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Chapter XI
When Hal entered the sitting-room and met Dudley’s eyes she felt, as she afterwards described it to Lorraine, that she was in for it. Yet it was not so very late, barely half-past nine. On the table her supper was still waiting for her. “We’ve had a slight accident,” she said, taking the bully by the horns; “something went wrong with the steering gear, and it delayed us. Have you had supper?” noticing the table was still laid for two.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you had supper?” noticing the table was still laid for two.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ““We’ve had a slight accident,” she said, taking the bully by the horns; “something went wrong with the steering gear, and it delayed us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the table her supper was still waiting for her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “On the table her supper was still waiting for her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We’ve had a slight accident,” she said, taking the bully by the horns; “something went wrong with the steering gear, and it delayed us.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet it was not so very late, barely half-past nine.”
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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’ve had a slight accident,” she said, taking the bully by the horns; “something went wrong with the steering gear, and it delayed us.
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From this reading “We’ve had a slight accident,” she said, taking the bully by the horns; “something went wrong with the steering gear, and it delayed us.
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From this reading When Hal entered the sitting-room and met Dudley’s eyes she felt, as she afterwards described it to Lorraine, that she was in for it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Hal entered the sitting-room and met Dudley’s eyes she felt, as she afterwards described it to Lorraine, that she was in for it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Hal entered the sitting-room and met Dudley’s eyes she felt, as she afterwards described it to Lorraine, that she was in for it.
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From this reading Yet it was not so very late, barely half-past nine.
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From this reading “We’ve had a slight accident,” she said, taking the bully by the horns; “something went wrong with the steering gear, and it delayed us.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “We’ve had a slight accident,” she said, taking the bully by the horns; “something went wrong with the steering gear, and it delayed us.
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From this reading “We’ve had a slight accident,” she said, taking the bully by the horns; “something went wrong with the steering gear, and it delayed us.
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From this reading When Hal entered the sitting-room and met Dudley’s eyes she felt, as she afterwards described it to Lorraine, that she was in for it.
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From this reading When Hal entered the sitting-room and met Dudley’s eyes she felt, as she afterwards described it to Lorraine, that she was in for it.
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From this reading When Hal entered the sitting-room and met Dudley’s eyes she felt, as she afterwards described it to Lorraine, that she was in for it.
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From this reading When Hal entered the sitting-room and met Dudley’s eyes she felt, as she afterwards described it to Lorraine, that she was in for it.
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From this reading When Hal entered the sitting-room and met Dudley’s eyes she felt, as she afterwards described it to Lorraine, that she was in for it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Hal entered the sitting-room and met Dudley’s eyes she felt, as she afterwards described it to Lorraine, that she was in for it.
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From this reading “We’ve had a slight accident,” she said, taking the bully by the horns; “something went wrong with the steering gear, and it delayed us.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “We’ve had a slight accident,” she said, taking the bully by the horns; “something went wrong with the steering gear, and it delayed us.
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From this reading When Hal entered the sitting-room and met Dudley’s eyes she felt, as she afterwards described it to Lorraine, that she was in for it.
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From this reading Yet it was not so very late, barely half-past nine.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you had supper?” noticing the table was still laid for two.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the table her supper was still waiting for her.
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From this reading “We’ve had a slight accident,” she said, taking the bully by the horns; “something went wrong with the steering gear, and it delayed us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Hal entered the sitting-room and met Dudley’s eyes she felt, as she afterwards described it to Lorraine, that she was in for it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Hal entered the sitting-room and met Dudley’s eyes she felt, as she afterwards described it to Lorraine, that she was in for it.
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From this reading Have you had supper?” noticing the table was still laid for two.
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From this reading Yet it was not so very late, barely half-past nine.
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From this reading When Hal entered the sitting-room and met Dudley’s eyes she felt, as she afterwards described it to Lorraine, that she was in for it.
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From this reading When Hal entered the sitting-room and met Dudley’s eyes she felt, as she afterwards described it to Lorraine, that she was in for it.
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From this reading Yet it was not so very late, barely half-past nine.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet it was not so very late, barely half-past nine.
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From this reading Have you had supper?” noticing the table was still laid for two.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the table her supper was still waiting for her.
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From this reading “We’ve had a slight accident,” she said, taking the bully by the horns; “something went wrong with the steering gear, and it delayed us.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Hal entered the sitting-room and met Dudley’s eyes she felt, as she afterwards described it to Lorraine, that she was in for it.
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From this reading When Hal entered the sitting-room and met Dudley’s eyes she felt, as she afterwards described it to Lorraine, that she was in for it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ve had a slight accident,” she said, taking the bully by the horns; “something went wrong with the steering gear, and it delayed us.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yet it was not so very late, barely half-past nine.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “We’ve had a slight accident,” she said, taking the bully by the horns; “something went wrong with the steering gear, and it delayed us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ve had a slight accident,” she said, taking the bully by the horns; “something went wrong with the steering gear, and it delayed us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the table her supper was still waiting for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the table her supper was still waiting for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the table her supper was still waiting for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ve had a slight accident,” she said, taking the bully by the horns; “something went wrong with the steering gear, and it delayed us.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Hal entered the sitting-room and met Dudley’s eyes she felt, as she afterwards described it to Lorraine, that she was in for it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Hal entered the sitting-room and met Dudley’s eyes she felt, as she afterwards described it to Lorraine, that she was in for it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Hal entered the sitting-room and met Dudley’s eyes she felt, as she afterwards described it to Lorraine, that she was in for it.
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From this reading Have you had supper?” noticing the table was still laid for two.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We’ve had a slight accident,” she said, taking the bully by the horns; “something went wrong with the steering gear, and it delayed us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet it was not so very late, barely half-past nine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the table her supper was still waiting for her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Hal entered the sitting-room and met Dudley’s eyes she felt, as she afterwards described it to Lorraine, that she was in for it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ve had a slight accident,” she said, taking the bully by the horns; “something went wrong with the steering gear, and it delayed us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We’ve had a slight accident,” she said, taking the bully by the horns; “something went wrong with the steering gear, and it delayed us.
at the time that
From this reading When Hal entered the sitting-room and met Dudley’s eyes she felt, as she afterwards described it to Lorraine, that she was in for it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “We’ve had a slight accident,” she said, taking the bully by the horns; “something went wrong with the steering gear, and it delayed us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ve had a slight accident,” she said, taking the bully by the horns; “something went wrong with the steering gear, and it delayed us.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it was not so very late, barely half-past nine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you had supper?” noticing the table was still laid for two.
