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Chapter VII
When Dudley got back he found Hal waiting up for him, with an expression of shining eagerness on her face. “Oh, Dudley, such fun!” she began, “Lorraine has got the royal box for me for Thursday evening. We must have a little dinner-party. Who shall we take? It holds four comfortably, and two men could stand at the back.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, Dudley, such fun!” she began, “Lorraine has got the royal box for me for Thursday evening.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “It holds four comfortably, and two men could stand at the back.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Dudley got back he found Hal waiting up for him, with an expression of shining eagerness on her face.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““Oh, Dudley, such fun!” she began, “Lorraine has got the royal box for me for Thursday evening.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We must have a little dinner-party.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We must have a little dinner-party.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must have a little dinner-party.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Who shall we take?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It holds four comfortably, and two men could stand at the back.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who shall we take?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When Dudley got back he found Hal waiting up for him, with an expression of shining eagerness on her face.”
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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 We must have a little dinner-party.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When Dudley got back he found Hal waiting up for him, with an expression of shining eagerness on her face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It holds four comfortably, and two men could stand at the back.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It holds four comfortably, and two men could stand at the back.”
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From this reading When Dudley got back he found Hal waiting up for him, with an expression of shining eagerness on her face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, Dudley, such fun!” she began, “Lorraine has got the royal box for me for Thursday evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Dudley, such fun!” she began, “Lorraine has got the royal box for me for Thursday evening.
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From this reading It holds four comfortably, and two men could stand at the back.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It holds four comfortably, and two men could stand at the back.”
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From this reading We must have a little dinner-party.
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From this reading When Dudley got back he found Hal waiting up for him, with an expression of shining eagerness on her face.
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From this reading When Dudley got back he found Hal waiting up for him, with an expression of shining eagerness on her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Dudley, such fun!” she began, “Lorraine has got the royal box for me for Thursday evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Dudley got back he found Hal waiting up for him, with an expression of shining eagerness on her face.
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From this reading When Dudley got back he found Hal waiting up for him, with an expression of shining eagerness on her face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Dudley got back he found Hal waiting up for him, with an expression of shining eagerness on her face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Dudley got back he found Hal waiting up for him, with an expression of shining eagerness on her face.
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From this reading It holds four comfortably, and two men could stand at the back.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Dudley, such fun!” she began, “Lorraine has got the royal box for me for Thursday evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Dudley got back he found Hal waiting up for him, with an expression of shining eagerness on her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Dudley got back he found Hal waiting up for him, with an expression of shining eagerness on her face.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, Dudley, such fun!” she began, “Lorraine has got the royal box for me for Thursday evening.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We must have a little dinner-party.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Dudley got back he found Hal waiting up for him, with an expression of shining eagerness on her face.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Dudley got back he found Hal waiting up for him, with an expression of shining eagerness on her face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Dudley got back he found Hal waiting up for him, with an expression of shining eagerness on her face.
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From this reading It holds four comfortably, and two men could stand at the back.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It holds four comfortably, and two men could stand at the back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We must have a little dinner-party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Dudley, such fun!” she began, “Lorraine has got the royal box for me for Thursday evening.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, Dudley, such fun!” she began, “Lorraine has got the royal box for me for Thursday evening.
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From this reading It holds four comfortably, and two men could stand at the back.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must have a little dinner-party.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Dudley got back he found Hal waiting up for him, with an expression of shining eagerness on her face.
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From this reading “Oh, Dudley, such fun!” she began, “Lorraine has got the royal box for me for Thursday evening.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Dudley got back he found Hal waiting up for him, with an expression of shining eagerness on her face.
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From this reading “Oh, Dudley, such fun!” she began, “Lorraine has got the royal box for me for Thursday evening.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Who shall we take?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, Dudley, such fun!” she began, “Lorraine has got the royal box for me for Thursday evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Dudley got back he found Hal waiting up for him, with an expression of shining eagerness on her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It holds four comfortably, and two men could stand at the back.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, Dudley, such fun!” she began, “Lorraine has got the royal box for me for Thursday evening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who shall we take?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, Dudley, such fun!” she began, “Lorraine has got the royal box for me for Thursday evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Dudley, such fun!” she began, “Lorraine has got the royal box for me for Thursday evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It holds four comfortably, and two men could stand at the back.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Dudley got back he found Hal waiting up for him, with an expression of shining eagerness on her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Dudley got back he found Hal waiting up for him, with an expression of shining eagerness on her face.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must have a little dinner-party.
at the time that
From this reading When Dudley got back he found Hal waiting up for him, with an expression of shining eagerness on her face.
which person or people
From this reading Who shall we take?
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Dudley got back he found Hal waiting up for him, with an expression of shining eagerness on her face.
