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Chapter XXXII
When Eris decided to go home she gave her lover a few hours’ notice and went without further preliminaries or fuss. Annan met her in the station,--a very sober-faced young man, solemn and sad. It was she who offered the serious kiss of parting; she who retained his hand, tender, reluctant, candidly concerned as to his health and welfare if left for a while entirely self-responsible. Neither saw any humour in the situation. “Please write me every evening, Barry,” she urged.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was she who offered the serious kiss of parting; she who retained his hand, tender, reluctant, candidly concerned as to his health and welfare if left for a while entirely self-responsible.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading ““Please write me every evening, Barry,” she urged.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was she who offered the serious kiss of parting; she who retained his hand, tender, reluctant, candidly concerned as to his health and welfare if left for a while entirely self-responsible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was she who offered the serious kiss of parting; she who retained his hand, tender, reluctant, candidly concerned as to his health and welfare if left for a while entirely self-responsible.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither saw any humour in the situation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Eris decided to go home she gave her lover a few hours’ notice and went without further preliminaries or fuss.”
during the time that
From this reading “It was she who offered the serious kiss of parting; she who retained his hand, tender, reluctant, candidly concerned as to his health and welfare if left for a while entirely self-responsible.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “When Eris decided to go home she gave her lover a few hours’ notice and went without further preliminaries or fuss.”
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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 When Eris decided to go home she gave her lover a few hours’ notice and went without further preliminaries or fuss.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Eris decided to go home she gave her lover a few hours’ notice and went without further preliminaries or fuss.
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From this reading Annan met her in the station,--a very sober-faced young man, solemn and sad.
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From this reading Neither saw any humour in the situation.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was she who offered the serious kiss of parting; she who retained his hand, tender, reluctant, candidly concerned as to his health and welfare if left for a while entirely self-responsible.
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From this reading “Please write me every evening, Barry,” she urged.
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From this reading It was she who offered the serious kiss of parting; she who retained his hand, tender, reluctant, candidly concerned as to his health and welfare if left for a while entirely self-responsible.
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From this reading It was she who offered the serious kiss of parting; she who retained his hand, tender, reluctant, candidly concerned as to his health and welfare if left for a while entirely self-responsible.
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From this reading When Eris decided to go home she gave her lover a few hours’ notice and went without further preliminaries or fuss.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was she who offered the serious kiss of parting; she who retained his hand, tender, reluctant, candidly concerned as to his health and welfare if left for a while entirely self-responsible.
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From this reading When Eris decided to go home she gave her lover a few hours’ notice and went without further preliminaries or fuss.
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From this reading “Please write me every evening, Barry,” she urged.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Please write me every evening, Barry,” she urged.
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From this reading When Eris decided to go home she gave her lover a few hours’ notice and went without further preliminaries or fuss.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was she who offered the serious kiss of parting; she who retained his hand, tender, reluctant, candidly concerned as to his health and welfare if left for a while entirely self-responsible.
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From this reading When Eris decided to go home she gave her lover a few hours’ notice and went without further preliminaries or fuss.
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From this reading When Eris decided to go home she gave her lover a few hours’ notice and went without further preliminaries or fuss.
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From this reading When Eris decided to go home she gave her lover a few hours’ notice and went without further preliminaries or fuss.
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From this reading When Eris decided to go home she gave her lover a few hours’ notice and went without further preliminaries or fuss.
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From this reading It was she who offered the serious kiss of parting; she who retained his hand, tender, reluctant, candidly concerned as to his health and welfare if left for a while entirely self-responsible.
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From this reading It was she who offered the serious kiss of parting; she who retained his hand, tender, reluctant, candidly concerned as to his health and welfare if left for a while entirely self-responsible.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Eris decided to go home she gave her lover a few hours’ notice and went without further preliminaries or fuss.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was she who offered the serious kiss of parting; she who retained his hand, tender, reluctant, candidly concerned as to his health and welfare if left for a while entirely self-responsible.
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From this reading When Eris decided to go home she gave her lover a few hours’ notice and went without further preliminaries or fuss.
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From this reading When Eris decided to go home she gave her lover a few hours’ notice and went without further preliminaries or fuss.
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From this reading Neither saw any humour in the situation.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was she who offered the serious kiss of parting; she who retained his hand, tender, reluctant, candidly concerned as to his health and welfare if left for a while entirely self-responsible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Annan met her in the station,--a very sober-faced young man, solemn and sad.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was she who offered the serious kiss of parting; she who retained his hand, tender, reluctant, candidly concerned as to his health and welfare if left for a while entirely self-responsible.
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From this reading It was she who offered the serious kiss of parting; she who retained his hand, tender, reluctant, candidly concerned as to his health and welfare if left for a while entirely self-responsible.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was she who offered the serious kiss of parting; she who retained his hand, tender, reluctant, candidly concerned as to his health and welfare if left for a while entirely self-responsible.
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From this reading When Eris decided to go home she gave her lover a few hours’ notice and went without further preliminaries or fuss.
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From this reading Annan met her in the station,--a very sober-faced young man, solemn and sad.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Please write me every evening, Barry,” she urged.
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From this reading Annan met her in the station,--a very sober-faced young man, solemn and sad.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither saw any humour in the situation.
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From this reading When Eris decided to go home she gave her lover a few hours’ notice and went without further preliminaries or fuss.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was she who offered the serious kiss of parting; she who retained his hand, tender, reluctant, candidly concerned as to his health and welfare if left for a while entirely self-responsible.
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From this reading It was she who offered the serious kiss of parting; she who retained his hand, tender, reluctant, candidly concerned as to his health and welfare if left for a while entirely self-responsible.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When Eris decided to go home she gave her lover a few hours’ notice and went without further preliminaries or fuss.
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From this reading It was she who offered the serious kiss of parting; she who retained his hand, tender, reluctant, candidly concerned as to his health and welfare if left for a while entirely self-responsible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Please write me every evening, Barry,” she urged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Eris decided to go home she gave her lover a few hours’ notice and went without further preliminaries or fuss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was she who offered the serious kiss of parting; she who retained his hand, tender, reluctant, candidly concerned as to his health and welfare if left for a while entirely self-responsible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was she who offered the serious kiss of parting; she who retained his hand, tender, reluctant, candidly concerned as to his health and welfare if left for a while entirely self-responsible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annan met her in the station,--a very sober-faced young man, solemn and sad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neither saw any humour in the situation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was she who offered the serious kiss of parting; she who retained his hand, tender, reluctant, candidly concerned as to his health and welfare if left for a while entirely self-responsible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was she who offered the serious kiss of parting; she who retained his hand, tender, reluctant, candidly concerned as to his health and welfare if left for a while entirely self-responsible.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Eris decided to go home she gave her lover a few hours’ notice and went without further preliminaries or fuss.
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From this reading Neither saw any humour in the situation.
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From this reading Annan met her in the station,--a very sober-faced young man, solemn and sad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annan met her in the station,--a very sober-faced young man, solemn and sad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annan met her in the station,--a very sober-faced young man, solemn and sad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was she who offered the serious kiss of parting; she who retained his hand, tender, reluctant, candidly concerned as to his health and welfare if left for a while entirely self-responsible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Annan met her in the station,--a very sober-faced young man, solemn and sad.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Eris decided to go home she gave her lover a few hours’ notice and went without further preliminaries or fuss.
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From this reading “Please write me every evening, Barry,” she urged.
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From this reading Annan met her in the station,--a very sober-faced young man, solemn and sad.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was she who offered the serious kiss of parting; she who retained his hand, tender, reluctant, candidly concerned as to his health and welfare if left for a while entirely self-responsible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was she who offered the serious kiss of parting; she who retained his hand, tender, reluctant, candidly concerned as to his health and welfare if left for a while entirely self-responsible.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Eris decided to go home she gave her lover a few hours’ notice and went without further preliminaries or fuss.
at the time that
From this reading When Eris decided to go home she gave her lover a few hours’ notice and went without further preliminaries or fuss.
during the time that
From this reading It was she who offered the serious kiss of parting; she who retained his hand, tender, reluctant, candidly concerned as to his health and welfare if left for a while entirely self-responsible.
which person or people
From this reading It was she who offered the serious kiss of parting; she who retained his hand, tender, reluctant, candidly concerned as to his health and welfare if left for a while entirely self-responsible.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading When Eris decided to go home she gave her lover a few hours’ notice and went without further preliminaries or fuss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Please write me every evening, Barry,” she urged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annan met her in the station,--a very sober-faced young man, solemn and sad.
