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Chapter XXXI
PAKENHAM'S PRICE The happiest women, like nations, have no history. --_George Eliot_. The apartment into which I hurriedly stepped I found to be a long and narrow hall, heavily draped. A door or so made off on the right-hand side, and a closed door also appeared at the farther end; but none invited me to enter, and I did not care to intrude. This situation did not please me, because I must perforce hear all that went on in the rooms which I had just left.
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for the reason that
From this reading “This situation did not please me, because I must perforce hear all that went on in the rooms which I had just left.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The apartment into which I hurriedly stepped I found to be a long and narrow hall, heavily draped.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “PAKENHAM'S PRICE The happiest women, like nations, have no history.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This situation did not please me, because I must perforce hear all that went on in the rooms which I had just left.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This situation did not please me, because I must perforce hear all that went on in the rooms which I had just left.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The apartment into which I hurriedly stepped I found to be a long and narrow hall, heavily draped.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “This situation did not please me, because I must perforce hear all that went on in the rooms which I had just left.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “A door or so made off on the right-hand side, and a closed door also appeared at the farther end; but none invited me to enter, and I did not care to intrude.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This situation did not please me, because I must perforce hear all that went on in the rooms which I had just left.”
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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 The apartment into which I hurriedly stepped I found to be a long and narrow hall, heavily draped.
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From this reading This situation did not please me, because I must perforce hear all that went on in the rooms which I had just left.
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From this reading A door or so made off on the right-hand side, and a closed door also appeared at the farther end; but none invited me to enter, and I did not care to intrude.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The apartment into which I hurriedly stepped I found to be a long and narrow hall, heavily draped.
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From this reading The apartment into which I hurriedly stepped I found to be a long and narrow hall, heavily draped.
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From this reading A door or so made off on the right-hand side, and a closed door also appeared at the farther end; but none invited me to enter, and I did not care to intrude.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A door or so made off on the right-hand side, and a closed door also appeared at the farther end; but none invited me to enter, and I did not care to intrude.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The apartment into which I hurriedly stepped I found to be a long and narrow hall, heavily draped.
for the reason that
From this reading This situation did not please me, because I must perforce hear all that went on in the rooms which I had just left.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A door or so made off on the right-hand side, and a closed door also appeared at the farther end; but none invited me to enter, and I did not care to intrude.
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From this reading A door or so made off on the right-hand side, and a closed door also appeared at the farther end; but none invited me to enter, and I did not care to intrude.
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From this reading A door or so made off on the right-hand side, and a closed door also appeared at the farther end; but none invited me to enter, and I did not care to intrude.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A door or so made off on the right-hand side, and a closed door also appeared at the farther end; but none invited me to enter, and I did not care to intrude.
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From this reading A door or so made off on the right-hand side, and a closed door also appeared at the farther end; but none invited me to enter, and I did not care to intrude.
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From this reading The apartment into which I hurriedly stepped I found to be a long and narrow hall, heavily draped.
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From this reading --_George Eliot_.
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From this reading A door or so made off on the right-hand side, and a closed door also appeared at the farther end; but none invited me to enter, and I did not care to intrude.
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From this reading A door or so made off on the right-hand side, and a closed door also appeared at the farther end; but none invited me to enter, and I did not care to intrude.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A door or so made off on the right-hand side, and a closed door also appeared at the farther end; but none invited me to enter, and I did not care to intrude.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The apartment into which I hurriedly stepped I found to be a long and narrow hall, heavily draped.
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From this reading --_George Eliot_.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This situation did not please me, because I must perforce hear all that went on in the rooms which I had just left.
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From this reading The apartment into which I hurriedly stepped I found to be a long and narrow hall, heavily draped.
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From this reading PAKENHAM'S PRICE The happiest women, like nations, have no history.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading PAKENHAM'S PRICE The happiest women, like nations, have no history.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This situation did not please me, because I must perforce hear all that went on in the rooms which I had just left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The apartment into which I hurriedly stepped I found to be a long and narrow hall, heavily draped.
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From this reading PAKENHAM'S PRICE The happiest women, like nations, have no history.
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From this reading The apartment into which I hurriedly stepped I found to be a long and narrow hall, heavily draped.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The apartment into which I hurriedly stepped I found to be a long and narrow hall, heavily draped.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This situation did not please me, because I must perforce hear all that went on in the rooms which I had just left.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The apartment into which I hurriedly stepped I found to be a long and narrow hall, heavily draped.
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From this reading A door or so made off on the right-hand side, and a closed door also appeared at the farther end; but none invited me to enter, and I did not care to intrude.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A door or so made off on the right-hand side, and a closed door also appeared at the farther end; but none invited me to enter, and I did not care to intrude.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This situation did not please me, because I must perforce hear all that went on in the rooms which I had just left.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This situation did not please me, because I must perforce hear all that went on in the rooms which I had just left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PAKENHAM'S PRICE The happiest women, like nations, have no history.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The apartment into which I hurriedly stepped I found to be a long and narrow hall, heavily draped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A door or so made off on the right-hand side, and a closed door also appeared at the farther end; but none invited me to enter, and I did not care to intrude.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A door or so made off on the right-hand side, and a closed door also appeared at the farther end; but none invited me to enter, and I did not care to intrude.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading This situation did not please me, because I must perforce hear all that went on in the rooms which I had just left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The apartment into which I hurriedly stepped I found to be a long and narrow hall, heavily draped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PAKENHAM'S PRICE The happiest women, like nations, have no history.
not any; not one
From this reading PAKENHAM'S PRICE The happiest women, like nations, have no history.
not one, and not any
From this reading A door or so made off on the right-hand side, and a closed door also appeared at the farther end; but none invited me to enter, and I did not care to intrude.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A door or so made off on the right-hand side, and a closed door also appeared at the farther end; but none invited me to enter, and I did not care to intrude.
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From this reading A door or so made off on the right-hand side, and a closed door also appeared at the farther end; but none invited me to enter, and I did not care to intrude.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A door or so made off on the right-hand side, and a closed door also appeared at the farther end; but none invited me to enter, and I did not care to intrude.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A door or so made off on the right-hand side, and a closed door also appeared at the farther end; but none invited me to enter, and I did not care to intrude.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PAKENHAM'S PRICE The happiest women, like nations, have no history.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This situation did not please me, because I must perforce hear all that went on in the rooms which I had just left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This situation did not please me, because I must perforce hear all that went on in the rooms which I had just left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PAKENHAM'S PRICE The happiest women, like nations, have no history.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A door or so made off on the right-hand side, and a closed door also appeared at the farther end; but none invited me to enter, and I did not care to intrude.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This situation did not please me, because I must perforce hear all that went on in the rooms which I had just left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A door or so made off on the right-hand side, and a closed door also appeared at the farther end; but none invited me to enter, and I did not care to intrude.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This situation did not please me, because I must perforce hear all that went on in the rooms which I had just left.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A door or so made off on the right-hand side, and a closed door also appeared at the farther end; but none invited me to enter, and I did not care to intrude.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The apartment into which I hurriedly stepped I found to be a long and narrow hall, heavily draped.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This situation did not please me, because I must perforce hear all that went on in the rooms which I had just left.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PAKENHAM'S PRICE The happiest women, like nations, have no history.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This situation did not please me, because I must perforce hear all that went on in the rooms which I had just left.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The apartment into which I hurriedly stepped I found to be a long and narrow hall, heavily draped.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This situation did not please me, because I must perforce hear all that went on in the rooms which I had just left.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The apartment into which I hurriedly stepped I found to be a long and narrow hall, heavily draped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PAKENHAM'S PRICE The happiest women, like nations, have no history.
