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Chapter XV
MR WHITTLESTAFF GOES OUT TO DINNER. This would be her last opportunity. So Mary told herself as she got out of the carriage at Mr Hall's front door. It was made manifest to her by such a speech that he did not expect that she should do so, but looked upon her doing so as within the verge of possibility. She could still do it, and yet not encounter his disgust or his horror.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She could still do it, and yet not encounter his disgust or his horror.”
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading “She could still do it, and yet not encounter his disgust or his horror.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “It was made manifest to her by such a speech that he did not expect that she should do so, but looked upon her doing so as within the verge of possibility.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “So Mary told herself as she got out of the carriage at Mr Hall's front door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This would be her last opportunity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was made manifest to her by such a speech that he did not expect that she should do so, but looked upon her doing so as within the verge of possibility.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She could still do it, and yet not encounter his disgust or his horror.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So Mary told herself as she got out of the carriage at Mr Hall's front door.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “It was made manifest to her by such a speech that he did not expect that she should do so, but looked upon her doing so as within the verge of possibility.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “It was made manifest to her by such a speech that he did not expect that she should do so, but looked upon her doing so as within the verge of possibility.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “This would be her last opportunity.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “She could still do it, and yet not encounter his disgust or his horror.”
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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 It was made manifest to her by such a speech that he did not expect that she should do so, but looked upon her doing so as within the verge of possibility.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She could still do it, and yet not encounter his disgust or his horror.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So Mary told herself as she got out of the carriage at Mr Hall's front door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So Mary told herself as she got out of the carriage at Mr Hall's front door.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This would be her last opportunity.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was made manifest to her by such a speech that he did not expect that she should do so, but looked upon her doing so as within the verge of possibility.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was made manifest to her by such a speech that he did not expect that she should do so, but looked upon her doing so as within the verge of possibility.
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From this reading So Mary told herself as she got out of the carriage at Mr Hall's front door.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could still do it, and yet not encounter his disgust or his horror.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was made manifest to her by such a speech that he did not expect that she should do so, but looked upon her doing so as within the verge of possibility.
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From this reading MR WHITTLESTAFF GOES OUT TO DINNER.
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading She could still do it, and yet not encounter his disgust or his horror.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was made manifest to her by such a speech that he did not expect that she should do so, but looked upon her doing so as within the verge of possibility.
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From this reading It was made manifest to her by such a speech that he did not expect that she should do so, but looked upon her doing so as within the verge of possibility.
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From this reading So Mary told herself as she got out of the carriage at Mr Hall's front door.
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From this reading She could still do it, and yet not encounter his disgust or his horror.
to think that something will happen
From this reading It was made manifest to her by such a speech that he did not expect that she should do so, but looked upon her doing so as within the verge of possibility.
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From this reading So Mary told herself as she got out of the carriage at Mr Hall's front door.
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From this reading MR WHITTLESTAFF GOES OUT TO DINNER.
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From this reading So Mary told herself as she got out of the carriage at Mr Hall's front door.
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From this reading So Mary told herself as she got out of the carriage at Mr Hall's front door.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was made manifest to her by such a speech that he did not expect that she should do so, but looked upon her doing so as within the verge of possibility.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This would be her last opportunity.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading So Mary told herself as she got out of the carriage at Mr Hall's front door.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She could still do it, and yet not encounter his disgust or his horror.
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From this reading She could still do it, and yet not encounter his disgust or his horror.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was made manifest to her by such a speech that he did not expect that she should do so, but looked upon her doing so as within the verge of possibility.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This would be her last opportunity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was made manifest to her by such a speech that he did not expect that she should do so, but looked upon her doing so as within the verge of possibility.
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From this reading It was made manifest to her by such a speech that he did not expect that she should do so, but looked upon her doing so as within the verge of possibility.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was made manifest to her by such a speech that he did not expect that she should do so, but looked upon her doing so as within the verge of possibility.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So Mary told herself as she got out of the carriage at Mr Hall's front door.
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From this reading MR WHITTLESTAFF GOES OUT TO DINNER.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was made manifest to her by such a speech that he did not expect that she should do so, but looked upon her doing so as within the verge of possibility.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So Mary told herself as she got out of the carriage at Mr Hall's front door.
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From this reading This would be her last opportunity.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She could still do it, and yet not encounter his disgust or his horror.
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From this reading MR WHITTLESTAFF GOES OUT TO DINNER.
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From this reading It was made manifest to her by such a speech that he did not expect that she should do so, but looked upon her doing so as within the verge of possibility.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So Mary told herself as she got out of the carriage at Mr Hall's front door.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was made manifest to her by such a speech that he did not expect that she should do so, but looked upon her doing so as within the verge of possibility.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Mary told herself as she got out of the carriage at Mr Hall's front door.
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From this reading It was made manifest to her by such a speech that he did not expect that she should do so, but looked upon her doing so as within the verge of possibility.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could still do it, and yet not encounter his disgust or his horror.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was made manifest to her by such a speech that he did not expect that she should do so, but looked upon her doing so as within the verge of possibility.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was made manifest to her by such a speech that he did not expect that she should do so, but looked upon her doing so as within the verge of possibility.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So Mary told herself as she got out of the carriage at Mr Hall's front door.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This would be her last opportunity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MR WHITTLESTAFF GOES OUT TO DINNER.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Mary told herself as she got out of the carriage at Mr Hall's front door.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was made manifest to her by such a speech that he did not expect that she should do so, but looked upon her doing so as within the verge of possibility.
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From this reading It was made manifest to her by such a speech that he did not expect that she should do so, but looked upon her doing so as within the verge of possibility.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was made manifest to her by such a speech that he did not expect that she should do so, but looked upon her doing so as within the verge of possibility.
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From this reading MR WHITTLESTAFF GOES OUT TO DINNER.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It was made manifest to her by such a speech that he did not expect that she should do so, but looked upon her doing so as within the verge of possibility.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This would be her last opportunity.
but in spite of that
From this reading She could still do it, and yet not encounter his disgust or his horror.
