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Chapter XXIII
AGAIN AT CROKER'S HALL. About three o'clock on that day Mr Whittlestaff came home. The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way. She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause. But he had no sooner taken his place in the library than he sent for her.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “About three o'clock on that day Mr Whittlestaff came home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AGAIN AT CROKER'S HALL.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About three o'clock on that day Mr Whittlestaff came home.
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From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AGAIN AT CROKER'S HALL.
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From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AGAIN AT CROKER'S HALL.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
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From this reading About three o'clock on that day Mr Whittlestaff came home.
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From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
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From this reading AGAIN AT CROKER'S HALL.
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From this reading About three o'clock on that day Mr Whittlestaff came home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But he had no sooner taken his place in the library than he sent for her.
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From this reading The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way.
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From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way.
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From this reading AGAIN AT CROKER'S HALL.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he had no sooner taken his place in the library than he sent for her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But he had no sooner taken his place in the library than he sent for her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
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From this reading About three o'clock on that day Mr Whittlestaff came home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But he had no sooner taken his place in the library than he sent for her.
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From this reading But he had no sooner taken his place in the library than he sent for her.
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From this reading The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way.
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From this reading The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way.
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From this reading About three o'clock on that day Mr Whittlestaff came home.
not any; not one
From this reading But he had no sooner taken his place in the library than he sent for her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
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From this reading About three o'clock on that day Mr Whittlestaff came home.
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From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading About three o'clock on that day Mr Whittlestaff came home.
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From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
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From this reading The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way.
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From this reading But he had no sooner taken his place in the library than he sent for her.
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From this reading The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way.
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From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
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From this reading But he had no sooner taken his place in the library than he sent for her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
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From this reading But he had no sooner taken his place in the library than he sent for her.
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From this reading But he had no sooner taken his place in the library than he sent for her.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But he had no sooner taken his place in the library than he sent for her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading About three o'clock on that day Mr Whittlestaff came home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way.
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From this reading About three o'clock on that day Mr Whittlestaff came home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way.
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From this reading The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading About three o'clock on that day Mr Whittlestaff came home.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
