Well, I don't think she'd mind you reading her letter, and I should rather like you to."
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From this reading He flung it across the table to Dick Benyon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He flung it across the table to Dick Benyon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, I asked her," said Weston Marchmont, "but--Well, I don't think she'd mind you reading her letter, and I should rather like you to."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, I asked her," said Weston Marchmont, "but--Well, I don't think she'd mind you reading her letter, and I should rather like you to."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick took the letter with an impatient frown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I asked her," said Weston Marchmont, "but--Well, I don't think she'd mind you reading her letter, and I should rather like you to."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I asked her," said Weston Marchmont, "but--Well, I don't think she'd mind you reading her letter, and I should rather like you to."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I half see what she means," said he, lighting a cigarette.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dick took the letter with an impatient frown.
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From this reading "Yes, I asked her," said Weston Marchmont, "but--Well, I don't think she'd mind you reading her letter, and I should rather like you to."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, I asked her," said Weston Marchmont, "but--Well, I don't think she'd mind you reading her letter, and I should rather like you to."
