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Chapter VII
A Party in a Parlour. The dinner which followed was not, the first part of it at least, a very comfortable meal. Mrs. Murray herself was profoundly shaken by the conference altogether. She was unable to say anything to her grandson except the almost wild “No, lad; no, Edgar, my bonnie man!” with which she had endeavoured to stop him at first. After this she had not uttered a word.
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later than; following
From this reading “After this she had not uttered a word.”
any thing at all
From this reading “She was unable to say anything to her grandson except the almost wild “No, lad; no, Edgar, my bonnie man!” with which she had endeavoured to stop him at first.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “She was unable to say anything to her grandson except the almost wild “No, lad; no, Edgar, my bonnie man!” with which she had endeavoured to stop him at first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The dinner which followed was not, the first part of it at least, a very comfortable meal.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Mrs. Murray herself was profoundly shaken by the conference altogether.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The dinner which followed was not, the first part of it at least, a very comfortable meal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The dinner which followed was not, the first part of it at least, a very comfortable meal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A Party in a Parlour.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “After this she had not uttered a word.”
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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 A Party in a Parlour.
later than; following
From this reading After this she had not uttered a word.
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From this reading She was unable to say anything to her grandson except the almost wild “No, lad; no, Edgar, my bonnie man!” with which she had endeavoured to stop him at first.
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From this reading Mrs. Murray herself was profoundly shaken by the conference altogether.
any thing at all
From this reading She was unable to say anything to her grandson except the almost wild “No, lad; no, Edgar, my bonnie man!” with which she had endeavoured to stop him at first.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The dinner which followed was not, the first part of it at least, a very comfortable meal.
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From this reading She was unable to say anything to her grandson except the almost wild “No, lad; no, Edgar, my bonnie man!” with which she had endeavoured to stop him at first.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Murray herself was profoundly shaken by the conference altogether.
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From this reading The dinner which followed was not, the first part of it at least, a very comfortable meal.
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From this reading Mrs. Murray herself was profoundly shaken by the conference altogether.
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From this reading The dinner which followed was not, the first part of it at least, a very comfortable meal.
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From this reading She was unable to say anything to her grandson except the almost wild “No, lad; no, Edgar, my bonnie man!” with which she had endeavoured to stop him at first.
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From this reading She was unable to say anything to her grandson except the almost wild “No, lad; no, Edgar, my bonnie man!” with which she had endeavoured to stop him at first.
apart from; not including
From this reading She was unable to say anything to her grandson except the almost wild “No, lad; no, Edgar, my bonnie man!” with which she had endeavoured to stop him at first.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dinner which followed was not, the first part of it at least, a very comfortable meal.
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From this reading The dinner which followed was not, the first part of it at least, a very comfortable meal.
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From this reading She was unable to say anything to her grandson except the almost wild “No, lad; no, Edgar, my bonnie man!” with which she had endeavoured to stop him at first.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was unable to say anything to her grandson except the almost wild “No, lad; no, Edgar, my bonnie man!” with which she had endeavoured to stop him at first.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was unable to say anything to her grandson except the almost wild “No, lad; no, Edgar, my bonnie man!” with which she had endeavoured to stop him at first.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs. Murray herself was profoundly shaken by the conference altogether.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was unable to say anything to her grandson except the almost wild “No, lad; no, Edgar, my bonnie man!” with which she had endeavoured to stop him at first.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Party in a Parlour.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The dinner which followed was not, the first part of it at least, a very comfortable meal.
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From this reading She was unable to say anything to her grandson except the almost wild “No, lad; no, Edgar, my bonnie man!” with which she had endeavoured to stop him at first.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dinner which followed was not, the first part of it at least, a very comfortable meal.
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From this reading She was unable to say anything to her grandson except the almost wild “No, lad; no, Edgar, my bonnie man!” with which she had endeavoured to stop him at first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dinner which followed was not, the first part of it at least, a very comfortable meal.
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From this reading Mrs. Murray herself was profoundly shaken by the conference altogether.
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From this reading Mrs. Murray herself was profoundly shaken by the conference altogether.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She was unable to say anything to her grandson except the almost wild “No, lad; no, Edgar, my bonnie man!” with which she had endeavoured to stop him at first.
not any; not one
From this reading She was unable to say anything to her grandson except the almost wild “No, lad; no, Edgar, my bonnie man!” with which she had endeavoured to stop him at first.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The dinner which followed was not, the first part of it at least, a very comfortable meal.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The dinner which followed was not, the first part of it at least, a very comfortable meal.
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From this reading A Party in a Parlour.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dinner which followed was not, the first part of it at least, a very comfortable meal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Party in a Parlour.
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From this reading Mrs. Murray herself was profoundly shaken by the conference altogether.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was unable to say anything to her grandson except the almost wild “No, lad; no, Edgar, my bonnie man!” with which she had endeavoured to stop him at first.
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From this reading Mrs. Murray herself was profoundly shaken by the conference altogether.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was unable to say anything to her grandson except the almost wild “No, lad; no, Edgar, my bonnie man!” with which she had endeavoured to stop him at first.
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From this reading She was unable to say anything to her grandson except the almost wild “No, lad; no, Edgar, my bonnie man!” with which she had endeavoured to stop him at first.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dinner which followed was not, the first part of it at least, a very comfortable meal.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this she had not uttered a word.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was unable to say anything to her grandson except the almost wild “No, lad; no, Edgar, my bonnie man!” with which she had endeavoured to stop him at first.
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From this reading She was unable to say anything to her grandson except the almost wild “No, lad; no, Edgar, my bonnie man!” with which she had endeavoured to stop him at first.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After this she had not uttered a word.
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From this reading The dinner which followed was not, the first part of it at least, a very comfortable meal.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dinner which followed was not, the first part of it at least, a very comfortable meal.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The dinner which followed was not, the first part of it at least, a very comfortable meal.
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From this reading She was unable to say anything to her grandson except the almost wild “No, lad; no, Edgar, my bonnie man!” with which she had endeavoured to stop him at first.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was unable to say anything to her grandson except the almost wild “No, lad; no, Edgar, my bonnie man!” with which she had endeavoured to stop him at first.
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From this reading After this she had not uttered a word.
