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Chapter X
THE NEWS. Mr. Cardew arrived at Meredith Manor very late that evening. The long and happy day had come to an end. The Tristram girls and Maggie Howland had returned to the rectory. Cicely and Merry were having a long, confidential chat together.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The long and happy day had come to an end.”
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading “Cicely and Merry were having a long, confidential chat together.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Cicely and Merry were having a long, confidential chat together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The long and happy day had come to an end.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cicely and Merry were having a long, confidential chat together.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The Tristram girls and Maggie Howland had returned to the rectory.”
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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 Cicely and Merry were having a long, confidential chat together.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The long and happy day had come to an end.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The long and happy day had come to an end.
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From this reading Mr. Cardew arrived at Meredith Manor very late that evening.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Cardew arrived at Meredith Manor very late that evening.
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From this reading Mr. Cardew arrived at Meredith Manor very late that evening.
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From this reading Cicely and Merry were having a long, confidential chat together.
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From this reading Cicely and Merry were having a long, confidential chat together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long and happy day had come to an end.
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading Cicely and Merry were having a long, confidential chat together.
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From this reading The long and happy day had come to an end.
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From this reading The long and happy day had come to an end.
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From this reading Mr. Cardew arrived at Meredith Manor very late that evening.
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From this reading The Tristram girls and Maggie Howland had returned to the rectory.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The long and happy day had come to an end.
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From this reading The long and happy day had come to an end.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Cicely and Merry were having a long, confidential chat together.
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From this reading The Tristram girls and Maggie Howland had returned to the rectory.
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From this reading Mr. Cardew arrived at Meredith Manor very late that evening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long and happy day had come to an end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Tristram girls and Maggie Howland had returned to the rectory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Cardew arrived at Meredith Manor very late that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Cardew arrived at Meredith Manor very late that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cicely and Merry were having a long, confidential chat together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Cardew arrived at Meredith Manor very late that evening.
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From this reading THE NEWS.
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From this reading The Tristram girls and Maggie Howland had returned to the rectory.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Tristram girls and Maggie Howland had returned to the rectory.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Cardew arrived at Meredith Manor very late that evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEWS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The long and happy day had come to an end.
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From this reading Cicely and Merry were having a long, confidential chat together.
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From this reading The Tristram girls and Maggie Howland had returned to the rectory.
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From this reading Mr. Cardew arrived at Meredith Manor very late that evening.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Cicely and Merry were having a long, confidential chat together.
