[Illustration] Elizabeth’s spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with her.
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[Illustration] Elizabeth’s spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with her. “How could you begin?” said she. “I can comprehend your going on charmingly, when you had once made a beginning; but what could set you off in the first place?” “I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation.
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artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “[Illustration] Elizabeth’s spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with 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 “I can comprehend your going on charmingly, when you had once made a beginning; but what could set you off in the first place?”
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From this reading [Illustration] Elizabeth’s spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Illustration] Elizabeth’s spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with her.
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From this reading “How could you begin?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I can comprehend your going on charmingly, when you had once made a beginning; but what could set you off in the first place?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I can comprehend your going on charmingly, when you had once made a beginning; but what could set you off in the first place?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I can comprehend your going on charmingly, when you had once made a beginning; but what could set you off in the first place?”
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From this reading “I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation.
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From this reading “I can comprehend your going on charmingly, when you had once made a beginning; but what could set you off in the first place?”
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From this reading “I can comprehend your going on charmingly, when you had once made a beginning; but what could set you off in the first place?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “How could you begin?”
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From this reading [Illustration] Elizabeth’s spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with her.
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From this reading [Illustration] Elizabeth’s spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Illustration] Elizabeth’s spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with her.
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From this reading [Illustration] Elizabeth’s spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can comprehend your going on charmingly, when you had once made a beginning; but what could set you off in the first place?”
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From this reading “I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [Illustration] Elizabeth’s spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with her.
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From this reading “I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation.
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From this reading “I can comprehend your going on charmingly, when you had once made a beginning; but what could set you off in the first place?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I can comprehend your going on charmingly, when you had once made a beginning; but what could set you off in the first place?”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading [Illustration] Elizabeth’s spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [Illustration] Elizabeth’s spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [Illustration] Elizabeth’s spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with her.
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From this reading “I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation.
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From this reading “How could you begin?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can comprehend your going on charmingly, when you had once made a beginning; but what could set you off in the first place?”
artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading [Illustration] Elizabeth’s spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [Illustration] Elizabeth’s spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with her.
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From this reading “I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation.
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From this reading [Illustration] Elizabeth’s spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with her.
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From this reading “I can comprehend your going on charmingly, when you had once made a beginning; but what could set you off in the first place?”
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From this reading [Illustration] Elizabeth’s spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with her.
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From this reading “I can comprehend your going on charmingly, when you had once made a beginning; but what could set you off in the first place?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I can comprehend your going on charmingly, when you had once made a beginning; but what could set you off in the first place?”
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From this reading “I can comprehend your going on charmingly, when you had once made a beginning; but what could set you off in the first place?”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation.
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From this reading “I can comprehend your going on charmingly, when you had once made a beginning; but what could set you off in the first place?”
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From this reading [Illustration] Elizabeth’s spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with her.
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From this reading [Illustration] Elizabeth’s spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with her.
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From this reading said she.
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From this reading “I can comprehend your going on charmingly, when you had once made a beginning; but what could set you off in the first place?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [Illustration] Elizabeth’s spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with her.
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From this reading [Illustration] Elizabeth’s spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with her.
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From this reading [Illustration] Elizabeth’s spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with her.
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From this reading “I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I can comprehend your going on charmingly, when you had once made a beginning; but what could set you off in the first place?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Illustration] Elizabeth’s spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with her.
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From this reading [Illustration] Elizabeth’s spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I can comprehend your going on charmingly, when you had once made a beginning; but what could set you off in the first place?”
at the time that
From this reading “I can comprehend your going on charmingly, when you had once made a beginning; but what could set you off in the first place?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [Illustration] Elizabeth’s spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with her.
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From this reading “I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How could you begin?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I can comprehend your going on charmingly, when you had once made a beginning; but what could set you off in the first place?”
