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Chapter XIV
Violet Grey stared, laughed, then bade him go in to supper. “_You_ know how she dresses!” He was very well pleased at supper, but he was silent and a little solemn. He said he would go to see Mrs. Alsager the next day. He did so, but he was told at her door that she had returned to Torquay.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““_You_ know how she dresses!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was very well pleased at supper, but he was silent and a little solemn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He said he would go to see Mrs. Alsager the next day.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He was very well pleased at supper, but he was silent and a little solemn.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He did so, but he was told at her door that she had returned to Torquay.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He did so, but he was told at her door that she had returned to Torquay.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was very well pleased at supper, but he was silent and a little solemn.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He said he would go to see Mrs. Alsager the next day.”
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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 He was very well pleased at supper, but he was silent and a little solemn.
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From this reading He said he would go to see Mrs. Alsager the next day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was very well pleased at supper, but he was silent and a little solemn.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was very well pleased at supper, but he was silent and a little solemn.
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From this reading Violet Grey stared, laughed, then bade him go in to supper.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was very well pleased at supper, but he was silent and a little solemn.
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From this reading He said he would go to see Mrs. Alsager the next day.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did so, but he was told at her door that she had returned to Torquay.
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From this reading He did so, but he was told at her door that she had returned to Torquay.
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From this reading “_You_ know how she dresses!”
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From this reading Violet Grey stared, laughed, then bade him go in to supper.
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From this reading Violet Grey stared, laughed, then bade him go in to supper.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He did so, but he was told at her door that she had returned to Torquay.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was very well pleased at supper, but he was silent and a little solemn.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He did so, but he was told at her door that she had returned to Torquay.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Violet Grey stared, laughed, then bade him go in to supper.
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From this reading “_You_ know how she dresses!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Violet Grey stared, laughed, then bade him go in to supper.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_You_ know how she dresses!”
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From this reading Violet Grey stared, laughed, then bade him go in to supper.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was very well pleased at supper, but he was silent and a little solemn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He said he would go to see Mrs. Alsager the next day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He said he would go to see Mrs. Alsager the next day.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was very well pleased at supper, but he was silent and a little solemn.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He did so, but he was told at her door that she had returned to Torquay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He said he would go to see Mrs. Alsager the next day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He said he would go to see Mrs. Alsager the next day.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “_You_ know how she dresses!”
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From this reading He was very well pleased at supper, but he was silent and a little solemn.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He did so, but he was told at her door that she had returned to Torquay.
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From this reading He was very well pleased at supper, but he was silent and a little solemn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Violet Grey stared, laughed, then bade him go in to supper.
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From this reading Violet Grey stared, laughed, then bade him go in to supper.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He did so, but he was told at her door that she had returned to Torquay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He said he would go to see Mrs. Alsager the next day.
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From this reading Violet Grey stared, laughed, then bade him go in to supper.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Violet Grey stared, laughed, then bade him go in to supper.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did so, but he was told at her door that she had returned to Torquay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did so, but he was told at her door that she had returned to Torquay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was very well pleased at supper, but he was silent and a little solemn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Violet Grey stared, laughed, then bade him go in to supper.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was very well pleased at supper, but he was silent and a little solemn.
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From this reading He was very well pleased at supper, but he was silent and a little solemn.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He said he would go to see Mrs. Alsager the next day.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “_You_ know how she dresses!”
