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Chapter VIII
'It may be someone calling upon me,' said Louise to the servant. 'Let me know the name before you show anyone in.' 'Of course, miss,' replied the domestic, with pert familiarity, and took her time in arranging the shade of the lamp. When she returned from the door it was to announce, smilingly, that Mr. Cobb wished to see Miss Derrick. 'Please to show him in.'
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any person at all
From this reading “'Let me know the name before you show anyone in.'”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “'Let me know the name before you show anyone in.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Of course, miss,' replied the domestic, with pert familiarity, and took her time in arranging the shade of the lamp.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Let me know the name before you show anyone in.'”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “'Let me know the name before you show anyone in.'”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “'It may be someone calling upon me,' said Louise to the servant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Let me know the name before you show anyone in.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Of course, miss,' replied the domestic, with pert familiarity, and took her time in arranging the shade of the lamp.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When she returned from the door it was to announce, smilingly, that Mr. Cobb wished to see Miss Derrick.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “'It may be someone calling upon me,' said Louise to the servant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Of course, miss,' replied the domestic, with pert familiarity, and took her time in arranging the shade of the lamp.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Of course, miss,' replied the domestic, with pert familiarity, and took her time in arranging the shade of the lamp.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “'It may be someone calling upon me,' said Louise to the servant.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Of course, miss,' replied the domestic, with pert familiarity, and took her time in arranging the shade of the lamp.
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From this reading When she returned from the door it was to announce, smilingly, that Mr. Cobb wished to see Miss Derrick.
any person at all
From this reading 'Let me know the name before you show anyone in.'
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From this reading 'Of course, miss,' replied the domestic, with pert familiarity, and took her time in arranging the shade of the lamp.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'It may be someone calling upon me,' said Louise to the servant.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading 'Let me know the name before you show anyone in.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'It may be someone calling upon me,' said Louise to the servant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she returned from the door it was to announce, smilingly, that Mr. Cobb wished to see Miss Derrick.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Of course, miss,' replied the domestic, with pert familiarity, and took her time in arranging the shade of the lamp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she returned from the door it was to announce, smilingly, that Mr. Cobb wished to see Miss Derrick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Of course, miss,' replied the domestic, with pert familiarity, and took her time in arranging the shade of the lamp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she returned from the door it was to announce, smilingly, that Mr. Cobb wished to see Miss Derrick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Of course, miss,' replied the domestic, with pert familiarity, and took her time in arranging the shade of the lamp.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When she returned from the door it was to announce, smilingly, that Mr. Cobb wished to see Miss Derrick.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Of course, miss,' replied the domestic, with pert familiarity, and took her time in arranging the shade of the lamp.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Please to show him in.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Let me know the name before you show anyone in.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'It may be someone calling upon me,' said Louise to the servant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Let me know the name before you show anyone in.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Of course, miss,' replied the domestic, with pert familiarity, and took her time in arranging the shade of the lamp.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading 'Let me know the name before you show anyone in.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'It may be someone calling upon me,' said Louise to the servant.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading 'It may be someone calling upon me,' said Louise to the servant.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'It may be someone calling upon me,' said Louise to the servant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Of course, miss,' replied the domestic, with pert familiarity, and took her time in arranging the shade of the lamp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she returned from the door it was to announce, smilingly, that Mr. Cobb wished to see Miss Derrick.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Let me know the name before you show anyone in.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Of course, miss,' replied the domestic, with pert familiarity, and took her time in arranging the shade of the lamp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Of course, miss,' replied the domestic, with pert familiarity, and took her time in arranging the shade of the lamp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Please to show him in.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Of course, miss,' replied the domestic, with pert familiarity, and took her time in arranging the shade of the lamp.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When she returned from the door it was to announce, smilingly, that Mr. Cobb wished to see Miss Derrick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'It may be someone calling upon me,' said Louise to the servant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she returned from the door it was to announce, smilingly, that Mr. Cobb wished to see Miss Derrick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'It may be someone calling upon me,' said Louise to the servant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Of course, miss,' replied the domestic, with pert familiarity, and took her time in arranging the shade of the lamp.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she returned from the door it was to announce, smilingly, that Mr. Cobb wished to see Miss Derrick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Let me know the name before you show anyone in.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she returned from the door it was to announce, smilingly, that Mr. Cobb wished to see Miss Derrick.
a person, without saying who
From this reading 'It may be someone calling upon me,' said Louise to the servant.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When she returned from the door it was to announce, smilingly, that Mr. Cobb wished to see Miss Derrick.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'It may be someone calling upon me,' said Louise to the servant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Of course, miss,' replied the domestic, with pert familiarity, and took her time in arranging the shade of the lamp.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'It may be someone calling upon me,' said Louise to the servant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Of course, miss,' replied the domestic, with pert familiarity, and took her time in arranging the shade of the lamp.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading 'It may be someone calling upon me,' said Louise to the servant.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she returned from the door it was to announce, smilingly, that Mr. Cobb wished to see Miss Derrick.
at the time that
From this reading When she returned from the door it was to announce, smilingly, that Mr. Cobb wished to see Miss Derrick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she returned from the door it was to announce, smilingly, that Mr. Cobb wished to see Miss Derrick.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Of course, miss,' replied the domestic, with pert familiarity, and took her time in arranging the shade of the lamp.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Let me know the name before you show anyone in.'
