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Chapter XVI
THE HOUSEKEEPER’S ROOM. He was not so late the next morning. Ere he had finished his breakfast he had made up his mind that he must beware of the earl. He was satisfied that the experiences of the past night could not be the consequence of one glass of wine. If he asked him again, he would go to dinner with him, but would drink nothing but water.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If he asked him again, he would go to dinner with him, but would drink nothing but water.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If he asked him again, he would go to dinner with him, but would drink nothing but water.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He was satisfied that the experiences of the past night could not be the consequence of one glass of wine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If he asked him again, he would go to dinner with him, but would drink nothing but water.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “Ere he had finished his breakfast he had made up his mind that he must beware of the earl.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ere he had finished his breakfast he had made up his mind that he must beware of the earl.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was not so late the next morning.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Ere he had finished his breakfast he had made up his mind that he must beware of the earl.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was not so late the next morning.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “If he asked him again, he would go to dinner with him, but would drink nothing but water.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He was satisfied that the experiences of the past night could not be the consequence of one glass of wine.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If he asked him again, he would go to dinner with him, but would drink nothing but water.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he asked him again, he would go to dinner with him, but would drink nothing but water.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he asked him again, he would go to dinner with him, but would drink nothing but water.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was satisfied that the experiences of the past night could not be the consequence of one glass of wine.
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From this reading Ere he had finished his breakfast he had made up his mind that he must beware of the earl.
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From this reading Ere he had finished his breakfast he had made up his mind that he must beware of the earl.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If he asked him again, he would go to dinner with him, but would drink nothing but water.
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From this reading He was satisfied that the experiences of the past night could not be the consequence of one glass of wine.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was satisfied that the experiences of the past night could not be the consequence of one glass of wine.
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From this reading If he asked him again, he would go to dinner with him, but would drink nothing but water.
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From this reading If he asked him again, he would go to dinner with him, but would drink nothing but water.
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From this reading Ere he had finished his breakfast he had made up his mind that he must beware of the earl.
an old word for “before”
From this reading Ere he had finished his breakfast he had made up his mind that he must beware of the earl.
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From this reading He was satisfied that the experiences of the past night could not be the consequence of one glass of wine.
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From this reading Ere he had finished his breakfast he had made up his mind that he must beware of the earl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was satisfied that the experiences of the past night could not be the consequence of one glass of wine.
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From this reading If he asked him again, he would go to dinner with him, but would drink nothing but water.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ere he had finished his breakfast he had made up his mind that he must beware of the earl.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not so late the next morning.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If he asked him again, he would go to dinner with him, but would drink nothing but water.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ere he had finished his breakfast he had made up his mind that he must beware of the earl.
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From this reading THE HOUSEKEEPER’S ROOM.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he asked him again, he would go to dinner with him, but would drink nothing but water.
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From this reading He was not so late the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ere he had finished his breakfast he had made up his mind that he must beware of the earl.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ere he had finished his breakfast he had made up his mind that he must beware of the earl.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not so late the next morning.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Ere he had finished his breakfast he had made up his mind that he must beware of the earl.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not so late the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was satisfied that the experiences of the past night could not be the consequence of one glass of wine.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not so late the next morning.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading If he asked him again, he would go to dinner with him, but would drink nothing but water.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ere he had finished his breakfast he had made up his mind that he must beware of the earl.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was satisfied that the experiences of the past night could not be the consequence of one glass of wine.
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From this reading He was satisfied that the experiences of the past night could not be the consequence of one glass of wine.
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From this reading THE HOUSEKEEPER’S ROOM.
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From this reading He was satisfied that the experiences of the past night could not be the consequence of one glass of wine.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was not so late the next morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ere he had finished his breakfast he had made up his mind that he must beware of the earl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOUSEKEEPER’S ROOM.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If he asked him again, he would go to dinner with him, but would drink nothing but water.
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From this reading Ere he had finished his breakfast he had made up his mind that he must beware of the earl.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not so late the next morning.
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From this reading If he asked him again, he would go to dinner with him, but would drink nothing but water.
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From this reading He was satisfied that the experiences of the past night could not be the consequence of one glass of wine.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If he asked him again, he would go to dinner with him, but would drink nothing but water.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he asked him again, he would go to dinner with him, but would drink nothing but water.
