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Chapter IX
Honora tore open the envelope with untidy eagerness, and after she had read the letter she handed it silently to Kate. It ran thus:-- "COUSIN HONORA, MY DEAR AND PRIZED:-- "Rather a knock-out blow, eh? I shan't waste my time in telling you how I feel about it. If you want me to follow David and kill him, I will--as soon as this damned leg gets well. Not that the job appeals to me.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I shan't waste my time in telling you how I feel about it.”
later than; following
From this reading “Honora tore open the envelope with untidy eagerness, and after she had read the letter she handed it silently to Kate.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Honora tore open the envelope with untidy eagerness, and after she had read the letter she handed it silently to Kate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you want me to follow David and kill him, I will--as soon as this damned leg gets well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shan't waste my time in telling you how I feel about it.”
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “I shan't waste my time in telling you how I feel about it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you want me to follow David and kill him, I will--as soon as this damned leg gets well.”
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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 It ran thus:-- "COUSIN HONORA, MY DEAR AND PRIZED:-- "Rather a knock-out blow, eh?
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I shan't waste my time in telling you how I feel about it.
later than; following
From this reading Honora tore open the envelope with untidy eagerness, and after she had read the letter she handed it silently to Kate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Honora tore open the envelope with untidy eagerness, and after she had read the letter she handed it silently to Kate.
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From this reading Not that the job appeals to me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If you want me to follow David and kill him, I will--as soon as this damned leg gets well.
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From this reading It ran thus:-- "COUSIN HONORA, MY DEAR AND PRIZED:-- "Rather a knock-out blow, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ran thus:-- "COUSIN HONORA, MY DEAR AND PRIZED:-- "Rather a knock-out blow, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you want me to follow David and kill him, I will--as soon as this damned leg gets well.
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From this reading If you want me to follow David and kill him, I will--as soon as this damned leg gets well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ran thus:-- "COUSIN HONORA, MY DEAR AND PRIZED:-- "Rather a knock-out blow, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Honora tore open the envelope with untidy eagerness, and after she had read the letter she handed it silently to Kate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ran thus:-- "COUSIN HONORA, MY DEAR AND PRIZED:-- "Rather a knock-out blow, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Honora tore open the envelope with untidy eagerness, and after she had read the letter she handed it silently to Kate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shan't waste my time in telling you how I feel about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you want me to follow David and kill him, I will--as soon as this damned leg gets well.
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From this reading If you want me to follow David and kill him, I will--as soon as this damned leg gets well.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Honora tore open the envelope with untidy eagerness, and after she had read the letter she handed it silently to Kate.
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From this reading Honora tore open the envelope with untidy eagerness, and after she had read the letter she handed it silently to Kate.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you want me to follow David and kill him, I will--as soon as this damned leg gets well.
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From this reading Honora tore open the envelope with untidy eagerness, and after she had read the letter she handed it silently to Kate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shan't waste my time in telling you how I feel about it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shan't waste my time in telling you how I feel about it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you want me to follow David and kill him, I will--as soon as this damned leg gets well.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I shan't waste my time in telling you how I feel about it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Honora tore open the envelope with untidy eagerness, and after she had read the letter she handed it silently to Kate.
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From this reading Not that the job appeals to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Honora tore open the envelope with untidy eagerness, and after she had read the letter she handed it silently to Kate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you want me to follow David and kill him, I will--as soon as this damned leg gets well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ran thus:-- "COUSIN HONORA, MY DEAR AND PRIZED:-- "Rather a knock-out blow, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you want me to follow David and kill him, I will--as soon as this damned leg gets well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Honora tore open the envelope with untidy eagerness, and after she had read the letter she handed it silently to Kate.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you want me to follow David and kill him, I will--as soon as this damned leg gets well.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It ran thus:-- "COUSIN HONORA, MY DEAR AND PRIZED:-- "Rather a knock-out blow, eh?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that the job appeals to me.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Honora tore open the envelope with untidy eagerness, and after she had read the letter she handed it silently to Kate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ran thus:-- "COUSIN HONORA, MY DEAR AND PRIZED:-- "Rather a knock-out blow, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ran thus:-- "COUSIN HONORA, MY DEAR AND PRIZED:-- "Rather a knock-out blow, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ran thus:-- "COUSIN HONORA, MY DEAR AND PRIZED:-- "Rather a knock-out blow, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Honora tore open the envelope with untidy eagerness, and after she had read the letter she handed it silently to Kate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shan't waste my time in telling you how I feel about it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Honora tore open the envelope with untidy eagerness, and after she had read the letter she handed it silently to Kate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Honora tore open the envelope with untidy eagerness, and after she had read the letter she handed it silently to Kate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you want me to follow David and kill him, I will--as soon as this damned leg gets well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shan't waste my time in telling you how I feel about it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that the job appeals to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Honora tore open the envelope with untidy eagerness, and after she had read the letter she handed it silently to Kate.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If you want me to follow David and kill him, I will--as soon as this damned leg gets well.
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From this reading It ran thus:-- "COUSIN HONORA, MY DEAR AND PRIZED:-- "Rather a knock-out blow, eh?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shan't waste my time in telling you how I feel about it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Honora tore open the envelope with untidy eagerness, and after she had read the letter she handed it silently to Kate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Honora tore open the envelope with untidy eagerness, and after she had read the letter she handed it silently to Kate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Honora tore open the envelope with untidy eagerness, and after she had read the letter she handed it silently to Kate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you want me to follow David and kill him, I will--as soon as this damned leg gets well.
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading I shan't waste my time in telling you how I feel about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you want me to follow David and kill him, I will--as soon as this damned leg gets well.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If you want me to follow David and kill him, I will--as soon as this damned leg gets well.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Honora tore open the envelope with untidy eagerness, and after she had read the letter she handed it silently to Kate.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I shan't waste my time in telling you how I feel about it.
