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Chapter XVIII
Julia was conscious of a new vitality as she left the Park. She was her own mistress now; her half tie to Graveling was permanently broken. So much the better! The man's personality had always been distasteful to her. She had suffered him only as a fellow worker.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The man's personality had always been distasteful to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was her own mistress now; her half tie to Graveling was permanently broken.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was her own mistress now; her half tie to Graveling was permanently broken.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Julia was conscious of a new vitality as she left 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 Julia was conscious of a new vitality as she left the Park.
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From this reading The man's personality had always been distasteful to her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Julia was conscious of a new vitality as she left the Park.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The man's personality had always been distasteful to her.
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From this reading So much the better!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was her own mistress now; her half tie to Graveling was permanently broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julia was conscious of a new vitality as she left the Park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man's personality had always been distasteful to her.
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From this reading She had suffered him only as a fellow worker.
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From this reading She was her own mistress now; her half tie to Graveling was permanently broken.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man's personality had always been distasteful to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was her own mistress now; her half tie to Graveling was permanently broken.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was her own mistress now; her half tie to Graveling was permanently broken.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had suffered him only as a fellow worker.
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From this reading Julia was conscious of a new vitality as she left the Park.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Julia was conscious of a new vitality as she left the Park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man's personality had always been distasteful to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was her own mistress now; her half tie to Graveling was permanently broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So much the better!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julia was conscious of a new vitality as she left the Park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was her own mistress now; her half tie to Graveling was permanently broken.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Julia was conscious of a new vitality as she left the Park.
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From this reading She had suffered him only as a fellow worker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was her own mistress now; her half tie to Graveling was permanently broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julia was conscious of a new vitality as she left the Park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was her own mistress now; her half tie to Graveling was permanently broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man's personality had always been distasteful to her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Julia was conscious of a new vitality as she left the Park.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So much the better!
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From this reading She had suffered him only as a fellow worker.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Julia was conscious of a new vitality as she left the Park.
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From this reading She was her own mistress now; her half tie to Graveling was permanently broken.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was her own mistress now; her half tie to Graveling was permanently broken.
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From this reading Julia was conscious of a new vitality as she left the Park.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Julia was conscious of a new vitality as she left the Park.
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From this reading She had suffered him only as a fellow worker.
