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Chapter VII
She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could. Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of? Had he been right? To confess that would hurt her pride too much. But she began to long for London.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Had he been right?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she began to long for London.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she began to long for London.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Had he been right?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “To confess that would hurt her pride too much.”
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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 She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
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From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
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From this reading Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had he been right?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she began to long for London.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
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From this reading Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?
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From this reading To confess that would hurt her pride too much.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
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From this reading Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?
apart from; not including
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
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From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had he been right?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?
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From this reading To confess that would hurt her pride too much.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
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From this reading But she began to long for London.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she began to long for London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To confess that would hurt her pride too much.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?
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From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?
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From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To confess that would hurt her pride too much.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had he been right?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To confess that would hurt her pride too much.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
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From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
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From this reading To confess that would hurt her pride too much.
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From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?
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From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?
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From this reading Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To confess that would hurt her pride too much.
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From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
