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Chapter XVI
"Pray excuse me," answered the doctor quietly. "I am old and rheumatic, and my dancing days were over long ago. But either of these gay young gentlemen will be glad of so pretty a partner." "Dance with me, Clara!" cried Colonel Killigrew "No, no, I will be her partner!" shouted Mr. Gascoigne. "She promised me her hand, fifty years ago!" exclaimed Mr. Medbourne.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Pray excuse me," answered the doctor quietly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Dance with me, Clara!" cried Colonel Killigrew "No, no, I will be her partner!" shouted Mr. Gascoigne.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Pray excuse me," answered the doctor quietly.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “But either of these gay young gentlemen will be glad of so pretty a partner."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But either of these gay young gentlemen will be glad of so pretty a partner."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She promised me her hand, fifty years ago!" exclaimed Mr. Medbourne.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I am old and rheumatic, and my dancing days were over long ago.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"I am old and rheumatic, and my dancing days were over long ago.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Dance with me, Clara!" cried Colonel Killigrew "No, no, I will be her partner!" shouted Mr. Gascoigne.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “But either of these gay young gentlemen will be glad of so pretty a partner."”
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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 either of these gay young gentlemen will be glad of so pretty a partner."
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From this reading "I am old and rheumatic, and my dancing days were over long ago.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am old and rheumatic, and my dancing days were over long ago.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I am old and rheumatic, and my dancing days were over long ago.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Pray excuse me," answered the doctor quietly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But either of these gay young gentlemen will be glad of so pretty a partner."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But either of these gay young gentlemen will be glad of so pretty a partner."
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From this reading "Dance with me, Clara!" cried Colonel Killigrew "No, no, I will be her partner!" shouted Mr. Gascoigne.
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From this reading "Dance with me, Clara!" cried Colonel Killigrew "No, no, I will be her partner!" shouted Mr. Gascoigne.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dance with me, Clara!" cried Colonel Killigrew "No, no, I will be her partner!" shouted Mr. Gascoigne.
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From this reading "Dance with me, Clara!" cried Colonel Killigrew "No, no, I will be her partner!" shouted Mr. Gascoigne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am old and rheumatic, and my dancing days were over long ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am old and rheumatic, and my dancing days were over long ago.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Pray excuse me," answered the doctor quietly.
one or the other of two
From this reading But either of these gay young gentlemen will be glad of so pretty a partner."
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From this reading "She promised me her hand, fifty years ago!" exclaimed Mr. Medbourne.
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From this reading "Pray excuse me," answered the doctor quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She promised me her hand, fifty years ago!" exclaimed Mr. Medbourne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dance with me, Clara!" cried Colonel Killigrew "No, no, I will be her partner!" shouted Mr. Gascoigne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But either of these gay young gentlemen will be glad of so pretty a partner."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But either of these gay young gentlemen will be glad of so pretty a partner."
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From this reading But either of these gay young gentlemen will be glad of so pretty a partner."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She promised me her hand, fifty years ago!" exclaimed Mr. Medbourne.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Dance with me, Clara!" cried Colonel Killigrew "No, no, I will be her partner!" shouted Mr. Gascoigne.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am old and rheumatic, and my dancing days were over long ago.
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From this reading "Dance with me, Clara!" cried Colonel Killigrew "No, no, I will be her partner!" shouted Mr. Gascoigne.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am old and rheumatic, and my dancing days were over long ago.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Pray excuse me," answered the doctor quietly.
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From this reading "She promised me her hand, fifty years ago!" exclaimed Mr. Medbourne.
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From this reading "Dance with me, Clara!" cried Colonel Killigrew "No, no, I will be her partner!" shouted Mr. Gascoigne.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I am old and rheumatic, and my dancing days were over long ago.
not any; not one
From this reading "Dance with me, Clara!" cried Colonel Killigrew "No, no, I will be her partner!" shouted Mr. Gascoigne.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But either of these gay young gentlemen will be glad of so pretty a partner."
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From this reading "I am old and rheumatic, and my dancing days were over long ago.
above and across; more than
From this reading "I am old and rheumatic, and my dancing days were over long ago.
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From this reading But either of these gay young gentlemen will be glad of so pretty a partner."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pray excuse me," answered the doctor quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But either of these gay young gentlemen will be glad of so pretty a partner."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She promised me her hand, fifty years ago!" exclaimed Mr. Medbourne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pray excuse me," answered the doctor quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am old and rheumatic, and my dancing days were over long ago.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She promised me her hand, fifty years ago!" exclaimed Mr. Medbourne.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dance with me, Clara!" cried Colonel Killigrew "No, no, I will be her partner!" shouted Mr. Gascoigne.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But either of these gay young gentlemen will be glad of so pretty a partner."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Pray excuse me," answered the doctor quietly.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But either of these gay young gentlemen will be glad of so pretty a partner."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I am old and rheumatic, and my dancing days were over long ago.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But either of these gay young gentlemen will be glad of so pretty a partner."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Dance with me, Clara!" cried Colonel Killigrew "No, no, I will be her partner!" shouted Mr. Gascoigne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She promised me her hand, fifty years ago!" exclaimed Mr. Medbourne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But either of these gay young gentlemen will be glad of so pretty a partner."
