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Chapter XIX
NO sooner did Mrs. Grainger find herself safely locked in her room, than she re-opened the letter the post had just brought her. It was exceedingly brief, and seemed hastily written: “Strictly and imperatively private. “Trieste, Tuesday morning. “My dear Miss Grainger,--I have just arrived here from India, with important despatches for the government.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “NO sooner did Mrs. Grainger find herself safely locked in her room, than she re-opened the letter the post had just brought her.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““My dear Miss Grainger,--I have just arrived here from India, with important despatches for the government.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““My dear Miss Grainger,--I have just arrived here from India, with important despatches for the government.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “NO sooner did Mrs. Grainger find herself safely locked in her room, than she re-opened the letter the post had just brought her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Trieste, Tuesday morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was exceedingly brief, and seemed hastily written:”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was exceedingly brief, and seemed hastily written:
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From this reading “My dear Miss Grainger,--I have just arrived here from India, with important despatches for the government.
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From this reading It was exceedingly brief, and seemed hastily written:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading NO sooner did Mrs. Grainger find herself safely locked in her room, than she re-opened the letter the post had just brought her.
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From this reading “My dear Miss Grainger,--I have just arrived here from India, with important despatches for the government.
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From this reading “My dear Miss Grainger,--I have just arrived here from India, with important despatches for the government.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading NO sooner did Mrs. Grainger find herself safely locked in her room, than she re-opened the letter the post had just brought her.
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From this reading It was exceedingly brief, and seemed hastily written:
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From this reading NO sooner did Mrs. Grainger find herself safely locked in her room, than she re-opened the letter the post had just brought her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “My dear Miss Grainger,--I have just arrived here from India, with important despatches for the government.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “My dear Miss Grainger,--I have just arrived here from India, with important despatches for the government.
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From this reading “My dear Miss Grainger,--I have just arrived here from India, with important despatches for the government.
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From this reading NO sooner did Mrs. Grainger find herself safely locked in her room, than she re-opened the letter the post had just brought her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading NO sooner did Mrs. Grainger find herself safely locked in her room, than she re-opened the letter the post had just brought her.
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From this reading It was exceedingly brief, and seemed hastily written:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “My dear Miss Grainger,--I have just arrived here from India, with important despatches for the government.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading NO sooner did Mrs. Grainger find herself safely locked in her room, than she re-opened the letter the post had just brought her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My dear Miss Grainger,--I have just arrived here from India, with important despatches for the government.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading NO sooner did Mrs. Grainger find herself safely locked in her room, than she re-opened the letter the post had just brought her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My dear Miss Grainger,--I have just arrived here from India, with important despatches for the government.
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From this reading “Strictly and imperatively private.
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From this reading “My dear Miss Grainger,--I have just arrived here from India, with important despatches for the government.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NO sooner did Mrs. Grainger find herself safely locked in her room, than she re-opened the letter the post had just brought her.
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From this reading “My dear Miss Grainger,--I have just arrived here from India, with important despatches for the government.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was exceedingly brief, and seemed hastily written:
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From this reading NO sooner did Mrs. Grainger find herself safely locked in her room, than she re-opened the letter the post had just brought her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NO sooner did Mrs. Grainger find herself safely locked in her room, than she re-opened the letter the post had just brought her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NO sooner did Mrs. Grainger find herself safely locked in her room, than she re-opened the letter the post had just brought her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear Miss Grainger,--I have just arrived here from India, with important despatches for the government.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Trieste, Tuesday morning.
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From this reading NO sooner did Mrs. Grainger find herself safely locked in her room, than she re-opened the letter the post had just brought her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear Miss Grainger,--I have just arrived here from India, with important despatches for the government.
not any; not one
From this reading NO sooner did Mrs. Grainger find herself safely locked in her room, than she re-opened the letter the post had just brought her.
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From this reading NO sooner did Mrs. Grainger find herself safely locked in her room, than she re-opened the letter the post had just brought her.
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From this reading “Strictly and imperatively private.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NO sooner did Mrs. Grainger find herself safely locked in her room, than she re-opened the letter the post had just brought her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NO sooner did Mrs. Grainger find herself safely locked in her room, than she re-opened the letter the post had just brought her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NO sooner did Mrs. Grainger find herself safely locked in her room, than she re-opened the letter the post had just brought her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was exceedingly brief, and seemed hastily written:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading NO sooner did Mrs. Grainger find herself safely locked in her room, than she re-opened the letter the post had just brought her.
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From this reading NO sooner did Mrs. Grainger find herself safely locked in her room, than she re-opened the letter the post had just brought her.
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From this reading “Strictly and imperatively private.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading NO sooner did Mrs. Grainger find herself safely locked in her room, than she re-opened the letter the post had just brought her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NO sooner did Mrs. Grainger find herself safely locked in her room, than she re-opened the letter the post had just brought her.
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From this reading “Trieste, Tuesday morning.
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From this reading “Trieste, Tuesday morning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was exceedingly brief, and seemed hastily written:
in the company of; together with
From this reading “My dear Miss Grainger,--I have just arrived here from India, with important despatches for the government.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was exceedingly brief, and seemed hastily written:
