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Chapter XXI
"My poor, dear Morgan," read Lady Thiselton's note. "My heart is a-bleeding. The moment I saw her appear I understood everything. Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you. Your marriage to her can only be considered as the veriest mockery.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “The moment I saw her appear I understood everything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My poor, dear Morgan," read Lady Thiselton's note.”
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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 Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
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From this reading "My heart is a-bleeding.
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From this reading The moment I saw her appear I understood everything.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Your marriage to her can only be considered as the veriest mockery.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
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From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
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From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Your marriage to her can only be considered as the veriest mockery.
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From this reading Your marriage to her can only be considered as the veriest mockery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
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From this reading "My poor, dear Morgan," read Lady Thiselton's note.
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From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The moment I saw her appear I understood everything.
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From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
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From this reading "My heart is a-bleeding.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The moment I saw her appear I understood everything.
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From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The moment I saw her appear I understood everything.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My heart is a-bleeding.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
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From this reading "My poor, dear Morgan," read Lady Thiselton's note.
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From this reading Your marriage to her can only be considered as the veriest mockery.
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From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
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From this reading Your marriage to her can only be considered as the veriest mockery.
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From this reading The moment I saw her appear I understood everything.
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From this reading "My poor, dear Morgan," read Lady Thiselton's note.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My poor, dear Morgan," read Lady Thiselton's note.
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From this reading "My poor, dear Morgan," read Lady Thiselton's note.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
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From this reading Your marriage to her can only be considered as the veriest mockery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My poor, dear Morgan," read Lady Thiselton's note.
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From this reading "My poor, dear Morgan," read Lady Thiselton's note.
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From this reading The moment I saw her appear I understood everything.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moment I saw her appear I understood everything.
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From this reading "My poor, dear Morgan," read Lady Thiselton's note.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
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From this reading The moment I saw her appear I understood everything.
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From this reading Your marriage to her can only be considered as the veriest mockery.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your marriage to her can only be considered as the veriest mockery.
