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Chapter XXXI
Miss Ransome’s eyes looked heavy next morning at breakfast. That her hostess noticed the fact was made apparent by a remark that followed her first glance at her guest. “I suppose you were very sorry to leave Stillington?” “What an ass I was to cry!” was the unspoken response to this question. The spoken one ran more subtilely-- “As sorry as I could be when I was so exceedingly glad too.”
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The spoken one ran more subtilely-- “As sorry as I could be when I was so exceedingly glad too.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That her hostess noticed the fact was made apparent by a remark that followed her first glance at her guest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss Ransome’s eyes looked heavy next morning at breakfast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss Ransome’s eyes looked heavy next morning at breakfast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss Ransome’s eyes looked heavy next morning at breakfast.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The spoken one ran more subtilely-- “As sorry as I could be when I was so exceedingly glad too.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““What an ass I was to cry!” was the unspoken response to this question.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I suppose you were very sorry to leave Stillington?””
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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 That her hostess noticed the fact was made apparent by a remark that followed her first glance at her guest.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “What an ass I was to cry!” was the unspoken response to this question.
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From this reading That her hostess noticed the fact was made apparent by a remark that followed her first glance at her guest.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The spoken one ran more subtilely-- “As sorry as I could be when I was so exceedingly glad too.”
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From this reading “What an ass I was to cry!” was the unspoken response to this question.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Ransome’s eyes looked heavy next morning at breakfast.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The spoken one ran more subtilely-- “As sorry as I could be when I was so exceedingly glad too.”
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From this reading Miss Ransome’s eyes looked heavy next morning at breakfast.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That her hostess noticed the fact was made apparent by a remark that followed her first glance at her guest.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The spoken one ran more subtilely-- “As sorry as I could be when I was so exceedingly glad too.”
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From this reading “What an ass I was to cry!” was the unspoken response to this question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The spoken one ran more subtilely-- “As sorry as I could be when I was so exceedingly glad too.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Ransome’s eyes looked heavy next morning at breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That her hostess noticed the fact was made apparent by a remark that followed her first glance at her guest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That her hostess noticed the fact was made apparent by a remark that followed her first glance at her guest.
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From this reading That her hostess noticed the fact was made apparent by a remark that followed her first glance at her guest.
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From this reading The spoken one ran more subtilely-- “As sorry as I could be when I was so exceedingly glad too.”
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From this reading That her hostess noticed the fact was made apparent by a remark that followed her first glance at her guest.
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From this reading That her hostess noticed the fact was made apparent by a remark that followed her first glance at her guest.
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From this reading Miss Ransome’s eyes looked heavy next morning at breakfast.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That her hostess noticed the fact was made apparent by a remark that followed her first glance at her guest.
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From this reading That her hostess noticed the fact was made apparent by a remark that followed her first glance at her guest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I suppose you were very sorry to leave Stillington?”
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From this reading “I suppose you were very sorry to leave Stillington?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Ransome’s eyes looked heavy next morning at breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That her hostess noticed the fact was made apparent by a remark that followed her first glance at her guest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Ransome’s eyes looked heavy next morning at breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The spoken one ran more subtilely-- “As sorry as I could be when I was so exceedingly glad too.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Ransome’s eyes looked heavy next morning at breakfast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Ransome’s eyes looked heavy next morning at breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That her hostess noticed the fact was made apparent by a remark that followed her first glance at her guest.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The spoken one ran more subtilely-- “As sorry as I could be when I was so exceedingly glad too.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What an ass I was to cry!” was the unspoken response to this question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The spoken one ran more subtilely-- “As sorry as I could be when I was so exceedingly glad too.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Ransome’s eyes looked heavy next morning at breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That her hostess noticed the fact was made apparent by a remark that followed her first glance at her guest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What an ass I was to cry!” was the unspoken response to this question.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The spoken one ran more subtilely-- “As sorry as I could be when I was so exceedingly glad too.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I suppose you were very sorry to leave Stillington?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The spoken one ran more subtilely-- “As sorry as I could be when I was so exceedingly glad too.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I suppose you were very sorry to leave Stillington?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The spoken one ran more subtilely-- “As sorry as I could be when I was so exceedingly glad too.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I suppose you were very sorry to leave Stillington?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That her hostess noticed the fact was made apparent by a remark that followed her first glance at her guest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That her hostess noticed the fact was made apparent by a remark that followed her first glance at her guest.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What an ass I was to cry!” was the unspoken response to this question.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I suppose you were very sorry to leave Stillington?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The spoken one ran more subtilely-- “As sorry as I could be when I was so exceedingly glad too.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What an ass I was to cry!” was the unspoken response to this question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I suppose you were very sorry to leave Stillington?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That her hostess noticed the fact was made apparent by a remark that followed her first glance at her guest.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I suppose you were very sorry to leave Stillington?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What an ass I was to cry!” was the unspoken response to this question.
at the time that
From this reading The spoken one ran more subtilely-- “As sorry as I could be when I was so exceedingly glad too.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I suppose you were very sorry to leave Stillington?”
