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Chapter XXXIII
THE SORE SPOT. We went on talking for some time. Indeed we talked so long that the dinner-hour was approaching, when one of the maids came with the message that Mr. Stokes had called again, wishing to see me. I could not help smiling inwardly at the news. I went down at once, and found him smiling too.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Indeed we talked so long that the dinner-hour was approaching, when one of the maids came with the message that Mr. Stokes had called again, wishing to see me.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could not help smiling inwardly at the news.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I went down at once, and found him smiling too.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I could not help smiling inwardly at the news.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Indeed we talked so long that the dinner-hour was approaching, when one of the maids came with the message that Mr. Stokes had called again, wishing to see me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I went down at once, and found him smiling too.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Indeed we talked so long that the dinner-hour was approaching, when one of the maids came with the message that Mr. Stokes had called again, wishing to see me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We went on talking for some time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We went on talking for some time.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed we talked so long that the dinner-hour was approaching, when one of the maids came with the message that Mr. Stokes had called again, wishing to see me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I went down at once, and found him smiling too.
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From this reading Indeed we talked so long that the dinner-hour was approaching, when one of the maids came with the message that Mr. Stokes had called again, wishing to see me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I could not help smiling inwardly at the news.
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From this reading Indeed we talked so long that the dinner-hour was approaching, when one of the maids came with the message that Mr. Stokes had called again, wishing to see me.
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From this reading Indeed we talked so long that the dinner-hour was approaching, when one of the maids came with the message that Mr. Stokes had called again, wishing to see me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not help smiling inwardly at the news.
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From this reading Indeed we talked so long that the dinner-hour was approaching, when one of the maids came with the message that Mr. Stokes had called again, wishing to see me.
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From this reading I went down at once, and found him smiling too.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We went on talking for some time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went down at once, and found him smiling too.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Indeed we talked so long that the dinner-hour was approaching, when one of the maids came with the message that Mr. Stokes had called again, wishing to see me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could not help smiling inwardly at the news.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I went down at once, and found him smiling too.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could not help smiling inwardly at the news.
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From this reading Indeed we talked so long that the dinner-hour was approaching, when one of the maids came with the message that Mr. Stokes had called again, wishing to see me.
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From this reading I could not help smiling inwardly at the news.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed we talked so long that the dinner-hour was approaching, when one of the maids came with the message that Mr. Stokes had called again, wishing to see me.
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From this reading Indeed we talked so long that the dinner-hour was approaching, when one of the maids came with the message that Mr. Stokes had called again, wishing to see me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Indeed we talked so long that the dinner-hour was approaching, when one of the maids came with the message that Mr. Stokes had called again, wishing to see me.
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From this reading Indeed we talked so long that the dinner-hour was approaching, when one of the maids came with the message that Mr. Stokes had called again, wishing to see me.
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From this reading Indeed we talked so long that the dinner-hour was approaching, when one of the maids came with the message that Mr. Stokes had called again, wishing to see me.
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From this reading I could not help smiling inwardly at the news.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not help smiling inwardly at the news.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Indeed we talked so long that the dinner-hour was approaching, when one of the maids came with the message that Mr. Stokes had called again, wishing to see me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We went on talking for some time.
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From this reading I went down at once, and found him smiling too.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Indeed we talked so long that the dinner-hour was approaching, when one of the maids came with the message that Mr. Stokes had called again, wishing to see me.
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From this reading Indeed we talked so long that the dinner-hour was approaching, when one of the maids came with the message that Mr. Stokes had called again, wishing to see me.
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From this reading I could not help smiling inwardly at the news.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Indeed we talked so long that the dinner-hour was approaching, when one of the maids came with the message that Mr. Stokes had called again, wishing to see me.
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From this reading We went on talking for some time.
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From this reading THE SORE SPOT.
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From this reading THE SORE SPOT.
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From this reading Indeed we talked so long that the dinner-hour was approaching, when one of the maids came with the message that Mr. Stokes had called again, wishing to see me.
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From this reading Indeed we talked so long that the dinner-hour was approaching, when one of the maids came with the message that Mr. Stokes had called again, wishing to see me.
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From this reading We went on talking for some time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Indeed we talked so long that the dinner-hour was approaching, when one of the maids came with the message that Mr. Stokes had called again, wishing to see me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SORE SPOT.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We went on talking for some time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Indeed we talked so long that the dinner-hour was approaching, when one of the maids came with the message that Mr. Stokes had called again, wishing to see me.
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From this reading I went down at once, and found him smiling too.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Indeed we talked so long that the dinner-hour was approaching, when one of the maids came with the message that Mr. Stokes had called again, wishing to see me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We went on talking for some time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We went on talking for some time.
at the time that
From this reading Indeed we talked so long that the dinner-hour was approaching, when one of the maids came with the message that Mr. Stokes had called again, wishing to see me.
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From this reading Indeed we talked so long that the dinner-hour was approaching, when one of the maids came with the message that Mr. Stokes had called again, wishing to see me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Indeed we talked so long that the dinner-hour was approaching, when one of the maids came with the message that Mr. Stokes had called again, wishing to see me.
