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Chapter XIV
Lady Coomber joined them in the spring. Jim’s regiment had been detained at Malta longer than had been anticipated. Her presence passed hardly noticed in the house. Anthony had seen to it that her little pensioners, the birds, had been well cared for, they began to gather round her the first moment that they saw her, as if they had been waiting for her, hoping for her return. She herself could not explain her secret.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Jim’s regiment had been detained at Malta longer than had been anticipated.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Anthony had seen to it that her little pensioners, the birds, had been well cared for, they began to gather round her the first moment that they saw her, as if they had been waiting for her, hoping for her return.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She herself could not explain her secret.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Anthony had seen to it that her little pensioners, the birds, had been well cared for, they began to gather round her the first moment that they saw her, as if they had been waiting for her, hoping for her return.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She herself could not explain her secret.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Anthony had seen to it that her little pensioners, the birds, had been well cared for, they began to gather round her the first moment that they saw her, as if they had been waiting for her, hoping for her return.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her presence passed hardly noticed in the house.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “She herself could not explain her secret.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Anthony had seen to it that her little pensioners, the birds, had been well cared for, they began to gather round her the first moment that they saw her, as if they had been waiting for her, hoping for her return.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Anthony had seen to it that her little pensioners, the birds, had been well cared for, they began to gather round her the first moment that they saw her, as if they had been waiting for her, hoping for her return.”
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From this reading Anthony had seen to it that her little pensioners, the birds, had been well cared for, they began to gather round her the first moment that they saw her, as if they had been waiting for her, hoping for her return.
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From this reading Jim’s regiment had been detained at Malta longer than had been anticipated.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Anthony had seen to it that her little pensioners, the birds, had been well cared for, they began to gather round her the first moment that they saw her, as if they had been waiting for her, hoping for her return.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jim’s regiment had been detained at Malta longer than had been anticipated.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jim’s regiment had been detained at Malta longer than had been anticipated.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anthony had seen to it that her little pensioners, the birds, had been well cared for, they began to gather round her the first moment that they saw her, as if they had been waiting for her, hoping for her return.
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From this reading Anthony had seen to it that her little pensioners, the birds, had been well cared for, they began to gather round her the first moment that they saw her, as if they had been waiting for her, hoping for her return.
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From this reading Anthony had seen to it that her little pensioners, the birds, had been well cared for, they began to gather round her the first moment that they saw her, as if they had been waiting for her, hoping for her return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Coomber joined them in the spring.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She herself could not explain her secret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim’s regiment had been detained at Malta longer than had been anticipated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She herself could not explain her secret.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anthony had seen to it that her little pensioners, the birds, had been well cared for, they began to gather round her the first moment that they saw her, as if they had been waiting for her, hoping for her return.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Anthony had seen to it that her little pensioners, the birds, had been well cared for, they began to gather round her the first moment that they saw her, as if they had been waiting for her, hoping for her return.
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From this reading Anthony had seen to it that her little pensioners, the birds, had been well cared for, they began to gather round her the first moment that they saw her, as if they had been waiting for her, hoping for her return.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jim’s regiment had been detained at Malta longer than had been anticipated.
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From this reading Her presence passed hardly noticed in the house.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her presence passed hardly noticed in the house.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She herself could not explain her secret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anthony had seen to it that her little pensioners, the birds, had been well cared for, they began to gather round her the first moment that they saw her, as if they had been waiting for her, hoping for her return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her presence passed hardly noticed in the house.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Anthony had seen to it that her little pensioners, the birds, had been well cared for, they began to gather round her the first moment that they saw her, as if they had been waiting for her, hoping for her return.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady Coomber joined them in the spring.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Anthony had seen to it that her little pensioners, the birds, had been well cared for, they began to gather round her the first moment that they saw her, as if they had been waiting for her, hoping for her return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim’s regiment had been detained at Malta longer than had been anticipated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Coomber joined them in the spring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Coomber joined them in the spring.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anthony had seen to it that her little pensioners, the birds, had been well cared for, they began to gather round her the first moment that they saw her, as if they had been waiting for her, hoping for her return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim’s regiment had been detained at Malta longer than had been anticipated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim’s regiment had been detained at Malta longer than had been anticipated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anthony had seen to it that her little pensioners, the birds, had been well cared for, they began to gather round her the first moment that they saw her, as if they had been waiting for her, hoping for her return.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She herself could not explain her secret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her presence passed hardly noticed in the house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her presence passed hardly noticed in the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anthony had seen to it that her little pensioners, the birds, had been well cared for, they began to gather round her the first moment that they saw her, as if they had been waiting for her, hoping for her return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her presence passed hardly noticed in the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim’s regiment had been detained at Malta longer than had been anticipated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anthony had seen to it that her little pensioners, the birds, had been well cared for, they began to gather round her the first moment that they saw her, as if they had been waiting for her, hoping for her return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anthony had seen to it that her little pensioners, the birds, had been well cared for, they began to gather round her the first moment that they saw her, as if they had been waiting for her, hoping for her return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anthony had seen to it that her little pensioners, the birds, had been well cared for, they began to gather round her the first moment that they saw her, as if they had been waiting for her, hoping for her return.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading She herself could not explain her secret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anthony had seen to it that her little pensioners, the birds, had been well cared for, they began to gather round her the first moment that they saw her, as if they had been waiting for her, hoping for her return.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She herself could not explain her secret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Coomber joined them in the spring.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Jim’s regiment had been detained at Malta longer than had been anticipated.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Anthony had seen to it that her little pensioners, the birds, had been well cared for, they began to gather round her the first moment that they saw her, as if they had been waiting for her, hoping for her return.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Coomber joined them in the spring.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Lady Coomber joined them in the spring.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Anthony had seen to it that her little pensioners, the birds, had been well cared for, they began to gather round her the first moment that they saw her, as if they had been waiting for her, hoping for her return.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anthony had seen to it that her little pensioners, the birds, had been well cared for, they began to gather round her the first moment that they saw her, as if they had been waiting for her, hoping for her return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anthony had seen to it that her little pensioners, the birds, had been well cared for, they began to gather round her the first moment that they saw her, as if they had been waiting for her, hoping for her return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anthony had seen to it that her little pensioners, the birds, had been well cared for, they began to gather round her the first moment that they saw her, as if they had been waiting for her, hoping for her return.
