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Chapter XVII
IN REDMAN'S DELL. Lord Chelford raised his hat, smiling: 'I am so very glad I met you, I was beginning to feel so solitary!' he placed himself beside Miss Lake. 'I've had such a long walk across the park. How do you do, Lake? when did you come?' And so on--Lake answering and looking wonderfully as usual.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “'I've had such a long walk across the park.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Lord Chelford raised his hat, smiling: 'I am so very glad I met you, I was beginning to feel so solitary!' he placed himself beside Miss Lake.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Lord Chelford raised his hat, smiling: 'I am so very glad I met you, I was beginning to feel so solitary!' he placed himself beside Miss Lake.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How do you do, Lake? when did you come?'”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Lord Chelford raised his hat, smiling: 'I am so very glad I met you, I was beginning to feel so solitary!' he placed himself beside Miss Lake.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I've had such a long walk across the park.”
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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 'I've had such a long walk across the park.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading 'I've had such a long walk across the park.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Lord Chelford raised his hat, smiling: 'I am so very glad I met you, I was beginning to feel so solitary!' he placed himself beside Miss Lake.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so on--Lake answering and looking wonderfully as usual.
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From this reading And so on--Lake answering and looking wonderfully as usual.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And so on--Lake answering and looking wonderfully as usual.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lord Chelford raised his hat, smiling: 'I am so very glad I met you, I was beginning to feel so solitary!' he placed himself beside Miss Lake.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Lord Chelford raised his hat, smiling: 'I am so very glad I met you, I was beginning to feel so solitary!' he placed himself beside Miss Lake.
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From this reading Lord Chelford raised his hat, smiling: 'I am so very glad I met you, I was beginning to feel so solitary!' he placed himself beside Miss Lake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How do you do, Lake? when did you come?'
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From this reading IN REDMAN'S DELL.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How do you do, Lake? when did you come?'
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How do you do, Lake? when did you come?'
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From this reading Lord Chelford raised his hat, smiling: 'I am so very glad I met you, I was beginning to feel so solitary!' he placed himself beside Miss Lake.
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From this reading Lord Chelford raised his hat, smiling: 'I am so very glad I met you, I was beginning to feel so solitary!' he placed himself beside Miss Lake.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'I've had such a long walk across the park.
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From this reading Lord Chelford raised his hat, smiling: 'I am so very glad I met you, I was beginning to feel so solitary!' he placed himself beside Miss Lake.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lord Chelford raised his hat, smiling: 'I am so very glad I met you, I was beginning to feel so solitary!' he placed himself beside Miss Lake.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lord Chelford raised his hat, smiling: 'I am so very glad I met you, I was beginning to feel so solitary!' he placed himself beside Miss Lake.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lord Chelford raised his hat, smiling: 'I am so very glad I met you, I was beginning to feel so solitary!' he placed himself beside Miss Lake.
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From this reading How do you do, Lake? when did you come?'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Lord Chelford raised his hat, smiling: 'I am so very glad I met you, I was beginning to feel so solitary!' he placed himself beside Miss Lake.
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From this reading 'I've had such a long walk across the park.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN REDMAN'S DELL.
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From this reading Lord Chelford raised his hat, smiling: 'I am so very glad I met you, I was beginning to feel so solitary!' he placed himself beside Miss Lake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I've had such a long walk across the park.
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From this reading And so on--Lake answering and looking wonderfully as usual.
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From this reading Lord Chelford raised his hat, smiling: 'I am so very glad I met you, I was beginning to feel so solitary!' he placed himself beside Miss Lake.
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From this reading Lord Chelford raised his hat, smiling: 'I am so very glad I met you, I was beginning to feel so solitary!' he placed himself beside Miss Lake.
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From this reading Lord Chelford raised his hat, smiling: 'I am so very glad I met you, I was beginning to feel so solitary!' he placed himself beside Miss Lake.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And so on--Lake answering and looking wonderfully as usual.
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From this reading 'I've had such a long walk across the park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lord Chelford raised his hat, smiling: 'I am so very glad I met you, I was beginning to feel so solitary!' he placed himself beside Miss Lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lord Chelford raised his hat, smiling: 'I am so very glad I met you, I was beginning to feel so solitary!' he placed himself beside Miss Lake.
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From this reading IN REDMAN'S DELL.
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From this reading Lord Chelford raised his hat, smiling: 'I am so very glad I met you, I was beginning to feel so solitary!' he placed himself beside Miss Lake.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Lord Chelford raised his hat, smiling: 'I am so very glad I met you, I was beginning to feel so solitary!' he placed himself beside Miss Lake.
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From this reading Lord Chelford raised his hat, smiling: 'I am so very glad I met you, I was beginning to feel so solitary!' he placed himself beside Miss Lake.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading 'I've had such a long walk across the park.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'I've had such a long walk across the park.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lord Chelford raised his hat, smiling: 'I am so very glad I met you, I was beginning to feel so solitary!' he placed himself beside Miss Lake.
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From this reading And so on--Lake answering and looking wonderfully as usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lord Chelford raised his hat, smiling: 'I am so very glad I met you, I was beginning to feel so solitary!' he placed himself beside Miss Lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I've had such a long walk across the park.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lord Chelford raised his hat, smiling: 'I am so very glad I met you, I was beginning to feel so solitary!' he placed himself beside Miss Lake.
at the time that
From this reading How do you do, Lake? when did you come?'
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From this reading And so on--Lake answering and looking wonderfully as usual.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Lord Chelford raised his hat, smiling: 'I am so very glad I met you, I was beginning to feel so solitary!' he placed himself beside Miss Lake.
