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Chapter XII
DOWN IN SCOTLAND. When the time came, all the Tringles, together with the Honourable Mrs. Traffick, started for Glenbogie. Aunt Emmeline had told Sir Thomas all Lucy's sins, but Sir Thomas had not made so much of them as his wife had expected. "It wouldn't be a bad thing to have a husband for Lucy," said Sir Thomas. "But the man hasn't got a sixpence."
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"It wouldn't be a bad thing to have a husband for Lucy," said Sir Thomas.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It wouldn't be a bad thing to have a husband for Lucy," said Sir Thomas.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the time came, all the Tringles, together with the Honourable Mrs. Traffick, started for Glenbogie.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Aunt Emmeline had told Sir Thomas all Lucy's sins, but Sir Thomas had not made so much of them as his wife had expected.”
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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 wouldn't be a bad thing to have a husband for Lucy," said Sir Thomas.
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From this reading When the time came, all the Tringles, together with the Honourable Mrs. Traffick, started for Glenbogie.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Aunt Emmeline had told Sir Thomas all Lucy's sins, but Sir Thomas had not made so much of them as his wife had expected.
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From this reading Aunt Emmeline had told Sir Thomas all Lucy's sins, but Sir Thomas had not made so much of them as his wife had expected.
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From this reading "It wouldn't be a bad thing to have a husband for Lucy," said Sir Thomas.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It wouldn't be a bad thing to have a husband for Lucy," said Sir Thomas.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Aunt Emmeline had told Sir Thomas all Lucy's sins, but Sir Thomas had not made so much of them as his wife had expected.
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From this reading When the time came, all the Tringles, together with the Honourable Mrs. Traffick, started for Glenbogie.
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From this reading DOWN IN SCOTLAND.
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From this reading Aunt Emmeline had told Sir Thomas all Lucy's sins, but Sir Thomas had not made so much of them as his wife had expected.
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From this reading Aunt Emmeline had told Sir Thomas all Lucy's sins, but Sir Thomas had not made so much of them as his wife had expected.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When the time came, all the Tringles, together with the Honourable Mrs. Traffick, started for Glenbogie.
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From this reading When the time came, all the Tringles, together with the Honourable Mrs. Traffick, started for Glenbogie.
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From this reading "But the man hasn't got a sixpence."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Aunt Emmeline had told Sir Thomas all Lucy's sins, but Sir Thomas had not made so much of them as his wife had expected.
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From this reading "But the man hasn't got a sixpence."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It wouldn't be a bad thing to have a husband for Lucy," said Sir Thomas.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Aunt Emmeline had told Sir Thomas all Lucy's sins, but Sir Thomas had not made so much of them as his wife had expected.
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From this reading When the time came, all the Tringles, together with the Honourable Mrs. Traffick, started for Glenbogie.
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From this reading "It wouldn't be a bad thing to have a husband for Lucy," said Sir Thomas.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DOWN IN SCOTLAND.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It wouldn't be a bad thing to have a husband for Lucy," said Sir Thomas.
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From this reading "It wouldn't be a bad thing to have a husband for Lucy," said Sir Thomas.
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From this reading Aunt Emmeline had told Sir Thomas all Lucy's sins, but Sir Thomas had not made so much of them as his wife had expected.
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From this reading Aunt Emmeline had told Sir Thomas all Lucy's sins, but Sir Thomas had not made so much of them as his wife had expected.
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From this reading "But the man hasn't got a sixpence."
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From this reading When the time came, all the Tringles, together with the Honourable Mrs. Traffick, started for Glenbogie.
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From this reading Aunt Emmeline had told Sir Thomas all Lucy's sins, but Sir Thomas had not made so much of them as his wife had expected.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Aunt Emmeline had told Sir Thomas all Lucy's sins, but Sir Thomas had not made so much of them as his wife had expected.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Aunt Emmeline had told Sir Thomas all Lucy's sins, but Sir Thomas had not made so much of them as his wife had expected.
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From this reading "It wouldn't be a bad thing to have a husband for Lucy," said Sir Thomas.
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From this reading DOWN IN SCOTLAND.
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From this reading Aunt Emmeline had told Sir Thomas all Lucy's sins, but Sir Thomas had not made so much of them as his wife had expected.
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From this reading Aunt Emmeline had told Sir Thomas all Lucy's sins, but Sir Thomas had not made so much of them as his wife had expected.
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From this reading "But the man hasn't got a sixpence."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Aunt Emmeline had told Sir Thomas all Lucy's sins, but Sir Thomas had not made so much of them as his wife had expected.
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From this reading When the time came, all the Tringles, together with the Honourable Mrs. Traffick, started for Glenbogie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the time came, all the Tringles, together with the Honourable Mrs. Traffick, started for Glenbogie.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Aunt Emmeline had told Sir Thomas all Lucy's sins, but Sir Thomas had not made so much of them as his wife had expected.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It wouldn't be a bad thing to have a husband for Lucy," said Sir Thomas.
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From this reading Aunt Emmeline had told Sir Thomas all Lucy's sins, but Sir Thomas had not made so much of them as his wife had expected.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the time came, all the Tringles, together with the Honourable Mrs. Traffick, started for Glenbogie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It wouldn't be a bad thing to have a husband for Lucy," said Sir Thomas.
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From this reading When the time came, all the Tringles, together with the Honourable Mrs. Traffick, started for Glenbogie.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aunt Emmeline had told Sir Thomas all Lucy's sins, but Sir Thomas had not made so much of them as his wife had expected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the time came, all the Tringles, together with the Honourable Mrs. Traffick, started for Glenbogie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the time came, all the Tringles, together with the Honourable Mrs. Traffick, started for Glenbogie.
at the time that
From this reading When the time came, all the Tringles, together with the Honourable Mrs. Traffick, started for Glenbogie.
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From this reading Aunt Emmeline had told Sir Thomas all Lucy's sins, but Sir Thomas had not made so much of them as his wife had expected.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the time came, all the Tringles, together with the Honourable Mrs. Traffick, started for Glenbogie.
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From this reading "It wouldn't be a bad thing to have a husband for Lucy," said Sir Thomas.
