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Chapter XVII
A DOOR BETWEEN. Dacia's first words to Burgo were: "Have you burnt my scrawl?" "I have." "That is well. Seeing that one can't foretell what may happen from day to day, and that what I wrote was intended for your eyes alone, it was better it should be burnt.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Seeing that one can't foretell what may happen from day to day, and that what I wrote was intended for your eyes alone, it was better it should be burnt.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “A DOOR BETWEEN.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dacia's first words to Burgo were: "Have you burnt my scrawl?"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Dacia's first words to Burgo were: "Have you burnt my scrawl?"”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Seeing that one can't foretell what may happen from day to day, and that what I wrote was intended for your eyes alone, it was better it should be burnt.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Seeing that one can't foretell what may happen from day to day, and that what I wrote was intended for your eyes alone, it was better it should be burnt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Seeing that one can't foretell what may happen from day to day, and that what I wrote was intended for your eyes alone, it was better it should be burnt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That is well.”
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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 A DOOR BETWEEN.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seeing that one can't foretell what may happen from day to day, and that what I wrote was intended for your eyes alone, it was better it should be burnt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Seeing that one can't foretell what may happen from day to day, and that what I wrote was intended for your eyes alone, it was better it should be burnt.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Seeing that one can't foretell what may happen from day to day, and that what I wrote was intended for your eyes alone, it was better it should be burnt.
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From this reading Seeing that one can't foretell what may happen from day to day, and that what I wrote was intended for your eyes alone, it was better it should be burnt.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A DOOR BETWEEN.
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From this reading Dacia's first words to Burgo were: "Have you burnt my scrawl?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dacia's first words to Burgo were: "Have you burnt my scrawl?"
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From this reading Seeing that one can't foretell what may happen from day to day, and that what I wrote was intended for your eyes alone, it was better it should be burnt.
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From this reading Dacia's first words to Burgo were: "Have you burnt my scrawl?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seeing that one can't foretell what may happen from day to day, and that what I wrote was intended for your eyes alone, it was better it should be burnt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A DOOR BETWEEN.
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From this reading Seeing that one can't foretell what may happen from day to day, and that what I wrote was intended for your eyes alone, it was better it should be burnt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dacia's first words to Burgo were: "Have you burnt my scrawl?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Seeing that one can't foretell what may happen from day to day, and that what I wrote was intended for your eyes alone, it was better it should be burnt.
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From this reading Seeing that one can't foretell what may happen from day to day, and that what I wrote was intended for your eyes alone, it was better it should be burnt.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Seeing that one can't foretell what may happen from day to day, and that what I wrote was intended for your eyes alone, it was better it should be burnt.
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From this reading Seeing that one can't foretell what may happen from day to day, and that what I wrote was intended for your eyes alone, it was better it should be burnt.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dacia's first words to Burgo were: "Have you burnt my scrawl?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have."
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From this reading Seeing that one can't foretell what may happen from day to day, and that what I wrote was intended for your eyes alone, it was better it should be burnt.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is well.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Seeing that one can't foretell what may happen from day to day, and that what I wrote was intended for your eyes alone, it was better it should be burnt.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Seeing that one can't foretell what may happen from day to day, and that what I wrote was intended for your eyes alone, it was better it should be burnt.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Dacia's first words to Burgo were: "Have you burnt my scrawl?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Seeing that one can't foretell what may happen from day to day, and that what I wrote was intended for your eyes alone, it was better it should be burnt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dacia's first words to Burgo were: "Have you burnt my scrawl?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seeing that one can't foretell what may happen from day to day, and that what I wrote was intended for your eyes alone, it was better it should be burnt.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Seeing that one can't foretell what may happen from day to day, and that what I wrote was intended for your eyes alone, it was better it should be burnt.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is well.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dacia's first words to Burgo were: "Have you burnt my scrawl?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Seeing that one can't foretell what may happen from day to day, and that what I wrote was intended for your eyes alone, it was better it should be burnt.
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From this reading "That is well.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dacia's first words to Burgo were: "Have you burnt my scrawl?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Seeing that one can't foretell what may happen from day to day, and that what I wrote was intended for your eyes alone, it was better it should be burnt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dacia's first words to Burgo were: "Have you burnt my scrawl?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seeing that one can't foretell what may happen from day to day, and that what I wrote was intended for your eyes alone, it was better it should be burnt.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dacia's first words to Burgo were: "Have you burnt my scrawl?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Seeing that one can't foretell what may happen from day to day, and that what I wrote was intended for your eyes alone, it was better it should be burnt.
