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Chapter XXXII
GOBBLEGOOSE WOOD ON SUNDAY. The next two days were not quite so triumphant to Ayala as had been the evening of her arrival. There was hunting on both of those days, the gentlemen having gone on the Friday away out of Sir Harry's country to the Brake hounds. Ayala and the Colonel had arrived on the Thursday. Ayala had not expected to be asked to hunt again,--had not even thought about it.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Ayala had not expected to be asked to hunt again,--had not even thought about it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ayala had not expected to be asked to hunt again,--had not even thought about it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ayala had not expected to be asked to hunt again,--had not even thought about it.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The next two days were not quite so triumphant to Ayala as had been the evening of her arrival.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ayala had not expected to be asked to hunt again,--had not even thought about it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was hunting on both of those days, the gentlemen having gone on the Friday away out of Sir Harry's country to the Brake hounds.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “There was hunting on both of those days, the gentlemen having gone on the Friday away out of Sir Harry's country to the Brake hounds.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next two days were not quite so triumphant to Ayala as had been the evening of her arrival.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next two days were not quite so triumphant to Ayala as had been the evening of her arrival.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “There was hunting on both of those days, the gentlemen having gone on the Friday away out of Sir Harry's country to the Brake hounds.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ayala had not expected to be asked to hunt again,--had not even thought about it.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Ayala had not expected to be asked to hunt again,--had not even thought about it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ayala had not expected to be asked to hunt again,--had not even thought about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ayala and the Colonel had arrived on the Thursday.
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From this reading The next two days were not quite so triumphant to Ayala as had been the evening of her arrival.
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From this reading Ayala and the Colonel had arrived on the Thursday.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next two days were not quite so triumphant to Ayala as had been the evening of her arrival.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ayala had not expected to be asked to hunt again,--had not even thought about it.
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From this reading There was hunting on both of those days, the gentlemen having gone on the Friday away out of Sir Harry's country to the Brake hounds.
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From this reading The next two days were not quite so triumphant to Ayala as had been the evening of her arrival.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ayala had not expected to be asked to hunt again,--had not even thought about it.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The next two days were not quite so triumphant to Ayala as had been the evening of her arrival.
the two together, not just one
From this reading There was hunting on both of those days, the gentlemen having gone on the Friday away out of Sir Harry's country to the Brake hounds.
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From this reading There was hunting on both of those days, the gentlemen having gone on the Friday away out of Sir Harry's country to the Brake hounds.
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From this reading Ayala and the Colonel had arrived on the Thursday.
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From this reading There was hunting on both of those days, the gentlemen having gone on the Friday away out of Sir Harry's country to the Brake hounds.
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From this reading The next two days were not quite so triumphant to Ayala as had been the evening of her arrival.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ayala had not expected to be asked to hunt again,--had not even thought about it.
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From this reading The next two days were not quite so triumphant to Ayala as had been the evening of her arrival.
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From this reading Ayala had not expected to be asked to hunt again,--had not even thought about it.
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From this reading There was hunting on both of those days, the gentlemen having gone on the Friday away out of Sir Harry's country to the Brake hounds.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was hunting on both of those days, the gentlemen having gone on the Friday away out of Sir Harry's country to the Brake hounds.
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From this reading GOBBLEGOOSE WOOD ON SUNDAY.
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From this reading There was hunting on both of those days, the gentlemen having gone on the Friday away out of Sir Harry's country to the Brake hounds.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next two days were not quite so triumphant to Ayala as had been the evening of her arrival.
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From this reading There was hunting on both of those days, the gentlemen having gone on the Friday away out of Sir Harry's country to the Brake hounds.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading There was hunting on both of those days, the gentlemen having gone on the Friday away out of Sir Harry's country to the Brake hounds.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next two days were not quite so triumphant to Ayala as had been the evening of her arrival.
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From this reading There was hunting on both of those days, the gentlemen having gone on the Friday away out of Sir Harry's country to the Brake hounds.
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From this reading Ayala had not expected to be asked to hunt again,--had not even thought about it.
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From this reading There was hunting on both of those days, the gentlemen having gone on the Friday away out of Sir Harry's country to the Brake hounds.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ayala had not expected to be asked to hunt again,--had not even thought about it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next two days were not quite so triumphant to Ayala as had been the evening of her arrival.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The next two days were not quite so triumphant to Ayala as had been the evening of her arrival.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next two days were not quite so triumphant to Ayala as had been the evening of her arrival.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GOBBLEGOOSE WOOD ON SUNDAY.
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From this reading There was hunting on both of those days, the gentlemen having gone on the Friday away out of Sir Harry's country to the Brake hounds.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next two days were not quite so triumphant to Ayala as had been the evening of her arrival.
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From this reading There was hunting on both of those days, the gentlemen having gone on the Friday away out of Sir Harry's country to the Brake hounds.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The next two days were not quite so triumphant to Ayala as had been the evening of her arrival.
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From this reading GOBBLEGOOSE WOOD ON SUNDAY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next two days were not quite so triumphant to Ayala as had been the evening of her arrival.
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From this reading There was hunting on both of those days, the gentlemen having gone on the Friday away out of Sir Harry's country to the Brake hounds.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There was hunting on both of those days, the gentlemen having gone on the Friday away out of Sir Harry's country to the Brake hounds.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ayala had not expected to be asked to hunt again,--had not even thought about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ayala and the Colonel had arrived on the Thursday.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next two days were not quite so triumphant to Ayala as had been the evening of her arrival.
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From this reading The next two days were not quite so triumphant to Ayala as had been the evening of her arrival.
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From this reading The next two days were not quite so triumphant to Ayala as had been the evening of her arrival.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was hunting on both of those days, the gentlemen having gone on the Friday away out of Sir Harry's country to the Brake hounds.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The next two days were not quite so triumphant to Ayala as had been the evening of her arrival.
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From this reading GOBBLEGOOSE WOOD ON SUNDAY.
