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"Well, have you had enough?" "One more, Father, please." She would be sick! He went to the counter to pay. When he turned round again he saw Fleur standing near the door, holding a handkerchief which the boy had evidently just handed to her.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he turned round again he saw Fleur standing near the door, holding a handkerchief which the boy had evidently just handed to her.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Well, have you had enough?"”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"One more, Father, please."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When he turned round again he saw Fleur standing near the door, holding a handkerchief which the boy had evidently just handed to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, have you had enough?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went to the counter to pay.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She would be sick!”
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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 When he turned round again he saw Fleur standing near the door, holding a handkerchief which the boy had evidently just handed to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he turned round again he saw Fleur standing near the door, holding a handkerchief which the boy had evidently just handed to her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She would be sick!
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From this reading When he turned round again he saw Fleur standing near the door, holding a handkerchief which the boy had evidently just handed to her.
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From this reading He went to the counter to pay.
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From this reading When he turned round again he saw Fleur standing near the door, holding a handkerchief which the boy had evidently just handed to her.
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From this reading "Well, have you had enough?"
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From this reading When he turned round again he saw Fleur standing near the door, holding a handkerchief which the boy had evidently just handed to her.
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From this reading "One more, Father, please."
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From this reading When he turned round again he saw Fleur standing near the door, holding a handkerchief which the boy had evidently just handed to her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Well, have you had enough?"
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From this reading When he turned round again he saw Fleur standing near the door, holding a handkerchief which the boy had evidently just handed to her.
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From this reading When he turned round again he saw Fleur standing near the door, holding a handkerchief which the boy had evidently just handed to her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, have you had enough?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went to the counter to pay.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When he turned round again he saw Fleur standing near the door, holding a handkerchief which the boy had evidently just handed to her.
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From this reading When he turned round again he saw Fleur standing near the door, holding a handkerchief which the boy had evidently just handed to her.
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From this reading When he turned round again he saw Fleur standing near the door, holding a handkerchief which the boy had evidently just handed to her.
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From this reading "One more, Father, please."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he turned round again he saw Fleur standing near the door, holding a handkerchief which the boy had evidently just handed to her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One more, Father, please."
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From this reading He went to the counter to pay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One more, Father, please."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he turned round again he saw Fleur standing near the door, holding a handkerchief which the boy had evidently just handed to her.
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From this reading When he turned round again he saw Fleur standing near the door, holding a handkerchief which the boy had evidently just handed to her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would be sick!
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From this reading She would be sick!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he turned round again he saw Fleur standing near the door, holding a handkerchief which the boy had evidently just handed to her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He went to the counter to pay.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He went to the counter to pay.
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From this reading When he turned round again he saw Fleur standing near the door, holding a handkerchief which the boy had evidently just handed to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, have you had enough?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to the counter to pay.
at the time that
From this reading When he turned round again he saw Fleur standing near the door, holding a handkerchief which the boy had evidently just handed to her.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When he turned round again he saw Fleur standing near the door, holding a handkerchief which the boy had evidently just handed to her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would be sick!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, have you had enough?"
