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Chapter XVIII
LORD FORGUE AND LADY ARCTURA. At the castle things fell into their old routine. Nothing had been arranged between lord Forgue and Eppy, and he seemed content that it should be so. Mrs. Brookes told him that she had gone home: he made neither remark nor inquiry, manifesting no interest. It would be well his father should not see it necessary to push things farther!
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Nothing had been arranged between lord Forgue and Eppy, and he seemed content that it should be so.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Nothing had been arranged between lord Forgue and Eppy, and he seemed content that it should be so.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Mrs. Brookes told him that she had gone home: he made neither remark nor inquiry, manifesting no interest.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing had been arranged between lord Forgue and Eppy, and he seemed content that it should be so.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nothing had been arranged between lord Forgue and Eppy, and he seemed content that it should be so.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Brookes told him that she had gone home: he made neither remark nor inquiry, manifesting no interest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It would be well his father should not see it necessary to push things farther!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would be well his father should not see it necessary to push things farther!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LORD FORGUE AND LADY ARCTURA.
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From this reading LORD FORGUE AND LADY ARCTURA.
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From this reading Nothing had been arranged between lord Forgue and Eppy, and he seemed content that it should be so.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the castle things fell into their old routine.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nothing had been arranged between lord Forgue and Eppy, and he seemed content that it should be so.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nothing had been arranged between lord Forgue and Eppy, and he seemed content that it should be so.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Nothing had been arranged between lord Forgue and Eppy, and he seemed content that it should be so.
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From this reading Mrs. Brookes told him that she had gone home: he made neither remark nor inquiry, manifesting no interest.
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From this reading At the castle things fell into their old routine.
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From this reading Nothing had been arranged between lord Forgue and Eppy, and he seemed content that it should be so.
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From this reading Nothing had been arranged between lord Forgue and Eppy, and he seemed content that it should be so.
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From this reading It would be well his father should not see it necessary to push things farther!
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From this reading It would be well his father should not see it necessary to push things farther!
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From this reading At the castle things fell into their old routine.
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From this reading LORD FORGUE AND LADY ARCTURA.
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From this reading Mrs. Brookes told him that she had gone home: he made neither remark nor inquiry, manifesting no interest.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nothing had been arranged between lord Forgue and Eppy, and he seemed content that it should be so.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nothing had been arranged between lord Forgue and Eppy, and he seemed content that it should be so.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Brookes told him that she had gone home: he made neither remark nor inquiry, manifesting no interest.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It would be well his father should not see it necessary to push things farther!
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From this reading Mrs. Brookes told him that she had gone home: he made neither remark nor inquiry, manifesting no interest.
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From this reading Mrs. Brookes told him that she had gone home: he made neither remark nor inquiry, manifesting no interest.
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From this reading Mrs. Brookes told him that she had gone home: he made neither remark nor inquiry, manifesting no interest.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At the castle things fell into their old routine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nothing had been arranged between lord Forgue and Eppy, and he seemed content that it should be so.
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From this reading LORD FORGUE AND LADY ARCTURA.
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From this reading LORD FORGUE AND LADY ARCTURA.
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From this reading Mrs. Brookes told him that she had gone home: he made neither remark nor inquiry, manifesting no interest.
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From this reading Mrs. Brookes told him that she had gone home: he made neither remark nor inquiry, manifesting no interest.
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From this reading Mrs. Brookes told him that she had gone home: he made neither remark nor inquiry, manifesting no interest.
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From this reading It would be well his father should not see it necessary to push things farther!
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Mrs. Brookes told him that she had gone home: he made neither remark nor inquiry, manifesting no interest.
not any; not one
From this reading Mrs. Brookes told him that she had gone home: he made neither remark nor inquiry, manifesting no interest.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Mrs. Brookes told him that she had gone home: he made neither remark nor inquiry, manifesting no interest.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It would be well his father should not see it necessary to push things farther!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing had been arranged between lord Forgue and Eppy, and he seemed content that it should be so.
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From this reading At the castle things fell into their old routine.
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From this reading It would be well his father should not see it necessary to push things farther!
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From this reading Mrs. Brookes told him that she had gone home: he made neither remark nor inquiry, manifesting no interest.
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From this reading At the castle things fell into their old routine.
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From this reading It would be well his father should not see it necessary to push things farther!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing had been arranged between lord Forgue and Eppy, and he seemed content that it should be so.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Brookes told him that she had gone home: he made neither remark nor inquiry, manifesting no interest.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Nothing had been arranged between lord Forgue and Eppy, and he seemed content that it should be so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Nothing had been arranged between lord Forgue and Eppy, and he seemed content that it should be so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nothing had been arranged between lord Forgue and Eppy, and he seemed content that it should be so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the castle things fell into their old routine.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At the castle things fell into their old routine.
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From this reading At the castle things fell into their old routine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be well his father should not see it necessary to push things farther!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Brookes told him that she had gone home: he made neither remark nor inquiry, manifesting no interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would be well his father should not see it necessary to push things farther!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be well his father should not see it necessary to push things farther!
