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Chapter XXVIII
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A PARTING GLANCE. DR. DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day. "Meetings closed?" questioned Mr. Harrison, after the preliminary words had been spoken. "What a glorious time you have had!
Chapter 28 of The Chautauqua Girls At Home is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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later than; following
From this reading “"Meetings closed?" questioned Mr. Harrison, after the preliminary words had been spoken.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Meetings closed?" questioned Mr. Harrison, after the preliminary words had been spoken.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"What a glorious time you have had!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.”
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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 A PARTING GLANCE.
later than; following
From this reading "Meetings closed?" questioned Mr. Harrison, after the preliminary words had been spoken.
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From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
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From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Meetings closed?" questioned Mr. Harrison, after the preliminary words had been spoken.
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From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
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From this reading "Meetings closed?" questioned Mr. Harrison, after the preliminary words had been spoken.
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From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
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From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
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From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
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From this reading DR.
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From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
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From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
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From this reading A PARTING GLANCE.
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From this reading "What a glorious time you have had!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Meetings closed?" questioned Mr. Harrison, after the preliminary words had been spoken.
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From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What a glorious time you have had!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
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From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
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From this reading "Meetings closed?" questioned Mr. Harrison, after the preliminary words had been spoken.
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From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
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From this reading A PARTING GLANCE.
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From this reading "Meetings closed?" questioned Mr. Harrison, after the preliminary words had been spoken.
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From this reading "Meetings closed?" questioned Mr. Harrison, after the preliminary words had been spoken.
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From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Meetings closed?" questioned Mr. Harrison, after the preliminary words had been spoken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What a glorious time you have had!
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From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DENNIS and his friend, the Rev. Mr. Harrison met again at the street corner; they stopped and shook hands, as they always did, even if they chanced to meet three times in one day.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a glorious time you have had!
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From this reading "Meetings closed?" questioned Mr. Harrison, after the preliminary words had been spoken.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What a glorious time you have had!
