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Chapter IV
As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them. Perhaps this was because they had talked so much in the office. When they passed the station gates, Sartwell said: “We’ll have a cab, Edna, and blow the expense.” “I don’t mind walking in the least; there is no fog here.”
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for the reason that
From this reading “Perhaps this was because they had talked so much in the office.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““We’ll have a cab, Edna, and blow the expense.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I don’t mind walking in the least; there is no fog here.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I don’t mind walking in the least; there is no fog here.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I don’t mind walking in the least; there is no fog here.””
above and across; more than
From this reading “As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When they passed the station gates, Sartwell said:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps this was because they had talked so much in the office.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.”
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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 As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.
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From this reading As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.
for the reason that
From this reading Perhaps this was because they had talked so much in the office.
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From this reading “We’ll have a cab, Edna, and blow the expense.”
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From this reading “We’ll have a cab, Edna, and blow the expense.”
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From this reading As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.
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From this reading As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t mind walking in the least; there is no fog here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll have a cab, Edna, and blow the expense.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll have a cab, Edna, and blow the expense.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t mind walking in the least; there is no fog here.”
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From this reading When they passed the station gates, Sartwell said:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Perhaps this was because they had talked so much in the office.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We’ll have a cab, Edna, and blow the expense.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t mind walking in the least; there is no fog here.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t mind walking in the least; there is no fog here.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps this was because they had talked so much in the office.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I don’t mind walking in the least; there is no fog here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t mind walking in the least; there is no fog here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t mind walking in the least; there is no fog here.”
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From this reading Perhaps this was because they had talked so much in the office.
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From this reading As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.
not any; not one
From this reading “I don’t mind walking in the least; there is no fog here.”
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From this reading Perhaps this was because they had talked so much in the office.
above and across; more than
From this reading As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they passed the station gates, Sartwell said:
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From this reading Perhaps this was because they had talked so much in the office.
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From this reading When they passed the station gates, Sartwell said:
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From this reading When they passed the station gates, Sartwell said:
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Perhaps this was because they had talked so much in the office.
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From this reading When they passed the station gates, Sartwell said:
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From this reading Perhaps this was because they had talked so much in the office.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps this was because they had talked so much in the office.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.
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From this reading “I don’t mind walking in the least; there is no fog here.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps this was because they had talked so much in the office.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Perhaps this was because they had talked so much in the office.
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From this reading “I don’t mind walking in the least; there is no fog here.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps this was because they had talked so much in the office.
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From this reading “We’ll have a cab, Edna, and blow the expense.”
at the time that
From this reading When they passed the station gates, Sartwell said:
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From this reading As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.
