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Chapter III
_Constance._--"Oh! I thought you had been abroad." She speaks with a slow, absent, earnest accent, regarding him, as always, with a look of wistful bewilderment. _Bartlett_, struggling uneasily for his habitual lightness.--"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Miss Wyatt. I will go abroad as soon as possible.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I thought you had been abroad."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She speaks with a slow, absent, earnest accent, regarding him, as always, with a look of wistful bewilderment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will go abroad as soon as possible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought you had been abroad."”
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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 She speaks with a slow, absent, earnest accent, regarding him, as always, with a look of wistful bewilderment.
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From this reading I thought you had been abroad."
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From this reading She speaks with a slow, absent, earnest accent, regarding him, as always, with a look of wistful bewilderment.
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From this reading She speaks with a slow, absent, earnest accent, regarding him, as always, with a look of wistful bewilderment.
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From this reading She speaks with a slow, absent, earnest accent, regarding him, as always, with a look of wistful bewilderment.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She speaks with a slow, absent, earnest accent, regarding him, as always, with a look of wistful bewilderment.
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From this reading _Bartlett_, struggling uneasily for his habitual lightness.--"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Miss Wyatt.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I thought you had been abroad."
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From this reading She speaks with a slow, absent, earnest accent, regarding him, as always, with a look of wistful bewilderment.
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From this reading _Constance._--"Oh!
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From this reading _Bartlett_, struggling uneasily for his habitual lightness.--"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Miss Wyatt.
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From this reading She speaks with a slow, absent, earnest accent, regarding him, as always, with a look of wistful bewilderment.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Bartlett_, struggling uneasily for his habitual lightness.--"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Miss Wyatt.
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From this reading I will go abroad as soon as possible.
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From this reading _Bartlett_, struggling uneasily for his habitual lightness.--"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Miss Wyatt.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I thought you had been abroad."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She speaks with a slow, absent, earnest accent, regarding him, as always, with a look of wistful bewilderment.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Bartlett_, struggling uneasily for his habitual lightness.--"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Miss Wyatt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought you had been abroad."
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From this reading _Bartlett_, struggling uneasily for his habitual lightness.--"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Miss Wyatt.
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From this reading _Bartlett_, struggling uneasily for his habitual lightness.--"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Miss Wyatt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She speaks with a slow, absent, earnest accent, regarding him, as always, with a look of wistful bewilderment.
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From this reading _Bartlett_, struggling uneasily for his habitual lightness.--"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Miss Wyatt.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She speaks with a slow, absent, earnest accent, regarding him, as always, with a look of wistful bewilderment.
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From this reading _Constance._--"Oh!
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From this reading I will go abroad as soon as possible.
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From this reading She speaks with a slow, absent, earnest accent, regarding him, as always, with a look of wistful bewilderment.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She speaks with a slow, absent, earnest accent, regarding him, as always, with a look of wistful bewilderment.
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From this reading She speaks with a slow, absent, earnest accent, regarding him, as always, with a look of wistful bewilderment.
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From this reading I will go abroad as soon as possible.
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From this reading _Bartlett_, struggling uneasily for his habitual lightness.--"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Miss Wyatt.
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From this reading She speaks with a slow, absent, earnest accent, regarding him, as always, with a look of wistful bewilderment.
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From this reading _Bartlett_, struggling uneasily for his habitual lightness.--"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Miss Wyatt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought you had been abroad."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Bartlett_, struggling uneasily for his habitual lightness.--"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Miss Wyatt.
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From this reading _Bartlett_, struggling uneasily for his habitual lightness.--"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Miss Wyatt.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will go abroad as soon as possible.
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From this reading She speaks with a slow, absent, earnest accent, regarding him, as always, with a look of wistful bewilderment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She speaks with a slow, absent, earnest accent, regarding him, as always, with a look of wistful bewilderment.
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From this reading _Bartlett_, struggling uneasily for his habitual lightness.--"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Miss Wyatt.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I thought you had been abroad."
