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Chapter I
"No carriage! Are you quite sure? Mrs. Wyndham told me that she would send to meet this train." I looked anxiously at the station-master as I spoke. I was feeling tired, having had a very long journey; and now, to find that I had the prospect of a good walk before me was not pleasant.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I was feeling tired, having had a very long journey; and now, to find that I had the prospect of a good walk before me was not pleasant.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I was feeling tired, having had a very long journey; and now, to find that I had the prospect of a good walk before me was not pleasant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was feeling tired, having had a very long journey; and now, to find that I had the prospect of a good walk before me was not pleasant.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “I was feeling tired, having had a very long journey; and now, to find that I had the prospect of a good walk before me was not pleasant.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I was feeling tired, having had a very long journey; and now, to find that I had the prospect of a good walk before me was not pleasant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was feeling tired, having had a very long journey; and now, to find that I had the prospect of a good walk before me was not pleasant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I looked anxiously at the station-master as I spoke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was feeling tired, having had a very long journey; and now, to find that I had the prospect of a good walk before me was not pleasant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Are you quite sure?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Are you quite sure?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Wyndham told me that she would send to meet this train."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Mrs. Wyndham told me that she would send to meet this train."”
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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 was feeling tired, having had a very long journey; and now, to find that I had the prospect of a good walk before me was not pleasant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was feeling tired, having had a very long journey; and now, to find that I had the prospect of a good walk before me was not pleasant.
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From this reading I looked anxiously at the station-master as I spoke.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you quite sure?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I looked anxiously at the station-master as I spoke.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I looked anxiously at the station-master as I spoke.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I was feeling tired, having had a very long journey; and now, to find that I had the prospect of a good walk before me was not pleasant.
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From this reading "No carriage!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was feeling tired, having had a very long journey; and now, to find that I had the prospect of a good walk before me was not pleasant.
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From this reading I was feeling tired, having had a very long journey; and now, to find that I had the prospect of a good walk before me was not pleasant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was feeling tired, having had a very long journey; and now, to find that I had the prospect of a good walk before me was not pleasant.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was feeling tired, having had a very long journey; and now, to find that I had the prospect of a good walk before me was not pleasant.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I was feeling tired, having had a very long journey; and now, to find that I had the prospect of a good walk before me was not pleasant.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I looked anxiously at the station-master as I spoke.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was feeling tired, having had a very long journey; and now, to find that I had the prospect of a good walk before me was not pleasant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was feeling tired, having had a very long journey; and now, to find that I had the prospect of a good walk before me was not pleasant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked anxiously at the station-master as I spoke.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Wyndham told me that she would send to meet this train."
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From this reading Mrs. Wyndham told me that she would send to meet this train."
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From this reading Mrs. Wyndham told me that she would send to meet this train."
not any; not one
From this reading "No carriage!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was feeling tired, having had a very long journey; and now, to find that I had the prospect of a good walk before me was not pleasant.
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From this reading I was feeling tired, having had a very long journey; and now, to find that I had the prospect of a good walk before me was not pleasant.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was feeling tired, having had a very long journey; and now, to find that I had the prospect of a good walk before me was not pleasant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was feeling tired, having had a very long journey; and now, to find that I had the prospect of a good walk before me was not pleasant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was feeling tired, having had a very long journey; and now, to find that I had the prospect of a good walk before me was not pleasant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Are you quite sure?
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From this reading Mrs. Wyndham told me that she would send to meet this train."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Wyndham told me that she would send to meet this train."
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From this reading I looked anxiously at the station-master as I spoke.
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From this reading I looked anxiously at the station-master as I spoke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Are you quite sure?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Wyndham told me that she would send to meet this train."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I looked anxiously at the station-master as I spoke.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Wyndham told me that she would send to meet this train."
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From this reading I was feeling tired, having had a very long journey; and now, to find that I had the prospect of a good walk before me was not pleasant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Wyndham told me that she would send to meet this train."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Wyndham told me that she would send to meet this train."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Wyndham told me that she would send to meet this train."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was feeling tired, having had a very long journey; and now, to find that I had the prospect of a good walk before me was not pleasant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was feeling tired, having had a very long journey; and now, to find that I had the prospect of a good walk before me was not pleasant.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was feeling tired, having had a very long journey; and now, to find that I had the prospect of a good walk before me was not pleasant.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mrs. Wyndham told me that she would send to meet this train."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Wyndham told me that she would send to meet this train."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you quite sure?
