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Chapter XII
MR. CRAWLEY OF HOGGLESTOCK. And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson. She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous. Indeed she was a woman not prone to give up anything, and of all things not prone to give up a _protégé_.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.”
any thing at all
From this reading “Indeed she was a woman not prone to give up anything, and of all things not prone to give up a _protégé_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.”
very serious and causing great pain or suffering
From this reading “She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.”
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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 Indeed she was a woman not prone to give up anything, and of all things not prone to give up a _protégé_.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
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From this reading Indeed she was a woman not prone to give up anything, and of all things not prone to give up a _protégé_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
any thing at all
From this reading Indeed she was a woman not prone to give up anything, and of all things not prone to give up a _protégé_.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
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From this reading CRAWLEY OF HOGGLESTOCK.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
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From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
very serious and causing great pain or suffering
From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
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From this reading CRAWLEY OF HOGGLESTOCK.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
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From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
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From this reading Indeed she was a woman not prone to give up anything, and of all things not prone to give up a _protégé_.
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From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
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From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
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From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
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From this reading MR.
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From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
not any; not one
From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Indeed she was a woman not prone to give up anything, and of all things not prone to give up a _protégé_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CRAWLEY OF HOGGLESTOCK.
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From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
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From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
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From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
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From this reading Indeed she was a woman not prone to give up anything, and of all things not prone to give up a _protégé_.
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From this reading Indeed she was a woman not prone to give up anything, and of all things not prone to give up a _protégé_.
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From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
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From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
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From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
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From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
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From this reading Indeed she was a woman not prone to give up anything, and of all things not prone to give up a _protégé_.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
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From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
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From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And then there was that other trouble in Lady Lufton’s mind, the sins, namely, of her selected parson.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had selected him, and she was by no means inclined to give him up, even though his sins against parsondom were grievous.
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From this reading Indeed she was a woman not prone to give up anything, and of all things not prone to give up a _protégé_.
