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Chapter VI
THE HOUSE IN ONSLOW CRESCENT. Harry, as he walked away from the house in Bolton Street, hardly knew whether he was on his heels or his head. Burton had told him not to dress--"We don't give dress dinner parties, you know. It's all in the family way with us,"--and Harry, therefore, went direct from Bolton Street to Onslow Crescent. But, though he managed to keep the proper course down Piccadilly, he was in such confusion of mind that he hardly knew whither he was going.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But, though he managed to keep the proper course down Piccadilly, he was in such confusion of mind that he hardly knew whither he was going.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Burton had told him not to dress--"We don't give dress dinner parties, you know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But, though he managed to keep the proper course down Piccadilly, he was in such confusion of mind that he hardly knew whither he was going.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “It's all in the family way with us,"--and Harry, therefore, went direct from Bolton Street to Onslow Crescent.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “But, though he managed to keep the proper course down Piccadilly, he was in such confusion of mind that he hardly knew whither he was going.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Burton had told him not to dress--"We don't give dress dinner parties, you know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's all in the family way with us,"--and Harry, therefore, went direct from Bolton Street to Onslow Crescent.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “Harry, as he walked away from the house in Bolton Street, hardly knew whether he was on his heels or his head.”
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “But, though he managed to keep the proper course down Piccadilly, he was in such confusion of mind that he hardly knew whither he was going.”
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From this reading It's all in the family way with us,"--and Harry, therefore, went direct from Bolton Street to Onslow Crescent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It's all in the family way with us,"--and Harry, therefore, went direct from Bolton Street to Onslow Crescent.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Harry, as he walked away from the house in Bolton Street, hardly knew whether he was on his heels or his head.
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From this reading Harry, as he walked away from the house in Bolton Street, hardly knew whether he was on his heels or his head.
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From this reading Harry, as he walked away from the house in Bolton Street, hardly knew whether he was on his heels or his head.
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From this reading Burton had told him not to dress--"We don't give dress dinner parties, you know.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, though he managed to keep the proper course down Piccadilly, he was in such confusion of mind that he hardly knew whither he was going.
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From this reading But, though he managed to keep the proper course down Piccadilly, he was in such confusion of mind that he hardly knew whither he was going.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, though he managed to keep the proper course down Piccadilly, he was in such confusion of mind that he hardly knew whither he was going.
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From this reading THE HOUSE IN ONSLOW CRESCENT.
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From this reading Burton had told him not to dress--"We don't give dress dinner parties, you know.
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From this reading It's all in the family way with us,"--and Harry, therefore, went direct from Bolton Street to Onslow Crescent.
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From this reading Burton had told him not to dress--"We don't give dress dinner parties, you know.
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From this reading But, though he managed to keep the proper course down Piccadilly, he was in such confusion of mind that he hardly knew whither he was going.
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From this reading Burton had told him not to dress--"We don't give dress dinner parties, you know.
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From this reading It's all in the family way with us,"--and Harry, therefore, went direct from Bolton Street to Onslow Crescent.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Harry, as he walked away from the house in Bolton Street, hardly knew whether he was on his heels or his head.
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From this reading Burton had told him not to dress--"We don't give dress dinner parties, you know.
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From this reading But, though he managed to keep the proper course down Piccadilly, he was in such confusion of mind that he hardly knew whither he was going.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Burton had told him not to dress--"We don't give dress dinner parties, you know.
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From this reading Harry, as he walked away from the house in Bolton Street, hardly knew whether he was on his heels or his head.
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From this reading Harry, as he walked away from the house in Bolton Street, hardly knew whether he was on his heels or his head.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harry, as he walked away from the house in Bolton Street, hardly knew whether he was on his heels or his head.
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From this reading Harry, as he walked away from the house in Bolton Street, hardly knew whether he was on his heels or his head.
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From this reading Harry, as he walked away from the house in Bolton Street, hardly knew whether he was on his heels or his head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Burton had told him not to dress--"We don't give dress dinner parties, you know.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harry, as he walked away from the house in Bolton Street, hardly knew whether he was on his heels or his head.
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From this reading THE HOUSE IN ONSLOW CRESCENT.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HOUSE IN ONSLOW CRESCENT.
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From this reading It's all in the family way with us,"--and Harry, therefore, went direct from Bolton Street to Onslow Crescent.
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From this reading But, though he managed to keep the proper course down Piccadilly, he was in such confusion of mind that he hardly knew whither he was going.
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From this reading Harry, as he walked away from the house in Bolton Street, hardly knew whether he was on his heels or his head.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Burton had told him not to dress--"We don't give dress dinner parties, you know.
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From this reading But, though he managed to keep the proper course down Piccadilly, he was in such confusion of mind that he hardly knew whither he was going.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, though he managed to keep the proper course down Piccadilly, he was in such confusion of mind that he hardly knew whither he was going.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Burton had told him not to dress--"We don't give dress dinner parties, you know.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But, though he managed to keep the proper course down Piccadilly, he was in such confusion of mind that he hardly knew whither he was going.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Harry, as he walked away from the house in Bolton Street, hardly knew whether he was on his heels or his head.
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From this reading THE HOUSE IN ONSLOW CRESCENT.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Harry, as he walked away from the house in Bolton Street, hardly knew whether he was on his heels or his head.
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From this reading Burton had told him not to dress--"We don't give dress dinner parties, you know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, though he managed to keep the proper course down Piccadilly, he was in such confusion of mind that he hardly knew whither he was going.
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From this reading But, though he managed to keep the proper course down Piccadilly, he was in such confusion of mind that he hardly knew whither he was going.
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From this reading Harry, as he walked away from the house in Bolton Street, hardly knew whether he was on his heels or his head.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But, though he managed to keep the proper course down Piccadilly, he was in such confusion of mind that he hardly knew whither he was going.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But, though he managed to keep the proper course down Piccadilly, he was in such confusion of mind that he hardly knew whither he was going.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOUSE IN ONSLOW CRESCENT.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It's all in the family way with us,"--and Harry, therefore, went direct from Bolton Street to Onslow Crescent.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But, though he managed to keep the proper course down Piccadilly, he was in such confusion of mind that he hardly knew whither he was going.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Burton had told him not to dress--"We don't give dress dinner parties, you know.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Burton had told him not to dress--"We don't give dress dinner parties, you know.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It's all in the family way with us,"--and Harry, therefore, went direct from Bolton Street to Onslow Crescent.
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From this reading Harry, as he walked away from the house in Bolton Street, hardly knew whether he was on his heels or his head.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harry, as he walked away from the house in Bolton Street, hardly knew whether he was on his heels or his head.
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From this reading It's all in the family way with us,"--and Harry, therefore, went direct from Bolton Street to Onslow Crescent.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Burton had told him not to dress--"We don't give dress dinner parties, you know.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's all in the family way with us,"--and Harry, therefore, went direct from Bolton Street to Onslow Crescent.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Harry, as he walked away from the house in Bolton Street, hardly knew whether he was on his heels or his head.
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading But, though he managed to keep the proper course down Piccadilly, he was in such confusion of mind that he hardly knew whither he was going.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It's all in the family way with us,"--and Harry, therefore, went direct from Bolton Street to Onslow Crescent.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Burton had told him not to dress--"We don't give dress dinner parties, you know.
