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Chapter VII
"Why aren't we talking," she said, "about George Tanqueray?" Nicky blushed in a violent distress. Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased. "I didn't know," he said, "whether he had told you." "Why shouldn't he?"
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Why aren't we talking," she said, "about George Tanqueray?"”
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading “Nicky blushed in a violent distress.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I didn't know," he said, "whether he had told you."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I didn't know," he said, "whether he had told you."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Nicky blushed in a violent distress.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “"I didn't know," he said, "whether he had told you."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.”
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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 Nicky blushed in a violent distress.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Why aren't we talking," she said, "about George Tanqueray?"
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From this reading "Why aren't we talking," she said, "about George Tanqueray?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
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From this reading Nicky blushed in a violent distress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I didn't know," he said, "whether he had told you."
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading Nicky blushed in a violent distress.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why aren't we talking," she said, "about George Tanqueray?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I didn't know," he said, "whether he had told you."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
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From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I didn't know," he said, "whether he had told you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nicky blushed in a violent distress.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I didn't know," he said, "whether he had told you."
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From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nicky blushed in a violent distress.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
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From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why aren't we talking," she said, "about George Tanqueray?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why aren't we talking," she said, "about George Tanqueray?"
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From this reading "Why shouldn't he?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
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From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why aren't we talking," she said, "about George Tanqueray?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why aren't we talking," she said, "about George Tanqueray?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I didn't know," he said, "whether he had told you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nicky blushed in a violent distress.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Why aren't we talking," she said, "about George Tanqueray?"
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "I didn't know," he said, "whether he had told you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why aren't we talking," she said, "about George Tanqueray?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I didn't know," he said, "whether he had told you."
