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Chapter X
“Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night. Stag dinner for Grant, of Edinburgh--man who taught me half the most efficient surgery I know. He's over here, and I've just found it out. Only been in the city two days: goes to-morrow.” “How interesting, Red!
Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Only been in the city two days: goes to-morrow.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He's over here, and I've just found it out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Stag dinner for Grant, of Edinburgh--man who taught me half the most efficient surgery I know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He's over here, and I've just found it out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Stag dinner for Grant, of Edinburgh--man who taught me half the most efficient surgery I know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He's over here, and I've just found it out.”
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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 “Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He's over here, and I've just found it out.
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From this reading “Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Only been in the city two days: goes to-morrow.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only been in the city two days: goes to-morrow.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only been in the city two days: goes to-morrow.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stag dinner for Grant, of Edinburgh--man who taught me half the most efficient surgery I know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stag dinner for Grant, of Edinburgh--man who taught me half the most efficient surgery I know.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Stag dinner for Grant, of Edinburgh--man who taught me half the most efficient surgery I know.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He's over here, and I've just found it out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only been in the city two days: goes to-morrow.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stag dinner for Grant, of Edinburgh--man who taught me half the most efficient surgery I know.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stag dinner for Grant, of Edinburgh--man who taught me half the most efficient surgery I know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's over here, and I've just found it out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He's over here, and I've just found it out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How interesting, Red!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Stag dinner for Grant, of Edinburgh--man who taught me half the most efficient surgery I know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's over here, and I've just found it out.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How interesting, Red!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He's over here, and I've just found it out.
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From this reading He's over here, and I've just found it out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stag dinner for Grant, of Edinburgh--man who taught me half the most efficient surgery I know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stag dinner for Grant, of Edinburgh--man who taught me half the most efficient surgery I know.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Stag dinner for Grant, of Edinburgh--man who taught me half the most efficient surgery I know.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stag dinner for Grant, of Edinburgh--man who taught me half the most efficient surgery I know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Stag dinner for Grant, of Edinburgh--man who taught me half the most efficient surgery I know.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only been in the city two days: goes to-morrow.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's over here, and I've just found it out.
above and across; more than
From this reading He's over here, and I've just found it out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How interesting, Red!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stag dinner for Grant, of Edinburgh--man who taught me half the most efficient surgery I know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stag dinner for Grant, of Edinburgh--man who taught me half the most efficient surgery I know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stag dinner for Grant, of Edinburgh--man who taught me half the most efficient surgery I know.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stag dinner for Grant, of Edinburgh--man who taught me half the most efficient surgery I know.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only been in the city two days: goes to-morrow.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only been in the city two days: goes to-morrow.”
which person or people
From this reading Stag dinner for Grant, of Edinburgh--man who taught me half the most efficient surgery I know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Winifred,” said R. P. Burns, invading Mrs. Arthur Chester's sunny living-room one crisp October morning, leather cap in hand, “I'm going to give a dinner to-night.
