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Chapter XXXIV
A WICKED COMPACT. Mrs. Brackett knew very little of the way in which her brother had passed the last eight years. She knew nothing of his lawless life and conviction of crime, and supposed that his record was as creditable as the average. She was, therefore, quite ready to give him a cordial welcome, and to consult him upon family matters. Through her influence, also Mr. Brackett received his brother-in-law with a friendly welcome, acknowledging his claims as a relative.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was, therefore, quite ready to give him a cordial welcome, and to consult him upon family matters.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Brackett knew very little of the way in which her brother had passed the last eight years.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She knew nothing of his lawless life and conviction of crime, and supposed that his record was as creditable as the average.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Brackett knew very little of the way in which her brother had passed the last eight years.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “She knew nothing of his lawless life and conviction of crime, and supposed that his record was as creditable as the average.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Brackett knew very little of the way in which her brother had passed the last eight years.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was, therefore, quite ready to give him a cordial welcome, and to consult him upon family matters.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “She was, therefore, quite ready to give him a cordial welcome, and to consult him upon family matters.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Through her influence, also Mr. Brackett received his brother-in-law with a friendly welcome, acknowledging his claims as a relative.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “She was, therefore, quite ready to give him a cordial welcome, and to consult him upon family matters.”
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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 A WICKED COMPACT.
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From this reading Through her influence, also Mr. Brackett received his brother-in-law with a friendly welcome, acknowledging his claims as a relative.
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From this reading Through her influence, also Mr. Brackett received his brother-in-law with a friendly welcome, acknowledging his claims as a relative.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She knew nothing of his lawless life and conviction of crime, and supposed that his record was as creditable as the average.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She knew nothing of his lawless life and conviction of crime, and supposed that his record was as creditable as the average.
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From this reading She knew nothing of his lawless life and conviction of crime, and supposed that his record was as creditable as the average.
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From this reading Mrs. Brackett knew very little of the way in which her brother had passed the last eight years.
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From this reading Mrs. Brackett knew very little of the way in which her brother had passed the last eight years.
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From this reading Through her influence, also Mr. Brackett received his brother-in-law with a friendly welcome, acknowledging his claims as a relative.
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From this reading Through her influence, also Mr. Brackett received his brother-in-law with a friendly welcome, acknowledging his claims as a relative.
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From this reading A WICKED COMPACT.
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From this reading She was, therefore, quite ready to give him a cordial welcome, and to consult him upon family matters.
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From this reading She knew nothing of his lawless life and conviction of crime, and supposed that his record was as creditable as the average.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was, therefore, quite ready to give him a cordial welcome, and to consult him upon family matters.
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From this reading She knew nothing of his lawless life and conviction of crime, and supposed that his record was as creditable as the average.
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From this reading She knew nothing of his lawless life and conviction of crime, and supposed that his record was as creditable as the average.
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From this reading Mrs. Brackett knew very little of the way in which her brother had passed the last eight years.
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From this reading She was, therefore, quite ready to give him a cordial welcome, and to consult him upon family matters.
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From this reading Through her influence, also Mr. Brackett received his brother-in-law with a friendly welcome, acknowledging his claims as a relative.
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From this reading She was, therefore, quite ready to give him a cordial welcome, and to consult him upon family matters.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Brackett knew very little of the way in which her brother had passed the last eight years.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Brackett knew very little of the way in which her brother had passed the last eight years.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was, therefore, quite ready to give him a cordial welcome, and to consult him upon family matters.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She knew nothing of his lawless life and conviction of crime, and supposed that his record was as creditable as the average.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Brackett knew very little of the way in which her brother had passed the last eight years.
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From this reading Through her influence, also Mr. Brackett received his brother-in-law with a friendly welcome, acknowledging his claims as a relative.
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From this reading Mrs. Brackett knew very little of the way in which her brother had passed the last eight years.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Brackett knew very little of the way in which her brother had passed the last eight years.
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From this reading She knew nothing of his lawless life and conviction of crime, and supposed that his record was as creditable as the average.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew nothing of his lawless life and conviction of crime, and supposed that his record was as creditable as the average.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Brackett knew very little of the way in which her brother had passed the last eight years.
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From this reading She was, therefore, quite ready to give him a cordial welcome, and to consult him upon family matters.
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From this reading Through her influence, also Mr. Brackett received his brother-in-law with a friendly welcome, acknowledging his claims as a relative.
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From this reading Mrs. Brackett knew very little of the way in which her brother had passed the last eight years.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She knew nothing of his lawless life and conviction of crime, and supposed that his record was as creditable as the average.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Brackett knew very little of the way in which her brother had passed the last eight years.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Brackett knew very little of the way in which her brother had passed the last eight years.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was, therefore, quite ready to give him a cordial welcome, and to consult him upon family matters.
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From this reading She was, therefore, quite ready to give him a cordial welcome, and to consult him upon family matters.
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From this reading Through her influence, also Mr. Brackett received his brother-in-law with a friendly welcome, acknowledging his claims as a relative.
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From this reading She knew nothing of his lawless life and conviction of crime, and supposed that his record was as creditable as the average.
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From this reading Through her influence, also Mr. Brackett received his brother-in-law with a friendly welcome, acknowledging his claims as a relative.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew nothing of his lawless life and conviction of crime, and supposed that his record was as creditable as the average.
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From this reading She knew nothing of his lawless life and conviction of crime, and supposed that his record was as creditable as the average.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She knew nothing of his lawless life and conviction of crime, and supposed that his record was as creditable as the average.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Brackett knew very little of the way in which her brother had passed the last eight years.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading She was, therefore, quite ready to give him a cordial welcome, and to consult him upon family matters.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through her influence, also Mr. Brackett received his brother-in-law with a friendly welcome, acknowledging his claims as a relative.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was, therefore, quite ready to give him a cordial welcome, and to consult him upon family matters.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She was, therefore, quite ready to give him a cordial welcome, and to consult him upon family matters.
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From this reading Mrs. Brackett knew very little of the way in which her brother had passed the last eight years.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She knew nothing of his lawless life and conviction of crime, and supposed that his record was as creditable as the average.
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From this reading Mrs. Brackett knew very little of the way in which her brother had passed the last eight years.
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From this reading She was, therefore, quite ready to give him a cordial welcome, and to consult him upon family matters.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Brackett knew very little of the way in which her brother had passed the last eight years.
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From this reading A WICKED COMPACT.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Through her influence, also Mr. Brackett received his brother-in-law with a friendly welcome, acknowledging his claims as a relative.
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From this reading Mrs. Brackett knew very little of the way in which her brother had passed the last eight years.
