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Chapter V
AFTER SUPPER. They always eat in the kitchen. Strange to say, there was no dining-room in the house, though there was a sweetly old-fashioned drawing-room. The servant was with the sufferer, but Alexa was too much in the sick-room, notwithstanding, to know that she was eating her porridge and milk. The laird partook but sparingly, on the ground that the fare tended to fatness, which affliction of age he congratulated himself on having hitherto escaped.
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later than; following
From this reading “AFTER SUPPER.”
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading “The laird partook but sparingly, on the ground that the fare tended to fatness, which affliction of age he congratulated himself on having hitherto escaped.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “The laird partook but sparingly, on the ground that the fare tended to fatness, which affliction of age he congratulated himself on having hitherto escaped.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The laird partook but sparingly, on the ground that the fare tended to fatness, which affliction of age he congratulated himself on having hitherto escaped.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The servant was with the sufferer, but Alexa was too much in the sick-room, notwithstanding, to know that she was eating her porridge and milk.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Strange to say, there was no dining-room in the house, though there was a sweetly old-fashioned drawing-room.”
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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 Strange to say, there was no dining-room in the house, though there was a sweetly old-fashioned drawing-room.
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From this reading The laird partook but sparingly, on the ground that the fare tended to fatness, which affliction of age he congratulated himself on having hitherto escaped.
later than; following
From this reading AFTER SUPPER.
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From this reading The laird partook but sparingly, on the ground that the fare tended to fatness, which affliction of age he congratulated himself on having hitherto escaped.
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From this reading The servant was with the sufferer, but Alexa was too much in the sick-room, notwithstanding, to know that she was eating her porridge and milk.
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From this reading They always eat in the kitchen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The servant was with the sufferer, but Alexa was too much in the sick-room, notwithstanding, to know that she was eating her porridge and milk.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The servant was with the sufferer, but Alexa was too much in the sick-room, notwithstanding, to know that she was eating her porridge and milk.
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From this reading The laird partook but sparingly, on the ground that the fare tended to fatness, which affliction of age he congratulated himself on having hitherto escaped.
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From this reading Strange to say, there was no dining-room in the house, though there was a sweetly old-fashioned drawing-room.
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From this reading Strange to say, there was no dining-room in the house, though there was a sweetly old-fashioned drawing-room.
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From this reading They always eat in the kitchen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant was with the sufferer, but Alexa was too much in the sick-room, notwithstanding, to know that she was eating her porridge and milk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The laird partook but sparingly, on the ground that the fare tended to fatness, which affliction of age he congratulated himself on having hitherto escaped.
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading The laird partook but sparingly, on the ground that the fare tended to fatness, which affliction of age he congratulated himself on having hitherto escaped.
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From this reading The laird partook but sparingly, on the ground that the fare tended to fatness, which affliction of age he congratulated himself on having hitherto escaped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The laird partook but sparingly, on the ground that the fare tended to fatness, which affliction of age he congratulated himself on having hitherto escaped.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The laird partook but sparingly, on the ground that the fare tended to fatness, which affliction of age he congratulated himself on having hitherto escaped.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The laird partook but sparingly, on the ground that the fare tended to fatness, which affliction of age he congratulated himself on having hitherto escaped.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The servant was with the sufferer, but Alexa was too much in the sick-room, notwithstanding, to know that she was eating her porridge and milk.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The laird partook but sparingly, on the ground that the fare tended to fatness, which affliction of age he congratulated himself on having hitherto escaped.
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From this reading The laird partook but sparingly, on the ground that the fare tended to fatness, which affliction of age he congratulated himself on having hitherto escaped.
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From this reading Strange to say, there was no dining-room in the house, though there was a sweetly old-fashioned drawing-room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They always eat in the kitchen.
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From this reading They always eat in the kitchen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The servant was with the sufferer, but Alexa was too much in the sick-room, notwithstanding, to know that she was eating her porridge and milk.
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From this reading The laird partook but sparingly, on the ground that the fare tended to fatness, which affliction of age he congratulated himself on having hitherto escaped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant was with the sufferer, but Alexa was too much in the sick-room, notwithstanding, to know that she was eating her porridge and milk.
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From this reading The servant was with the sufferer, but Alexa was too much in the sick-room, notwithstanding, to know that she was eating her porridge and milk.
not any; not one
From this reading Strange to say, there was no dining-room in the house, though there was a sweetly old-fashioned drawing-room.
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From this reading The servant was with the sufferer, but Alexa was too much in the sick-room, notwithstanding, to know that she was eating her porridge and milk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The laird partook but sparingly, on the ground that the fare tended to fatness, which affliction of age he congratulated himself on having hitherto escaped.
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From this reading Strange to say, there was no dining-room in the house, though there was a sweetly old-fashioned drawing-room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The laird partook but sparingly, on the ground that the fare tended to fatness, which affliction of age he congratulated himself on having hitherto escaped.
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From this reading The laird partook but sparingly, on the ground that the fare tended to fatness, which affliction of age he congratulated himself on having hitherto escaped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant was with the sufferer, but Alexa was too much in the sick-room, notwithstanding, to know that she was eating her porridge and milk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Strange to say, there was no dining-room in the house, though there was a sweetly old-fashioned drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant was with the sufferer, but Alexa was too much in the sick-room, notwithstanding, to know that she was eating her porridge and milk.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The servant was with the sufferer, but Alexa was too much in the sick-room, notwithstanding, to know that she was eating her porridge and milk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant was with the sufferer, but Alexa was too much in the sick-room, notwithstanding, to know that she was eating her porridge and milk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The laird partook but sparingly, on the ground that the fare tended to fatness, which affliction of age he congratulated himself on having hitherto escaped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Strange to say, there was no dining-room in the house, though there was a sweetly old-fashioned drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant was with the sufferer, but Alexa was too much in the sick-room, notwithstanding, to know that she was eating her porridge and milk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AFTER SUPPER.
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From this reading Strange to say, there was no dining-room in the house, though there was a sweetly old-fashioned drawing-room.
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From this reading The laird partook but sparingly, on the ground that the fare tended to fatness, which affliction of age he congratulated himself on having hitherto escaped.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The servant was with the sufferer, but Alexa was too much in the sick-room, notwithstanding, to know that she was eating her porridge and milk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They always eat in the kitchen.
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From this reading Strange to say, there was no dining-room in the house, though there was a sweetly old-fashioned drawing-room.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They always eat in the kitchen.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Strange to say, there was no dining-room in the house, though there was a sweetly old-fashioned drawing-room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Strange to say, there was no dining-room in the house, though there was a sweetly old-fashioned drawing-room.
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From this reading The servant was with the sufferer, but Alexa was too much in the sick-room, notwithstanding, to know that she was eating her porridge and milk.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Strange to say, there was no dining-room in the house, though there was a sweetly old-fashioned drawing-room.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The laird partook but sparingly, on the ground that the fare tended to fatness, which affliction of age he congratulated himself on having hitherto escaped.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The servant was with the sufferer, but Alexa was too much in the sick-room, notwithstanding, to know that she was eating her porridge and milk.
