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Chapter XXVII
“It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand. “It is very quiet down here.” “It is to me the pleasantest part of the city.” “You think so now. I thought so once,” and there was a note of sadness in her voice.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It is very quiet down here.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought so once,” and there was a note of sadness in her voice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It is to me the pleasantest part of the city.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You think so now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought so once,” and there was a note of sadness in her voice.”
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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 I thought so once,” and there was a note of sadness in her voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I thought so once,” and there was a note of sadness in her voice.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
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From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is to me the pleasantest part of the city.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is very quiet down here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
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From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is very quiet down here.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought so once,” and there was a note of sadness in her voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It is to me the pleasantest part of the city.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought so once,” and there was a note of sadness in her voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You think so now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought so once,” and there was a note of sadness in her voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is to me the pleasantest part of the city.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is to me the pleasantest part of the city.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is very quiet down here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought so once,” and there was a note of sadness in her voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “You think so now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It is to me the pleasantest part of the city.”
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From this reading I thought so once,” and there was a note of sadness in her voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You think so now.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought so once,” and there was a note of sadness in her voice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought so once,” and there was a note of sadness in her voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I thought so once,” and there was a note of sadness in her voice.
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From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
