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Chapter XXVIII
ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard. Cecily alighted and paid the driver. "Be good enough to wait a minute or two," she said. "I may need you again at once. But if I am longer, I shall not be coming."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I may need you again at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Be good enough to wait a minute or two," she said.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"I may need you again at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I may need you again at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I may need you again at once.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “But if I am longer, I shall not be coming."”
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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 ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I may need you again at once.
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From this reading Cecily alighted and paid the driver.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But if I am longer, I shall not be coming."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cecily alighted and paid the driver.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I may need you again at once.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Be good enough to wait a minute or two," she said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if I am longer, I shall not be coming."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
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From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
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From this reading Cecily alighted and paid the driver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But if I am longer, I shall not be coming."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cecily alighted and paid the driver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Be good enough to wait a minute or two," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Be good enough to wait a minute or two," she said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I may need you again at once.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if I am longer, I shall not be coming."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
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From this reading But if I am longer, I shall not be coming."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "I may need you again at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Be good enough to wait a minute or two," she said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I may need you again at once.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But if I am longer, I shall not be coming."
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From this reading "I may need you again at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Be good enough to wait a minute or two," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cecily alighted and paid the driver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Be good enough to wait a minute or two," she said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But if I am longer, I shall not be coming."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Be good enough to wait a minute or two," she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
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From this reading "Be good enough to wait a minute or two," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Be good enough to wait a minute or two," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I may need you again at once.
