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Chapter V
Mrs. Vance looked at him with a tentative smile. “I wonder what _you_ think of Miss Carstyle?” she returned, His answer reassured her. “I think she takes after her mother,” he said. “Ah,” cried his aunt cheerfully, “then I needn’t write to _your_ mother, and I can have Irene at all my parties!” Miss Carstyle was an important factor in the restricted social combinations of a Millbrook hostess.
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later than; following
From this reading ““I think she takes after her mother,” he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ah,” cried his aunt cheerfully, “then I needn’t write to _your_ mother, and I can have Irene at all my parties!””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Ah,” cried his aunt cheerfully, “then I needn’t write to _your_ mother, and I can have Irene at all my parties!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Vance looked at him with a tentative smile.”
made less worried or afraid
From this reading ““I wonder what _you_ think of Miss Carstyle?” she returned, His answer reassured her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I wonder what _you_ think of Miss Carstyle?” she returned, His answer reassured her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I wonder what _you_ think of Miss Carstyle?” she returned, His answer reassured her.”
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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 Mrs. Vance looked at him with a tentative smile.
later than; following
From this reading “I think she takes after her mother,” he said.
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From this reading “Ah,” cried his aunt cheerfully, “then I needn’t write to _your_ mother, and I can have Irene at all my parties!”
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From this reading “Ah,” cried his aunt cheerfully, “then I needn’t write to _your_ mother, and I can have Irene at all my parties!”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Miss Carstyle was an important factor in the restricted social combinations of a Millbrook hostess.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Ah,” cried his aunt cheerfully, “then I needn’t write to _your_ mother, and I can have Irene at all my parties!”
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From this reading “I wonder what _you_ think of Miss Carstyle?” she returned, His answer reassured her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Vance looked at him with a tentative smile.
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From this reading “Ah,” cried his aunt cheerfully, “then I needn’t write to _your_ mother, and I can have Irene at all my parties!”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Ah,” cried his aunt cheerfully, “then I needn’t write to _your_ mother, and I can have Irene at all my parties!”
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From this reading “I wonder what _you_ think of Miss Carstyle?” she returned, His answer reassured her.
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From this reading “Ah,” cried his aunt cheerfully, “then I needn’t write to _your_ mother, and I can have Irene at all my parties!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Carstyle was an important factor in the restricted social combinations of a Millbrook hostess.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah,” cried his aunt cheerfully, “then I needn’t write to _your_ mother, and I can have Irene at all my parties!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Carstyle was an important factor in the restricted social combinations of a Millbrook hostess.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Ah,” cried his aunt cheerfully, “then I needn’t write to _your_ mother, and I can have Irene at all my parties!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I think she takes after her mother,” he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I wonder what _you_ think of Miss Carstyle?” she returned, His answer reassured her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Vance looked at him with a tentative smile.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I wonder what _you_ think of Miss Carstyle?” she returned, His answer reassured her.
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From this reading Miss Carstyle was an important factor in the restricted social combinations of a Millbrook hostess.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder what _you_ think of Miss Carstyle?” she returned, His answer reassured her.
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From this reading Miss Carstyle was an important factor in the restricted social combinations of a Millbrook hostess.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Carstyle was an important factor in the restricted social combinations of a Millbrook hostess.
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From this reading “Ah,” cried his aunt cheerfully, “then I needn’t write to _your_ mother, and I can have Irene at all my parties!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Vance looked at him with a tentative smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Carstyle was an important factor in the restricted social combinations of a Millbrook hostess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wonder what _you_ think of Miss Carstyle?” she returned, His answer reassured her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think she takes after her mother,” he said.
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From this reading Mrs. Vance looked at him with a tentative smile.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Ah,” cried his aunt cheerfully, “then I needn’t write to _your_ mother, and I can have Irene at all my parties!”
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From this reading “Ah,” cried his aunt cheerfully, “then I needn’t write to _your_ mother, and I can have Irene at all my parties!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I wonder what _you_ think of Miss Carstyle?” she returned, His answer reassured her.
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From this reading “Ah,” cried his aunt cheerfully, “then I needn’t write to _your_ mother, and I can have Irene at all my parties!”
made less worried or afraid
From this reading “I wonder what _you_ think of Miss Carstyle?” she returned, His answer reassured her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Carstyle was an important factor in the restricted social combinations of a Millbrook hostess.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I wonder what _you_ think of Miss Carstyle?” she returned, His answer reassured her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think she takes after her mother,” he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I wonder what _you_ think of Miss Carstyle?” she returned, His answer reassured her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Vance looked at him with a tentative smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Carstyle was an important factor in the restricted social combinations of a Millbrook hostess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think she takes after her mother,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Vance looked at him with a tentative smile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Carstyle was an important factor in the restricted social combinations of a Millbrook hostess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah,” cried his aunt cheerfully, “then I needn’t write to _your_ mother, and I can have Irene at all my parties!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wonder what _you_ think of Miss Carstyle?” she returned, His answer reassured her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ah,” cried his aunt cheerfully, “then I needn’t write to _your_ mother, and I can have Irene at all my parties!”
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From this reading Mrs. Vance looked at him with a tentative smile.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Carstyle was an important factor in the restricted social combinations of a Millbrook hostess.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I wonder what _you_ think of Miss Carstyle?” she returned, His answer reassured her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Vance looked at him with a tentative smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wonder what _you_ think of Miss Carstyle?” she returned, His answer reassured her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah,” cried his aunt cheerfully, “then I needn’t write to _your_ mother, and I can have Irene at all my parties!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I wonder what _you_ think of Miss Carstyle?” she returned, His answer reassured her.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah,” cried his aunt cheerfully, “then I needn’t write to _your_ mother, and I can have Irene at all my parties!”
