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Chapter V
NO WINGS Whether anyone cried or not, there was certainly an interval during which none of the party was quite itself. When they grew calmer, Anthea put her handkerchief in her pocket and her arm round Jane, and said: 'It can't be for more than one night. We can signal with our handkerchiefs in the morning. They'll be dry then.
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any person at all
From this reading “NO WINGS Whether anyone cried or not, there was certainly an interval during which none of the party was quite itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “NO WINGS Whether anyone cried or not, there was certainly an interval during which none of the party was quite itself.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “NO WINGS Whether anyone cried or not, there was certainly an interval during which none of the party was quite itself.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “NO WINGS Whether anyone cried or not, there was certainly an interval during which none of the party was quite itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We can signal with our handkerchiefs in the morning.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “NO WINGS Whether anyone cried or not, there was certainly an interval during which none of the party was quite itself.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “'It can't be for more than one night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “NO WINGS Whether anyone cried or not, there was certainly an interval during which none of the party was quite itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “NO WINGS Whether anyone cried or not, there was certainly an interval during which none of the party was quite itself.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “NO WINGS Whether anyone cried or not, there was certainly an interval during which none of the party was quite itself.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading NO WINGS Whether anyone cried or not, there was certainly an interval during which none of the party was quite itself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When they grew calmer, Anthea put her handkerchief in her pocket and her arm round Jane, and said:
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From this reading When they grew calmer, Anthea put her handkerchief in her pocket and her arm round Jane, and said:
any person at all
From this reading NO WINGS Whether anyone cried or not, there was certainly an interval during which none of the party was quite itself.
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From this reading When they grew calmer, Anthea put her handkerchief in her pocket and her arm round Jane, and said:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'It can't be for more than one night.
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From this reading When they grew calmer, Anthea put her handkerchief in her pocket and her arm round Jane, and said:
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can signal with our handkerchiefs in the morning.
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From this reading 'It can't be for more than one night.
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From this reading NO WINGS Whether anyone cried or not, there was certainly an interval during which none of the party was quite itself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NO WINGS Whether anyone cried or not, there was certainly an interval during which none of the party was quite itself.
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From this reading They'll be dry then.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading NO WINGS Whether anyone cried or not, there was certainly an interval during which none of the party was quite itself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'It can't be for more than one night.
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From this reading When they grew calmer, Anthea put her handkerchief in her pocket and her arm round Jane, and said:
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From this reading When they grew calmer, Anthea put her handkerchief in her pocket and her arm round Jane, and said:
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From this reading We can signal with our handkerchiefs in the morning.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When they grew calmer, Anthea put her handkerchief in her pocket and her arm round Jane, and said:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When they grew calmer, Anthea put her handkerchief in her pocket and her arm round Jane, and said:
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From this reading NO WINGS Whether anyone cried or not, there was certainly an interval during which none of the party was quite itself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'It can't be for more than one night.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading NO WINGS Whether anyone cried or not, there was certainly an interval during which none of the party was quite itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they grew calmer, Anthea put her handkerchief in her pocket and her arm round Jane, and said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'It can't be for more than one night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We can signal with our handkerchiefs in the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'It can't be for more than one night.
not any; not one
From this reading NO WINGS Whether anyone cried or not, there was certainly an interval during which none of the party was quite itself.
not one, and not any
From this reading NO WINGS Whether anyone cried or not, there was certainly an interval during which none of the party was quite itself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NO WINGS Whether anyone cried or not, there was certainly an interval during which none of the party was quite itself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NO WINGS Whether anyone cried or not, there was certainly an interval during which none of the party was quite itself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'It can't be for more than one night.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading NO WINGS Whether anyone cried or not, there was certainly an interval during which none of the party was quite itself.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We can signal with our handkerchiefs in the morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NO WINGS Whether anyone cried or not, there was certainly an interval during which none of the party was quite itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they grew calmer, Anthea put her handkerchief in her pocket and her arm round Jane, and said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they grew calmer, Anthea put her handkerchief in her pocket and her arm round Jane, and said:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NO WINGS Whether anyone cried or not, there was certainly an interval during which none of the party was quite itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they grew calmer, Anthea put her handkerchief in her pocket and her arm round Jane, and said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they grew calmer, Anthea put her handkerchief in her pocket and her arm round Jane, and said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can signal with our handkerchiefs in the morning.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading 'It can't be for more than one night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NO WINGS Whether anyone cried or not, there was certainly an interval during which none of the party was quite itself.
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From this reading They'll be dry then.
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From this reading NO WINGS Whether anyone cried or not, there was certainly an interval during which none of the party was quite itself.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they grew calmer, Anthea put her handkerchief in her pocket and her arm round Jane, and said:
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From this reading They'll be dry then.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NO WINGS Whether anyone cried or not, there was certainly an interval during which none of the party was quite itself.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can signal with our handkerchiefs in the morning.
at the time that
From this reading When they grew calmer, Anthea put her handkerchief in her pocket and her arm round Jane, and said:
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading NO WINGS Whether anyone cried or not, there was certainly an interval during which none of the party was quite itself.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading NO WINGS Whether anyone cried or not, there was certainly an interval during which none of the party was quite itself.
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From this reading NO WINGS Whether anyone cried or not, there was certainly an interval during which none of the party was quite itself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We can signal with our handkerchiefs in the morning.
