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Chapter XXXVIII
AN INTERVIEWER The roan mare travelled well that morning, and Miss Panney was at Cobhurst before the doctor reached his patient's house. To her regret she found that Mrs. Drane and Miriam had driven to Thorbury. Miss Drane was upstairs at her work, and Mr. Haverley was somewhere on the place, but could easily be found. All this she learned from Mike, whom she saw outside. "And where is the cook?"
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “AN INTERVIEWER The roan mare travelled well that morning, and Miss Panney was at Cobhurst before the doctor reached his patient's house.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Miss Drane was upstairs at her work, and Mr. Haverley was somewhere on the place, but could easily be found.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AN INTERVIEWER The roan mare travelled well that morning, and Miss Panney was at Cobhurst before the doctor reached his patient's house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To her regret she found that Mrs. Drane and Miriam had driven to Thorbury.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AN INTERVIEWER The roan mare travelled well that morning, and Miss Panney was at Cobhurst before the doctor reached his patient's house.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “All this she learned from Mike, whom she saw outside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AN INTERVIEWER The roan mare travelled well that morning, and Miss Panney was at Cobhurst before the doctor reached his patient's house.”
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From this reading All this she learned from Mike, whom she saw outside.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INTERVIEWER The roan mare travelled well that morning, and Miss Panney was at Cobhurst before the doctor reached his patient's house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN INTERVIEWER The roan mare travelled well that morning, and Miss Panney was at Cobhurst before the doctor reached his patient's house.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN INTERVIEWER The roan mare travelled well that morning, and Miss Panney was at Cobhurst before the doctor reached his patient's house.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Miss Drane was upstairs at her work, and Mr. Haverley was somewhere on the place, but could easily be found.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading AN INTERVIEWER The roan mare travelled well that morning, and Miss Panney was at Cobhurst before the doctor reached his patient's house.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Miss Drane was upstairs at her work, and Mr. Haverley was somewhere on the place, but could easily be found.
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From this reading AN INTERVIEWER The roan mare travelled well that morning, and Miss Panney was at Cobhurst before the doctor reached his patient's house.
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From this reading "And where is the cook?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Miss Drane was upstairs at her work, and Mr. Haverley was somewhere on the place, but could easily be found.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN INTERVIEWER The roan mare travelled well that morning, and Miss Panney was at Cobhurst before the doctor reached his patient's house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To her regret she found that Mrs. Drane and Miriam had driven to Thorbury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To her regret she found that Mrs. Drane and Miriam had driven to Thorbury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Drane was upstairs at her work, and Mr. Haverley was somewhere on the place, but could easily be found.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To her regret she found that Mrs. Drane and Miriam had driven to Thorbury.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All this she learned from Mike, whom she saw outside.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To her regret she found that Mrs. Drane and Miriam had driven to Thorbury.
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From this reading Miss Drane was upstairs at her work, and Mr. Haverley was somewhere on the place, but could easily be found.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To her regret she found that Mrs. Drane and Miriam had driven to Thorbury.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN INTERVIEWER The roan mare travelled well that morning, and Miss Panney was at Cobhurst before the doctor reached his patient's house.
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From this reading AN INTERVIEWER The roan mare travelled well that morning, and Miss Panney was at Cobhurst before the doctor reached his patient's house.
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From this reading AN INTERVIEWER The roan mare travelled well that morning, and Miss Panney was at Cobhurst before the doctor reached his patient's house.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And where is the cook?"
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From this reading All this she learned from Mike, whom she saw outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN INTERVIEWER The roan mare travelled well that morning, and Miss Panney was at Cobhurst before the doctor reached his patient's house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All this she learned from Mike, whom she saw outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To her regret she found that Mrs. Drane and Miriam had driven to Thorbury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN INTERVIEWER The roan mare travelled well that morning, and Miss Panney was at Cobhurst before the doctor reached his patient's house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN INTERVIEWER The roan mare travelled well that morning, and Miss Panney was at Cobhurst before the doctor reached his patient's house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Drane was upstairs at her work, and Mr. Haverley was somewhere on the place, but could easily be found.
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From this reading To her regret she found that Mrs. Drane and Miriam had driven to Thorbury.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Miss Drane was upstairs at her work, and Mr. Haverley was somewhere on the place, but could easily be found.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All this she learned from Mike, whom she saw outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN INTERVIEWER The roan mare travelled well that morning, and Miss Panney was at Cobhurst before the doctor reached his patient's house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN INTERVIEWER The roan mare travelled well that morning, and Miss Panney was at Cobhurst before the doctor reached his patient's house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Drane was upstairs at her work, and Mr. Haverley was somewhere on the place, but could easily be found.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN INTERVIEWER The roan mare travelled well that morning, and Miss Panney was at Cobhurst before the doctor reached his patient's house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To her regret she found that Mrs. Drane and Miriam had driven to Thorbury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN INTERVIEWER The roan mare travelled well that morning, and Miss Panney was at Cobhurst before the doctor reached his patient's house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All this she learned from Mike, whom she saw outside.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To her regret she found that Mrs. Drane and Miriam had driven to Thorbury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Drane was upstairs at her work, and Mr. Haverley was somewhere on the place, but could easily be found.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN INTERVIEWER The roan mare travelled well that morning, and Miss Panney was at Cobhurst before the doctor reached his patient's house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN INTERVIEWER The roan mare travelled well that morning, and Miss Panney was at Cobhurst before the doctor reached his patient's house.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this she learned from Mike, whom she saw outside.
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From this reading To her regret she found that Mrs. Drane and Miriam had driven to Thorbury.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To her regret she found that Mrs. Drane and Miriam had driven to Thorbury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN INTERVIEWER The roan mare travelled well that morning, and Miss Panney was at Cobhurst before the doctor reached his patient's house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Drane was upstairs at her work, and Mr. Haverley was somewhere on the place, but could easily be found.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN INTERVIEWER The roan mare travelled well that morning, and Miss Panney was at Cobhurst before the doctor reached his patient's house.
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From this reading AN INTERVIEWER The roan mare travelled well that morning, and Miss Panney was at Cobhurst before the doctor reached his patient's house.
in or at the place that
From this reading "And where is the cook?"
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All this she learned from Mike, whom she saw outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Drane was upstairs at her work, and Mr. Haverley was somewhere on the place, but could easily be found.
