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Chapter X
***** The consul was lingering on the terrace beside one of the carriages; at a little distance a groom was holding the nervous thoroughbred of Lord Algernon's dog-cart. Suddenly he felt a touch on his shoulder, and Miss Desborough's maid put a note in his hand. It contained only a line:-- Please come and see me in the library, but without making any fuss about it--at once. S. D. The consul glanced around him; no one had apparently noticed the incident.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It contained only a line:-- Please come and see me in the library, but without making any fuss about it--at once.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “The consul glanced around him; no one had apparently noticed the incident.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “***** The consul was lingering on the terrace beside one of the carriages; at a little distance a groom was holding the nervous thoroughbred of Lord Algernon's dog-cart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It contained only a line:-- Please come and see me in the library, but without making any fuss about it--at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly he felt a touch on his shoulder, and Miss Desborough's maid put a note in his hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “***** The consul was lingering on the terrace beside one of the carriages; at a little distance a groom was holding the nervous thoroughbred of Lord Algernon's dog-cart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It contained only a line:-- Please come and see me in the library, but without making any fuss about it--at once.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “***** The consul was lingering on the terrace beside one of the carriages; at a little distance a groom was holding the nervous thoroughbred of Lord Algernon's dog-cart.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly he felt a touch on his shoulder, and Miss Desborough's maid put a note in his hand.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “It contained only a line:-- Please come and see me in the library, but without making any fuss about it--at once.”
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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 ***** The consul was lingering on the terrace beside one of the carriages; at a little distance a groom was holding the nervous thoroughbred of Lord Algernon's dog-cart.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It contained only a line:-- Please come and see me in the library, but without making any fuss about it--at once.
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From this reading ***** The consul was lingering on the terrace beside one of the carriages; at a little distance a groom was holding the nervous thoroughbred of Lord Algernon's dog-cart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Suddenly he felt a touch on his shoulder, and Miss Desborough's maid put a note in his hand.
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From this reading It contained only a line:-- Please come and see me in the library, but without making any fuss about it--at once.
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From this reading The consul glanced around him; no one had apparently noticed the incident.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The consul glanced around him; no one had apparently noticed the incident.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ***** The consul was lingering on the terrace beside one of the carriages; at a little distance a groom was holding the nervous thoroughbred of Lord Algernon's dog-cart.
next to; at the side of
From this reading ***** The consul was lingering on the terrace beside one of the carriages; at a little distance a groom was holding the nervous thoroughbred of Lord Algernon's dog-cart.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It contained only a line:-- Please come and see me in the library, but without making any fuss about it--at once.
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From this reading ***** The consul was lingering on the terrace beside one of the carriages; at a little distance a groom was holding the nervous thoroughbred of Lord Algernon's dog-cart.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It contained only a line:-- Please come and see me in the library, but without making any fuss about it--at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ***** The consul was lingering on the terrace beside one of the carriages; at a little distance a groom was holding the nervous thoroughbred of Lord Algernon's dog-cart.
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From this reading It contained only a line:-- Please come and see me in the library, but without making any fuss about it--at once.
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From this reading S. D.
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From this reading Suddenly he felt a touch on his shoulder, and Miss Desborough's maid put a note in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ***** The consul was lingering on the terrace beside one of the carriages; at a little distance a groom was holding the nervous thoroughbred of Lord Algernon's dog-cart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ***** The consul was lingering on the terrace beside one of the carriages; at a little distance a groom was holding the nervous thoroughbred of Lord Algernon's dog-cart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly he felt a touch on his shoulder, and Miss Desborough's maid put a note in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It contained only a line:-- Please come and see me in the library, but without making any fuss about it--at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The consul glanced around him; no one had apparently noticed the incident.
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From this reading ***** The consul was lingering on the terrace beside one of the carriages; at a little distance a groom was holding the nervous thoroughbred of Lord Algernon's dog-cart.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The consul glanced around him; no one had apparently noticed the incident.
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From this reading Suddenly he felt a touch on his shoulder, and Miss Desborough's maid put a note in his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suddenly he felt a touch on his shoulder, and Miss Desborough's maid put a note in his hand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The consul glanced around him; no one had apparently noticed the incident.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly he felt a touch on his shoulder, and Miss Desborough's maid put a note in his hand.
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From this reading ***** The consul was lingering on the terrace beside one of the carriages; at a little distance a groom was holding the nervous thoroughbred of Lord Algernon's dog-cart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Suddenly he felt a touch on his shoulder, and Miss Desborough's maid put a note in his hand.
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From this reading The consul glanced around him; no one had apparently noticed the incident.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It contained only a line:-- Please come and see me in the library, but without making any fuss about it--at once.
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From this reading It contained only a line:-- Please come and see me in the library, but without making any fuss about it--at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It contained only a line:-- Please come and see me in the library, but without making any fuss about it--at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ***** The consul was lingering on the terrace beside one of the carriages; at a little distance a groom was holding the nervous thoroughbred of Lord Algernon's dog-cart.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ***** The consul was lingering on the terrace beside one of the carriages; at a little distance a groom was holding the nervous thoroughbred of Lord Algernon's dog-cart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ***** The consul was lingering on the terrace beside one of the carriages; at a little distance a groom was holding the nervous thoroughbred of Lord Algernon's dog-cart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly he felt a touch on his shoulder, and Miss Desborough's maid put a note in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It contained only a line:-- Please come and see me in the library, but without making any fuss about it--at once.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It contained only a line:-- Please come and see me in the library, but without making any fuss about it--at once.
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From this reading Suddenly he felt a touch on his shoulder, and Miss Desborough's maid put a note in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ***** The consul was lingering on the terrace beside one of the carriages; at a little distance a groom was holding the nervous thoroughbred of Lord Algernon's dog-cart.
not any; not one
From this reading The consul glanced around him; no one had apparently noticed the incident.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly he felt a touch on his shoulder, and Miss Desborough's maid put a note in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The consul glanced around him; no one had apparently noticed the incident.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ***** The consul was lingering on the terrace beside one of the carriages; at a little distance a groom was holding the nervous thoroughbred of Lord Algernon's dog-cart.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ***** The consul was lingering on the terrace beside one of the carriages; at a little distance a groom was holding the nervous thoroughbred of Lord Algernon's dog-cart.
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From this reading It contained only a line:-- Please come and see me in the library, but without making any fuss about it--at once.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ***** The consul was lingering on the terrace beside one of the carriages; at a little distance a groom was holding the nervous thoroughbred of Lord Algernon's dog-cart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It contained only a line:-- Please come and see me in the library, but without making any fuss about it--at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It contained only a line:-- Please come and see me in the library, but without making any fuss about it--at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly he felt a touch on his shoulder, and Miss Desborough's maid put a note in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading S. D.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It contained only a line:-- Please come and see me in the library, but without making any fuss about it--at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly he felt a touch on his shoulder, and Miss Desborough's maid put a note in his hand.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly he felt a touch on his shoulder, and Miss Desborough's maid put a note in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ***** The consul was lingering on the terrace beside one of the carriages; at a little distance a groom was holding the nervous thoroughbred of Lord Algernon's dog-cart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ***** The consul was lingering on the terrace beside one of the carriages; at a little distance a groom was holding the nervous thoroughbred of Lord Algernon's dog-cart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ***** The consul was lingering on the terrace beside one of the carriages; at a little distance a groom was holding the nervous thoroughbred of Lord Algernon's dog-cart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly he felt a touch on his shoulder, and Miss Desborough's maid put a note in his hand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ***** The consul was lingering on the terrace beside one of the carriages; at a little distance a groom was holding the nervous thoroughbred of Lord Algernon's dog-cart.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It contained only a line:-- Please come and see me in the library, but without making any fuss about it--at once.
