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Fog greeted Mrs. Kendal’s eyes as she rose, and she resolved to make an attack on the pond without loss of time. But Mr. Kendal was absorbed nearly all breakfast-time in a letter from India, containing a scrap in some uncouth character. As he finished his last cup of tea, he looked up and said, ‘A letter from my old friend Penrose, of Bombay--an inscription in the Salsette caves.’ ‘Have you seen the Salsette caves? ‘Yes.’
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘Have you seen the Salsette caves?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As he finished his last cup of tea, he looked up and said, ‘A letter from my old friend Penrose, of Bombay--an inscription in the Salsette caves.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As he finished his last cup of tea, he looked up and said, ‘A letter from my old friend Penrose, of Bombay--an inscription in the Salsette caves.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fog greeted Mrs. Kendal’s eyes as she rose, and she resolved to make an attack on the pond without loss of time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fog greeted Mrs. Kendal’s eyes as she rose, and she resolved to make an attack on the pond without loss of time.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Fog greeted Mrs. Kendal’s eyes as she rose, and she resolved to make an attack on the pond without loss of time.”
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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 But Mr. Kendal was absorbed nearly all breakfast-time in a letter from India, containing a scrap in some uncouth character.
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From this reading But Mr. Kendal was absorbed nearly all breakfast-time in a letter from India, containing a scrap in some uncouth character.
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From this reading But Mr. Kendal was absorbed nearly all breakfast-time in a letter from India, containing a scrap in some uncouth character.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Fog greeted Mrs. Kendal’s eyes as she rose, and she resolved to make an attack on the pond without loss of time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fog greeted Mrs. Kendal’s eyes as she rose, and she resolved to make an attack on the pond without loss of time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Fog greeted Mrs. Kendal’s eyes as she rose, and she resolved to make an attack on the pond without loss of time.
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From this reading Fog greeted Mrs. Kendal’s eyes as she rose, and she resolved to make an attack on the pond without loss of time.
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From this reading As he finished his last cup of tea, he looked up and said, ‘A letter from my old friend Penrose, of Bombay--an inscription in the Salsette caves.’
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From this reading But Mr. Kendal was absorbed nearly all breakfast-time in a letter from India, containing a scrap in some uncouth character.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Mr. Kendal was absorbed nearly all breakfast-time in a letter from India, containing a scrap in some uncouth character.
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From this reading As he finished his last cup of tea, he looked up and said, ‘A letter from my old friend Penrose, of Bombay--an inscription in the Salsette caves.’
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From this reading But Mr. Kendal was absorbed nearly all breakfast-time in a letter from India, containing a scrap in some uncouth character.
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From this reading But Mr. Kendal was absorbed nearly all breakfast-time in a letter from India, containing a scrap in some uncouth character.
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From this reading As he finished his last cup of tea, he looked up and said, ‘A letter from my old friend Penrose, of Bombay--an inscription in the Salsette caves.’
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From this reading Fog greeted Mrs. Kendal’s eyes as she rose, and she resolved to make an attack on the pond without loss of time.
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From this reading As he finished his last cup of tea, he looked up and said, ‘A letter from my old friend Penrose, of Bombay--an inscription in the Salsette caves.’
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From this reading Fog greeted Mrs. Kendal’s eyes as she rose, and she resolved to make an attack on the pond without loss of time.
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From this reading As he finished his last cup of tea, he looked up and said, ‘A letter from my old friend Penrose, of Bombay--an inscription in the Salsette caves.’
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But Mr. Kendal was absorbed nearly all breakfast-time in a letter from India, containing a scrap in some uncouth character.
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From this reading Fog greeted Mrs. Kendal’s eyes as she rose, and she resolved to make an attack on the pond without loss of time.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘Have you seen the Salsette caves?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he finished his last cup of tea, he looked up and said, ‘A letter from my old friend Penrose, of Bombay--an inscription in the Salsette caves.’
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he finished his last cup of tea, he looked up and said, ‘A letter from my old friend Penrose, of Bombay--an inscription in the Salsette caves.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Mr. Kendal was absorbed nearly all breakfast-time in a letter from India, containing a scrap in some uncouth character.
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From this reading But Mr. Kendal was absorbed nearly all breakfast-time in a letter from India, containing a scrap in some uncouth character.
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From this reading As he finished his last cup of tea, he looked up and said, ‘A letter from my old friend Penrose, of Bombay--an inscription in the Salsette caves.’
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From this reading But Mr. Kendal was absorbed nearly all breakfast-time in a letter from India, containing a scrap in some uncouth character.
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From this reading Fog greeted Mrs. Kendal’s eyes as she rose, and she resolved to make an attack on the pond without loss of time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he finished his last cup of tea, he looked up and said, ‘A letter from my old friend Penrose, of Bombay--an inscription in the Salsette caves.’
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From this reading But Mr. Kendal was absorbed nearly all breakfast-time in a letter from India, containing a scrap in some uncouth character.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he finished his last cup of tea, he looked up and said, ‘A letter from my old friend Penrose, of Bombay--an inscription in the Salsette caves.’
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From this reading Fog greeted Mrs. Kendal’s eyes as she rose, and she resolved to make an attack on the pond without loss of time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fog greeted Mrs. Kendal’s eyes as she rose, and she resolved to make an attack on the pond without loss of time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Mr. Kendal was absorbed nearly all breakfast-time in a letter from India, containing a scrap in some uncouth character.
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From this reading Fog greeted Mrs. Kendal’s eyes as she rose, and she resolved to make an attack on the pond without loss of time.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As he finished his last cup of tea, he looked up and said, ‘A letter from my old friend Penrose, of Bombay--an inscription in the Salsette caves.’
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From this reading But Mr. Kendal was absorbed nearly all breakfast-time in a letter from India, containing a scrap in some uncouth character.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fog greeted Mrs. Kendal’s eyes as she rose, and she resolved to make an attack on the pond without loss of time.
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From this reading As he finished his last cup of tea, he looked up and said, ‘A letter from my old friend Penrose, of Bombay--an inscription in the Salsette caves.’
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fog greeted Mrs. Kendal’s eyes as she rose, and she resolved to make an attack on the pond without loss of time.
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From this reading As he finished his last cup of tea, he looked up and said, ‘A letter from my old friend Penrose, of Bombay--an inscription in the Salsette caves.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fog greeted Mrs. Kendal’s eyes as she rose, and she resolved to make an attack on the pond without loss of time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fog greeted Mrs. Kendal’s eyes as she rose, and she resolved to make an attack on the pond without loss of time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fog greeted Mrs. Kendal’s eyes as she rose, and she resolved to make an attack on the pond without loss of time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he finished his last cup of tea, he looked up and said, ‘A letter from my old friend Penrose, of Bombay--an inscription in the Salsette caves.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he finished his last cup of tea, he looked up and said, ‘A letter from my old friend Penrose, of Bombay--an inscription in the Salsette caves.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Mr. Kendal was absorbed nearly all breakfast-time in a letter from India, containing a scrap in some uncouth character.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Have you seen the Salsette caves?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fog greeted Mrs. Kendal’s eyes as she rose, and she resolved to make an attack on the pond without loss of time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Mr. Kendal was absorbed nearly all breakfast-time in a letter from India, containing a scrap in some uncouth character.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he finished his last cup of tea, he looked up and said, ‘A letter from my old friend Penrose, of Bombay--an inscription in the Salsette caves.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fog greeted Mrs. Kendal’s eyes as she rose, and she resolved to make an attack on the pond without loss of time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fog greeted Mrs. Kendal’s eyes as she rose, and she resolved to make an attack on the pond without loss of time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fog greeted Mrs. Kendal’s eyes as she rose, and she resolved to make an attack on the pond without loss of time.
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From this reading But Mr. Kendal was absorbed nearly all breakfast-time in a letter from India, containing a scrap in some uncouth character.
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From this reading As he finished his last cup of tea, he looked up and said, ‘A letter from my old friend Penrose, of Bombay--an inscription in the Salsette caves.’
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Mr. Kendal was absorbed nearly all breakfast-time in a letter from India, containing a scrap in some uncouth character.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Fog greeted Mrs. Kendal’s eyes as she rose, and she resolved to make an attack on the pond without loss of time.
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From this reading ‘Yes.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Have you seen the Salsette caves?
