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Chapter X
“But that’s really a much larger amount than I expected, Arthur,” she smiled. “We shall be able to live for two years on that.” It was in his mind to say that he would possibly be living for five years on less, but he wanted to avert that news until it was inevitable that she should know. At five o’clock she was having tea in solitary state when the maid brought her a card. She had not heard the arrival of the visitor’s motor car, for the drawing-room was at the back of the house.
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to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading ““But that’s really a much larger amount than I expected, Arthur,” she smiled.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “At five o’clock she was having tea in solitary state when the maid brought her a card.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “At five o’clock she was having tea in solitary state when the maid brought her a card.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was in his mind to say that he would possibly be living for five years on less, but he wanted to avert that news until it was inevitable that she should know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was in his mind to say that he would possibly be living for five years on less, but he wanted to avert that news until it was inevitable that she should know.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““We shall be able to live for two years on that.””
up to a particular time
From this reading “It was in his mind to say that he would possibly be living for five years on less, but he wanted to avert that news until it was inevitable that she should know.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It was in his mind to say that he would possibly be living for five years on less, but he wanted to avert that news until it was inevitable that she should know.”
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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 “But that’s really a much larger amount than I expected, Arthur,” she smiled.
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From this reading “We shall be able to live for two years on that.”
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading “But that’s really a much larger amount than I expected, Arthur,” she smiled.
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From this reading She had not heard the arrival of the visitor’s motor car, for the drawing-room was at the back of the house.
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From this reading “But that’s really a much larger amount than I expected, Arthur,” she smiled.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At five o’clock she was having tea in solitary state when the maid brought her a card.
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From this reading It was in his mind to say that he would possibly be living for five years on less, but he wanted to avert that news until it was inevitable that she should know.
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From this reading She had not heard the arrival of the visitor’s motor car, for the drawing-room was at the back of the house.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “We shall be able to live for two years on that.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At five o’clock she was having tea in solitary state when the maid brought her a card.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But that’s really a much larger amount than I expected, Arthur,” she smiled.
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From this reading She had not heard the arrival of the visitor’s motor car, for the drawing-room was at the back of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At five o’clock she was having tea in solitary state when the maid brought her a card.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had not heard the arrival of the visitor’s motor car, for the drawing-room was at the back of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But that’s really a much larger amount than I expected, Arthur,” she smiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in his mind to say that he would possibly be living for five years on less, but he wanted to avert that news until it was inevitable that she should know.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “We shall be able to live for two years on that.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had not heard the arrival of the visitor’s motor car, for the drawing-room was at the back of the house.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading At five o’clock she was having tea in solitary state when the maid brought her a card.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was in his mind to say that he would possibly be living for five years on less, but he wanted to avert that news until it was inevitable that she should know.
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From this reading She had not heard the arrival of the visitor’s motor car, for the drawing-room was at the back of the house.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At five o’clock she was having tea in solitary state when the maid brought her a card.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was in his mind to say that he would possibly be living for five years on less, but he wanted to avert that news until it was inevitable that she should know.
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From this reading She had not heard the arrival of the visitor’s motor car, for the drawing-room was at the back of the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But that’s really a much larger amount than I expected, Arthur,” she smiled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in his mind to say that he would possibly be living for five years on less, but he wanted to avert that news until it was inevitable that she should know.
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From this reading It was in his mind to say that he would possibly be living for five years on less, but he wanted to avert that news until it was inevitable that she should know.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in his mind to say that he would possibly be living for five years on less, but he wanted to avert that news until it was inevitable that she should know.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in his mind to say that he would possibly be living for five years on less, but he wanted to avert that news until it was inevitable that she should know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But that’s really a much larger amount than I expected, Arthur,” she smiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in his mind to say that he would possibly be living for five years on less, but he wanted to avert that news until it was inevitable that she should know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We shall be able to live for two years on that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in his mind to say that he would possibly be living for five years on less, but he wanted to avert that news until it was inevitable that she should know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At five o’clock she was having tea in solitary state when the maid brought her a card.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in his mind to say that he would possibly be living for five years on less, but he wanted to avert that news until it was inevitable that she should know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had not heard the arrival of the visitor’s motor car, for the drawing-room was at the back of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But that’s really a much larger amount than I expected, Arthur,” she smiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in his mind to say that he would possibly be living for five years on less, but he wanted to avert that news until it was inevitable that she should know.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not heard the arrival of the visitor’s motor car, for the drawing-room was at the back of the house.
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From this reading At five o’clock she was having tea in solitary state when the maid brought her a card.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had not heard the arrival of the visitor’s motor car, for the drawing-room was at the back of the house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “We shall be able to live for two years on that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in his mind to say that he would possibly be living for five years on less, but he wanted to avert that news until it was inevitable that she should know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But that’s really a much larger amount than I expected, Arthur,” she smiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in his mind to say that he would possibly be living for five years on less, but he wanted to avert that news until it was inevitable that she should know.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “We shall be able to live for two years on that.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But that’s really a much larger amount than I expected, Arthur,” she smiled.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was in his mind to say that he would possibly be living for five years on less, but he wanted to avert that news until it was inevitable that she should know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But that’s really a much larger amount than I expected, Arthur,” she smiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At five o’clock she was having tea in solitary state when the maid brought her a card.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At five o’clock she was having tea in solitary state when the maid brought her a card.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At five o’clock she was having tea in solitary state when the maid brought her a card.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “But that’s really a much larger amount than I expected, Arthur,” she smiled.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “We shall be able to live for two years on that.”
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From this reading “But that’s really a much larger amount than I expected, Arthur,” she smiled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At five o’clock she was having tea in solitary state when the maid brought her a card.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We shall be able to live for two years on that.”
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From this reading “We shall be able to live for two years on that.”
up to a particular time
From this reading It was in his mind to say that he would possibly be living for five years on less, but he wanted to avert that news until it was inevitable that she should know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had not heard the arrival of the visitor’s motor car, for the drawing-room was at the back of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in his mind to say that he would possibly be living for five years on less, but he wanted to avert that news until it was inevitable that she should know.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in his mind to say that he would possibly be living for five years on less, but he wanted to avert that news until it was inevitable that she should know.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We shall be able to live for two years on that.”
at the time that
From this reading At five o’clock she was having tea in solitary state when the maid brought her a card.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was in his mind to say that he would possibly be living for five years on less, but he wanted to avert that news until it was inevitable that she should know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We shall be able to live for two years on that.”
