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Chapter XXVIII
SARAH BECOMES A BUSINESS WOMAN. Mr Howroyd had not been gone very long when George came in, his usually calm, unruffled brow puckered, and his face wearing a worried look. 'I say, Sarah, I'm afraid I've been very presumptuous in undertaking to carry on my father's business,' he said. 'What has happened? Aren't they behaving all right?' inquired Sarah, looking anxiously at him.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Mr Howroyd had not been gone very long when George came in, his usually calm, unruffled brow puckered, and his face wearing a worried look.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “'What has happened?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Aren't they behaving all right?' inquired Sarah, looking anxiously at him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr Howroyd had not been gone very long when George came in, his usually calm, unruffled brow puckered, and his face wearing a worried look.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr Howroyd had not been gone very long when George came in, his usually calm, unruffled brow puckered, and his face wearing a worried look.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Aren't they behaving all right?' inquired Sarah, looking anxiously at him.”
a serious task, project, or venture that someone agrees to do
From this reading “'I say, Sarah, I'm afraid I've been very presumptuous in undertaking to carry on my father's business,' he said.”
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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 SARAH BECOMES A BUSINESS WOMAN.
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From this reading 'I say, Sarah, I'm afraid I've been very presumptuous in undertaking to carry on my father's business,' he said.
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From this reading Aren't they behaving all right?' inquired Sarah, looking anxiously at him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr Howroyd had not been gone very long when George came in, his usually calm, unruffled brow puckered, and his face wearing a worried look.
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From this reading Aren't they behaving all right?' inquired Sarah, looking anxiously at him.
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From this reading Aren't they behaving all right?' inquired Sarah, looking anxiously at him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Aren't they behaving all right?' inquired Sarah, looking anxiously at him.
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From this reading SARAH BECOMES A BUSINESS WOMAN.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr Howroyd had not been gone very long when George came in, his usually calm, unruffled brow puckered, and his face wearing a worried look.
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From this reading Aren't they behaving all right?' inquired Sarah, looking anxiously at him.
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From this reading Mr Howroyd had not been gone very long when George came in, his usually calm, unruffled brow puckered, and his face wearing a worried look.
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From this reading SARAH BECOMES A BUSINESS WOMAN.
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From this reading Mr Howroyd had not been gone very long when George came in, his usually calm, unruffled brow puckered, and his face wearing a worried look.
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From this reading Mr Howroyd had not been gone very long when George came in, his usually calm, unruffled brow puckered, and his face wearing a worried look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I say, Sarah, I'm afraid I've been very presumptuous in undertaking to carry on my father's business,' he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Howroyd had not been gone very long when George came in, his usually calm, unruffled brow puckered, and his face wearing a worried look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I say, Sarah, I'm afraid I've been very presumptuous in undertaking to carry on my father's business,' he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Howroyd had not been gone very long when George came in, his usually calm, unruffled brow puckered, and his face wearing a worried look.
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From this reading Mr Howroyd had not been gone very long when George came in, his usually calm, unruffled brow puckered, and his face wearing a worried look.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr Howroyd had not been gone very long when George came in, his usually calm, unruffled brow puckered, and his face wearing a worried look.
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From this reading 'What has happened?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'What has happened?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I say, Sarah, I'm afraid I've been very presumptuous in undertaking to carry on my father's business,' he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Aren't they behaving all right?' inquired Sarah, looking anxiously at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr Howroyd had not been gone very long when George came in, his usually calm, unruffled brow puckered, and his face wearing a worried look.
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From this reading Mr Howroyd had not been gone very long when George came in, his usually calm, unruffled brow puckered, and his face wearing a worried look.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I say, Sarah, I'm afraid I've been very presumptuous in undertaking to carry on my father's business,' he said.
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From this reading 'I say, Sarah, I'm afraid I've been very presumptuous in undertaking to carry on my father's business,' he said.
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From this reading 'I say, Sarah, I'm afraid I've been very presumptuous in undertaking to carry on my father's business,' he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr Howroyd had not been gone very long when George came in, his usually calm, unruffled brow puckered, and his face wearing a worried look.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Aren't they behaving all right?' inquired Sarah, looking anxiously at him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Howroyd had not been gone very long when George came in, his usually calm, unruffled brow puckered, and his face wearing a worried look.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Howroyd had not been gone very long when George came in, his usually calm, unruffled brow puckered, and his face wearing a worried look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aren't they behaving all right?' inquired Sarah, looking anxiously at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Howroyd had not been gone very long when George came in, his usually calm, unruffled brow puckered, and his face wearing a worried look.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'I say, Sarah, I'm afraid I've been very presumptuous in undertaking to carry on my father's business,' he said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr Howroyd had not been gone very long when George came in, his usually calm, unruffled brow puckered, and his face wearing a worried look.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'I say, Sarah, I'm afraid I've been very presumptuous in undertaking to carry on my father's business,' he said.
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From this reading 'I say, Sarah, I'm afraid I've been very presumptuous in undertaking to carry on my father's business,' he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Howroyd had not been gone very long when George came in, his usually calm, unruffled brow puckered, and his face wearing a worried look.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aren't they behaving all right?' inquired Sarah, looking anxiously at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I say, Sarah, I'm afraid I've been very presumptuous in undertaking to carry on my father's business,' he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SARAH BECOMES A BUSINESS WOMAN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I say, Sarah, I'm afraid I've been very presumptuous in undertaking to carry on my father's business,' he said.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Aren't they behaving all right?' inquired Sarah, looking anxiously at him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I say, Sarah, I'm afraid I've been very presumptuous in undertaking to carry on my father's business,' he said.
a serious task, project, or venture that someone agrees to do
From this reading 'I say, Sarah, I'm afraid I've been very presumptuous in undertaking to carry on my father's business,' he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Howroyd had not been gone very long when George came in, his usually calm, unruffled brow puckered, and his face wearing a worried look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Howroyd had not been gone very long when George came in, his usually calm, unruffled brow puckered, and his face wearing a worried look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Howroyd had not been gone very long when George came in, his usually calm, unruffled brow puckered, and his face wearing a worried look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Howroyd had not been gone very long when George came in, his usually calm, unruffled brow puckered, and his face wearing a worried look.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What has happened?
at the time that
From this reading Mr Howroyd had not been gone very long when George came in, his usually calm, unruffled brow puckered, and his face wearing a worried look.
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From this reading SARAH BECOMES A BUSINESS WOMAN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Howroyd had not been gone very long when George came in, his usually calm, unruffled brow puckered, and his face wearing a worried look.
