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Chapter XV
Lydia stopped for a moment in the hall, after closing the door behind her, to pull herself together for the ordeal that was still to come. She was trembling; a weakness had assailed her. She had left Yvonne's presence in a dazed, unsettled condition of mind. There was a lapse of some kind that she could neither account for nor describe even to herself. She tried to put it into seconds and minutes, and then realised that it was not a matter to be reckoned as time.
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later than; following
From this reading “Lydia stopped for a moment in the hall, after closing the door behind her, to pull herself together for the ordeal that was still to come.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Lydia stopped for a moment in the hall, after closing the door behind her, to pull herself together for the ordeal that was still to come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lydia stopped for a moment in the hall, after closing the door behind her, to pull herself together for the ordeal that was still to come.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “There was a lapse of some kind that she could neither account for nor describe even to herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a lapse of some kind that she could neither account for nor describe even to herself.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Lydia stopped for a moment in the hall, after closing the door behind her, to pull herself together for the ordeal that was still to come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had left Yvonne's presence in a dazed, unsettled condition of mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had left Yvonne's presence in a dazed, unsettled condition of mind.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “There was a lapse of some kind that she could neither account for nor describe even to herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lydia stopped for a moment in the hall, after closing the door behind her, to pull herself together for the ordeal that was still to come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lydia stopped for a moment in the hall, after closing the door behind her, to pull herself together for the ordeal that was still to come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She tried to put it into seconds and minutes, and then realised that it was not a matter to be reckoned as time.”
a lack of physical strength
From this reading “She was trembling; a weakness had assailed her.”
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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 Lydia stopped for a moment in the hall, after closing the door behind her, to pull herself together for the ordeal that was still to come.
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From this reading There was a lapse of some kind that she could neither account for nor describe even to herself.
later than; following
From this reading Lydia stopped for a moment in the hall, after closing the door behind her, to pull herself together for the ordeal that was still to come.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She tried to put it into seconds and minutes, and then realised that it was not a matter to be reckoned as time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She tried to put it into seconds and minutes, and then realised that it was not a matter to be reckoned as time.
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From this reading She was trembling; a weakness had assailed her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She tried to put it into seconds and minutes, and then realised that it was not a matter to be reckoned as time.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Lydia stopped for a moment in the hall, after closing the door behind her, to pull herself together for the ordeal that was still to come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lydia stopped for a moment in the hall, after closing the door behind her, to pull herself together for the ordeal that was still to come.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lydia stopped for a moment in the hall, after closing the door behind her, to pull herself together for the ordeal that was still to come.
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From this reading She had left Yvonne's presence in a dazed, unsettled condition of mind.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was a lapse of some kind that she could neither account for nor describe even to herself.
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From this reading She had left Yvonne's presence in a dazed, unsettled condition of mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a lapse of some kind that she could neither account for nor describe even to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lydia stopped for a moment in the hall, after closing the door behind her, to pull herself together for the ordeal that was still to come.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a lapse of some kind that she could neither account for nor describe even to herself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lydia stopped for a moment in the hall, after closing the door behind her, to pull herself together for the ordeal that was still to come.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was trembling; a weakness had assailed her.
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From this reading Lydia stopped for a moment in the hall, after closing the door behind her, to pull herself together for the ordeal that was still to come.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lydia stopped for a moment in the hall, after closing the door behind her, to pull herself together for the ordeal that was still to come.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lydia stopped for a moment in the hall, after closing the door behind her, to pull herself together for the ordeal that was still to come.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lydia stopped for a moment in the hall, after closing the door behind her, to pull herself together for the ordeal that was still to come.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She tried to put it into seconds and minutes, and then realised that it was not a matter to be reckoned as time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She tried to put it into seconds and minutes, and then realised that it was not a matter to be reckoned as time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a lapse of some kind that she could neither account for nor describe even to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a lapse of some kind that she could neither account for nor describe even to herself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had left Yvonne's presence in a dazed, unsettled condition of mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lydia stopped for a moment in the hall, after closing the door behind her, to pull herself together for the ordeal that was still to come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She tried to put it into seconds and minutes, and then realised that it was not a matter to be reckoned as time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had left Yvonne's presence in a dazed, unsettled condition of mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She tried to put it into seconds and minutes, and then realised that it was not a matter to be reckoned as time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lydia stopped for a moment in the hall, after closing the door behind her, to pull herself together for the ordeal that was still to come.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading There was a lapse of some kind that she could neither account for nor describe even to herself.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading There was a lapse of some kind that she could neither account for nor describe even to herself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She tried to put it into seconds and minutes, and then realised that it was not a matter to be reckoned as time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had left Yvonne's presence in a dazed, unsettled condition of mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lydia stopped for a moment in the hall, after closing the door behind her, to pull herself together for the ordeal that was still to come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had left Yvonne's presence in a dazed, unsettled condition of mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lydia stopped for a moment in the hall, after closing the door behind her, to pull herself together for the ordeal that was still to come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She tried to put it into seconds and minutes, and then realised that it was not a matter to be reckoned as time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She tried to put it into seconds and minutes, and then realised that it was not a matter to be reckoned as time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She tried to put it into seconds and minutes, and then realised that it was not a matter to be reckoned as time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She tried to put it into seconds and minutes, and then realised that it was not a matter to be reckoned as time.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was trembling; a weakness had assailed her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a lapse of some kind that she could neither account for nor describe even to herself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lydia stopped for a moment in the hall, after closing the door behind her, to pull herself together for the ordeal that was still to come.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lydia stopped for a moment in the hall, after closing the door behind her, to pull herself together for the ordeal that was still to come.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lydia stopped for a moment in the hall, after closing the door behind her, to pull herself together for the ordeal that was still to come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lydia stopped for a moment in the hall, after closing the door behind her, to pull herself together for the ordeal that was still to come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She tried to put it into seconds and minutes, and then realised that it was not a matter to be reckoned as time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a lapse of some kind that she could neither account for nor describe even to herself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She tried to put it into seconds and minutes, and then realised that it was not a matter to be reckoned as time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lydia stopped for a moment in the hall, after closing the door behind her, to pull herself together for the ordeal that was still to come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lydia stopped for a moment in the hall, after closing the door behind her, to pull herself together for the ordeal that was still to come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was trembling; a weakness had assailed her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She tried to put it into seconds and minutes, and then realised that it was not a matter to be reckoned as time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had left Yvonne's presence in a dazed, unsettled condition of mind.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lydia stopped for a moment in the hall, after closing the door behind her, to pull herself together for the ordeal that was still to come.
a lack of physical strength
From this reading She was trembling; a weakness had assailed her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had left Yvonne's presence in a dazed, unsettled condition of mind.
