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Chapter XIII
'Never mind,' she said. 'A fortnight hence will do as well.' 'And I have these for you,' he continued. 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post. As he stayed to assist the other men I told him I would go on to your house with the letters he had brought.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “As he stayed to assist the other men I told him I would go on to your house with the letters he had brought.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'And I have these for you,' he continued.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “'And I have these for you,' he continued.”
for this reason
From this reading “'A fortnight hence will do as well.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Never mind,' she said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Never mind,' she said.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “'And I have these for you,' he continued.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As he stayed to assist the other men I told him I would go on to your house with the letters he had brought.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'A fortnight hence will do as well.'”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “As he stayed to assist the other men I told him I would go on to your house with the letters he had brought.”
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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 'A fortnight hence will do as well.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'And I have these for you,' he continued.
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From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'A fortnight hence will do as well.'
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From this reading As he stayed to assist the other men I told him I would go on to your house with the letters he had brought.
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From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As he stayed to assist the other men I told him I would go on to your house with the letters he had brought.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'And I have these for you,' he continued.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'A fortnight hence will do as well.'
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From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'And I have these for you,' he continued.
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From this reading 'A fortnight hence will do as well.'
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
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From this reading As he stayed to assist the other men I told him I would go on to your house with the letters he had brought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'And I have these for you,' he continued.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'And I have these for you,' he continued.
for this reason
From this reading 'A fortnight hence will do as well.'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he stayed to assist the other men I told him I would go on to your house with the letters he had brought.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
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From this reading As he stayed to assist the other men I told him I would go on to your house with the letters he had brought.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'And I have these for you,' he continued.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he stayed to assist the other men I told him I would go on to your house with the letters he had brought.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Never mind,' she said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Never mind,' she said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he stayed to assist the other men I told him I would go on to your house with the letters he had brought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Never mind,' she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Never mind,' she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he stayed to assist the other men I told him I would go on to your house with the letters he had brought.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading 'And I have these for you,' he continued.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he stayed to assist the other men I told him I would go on to your house with the letters he had brought.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he stayed to assist the other men I told him I would go on to your house with the letters he had brought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'A fortnight hence will do as well.'
in or at the place that
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'A fortnight hence will do as well.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading As he stayed to assist the other men I told him I would go on to your house with the letters he had brought.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As he stayed to assist the other men I told him I would go on to your house with the letters he had brought.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'And I have these for you,' he continued.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
