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Chapter XIII
In Which Much of the History of the Pallisers Is Told. At the end of ten days Alice found herself quite comfortable at Matching Priory. She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate. The Pallisers were to pass their Christmas with the Duke of Omnium in Barsetshire. "We always are to do that," said Glencora.
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From this reading “At the end of ten days Alice found herself quite comfortable at Matching Priory.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “At the end of ten days Alice found herself quite comfortable at Matching Priory.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the end of ten days Alice found herself quite comfortable at Matching Priory.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In Which Much of the History of the Pallisers Is Told.”
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From this reading At the end of ten days Alice found herself quite comfortable at Matching Priory.
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From this reading "We always are to do that," said Glencora.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We always are to do that," said Glencora.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of ten days Alice found herself quite comfortable at Matching Priory.
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From this reading The Pallisers were to pass their Christmas with the Duke of Omnium in Barsetshire.
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From this reading The Pallisers were to pass their Christmas with the Duke of Omnium in Barsetshire.
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From this reading At the end of ten days Alice found herself quite comfortable at Matching Priory.
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From this reading At the end of ten days Alice found herself quite comfortable at Matching Priory.
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From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "We always are to do that," said Glencora.
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From this reading The Pallisers were to pass their Christmas with the Duke of Omnium in Barsetshire.
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From this reading At the end of ten days Alice found herself quite comfortable at Matching Priory.
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From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the end of ten days Alice found herself quite comfortable at Matching Priory.
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From this reading "We always are to do that," said Glencora.
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From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
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From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading At the end of ten days Alice found herself quite comfortable at Matching Priory.
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From this reading In Which Much of the History of the Pallisers Is Told.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Which Much of the History of the Pallisers Is Told.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In Which Much of the History of the Pallisers Is Told.
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From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
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From this reading At the end of ten days Alice found herself quite comfortable at Matching Priory.
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From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
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From this reading In Which Much of the History of the Pallisers Is Told.
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From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In Which Much of the History of the Pallisers Is Told.
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From this reading The Pallisers were to pass their Christmas with the Duke of Omnium in Barsetshire.
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From this reading In Which Much of the History of the Pallisers Is Told.
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From this reading The Pallisers were to pass their Christmas with the Duke of Omnium in Barsetshire.
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From this reading At the end of ten days Alice found herself quite comfortable at Matching Priory.
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From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the end of ten days Alice found herself quite comfortable at Matching Priory.
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From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
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From this reading "We always are to do that," said Glencora.
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From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
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From this reading At the end of ten days Alice found herself quite comfortable at Matching Priory.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We always are to do that," said Glencora.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In Which Much of the History of the Pallisers Is Told.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Pallisers were to pass their Christmas with the Duke of Omnium in Barsetshire.
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From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
up to a particular time
From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Which Much of the History of the Pallisers Is Told.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We always are to do that," said Glencora.
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From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Pallisers were to pass their Christmas with the Duke of Omnium in Barsetshire.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In Which Much of the History of the Pallisers Is Told.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Pallisers were to pass their Christmas with the Duke of Omnium in Barsetshire.
