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Chapter XI
SHADOWS BEFORE. “What makes her in the wood so late, A furlong from the castle gate?” Christabel. TREVOR called at Greystone the next day, and was closeted with Colonel Methvyn for some time. Cicely and her cousin were in the house when he came, but, considerably to their surprise, he went away without seeing them.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “SHADOWS BEFORE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TREVOR called at Greystone the next day, and was closeted with Colonel Methvyn for some time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cicely and her cousin were in the house when he came, but, considerably to their surprise, he went away without seeing them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TREVOR called at Greystone the next day, and was closeted with Colonel Methvyn for some time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cicely and her cousin were in the house when he came, but, considerably to their surprise, he went away without seeing them.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Cicely and her cousin were in the house when he came, but, considerably to their surprise, he went away without seeing them.”
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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 “What makes her in the wood so late, A furlong from the castle gate?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TREVOR called at Greystone the next day, and was closeted with Colonel Methvyn for some time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TREVOR called at Greystone the next day, and was closeted with Colonel Methvyn for some time.
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From this reading Cicely and her cousin were in the house when he came, but, considerably to their surprise, he went away without seeing them.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading SHADOWS BEFORE.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Cicely and her cousin were in the house when he came, but, considerably to their surprise, he went away without seeing them.
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From this reading TREVOR called at Greystone the next day, and was closeted with Colonel Methvyn for some time.
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From this reading Cicely and her cousin were in the house when he came, but, considerably to their surprise, he went away without seeing them.
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From this reading “What makes her in the wood so late, A furlong from the castle gate?”
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From this reading Christabel.
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From this reading Cicely and her cousin were in the house when he came, but, considerably to their surprise, he went away without seeing them.
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From this reading TREVOR called at Greystone the next day, and was closeted with Colonel Methvyn for some time.
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From this reading TREVOR called at Greystone the next day, and was closeted with Colonel Methvyn for some time.
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From this reading Cicely and her cousin were in the house when he came, but, considerably to their surprise, he went away without seeing them.
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From this reading Cicely and her cousin were in the house when he came, but, considerably to their surprise, he went away without seeing them.
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From this reading TREVOR called at Greystone the next day, and was closeted with Colonel Methvyn for some time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TREVOR called at Greystone the next day, and was closeted with Colonel Methvyn for some time.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “What makes her in the wood so late, A furlong from the castle gate?”
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From this reading “What makes her in the wood so late, A furlong from the castle gate?”
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From this reading “What makes her in the wood so late, A furlong from the castle gate?”
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From this reading TREVOR called at Greystone the next day, and was closeted with Colonel Methvyn for some time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cicely and her cousin were in the house when he came, but, considerably to their surprise, he went away without seeing them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “What makes her in the wood so late, A furlong from the castle gate?”
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From this reading Cicely and her cousin were in the house when he came, but, considerably to their surprise, he went away without seeing them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “What makes her in the wood so late, A furlong from the castle gate?”
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From this reading “What makes her in the wood so late, A furlong from the castle gate?”
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From this reading “What makes her in the wood so late, A furlong from the castle gate?”
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From this reading TREVOR called at Greystone the next day, and was closeted with Colonel Methvyn for some time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TREVOR called at Greystone the next day, and was closeted with Colonel Methvyn for some time.
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From this reading Cicely and her cousin were in the house when he came, but, considerably to their surprise, he went away without seeing them.
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From this reading SHADOWS BEFORE.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “What makes her in the wood so late, A furlong from the castle gate?”
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From this reading TREVOR called at Greystone the next day, and was closeted with Colonel Methvyn for some time.
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From this reading Cicely and her cousin were in the house when he came, but, considerably to their surprise, he went away without seeing them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What makes her in the wood so late, A furlong from the castle gate?”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Cicely and her cousin were in the house when he came, but, considerably to their surprise, he went away without seeing them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Cicely and her cousin were in the house when he came, but, considerably to their surprise, he went away without seeing them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TREVOR called at Greystone the next day, and was closeted with Colonel Methvyn for some time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cicely and her cousin were in the house when he came, but, considerably to their surprise, he went away without seeing them.
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From this reading TREVOR called at Greystone the next day, and was closeted with Colonel Methvyn for some time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TREVOR called at Greystone the next day, and was closeted with Colonel Methvyn for some time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cicely and her cousin were in the house when he came, but, considerably to their surprise, he went away without seeing them.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Cicely and her cousin were in the house when he came, but, considerably to their surprise, he went away without seeing them.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What makes her in the wood so late, A furlong from the castle gate?”
at the time that
From this reading Cicely and her cousin were in the house when he came, but, considerably to their surprise, he went away without seeing them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading TREVOR called at Greystone the next day, and was closeted with Colonel Methvyn for some time.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Cicely and her cousin were in the house when he came, but, considerably to their surprise, he went away without seeing them.
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From this reading “What makes her in the wood so late, A furlong from the castle gate?”
