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Chapter XI
THE FIRE-ENGINE. As soon as supper was over in the housekeeper's room, Dorothy sped to the keep, where she found Caspar at work. 'My lord is not yet from supper, mistress,' he said. 'Will it please you wait while he comes?' Had it been till midnight, so long as there was a chance of his appearing, Dorothy would have waited.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Had it been till midnight, so long as there was a chance of his appearing, Dorothy would have waited.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As soon as supper was over in the housekeeper's room, Dorothy sped to the keep, where she found Caspar at work.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Had it been till midnight, so long as there was a chance of his appearing, Dorothy would have waited.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Had it been till midnight, so long as there was a chance of his appearing, Dorothy would have waited.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “As soon as supper was over in the housekeeper's room, Dorothy sped to the keep, where she found Caspar at work.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As soon as supper was over in the housekeeper's room, Dorothy sped to the keep, where she found Caspar at work.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Had it been till midnight, so long as there was a chance of his appearing, Dorothy would have waited.”
during the time that
From this reading “'Will it please you wait while he comes?'”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Had it been till midnight, so long as there was a chance of his appearing, Dorothy would have waited.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “'My lord is not yet from supper, mistress,' 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 Had it been till midnight, so long as there was a chance of his appearing, Dorothy would have waited.
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From this reading Had it been till midnight, so long as there was a chance of his appearing, Dorothy would have waited.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as supper was over in the housekeeper's room, Dorothy sped to the keep, where she found Caspar at work.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As soon as supper was over in the housekeeper's room, Dorothy sped to the keep, where she found Caspar at work.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had it been till midnight, so long as there was a chance of his appearing, Dorothy would have waited.
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From this reading As soon as supper was over in the housekeeper's room, Dorothy sped to the keep, where she found Caspar at work.
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From this reading Had it been till midnight, so long as there was a chance of his appearing, Dorothy would have waited.
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From this reading 'Will it please you wait while he comes?'
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From this reading As soon as supper was over in the housekeeper's room, Dorothy sped to the keep, where she found Caspar at work.
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From this reading THE FIRE-ENGINE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as supper was over in the housekeeper's room, Dorothy sped to the keep, where she found Caspar at work.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'My lord is not yet from supper, mistress,' he said.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had it been till midnight, so long as there was a chance of his appearing, Dorothy would have waited.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had it been till midnight, so long as there was a chance of his appearing, Dorothy would have waited.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'My lord is not yet from supper, mistress,' he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Had it been till midnight, so long as there was a chance of his appearing, Dorothy would have waited.
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From this reading As soon as supper was over in the housekeeper's room, Dorothy sped to the keep, where she found Caspar at work.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As soon as supper was over in the housekeeper's room, Dorothy sped to the keep, where she found Caspar at work.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'My lord is not yet from supper, mistress,' he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Will it please you wait while he comes?'
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From this reading As soon as supper was over in the housekeeper's room, Dorothy sped to the keep, where she found Caspar at work.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had it been till midnight, so long as there was a chance of his appearing, Dorothy would have waited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'My lord is not yet from supper, mistress,' he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had it been till midnight, so long as there was a chance of his appearing, Dorothy would have waited.
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From this reading 'My lord is not yet from supper, mistress,' he said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'My lord is not yet from supper, mistress,' he said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'My lord is not yet from supper, mistress,' he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had it been till midnight, so long as there was a chance of his appearing, Dorothy would have waited.
above and across; more than
From this reading As soon as supper was over in the housekeeper's room, Dorothy sped to the keep, where she found Caspar at work.
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From this reading 'Will it please you wait while he comes?'
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From this reading As soon as supper was over in the housekeeper's room, Dorothy sped to the keep, where she found Caspar at work.
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From this reading 'My lord is not yet from supper, mistress,' he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as supper was over in the housekeeper's room, Dorothy sped to the keep, where she found Caspar at work.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Had it been till midnight, so long as there was a chance of his appearing, Dorothy would have waited.
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From this reading As soon as supper was over in the housekeeper's room, Dorothy sped to the keep, where she found Caspar at work.
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From this reading As soon as supper was over in the housekeeper's room, Dorothy sped to the keep, where she found Caspar at work.
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From this reading As soon as supper was over in the housekeeper's room, Dorothy sped to the keep, where she found Caspar at work.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRE-ENGINE.
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From this reading Had it been till midnight, so long as there was a chance of his appearing, Dorothy would have waited.
up to a particular time
From this reading Had it been till midnight, so long as there was a chance of his appearing, Dorothy would have waited.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as supper was over in the housekeeper's room, Dorothy sped to the keep, where she found Caspar at work.
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From this reading 'Will it please you wait while he comes?'
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From this reading Had it been till midnight, so long as there was a chance of his appearing, Dorothy would have waited.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As soon as supper was over in the housekeeper's room, Dorothy sped to the keep, where she found Caspar at work.
in or at the place that
From this reading As soon as supper was over in the housekeeper's room, Dorothy sped to the keep, where she found Caspar at work.
during the time that
From this reading 'Will it please you wait while he comes?'
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'Will it please you wait while he comes?'
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From this reading As soon as supper was over in the housekeeper's room, Dorothy sped to the keep, where she found Caspar at work.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had it been till midnight, so long as there was a chance of his appearing, Dorothy would have waited.
but in spite of that
From this reading 'My lord is not yet from supper, mistress,' he said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Will it please you wait while he comes?'
