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Chapter XVII
_Sunday_, 29_th_ _May_. HOW am I to overtake events? On Wednesday, as soon as my mail was finished, I had a wild whirl to look forward to. Immediately after dinner, Belle, Lloyd and I, set out on horseback, they to the club, I to Haggard’s, thence to the hotel where I had supper ready for them. All next day we hung round Apia with our whole house-crowd in Sunday array, hoping for the mail steamer with a menagerie on board.
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later than; following
From this reading “Immediately after dinner, Belle, Lloyd and I, set out on horseback, they to the club, I to Haggard’s, thence to the hotel where I had supper ready for them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On Wednesday, as soon as my mail was finished, I had a wild whirl to look forward to.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On Wednesday, as soon as my mail was finished, I had a wild whirl to look forward to.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All next day we hung round Apia with our whole house-crowd in Sunday array, hoping for the mail steamer with a menagerie on board.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On Wednesday, as soon as my mail was finished, I had a wild whirl to look forward to.”
from that place or that time
From this reading “Immediately after dinner, Belle, Lloyd and I, set out on horseback, they to the club, I to Haggard’s, thence to the hotel where I had supper ready for them.”
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From this reading _Sunday_, 29_th_ _May_.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On Wednesday, as soon as my mail was finished, I had a wild whirl to look forward to.
later than; following
From this reading Immediately after dinner, Belle, Lloyd and I, set out on horseback, they to the club, I to Haggard’s, thence to the hotel where I had supper ready for them.
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From this reading All next day we hung round Apia with our whole house-crowd in Sunday array, hoping for the mail steamer with a menagerie on board.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading HOW am I to overtake events?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Immediately after dinner, Belle, Lloyd and I, set out on horseback, they to the club, I to Haggard’s, thence to the hotel where I had supper ready for them.
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From this reading All next day we hung round Apia with our whole house-crowd in Sunday array, hoping for the mail steamer with a menagerie on board.
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From this reading All next day we hung round Apia with our whole house-crowd in Sunday array, hoping for the mail steamer with a menagerie on board.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On Wednesday, as soon as my mail was finished, I had a wild whirl to look forward to.
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From this reading Immediately after dinner, Belle, Lloyd and I, set out on horseback, they to the club, I to Haggard’s, thence to the hotel where I had supper ready for them.
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From this reading All next day we hung round Apia with our whole house-crowd in Sunday array, hoping for the mail steamer with a menagerie on board.
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From this reading Immediately after dinner, Belle, Lloyd and I, set out on horseback, they to the club, I to Haggard’s, thence to the hotel where I had supper ready for them.
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From this reading All next day we hung round Apia with our whole house-crowd in Sunday array, hoping for the mail steamer with a menagerie on board.
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From this reading Immediately after dinner, Belle, Lloyd and I, set out on horseback, they to the club, I to Haggard’s, thence to the hotel where I had supper ready for them.
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From this reading HOW am I to overtake events?
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From this reading On Wednesday, as soon as my mail was finished, I had a wild whirl to look forward to.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Immediately after dinner, Belle, Lloyd and I, set out on horseback, they to the club, I to Haggard’s, thence to the hotel where I had supper ready for them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Wednesday, as soon as my mail was finished, I had a wild whirl to look forward to.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On Wednesday, as soon as my mail was finished, I had a wild whirl to look forward to.
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From this reading Immediately after dinner, Belle, Lloyd and I, set out on horseback, they to the club, I to Haggard’s, thence to the hotel where I had supper ready for them.
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From this reading All next day we hung round Apia with our whole house-crowd in Sunday array, hoping for the mail steamer with a menagerie on board.
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From this reading Immediately after dinner, Belle, Lloyd and I, set out on horseback, they to the club, I to Haggard’s, thence to the hotel where I had supper ready for them.
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From this reading Immediately after dinner, Belle, Lloyd and I, set out on horseback, they to the club, I to Haggard’s, thence to the hotel where I had supper ready for them.
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From this reading All next day we hung round Apia with our whole house-crowd in Sunday array, hoping for the mail steamer with a menagerie on board.
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From this reading HOW am I to overtake events?
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From this reading All next day we hung round Apia with our whole house-crowd in Sunday array, hoping for the mail steamer with a menagerie on board.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOW am I to overtake events?
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From this reading Immediately after dinner, Belle, Lloyd and I, set out on horseback, they to the club, I to Haggard’s, thence to the hotel where I had supper ready for them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All next day we hung round Apia with our whole house-crowd in Sunday array, hoping for the mail steamer with a menagerie on board.
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From this reading Immediately after dinner, Belle, Lloyd and I, set out on horseback, they to the club, I to Haggard’s, thence to the hotel where I had supper ready for them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Wednesday, as soon as my mail was finished, I had a wild whirl to look forward to.
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From this reading On Wednesday, as soon as my mail was finished, I had a wild whirl to look forward to.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _Sunday_, 29_th_ _May_.
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From this reading All next day we hung round Apia with our whole house-crowd in Sunday array, hoping for the mail steamer with a menagerie on board.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On Wednesday, as soon as my mail was finished, I had a wild whirl to look forward to.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All next day we hung round Apia with our whole house-crowd in Sunday array, hoping for the mail steamer with a menagerie on board.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Wednesday, as soon as my mail was finished, I had a wild whirl to look forward to.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading All next day we hung round Apia with our whole house-crowd in Sunday array, hoping for the mail steamer with a menagerie on board.
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From this reading Immediately after dinner, Belle, Lloyd and I, set out on horseback, they to the club, I to Haggard’s, thence to the hotel where I had supper ready for them.
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From this reading HOW am I to overtake events?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Immediately after dinner, Belle, Lloyd and I, set out on horseback, they to the club, I to Haggard’s, thence to the hotel where I had supper ready for them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All next day we hung round Apia with our whole house-crowd in Sunday array, hoping for the mail steamer with a menagerie on board.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Immediately after dinner, Belle, Lloyd and I, set out on horseback, they to the club, I to Haggard’s, thence to the hotel where I had supper ready for them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On Wednesday, as soon as my mail was finished, I had a wild whirl to look forward to.
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From this reading All next day we hung round Apia with our whole house-crowd in Sunday array, hoping for the mail steamer with a menagerie on board.
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From this reading _Sunday_, 29_th_ _May_.
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From this reading Immediately after dinner, Belle, Lloyd and I, set out on horseback, they to the club, I to Haggard’s, thence to the hotel where I had supper ready for them.
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From this reading _Sunday_, 29_th_ _May_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Immediately after dinner, Belle, Lloyd and I, set out on horseback, they to the club, I to Haggard’s, thence to the hotel where I had supper ready for them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Immediately after dinner, Belle, Lloyd and I, set out on horseback, they to the club, I to Haggard’s, thence to the hotel where I had supper ready for them.
from that place or that time
From this reading Immediately after dinner, Belle, Lloyd and I, set out on horseback, they to the club, I to Haggard’s, thence to the hotel where I had supper ready for them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Immediately after dinner, Belle, Lloyd and I, set out on horseback, they to the club, I to Haggard’s, thence to the hotel where I had supper ready for them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW am I to overtake events?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On Wednesday, as soon as my mail was finished, I had a wild whirl to look forward to.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading All next day we hung round Apia with our whole house-crowd in Sunday array, hoping for the mail steamer with a menagerie on board.
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From this reading On Wednesday, as soon as my mail was finished, I had a wild whirl to look forward to.
in or at the place that
From this reading Immediately after dinner, Belle, Lloyd and I, set out on horseback, they to the club, I to Haggard’s, thence to the hotel where I had supper ready for them.
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From this reading On Wednesday, as soon as my mail was finished, I had a wild whirl to look forward to.
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From this reading All next day we hung round Apia with our whole house-crowd in Sunday array, hoping for the mail steamer with a menagerie on board.
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From this reading On Wednesday, as soon as my mail was finished, I had a wild whirl to look forward to.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All next day we hung round Apia with our whole house-crowd in Sunday array, hoping for the mail steamer with a menagerie on board.
