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Chapter XII
COVENTRY. Early the next morning Mrs. Denvers was a good deal surprised by receiving a letter from Miss Sherrard. It ran as follows: "DEAR MRS. DENVERS: I have just heard an extraordinary story from Miss Worrick with regard to Kitty Malone. She met Kitty with your Fred at a late hour last night just outside the 'Spotted Leopard.'
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Early the next morning Mrs. Denvers was a good deal surprised by receiving a letter from Miss Sherrard.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “DENVERS: I have just heard an extraordinary story from Miss Worrick with regard to Kitty Malone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She met Kitty with your Fred at a late hour last night just outside the 'Spotted Leopard.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Early the next morning Mrs. Denvers was a good deal surprised by receiving a letter from Miss Sherrard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Early the next morning Mrs. Denvers was a good deal surprised by receiving a letter from Miss Sherrard.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She met Kitty with your Fred at a late hour last night just outside the 'Spotted Leopard.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Early the next morning Mrs. Denvers was a good deal surprised by receiving a letter from Miss Sherrard.”
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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 Early the next morning Mrs. Denvers was a good deal surprised by receiving a letter from Miss Sherrard.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading DENVERS: I have just heard an extraordinary story from Miss Worrick with regard to Kitty Malone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It ran as follows: "DEAR MRS.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She met Kitty with your Fred at a late hour last night just outside the 'Spotted Leopard.'
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Early the next morning Mrs. Denvers was a good deal surprised by receiving a letter from Miss Sherrard.
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From this reading COVENTRY.
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From this reading Early the next morning Mrs. Denvers was a good deal surprised by receiving a letter from Miss Sherrard.
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From this reading It ran as follows: "DEAR MRS.
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From this reading Early the next morning Mrs. Denvers was a good deal surprised by receiving a letter from Miss Sherrard.
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From this reading Early the next morning Mrs. Denvers was a good deal surprised by receiving a letter from Miss Sherrard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DENVERS: I have just heard an extraordinary story from Miss Worrick with regard to Kitty Malone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ran as follows: "DEAR MRS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She met Kitty with your Fred at a late hour last night just outside the 'Spotted Leopard.'
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Early the next morning Mrs. Denvers was a good deal surprised by receiving a letter from Miss Sherrard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early the next morning Mrs. Denvers was a good deal surprised by receiving a letter from Miss Sherrard.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading DENVERS: I have just heard an extraordinary story from Miss Worrick with regard to Kitty Malone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DENVERS: I have just heard an extraordinary story from Miss Worrick with regard to Kitty Malone.
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From this reading She met Kitty with your Fred at a late hour last night just outside the 'Spotted Leopard.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DENVERS: I have just heard an extraordinary story from Miss Worrick with regard to Kitty Malone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It ran as follows: "DEAR MRS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DENVERS: I have just heard an extraordinary story from Miss Worrick with regard to Kitty Malone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DENVERS: I have just heard an extraordinary story from Miss Worrick with regard to Kitty Malone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She met Kitty with your Fred at a late hour last night just outside the 'Spotted Leopard.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She met Kitty with your Fred at a late hour last night just outside the 'Spotted Leopard.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She met Kitty with your Fred at a late hour last night just outside the 'Spotted Leopard.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Early the next morning Mrs. Denvers was a good deal surprised by receiving a letter from Miss Sherrard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DENVERS: I have just heard an extraordinary story from Miss Worrick with regard to Kitty Malone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She met Kitty with your Fred at a late hour last night just outside the 'Spotted Leopard.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Early the next morning Mrs. Denvers was a good deal surprised by receiving a letter from Miss Sherrard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early the next morning Mrs. Denvers was a good deal surprised by receiving a letter from Miss Sherrard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Early the next morning Mrs. Denvers was a good deal surprised by receiving a letter from Miss Sherrard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early the next morning Mrs. Denvers was a good deal surprised by receiving a letter from Miss Sherrard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She met Kitty with your Fred at a late hour last night just outside the 'Spotted Leopard.'
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She met Kitty with your Fred at a late hour last night just outside the 'Spotted Leopard.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ran as follows: "DEAR MRS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Early the next morning Mrs. Denvers was a good deal surprised by receiving a letter from Miss Sherrard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DENVERS: I have just heard an extraordinary story from Miss Worrick with regard to Kitty Malone.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She met Kitty with your Fred at a late hour last night just outside the 'Spotted Leopard.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Early the next morning Mrs. Denvers was a good deal surprised by receiving a letter from Miss Sherrard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She met Kitty with your Fred at a late hour last night just outside the 'Spotted Leopard.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DENVERS: I have just heard an extraordinary story from Miss Worrick with regard to Kitty Malone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early the next morning Mrs. Denvers was a good deal surprised by receiving a letter from Miss Sherrard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early the next morning Mrs. Denvers was a good deal surprised by receiving a letter from Miss Sherrard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DENVERS: I have just heard an extraordinary story from Miss Worrick with regard to Kitty Malone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Early the next morning Mrs. Denvers was a good deal surprised by receiving a letter from Miss Sherrard.
in the company of; together with
From this reading DENVERS: I have just heard an extraordinary story from Miss Worrick with regard to Kitty Malone.
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From this reading DENVERS: I have just heard an extraordinary story from Miss Worrick with regard to Kitty Malone.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She met Kitty with your Fred at a late hour last night just outside the 'Spotted Leopard.'
