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Chapter XIV
"MR. LISLE HAS GIVEN ME A RING." "Vouchsafe to wear this ring." _Richard III._ FOR several days after this startling occurrence, Miss Denis did not appear in public. She would gladly have denied herself to all visitors save Mrs. Home; but who could shut out Mrs. Creery?
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later than; following
From this reading “_Richard III._ FOR several days after this startling occurrence, Miss Denis did not appear in public.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She would gladly have denied herself to all visitors save Mrs. Home; but who could shut out Mrs. Creery?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “LISLE HAS GIVEN ME A RING."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She would gladly have denied herself to all visitors save Mrs. Home; but who could shut out Mrs. Creery?”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She would gladly have denied herself to all visitors save Mrs. Home; but who could shut out Mrs. Creery?”
except for; apart from
From this reading “She would gladly have denied herself to all visitors save Mrs. Home; but who could shut out Mrs. Creery?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “_Richard III._ FOR several days after this startling occurrence, Miss Denis did not appear in public.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She would gladly have denied herself to all visitors save Mrs. Home; but who could shut out Mrs. Creery?”
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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 LISLE HAS GIVEN ME A RING."
later than; following
From this reading _Richard III._ FOR several days after this startling occurrence, Miss Denis did not appear in public.
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From this reading She would gladly have denied herself to all visitors save Mrs. Home; but who could shut out Mrs. Creery?
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From this reading _Richard III._ FOR several days after this startling occurrence, Miss Denis did not appear in public.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She would gladly have denied herself to all visitors save Mrs. Home; but who could shut out Mrs. Creery?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She would gladly have denied herself to all visitors save Mrs. Home; but who could shut out Mrs. Creery?
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From this reading She would gladly have denied herself to all visitors save Mrs. Home; but who could shut out Mrs. Creery?
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From this reading _Richard III._ FOR several days after this startling occurrence, Miss Denis did not appear in public.
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From this reading She would gladly have denied herself to all visitors save Mrs. Home; but who could shut out Mrs. Creery?
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From this reading _Richard III._ FOR several days after this startling occurrence, Miss Denis did not appear in public.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Richard III._ FOR several days after this startling occurrence, Miss Denis did not appear in public.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Richard III._ FOR several days after this startling occurrence, Miss Denis did not appear in public.
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From this reading LISLE HAS GIVEN ME A RING."
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From this reading She would gladly have denied herself to all visitors save Mrs. Home; but who could shut out Mrs. Creery?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LISLE HAS GIVEN ME A RING."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She would gladly have denied herself to all visitors save Mrs. Home; but who could shut out Mrs. Creery?
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She would gladly have denied herself to all visitors save Mrs. Home; but who could shut out Mrs. Creery?
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From this reading She would gladly have denied herself to all visitors save Mrs. Home; but who could shut out Mrs. Creery?
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From this reading _Richard III._ FOR several days after this startling occurrence, Miss Denis did not appear in public.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Richard III._ FOR several days after this startling occurrence, Miss Denis did not appear in public.
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From this reading LISLE HAS GIVEN ME A RING."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading LISLE HAS GIVEN ME A RING."
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From this reading _Richard III._ FOR several days after this startling occurrence, Miss Denis did not appear in public.
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From this reading "MR.
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From this reading She would gladly have denied herself to all visitors save Mrs. Home; but who could shut out Mrs. Creery?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Richard III._ FOR several days after this startling occurrence, Miss Denis did not appear in public.
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From this reading _Richard III._ FOR several days after this startling occurrence, Miss Denis did not appear in public.
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From this reading She would gladly have denied herself to all visitors save Mrs. Home; but who could shut out Mrs. Creery?
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From this reading _Richard III._ FOR several days after this startling occurrence, Miss Denis did not appear in public.
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From this reading _Richard III._ FOR several days after this startling occurrence, Miss Denis did not appear in public.
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From this reading LISLE HAS GIVEN ME A RING."
except for; apart from
From this reading She would gladly have denied herself to all visitors save Mrs. Home; but who could shut out Mrs. Creery?
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From this reading _Richard III._ FOR several days after this startling occurrence, Miss Denis did not appear in public.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would gladly have denied herself to all visitors save Mrs. Home; but who could shut out Mrs. Creery?
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From this reading She would gladly have denied herself to all visitors save Mrs. Home; but who could shut out Mrs. Creery?
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From this reading _Richard III._ FOR several days after this startling occurrence, Miss Denis did not appear in public.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Vouchsafe to wear this ring."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Vouchsafe to wear this ring."
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From this reading She would gladly have denied herself to all visitors save Mrs. Home; but who could shut out Mrs. Creery?
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From this reading "Vouchsafe to wear this ring."
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From this reading "Vouchsafe to wear this ring."
which person or people
From this reading She would gladly have denied herself to all visitors save Mrs. Home; but who could shut out Mrs. Creery?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would gladly have denied herself to all visitors save Mrs. Home; but who could shut out Mrs. Creery?
