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Chapter XI
"There are moments, I admit," said Majendie, "when Hannay saddens me." Anne had drawn him into discussing at breakfast-time their host and hostess of the night before. "Shall you have to see very much of them?" She had made up her mind that she would see very little, or nothing, of the Hannays. "Well, I haven't, lately, have I?" said he, and she owned that he had not.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Anne had drawn him into discussing at breakfast-time their host and hostess of the night before.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Shall you have to see very much of them?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had made up her mind that she would see very little, or nothing, of the Hannays.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had made up her mind that she would see very little, or nothing, of the Hannays.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “She had made up her mind that she would see very little, or nothing, of the Hannays.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Shall you have to see very much of them?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I haven't, lately, have I?" said he, and she owned that he had not.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She had made up her mind that she would see very little, or nothing, of the Hannays.”
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From this reading "There are moments, I admit," said Majendie, "when Hannay saddens me."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anne had drawn him into discussing at breakfast-time their host and hostess of the night before.
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From this reading Anne had drawn him into discussing at breakfast-time their host and hostess of the night before.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are moments, I admit," said Majendie, "when Hannay saddens me."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Anne had drawn him into discussing at breakfast-time their host and hostess of the night before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Anne had drawn him into discussing at breakfast-time their host and hostess of the night before.
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From this reading Anne had drawn him into discussing at breakfast-time their host and hostess of the night before.
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From this reading Anne had drawn him into discussing at breakfast-time their host and hostess of the night before.
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From this reading Anne had drawn him into discussing at breakfast-time their host and hostess of the night before.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Anne had drawn him into discussing at breakfast-time their host and hostess of the night before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are moments, I admit," said Majendie, "when Hannay saddens me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had made up her mind that she would see very little, or nothing, of the Hannays.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Shall you have to see very much of them?"
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From this reading "Well, I haven't, lately, have I?" said he, and she owned that he had not.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, I haven't, lately, have I?" said he, and she owned that he had not.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had made up her mind that she would see very little, or nothing, of the Hannays.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Anne had drawn him into discussing at breakfast-time their host and hostess of the night before.
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From this reading Anne had drawn him into discussing at breakfast-time their host and hostess of the night before.
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From this reading Anne had drawn him into discussing at breakfast-time their host and hostess of the night before.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There are moments, I admit," said Majendie, "when Hannay saddens me."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Anne had drawn him into discussing at breakfast-time their host and hostess of the night before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I haven't, lately, have I?" said he, and she owned that he had not.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had made up her mind that she would see very little, or nothing, of the Hannays.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had made up her mind that she would see very little, or nothing, of the Hannays.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are moments, I admit," said Majendie, "when Hannay saddens me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There are moments, I admit," said Majendie, "when Hannay saddens me."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had made up her mind that she would see very little, or nothing, of the Hannays.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are moments, I admit," said Majendie, "when Hannay saddens me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shall you have to see very much of them?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anne had drawn him into discussing at breakfast-time their host and hostess of the night before.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Well, I haven't, lately, have I?" said he, and she owned that he had not.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She had made up her mind that she would see very little, or nothing, of the Hannays.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anne had drawn him into discussing at breakfast-time their host and hostess of the night before.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had made up her mind that she would see very little, or nothing, of the Hannays.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I haven't, lately, have I?" said he, and she owned that he had not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are moments, I admit," said Majendie, "when Hannay saddens me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are moments, I admit," said Majendie, "when Hannay saddens me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shall you have to see very much of them?"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Shall you have to see very much of them?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had made up her mind that she would see very little, or nothing, of the Hannays.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had made up her mind that she would see very little, or nothing, of the Hannays.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anne had drawn him into discussing at breakfast-time their host and hostess of the night before.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Anne had drawn him into discussing at breakfast-time their host and hostess of the night before.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Shall you have to see very much of them?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are moments, I admit," said Majendie, "when Hannay saddens me."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Shall you have to see very much of them?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had made up her mind that she would see very little, or nothing, of the Hannays.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shall you have to see very much of them?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I haven't, lately, have I?" said he, and she owned that he had not.
at the time that
From this reading "There are moments, I admit," said Majendie, "when Hannay saddens me."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had made up her mind that she would see very little, or nothing, of the Hannays.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Shall you have to see very much of them?"
