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Chapter VI
It was not until the spring was far advanced that the nostalgia of the boulevards began to creep into her life. Then, without intermission, the desire to get away grew more persistent, at last she could think of nothing else. Harold oppressed her. But Mrs. Fargus was not in France, she could not live alone. But why could she not live alone?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But Mrs. Fargus was not in France, she could not live alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was not until the spring was far advanced that the nostalgia of the boulevards began to creep into her life.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Then, without intermission, the desire to get away grew more persistent, at last she could think of nothing else.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, without intermission, the desire to get away grew more persistent, at last she could think of nothing else.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was not until the spring was far advanced that the nostalgia of the boulevards began to creep into her life.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Then, without intermission, the desire to get away grew more persistent, at last she could think of nothing else.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, without intermission, the desire to get away grew more persistent, at last she could think of nothing else.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “It was not until the spring was far advanced that the nostalgia of the boulevards began to creep into her life.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Then, without intermission, the desire to get away grew more persistent, at last she could think of nothing else.”
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From this reading It was not until the spring was far advanced that the nostalgia of the boulevards began to creep into her life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Mrs. Fargus was not in France, she could not live alone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then, without intermission, the desire to get away grew more persistent, at last she could think of nothing else.
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From this reading Then, without intermission, the desire to get away grew more persistent, at last she could think of nothing else.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not until the spring was far advanced that the nostalgia of the boulevards began to creep into her life.
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From this reading It was not until the spring was far advanced that the nostalgia of the boulevards began to creep into her life.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Mrs. Fargus was not in France, she could not live alone.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Then, without intermission, the desire to get away grew more persistent, at last she could think of nothing else.
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From this reading It was not until the spring was far advanced that the nostalgia of the boulevards began to creep into her life.
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From this reading Then, without intermission, the desire to get away grew more persistent, at last she could think of nothing else.
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From this reading Then, without intermission, the desire to get away grew more persistent, at last she could think of nothing else.
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From this reading It was not until the spring was far advanced that the nostalgia of the boulevards began to creep into her life.
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From this reading But Mrs. Fargus was not in France, she could not live alone.
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From this reading But Mrs. Fargus was not in France, she could not live alone.
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From this reading Then, without intermission, the desire to get away grew more persistent, at last she could think of nothing else.
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From this reading Then, without intermission, the desire to get away grew more persistent, at last she could think of nothing else.
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From this reading Harold oppressed her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not until the spring was far advanced that the nostalgia of the boulevards began to creep into her life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Mrs. Fargus was not in France, she could not live alone.
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From this reading Then, without intermission, the desire to get away grew more persistent, at last she could think of nothing else.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was not until the spring was far advanced that the nostalgia of the boulevards began to creep into her life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not until the spring was far advanced that the nostalgia of the boulevards began to creep into her life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, without intermission, the desire to get away grew more persistent, at last she could think of nothing else.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not until the spring was far advanced that the nostalgia of the boulevards began to creep into her life.
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From this reading But Mrs. Fargus was not in France, she could not live alone.
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From this reading Then, without intermission, the desire to get away grew more persistent, at last she could think of nothing else.
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From this reading But Mrs. Fargus was not in France, she could not live alone.
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From this reading It was not until the spring was far advanced that the nostalgia of the boulevards began to creep into her life.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not until the spring was far advanced that the nostalgia of the boulevards began to creep into her life.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Then, without intermission, the desire to get away grew more persistent, at last she could think of nothing else.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was not until the spring was far advanced that the nostalgia of the boulevards began to creep into her life.
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From this reading Harold oppressed her.
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From this reading Then, without intermission, the desire to get away grew more persistent, at last she could think of nothing else.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, without intermission, the desire to get away grew more persistent, at last she could think of nothing else.
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From this reading It was not until the spring was far advanced that the nostalgia of the boulevards began to creep into her life.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not until the spring was far advanced that the nostalgia of the boulevards began to creep into her life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was not until the spring was far advanced that the nostalgia of the boulevards began to creep into her life.
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From this reading Then, without intermission, the desire to get away grew more persistent, at last she could think of nothing else.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, without intermission, the desire to get away grew more persistent, at last she could think of nothing else.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not until the spring was far advanced that the nostalgia of the boulevards began to creep into her life.
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not until the spring was far advanced that the nostalgia of the boulevards began to creep into her life.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not until the spring was far advanced that the nostalgia of the boulevards began to creep into her life.
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From this reading But why could she not live alone?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Then, without intermission, the desire to get away grew more persistent, at last she could think of nothing else.
