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Chapter I
"Warburton!" cried a high-pitched voice from the passage. "Have you seen _The Art World_?" And there rushed into the room a tall, auburn-headed young man of five-and-twenty, his comely face glowing in excitement. With one hand he grasped his friend's, in the other he held out a magazine. "You haven't seen it!
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"Have you seen _The Art World_?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Warburton!" cried a high-pitched voice from the passage.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And there rushed into the room a tall, auburn-headed young man of five-and-twenty, his comely face glowing in excitement.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With one hand he grasped his friend's, in the other he held out a magazine.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Have you seen _The Art World_?"”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “With one hand he grasped his friend's, in the other he held out a magazine.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Warburton!" cried a high-pitched voice from the passage.”
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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 "Warburton!" cried a high-pitched voice from the passage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And there rushed into the room a tall, auburn-headed young man of five-and-twenty, his comely face glowing in excitement.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Have you seen _The Art World_?"
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From this reading And there rushed into the room a tall, auburn-headed young man of five-and-twenty, his comely face glowing in excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there rushed into the room a tall, auburn-headed young man of five-and-twenty, his comely face glowing in excitement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Warburton!" cried a high-pitched voice from the passage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there rushed into the room a tall, auburn-headed young man of five-and-twenty, his comely face glowing in excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there rushed into the room a tall, auburn-headed young man of five-and-twenty, his comely face glowing in excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there rushed into the room a tall, auburn-headed young man of five-and-twenty, his comely face glowing in excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With one hand he grasped his friend's, in the other he held out a magazine.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Warburton!" cried a high-pitched voice from the passage.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And there rushed into the room a tall, auburn-headed young man of five-and-twenty, his comely face glowing in excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With one hand he grasped his friend's, in the other he held out a magazine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With one hand he grasped his friend's, in the other he held out a magazine.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you seen _The Art World_?"
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From this reading "You haven't seen it!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With one hand he grasped his friend's, in the other he held out a magazine.
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From this reading With one hand he grasped his friend's, in the other he held out a magazine.
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From this reading "Warburton!" cried a high-pitched voice from the passage.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And there rushed into the room a tall, auburn-headed young man of five-and-twenty, his comely face glowing in excitement.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And there rushed into the room a tall, auburn-headed young man of five-and-twenty, his comely face glowing in excitement.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And there rushed into the room a tall, auburn-headed young man of five-and-twenty, his comely face glowing in excitement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You haven't seen it!
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From this reading With one hand he grasped his friend's, in the other he held out a magazine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there rushed into the room a tall, auburn-headed young man of five-and-twenty, his comely face glowing in excitement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And there rushed into the room a tall, auburn-headed young man of five-and-twenty, his comely face glowing in excitement.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With one hand he grasped his friend's, in the other he held out a magazine.
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From this reading With one hand he grasped his friend's, in the other he held out a magazine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With one hand he grasped his friend's, in the other he held out a magazine.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Warburton!" cried a high-pitched voice from the passage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there rushed into the room a tall, auburn-headed young man of five-and-twenty, his comely face glowing in excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there rushed into the room a tall, auburn-headed young man of five-and-twenty, his comely face glowing in excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have you seen _The Art World_?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there rushed into the room a tall, auburn-headed young man of five-and-twenty, his comely face glowing in excitement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Warburton!" cried a high-pitched voice from the passage.
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From this reading And there rushed into the room a tall, auburn-headed young man of five-and-twenty, his comely face glowing in excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Warburton!" cried a high-pitched voice from the passage.
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From this reading "Warburton!" cried a high-pitched voice from the passage.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With one hand he grasped his friend's, in the other he held out a magazine.
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From this reading "Have you seen _The Art World_?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you seen _The Art World_?"
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From this reading And there rushed into the room a tall, auburn-headed young man of five-and-twenty, his comely face glowing in excitement.
