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Chapter XIII
MRS. GIBSON'S VISITORS. One day, to Molly's infinite surprise, Mr. Preston was announced as a caller. Mrs. Gibson and she were sitting together in the drawing-room; Cynthia was out--gone into the town a-shopping--when the door was opened, the name given, and in walked the young man. His entrance seemed to cause more confusion than Molly could well account for.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “His entrance seemed to cause more confusion than Molly could well account for.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Gibson and she were sitting together in the drawing-room; Cynthia was out--gone into the town a-shopping--when the door was opened, the name given, and in walked the young man.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One day, to Molly's infinite surprise, Mr. Preston was announced as a caller.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His entrance seemed to cause more confusion than Molly could well account for.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His entrance seemed to cause more confusion than Molly could well account for.”
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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 One day, to Molly's infinite surprise, Mr. Preston was announced as a caller.
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From this reading Mrs. Gibson and she were sitting together in the drawing-room; Cynthia was out--gone into the town a-shopping--when the door was opened, the name given, and in walked the young man.
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From this reading His entrance seemed to cause more confusion than Molly could well account for.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Gibson and she were sitting together in the drawing-room; Cynthia was out--gone into the town a-shopping--when the door was opened, the name given, and in walked the young man.
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From this reading One day, to Molly's infinite surprise, Mr. Preston was announced as a caller.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One day, to Molly's infinite surprise, Mr. Preston was announced as a caller.
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From this reading One day, to Molly's infinite surprise, Mr. Preston was announced as a caller.
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From this reading His entrance seemed to cause more confusion than Molly could well account for.
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From this reading His entrance seemed to cause more confusion than Molly could well account for.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His entrance seemed to cause more confusion than Molly could well account for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Gibson and she were sitting together in the drawing-room; Cynthia was out--gone into the town a-shopping--when the door was opened, the name given, and in walked the young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day, to Molly's infinite surprise, Mr. Preston was announced as a caller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Gibson and she were sitting together in the drawing-room; Cynthia was out--gone into the town a-shopping--when the door was opened, the name given, and in walked the young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Gibson and she were sitting together in the drawing-room; Cynthia was out--gone into the town a-shopping--when the door was opened, the name given, and in walked the young man.
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From this reading His entrance seemed to cause more confusion than Molly could well account for.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His entrance seemed to cause more confusion than Molly could well account for.
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From this reading Mrs. Gibson and she were sitting together in the drawing-room; Cynthia was out--gone into the town a-shopping--when the door was opened, the name given, and in walked the young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GIBSON'S VISITORS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Gibson and she were sitting together in the drawing-room; Cynthia was out--gone into the town a-shopping--when the door was opened, the name given, and in walked the young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Gibson and she were sitting together in the drawing-room; Cynthia was out--gone into the town a-shopping--when the door was opened, the name given, and in walked the young man.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His entrance seemed to cause more confusion than Molly could well account for.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Gibson and she were sitting together in the drawing-room; Cynthia was out--gone into the town a-shopping--when the door was opened, the name given, and in walked the young man.
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From this reading One day, to Molly's infinite surprise, Mr. Preston was announced as a caller.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mrs. Gibson and she were sitting together in the drawing-room; Cynthia was out--gone into the town a-shopping--when the door was opened, the name given, and in walked the young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Gibson and she were sitting together in the drawing-room; Cynthia was out--gone into the town a-shopping--when the door was opened, the name given, and in walked the young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His entrance seemed to cause more confusion than Molly could well account for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day, to Molly's infinite surprise, Mr. Preston was announced as a caller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His entrance seemed to cause more confusion than Molly could well account for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day, to Molly's infinite surprise, Mr. Preston was announced as a caller.
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From this reading MRS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Gibson and she were sitting together in the drawing-room; Cynthia was out--gone into the town a-shopping--when the door was opened, the name given, and in walked the young man.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, to Molly's infinite surprise, Mr. Preston was announced as a caller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Gibson and she were sitting together in the drawing-room; Cynthia was out--gone into the town a-shopping--when the door was opened, the name given, and in walked the young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Gibson and she were sitting together in the drawing-room; Cynthia was out--gone into the town a-shopping--when the door was opened, the name given, and in walked the young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day, to Molly's infinite surprise, Mr. Preston was announced as a caller.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His entrance seemed to cause more confusion than Molly could well account for.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Gibson and she were sitting together in the drawing-room; Cynthia was out--gone into the town a-shopping--when the door was opened, the name given, and in walked the young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Gibson and she were sitting together in the drawing-room; Cynthia was out--gone into the town a-shopping--when the door was opened, the name given, and in walked the young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day, to Molly's infinite surprise, Mr. Preston was announced as a caller.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His entrance seemed to cause more confusion than Molly could well account for.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Gibson and she were sitting together in the drawing-room; Cynthia was out--gone into the town a-shopping--when the door was opened, the name given, and in walked the young man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day, to Molly's infinite surprise, Mr. Preston was announced as a caller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Gibson and she were sitting together in the drawing-room; Cynthia was out--gone into the town a-shopping--when the door was opened, the name given, and in walked the young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Gibson and she were sitting together in the drawing-room; Cynthia was out--gone into the town a-shopping--when the door was opened, the name given, and in walked the young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GIBSON'S VISITORS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Gibson and she were sitting together in the drawing-room; Cynthia was out--gone into the town a-shopping--when the door was opened, the name given, and in walked the young man.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One day, to Molly's infinite surprise, Mr. Preston was announced as a caller.
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From this reading His entrance seemed to cause more confusion than Molly could well account for.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mrs. Gibson and she were sitting together in the drawing-room; Cynthia was out--gone into the town a-shopping--when the door was opened, the name given, and in walked the young man.
at the time that
From this reading Mrs. Gibson and she were sitting together in the drawing-room; Cynthia was out--gone into the town a-shopping--when the door was opened, the name given, and in walked the young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Gibson and she were sitting together in the drawing-room; Cynthia was out--gone into the town a-shopping--when the door was opened, the name given, and in walked the young man.
