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I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls. He took it better than I expected, and seemed more amused than angry. "She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months. Then she’d pall. I only realised last night that she was not growing younger.
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later than; following
From this reading “I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I only realised last night that she was not growing younger.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took it better than I expected, and seemed more amused than angry.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took it better than I expected, and seemed more amused than angry.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.”
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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 is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.
later than; following
From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
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From this reading He took it better than I expected, and seemed more amused than angry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He took it better than I expected, and seemed more amused than angry.
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From this reading He took it better than I expected, and seemed more amused than angry.
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From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.
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From this reading He took it better than I expected, and seemed more amused than angry.
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From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
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From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
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From this reading He took it better than I expected, and seemed more amused than angry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.
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From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.
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From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
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From this reading I only realised last night that she was not growing younger.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took it better than I expected, and seemed more amused than angry.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I only realised last night that she was not growing younger.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.
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From this reading "She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.
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From this reading He took it better than I expected, and seemed more amused than angry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
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From this reading I only realised last night that she was not growing younger.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I only realised last night that she was not growing younger.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
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From this reading I only realised last night that she was not growing younger.
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From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
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From this reading Then she’d pall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I only realised last night that she was not growing younger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took it better than I expected, and seemed more amused than angry.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.
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From this reading Then she’d pall.
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From this reading "She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He took it better than I expected, and seemed more amused than angry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I only realised last night that she was not growing younger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
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From this reading Then she’d pall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took it better than I expected, and seemed more amused than angry.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I only realised last night that she was not growing younger.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
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From this reading "She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.
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From this reading I only realised last night that she was not growing younger.
