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Chapter I
That Chairman was nowhere in sight. Such disappointments seldom occur in novels, but are always happening in real life. She was obliged to make a new plan. She sent him a note, and asked him to call in the evening--which he did. She received the Hon. Mr. Buckstone with a sunny smile, and said:
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She sent him a note, and asked him to call in the evening--which he did.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Such disappointments seldom occur in novels, but are always happening in real life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was obliged to make a new plan.”
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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 She was obliged to make a new plan.
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From this reading Such disappointments seldom occur in novels, but are always happening in real life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sent him a note, and asked him to call in the evening--which he did.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such disappointments seldom occur in novels, but are always happening in real life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sent him a note, and asked him to call in the evening--which he did.
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From this reading She received the Hon. Mr. Buckstone with a sunny smile, and said:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Such disappointments seldom occur in novels, but are always happening in real life.
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From this reading She sent him a note, and asked him to call in the evening--which he did.
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From this reading That Chairman was nowhere in sight.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She sent him a note, and asked him to call in the evening--which he did.
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From this reading Such disappointments seldom occur in novels, but are always happening in real life.
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From this reading She sent him a note, and asked him to call in the evening--which he did.
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From this reading Such disappointments seldom occur in novels, but are always happening in real life.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sent him a note, and asked him to call in the evening--which he did.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She sent him a note, and asked him to call in the evening--which he did.
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From this reading She received the Hon. Mr. Buckstone with a sunny smile, and said:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That Chairman was nowhere in sight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such disappointments seldom occur in novels, but are always happening in real life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was obliged to make a new plan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She received the Hon. Mr. Buckstone with a sunny smile, and said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was obliged to make a new plan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sent him a note, and asked him to call in the evening--which he did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such disappointments seldom occur in novels, but are always happening in real life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That Chairman was nowhere in sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was obliged to make a new plan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such disappointments seldom occur in novels, but are always happening in real life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was obliged to make a new plan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such disappointments seldom occur in novels, but are always happening in real life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She received the Hon. Mr. Buckstone with a sunny smile, and said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She received the Hon. Mr. Buckstone with a sunny smile, and said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such disappointments seldom occur in novels, but are always happening in real life.
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From this reading She sent him a note, and asked him to call in the evening--which he did.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was obliged to make a new plan.
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From this reading That Chairman was nowhere in sight.
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From this reading She received the Hon. Mr. Buckstone with a sunny smile, and said:
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such disappointments seldom occur in novels, but are always happening in real life.
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From this reading She received the Hon. Mr. Buckstone with a sunny smile, and said:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Chairman was nowhere in sight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She sent him a note, and asked him to call in the evening--which he did.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was obliged to make a new plan.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That Chairman was nowhere in sight.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She sent him a note, and asked him to call in the evening--which he did.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She received the Hon. Mr. Buckstone with a sunny smile, and said:
