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Chapter XXXVI
“And do not be gone more than a quarter of an hour in all.” Another footman, the Duchess’ servant, came in as soon as the other was gone. “Go from me to the Duc de Chaulieu, and send up this card.” The Duke gave him a card folded down in a particular way. When the two friends wanted to meet at once, on any urgent or confidential business which would not allow of note-writing, they used this means of communication.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Another footman, the Duchess’ servant, came in as soon as the other was gone.”
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading “When the two friends wanted to meet at once, on any urgent or confidential business which would not allow of note-writing, they used this means of communication.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the two friends wanted to meet at once, on any urgent or confidential business which would not allow of note-writing, they used this means of communication.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Another footman, the Duchess’ servant, came in as soon as the other was gone.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “When the two friends wanted to meet at once, on any urgent or confidential business which would not allow of note-writing, they used this means of communication.”
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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 “And do not be gone more than a quarter of an hour in all.”
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From this reading “And do not be gone more than a quarter of an hour in all.”
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From this reading When the two friends wanted to meet at once, on any urgent or confidential business which would not allow of note-writing, they used this means of communication.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “And do not be gone more than a quarter of an hour in all.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And do not be gone more than a quarter of an hour in all.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another footman, the Duchess’ servant, came in as soon as the other was gone.
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From this reading When the two friends wanted to meet at once, on any urgent or confidential business which would not allow of note-writing, they used this means of communication.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Another footman, the Duchess’ servant, came in as soon as the other was gone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the two friends wanted to meet at once, on any urgent or confidential business which would not allow of note-writing, they used this means of communication.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “And do not be gone more than a quarter of an hour in all.”
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From this reading When the two friends wanted to meet at once, on any urgent or confidential business which would not allow of note-writing, they used this means of communication.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Another footman, the Duchess’ servant, came in as soon as the other was gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Go from me to the Duc de Chaulieu, and send up this card.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Go from me to the Duc de Chaulieu, and send up this card.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the two friends wanted to meet at once, on any urgent or confidential business which would not allow of note-writing, they used this means of communication.
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading When the two friends wanted to meet at once, on any urgent or confidential business which would not allow of note-writing, they used this means of communication.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Go from me to the Duc de Chaulieu, and send up this card.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “And do not be gone more than a quarter of an hour in all.”
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From this reading The Duke gave him a card folded down in a particular way.
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From this reading “Go from me to the Duc de Chaulieu, and send up this card.”
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From this reading Another footman, the Duchess’ servant, came in as soon as the other was gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Duke gave him a card folded down in a particular way.
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From this reading The Duke gave him a card folded down in a particular way.
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From this reading Another footman, the Duchess’ servant, came in as soon as the other was gone.
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From this reading When the two friends wanted to meet at once, on any urgent or confidential business which would not allow of note-writing, they used this means of communication.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Go from me to the Duc de Chaulieu, and send up this card.”
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From this reading The Duke gave him a card folded down in a particular way.
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From this reading “Go from me to the Duc de Chaulieu, and send up this card.”
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From this reading “And do not be gone more than a quarter of an hour in all.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Duke gave him a card folded down in a particular way.
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From this reading “And do not be gone more than a quarter of an hour in all.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And do not be gone more than a quarter of an hour in all.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Go from me to the Duc de Chaulieu, and send up this card.”
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From this reading When the two friends wanted to meet at once, on any urgent or confidential business which would not allow of note-writing, they used this means of communication.
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From this reading When the two friends wanted to meet at once, on any urgent or confidential business which would not allow of note-writing, they used this means of communication.
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From this reading “And do not be gone more than a quarter of an hour in all.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “And do not be gone more than a quarter of an hour in all.”
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From this reading When the two friends wanted to meet at once, on any urgent or confidential business which would not allow of note-writing, they used this means of communication.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And do not be gone more than a quarter of an hour in all.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the two friends wanted to meet at once, on any urgent or confidential business which would not allow of note-writing, they used this means of communication.
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From this reading When the two friends wanted to meet at once, on any urgent or confidential business which would not allow of note-writing, they used this means of communication.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When the two friends wanted to meet at once, on any urgent or confidential business which would not allow of note-writing, they used this means of communication.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Another footman, the Duchess’ servant, came in as soon as the other was gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Duke gave him a card folded down in a particular way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And do not be gone more than a quarter of an hour in all.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Go from me to the Duc de Chaulieu, and send up this card.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Another footman, the Duchess’ servant, came in as soon as the other was gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Another footman, the Duchess’ servant, came in as soon as the other was gone.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “And do not be gone more than a quarter of an hour in all.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Another footman, the Duchess’ servant, came in as soon as the other was gone.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the two friends wanted to meet at once, on any urgent or confidential business which would not allow of note-writing, they used this means of communication.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Go from me to the Duc de Chaulieu, and send up this card.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Go from me to the Duc de Chaulieu, and send up this card.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the two friends wanted to meet at once, on any urgent or confidential business which would not allow of note-writing, they used this means of communication.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Go from me to the Duc de Chaulieu, and send up this card.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the two friends wanted to meet at once, on any urgent or confidential business which would not allow of note-writing, they used this means of communication.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the two friends wanted to meet at once, on any urgent or confidential business which would not allow of note-writing, they used this means of communication.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the two friends wanted to meet at once, on any urgent or confidential business which would not allow of note-writing, they used this means of communication.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Another footman, the Duchess’ servant, came in as soon as the other was gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Duke gave him a card folded down in a particular way.
at the time that
From this reading When the two friends wanted to meet at once, on any urgent or confidential business which would not allow of note-writing, they used this means of communication.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When the two friends wanted to meet at once, on any urgent or confidential business which would not allow of note-writing, they used this means of communication.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When the two friends wanted to meet at once, on any urgent or confidential business which would not allow of note-writing, they used this means of communication.
