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Chapter IX
Althea went down to Merriston House in the middle of July. Helen accompanied her to see her safely installed and to set the very torpid social ball rolling. There were not many neighbours, but Helen assembled them all. She herself could stay only a few days. She was bound, until the middle of August, in a rush of engagements, and meanwhile Althea, rather ruefully, was forced to fall back on Miss Buckston for companionship.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She herself could stay only a few days.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She herself could stay only a few days.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She was bound, until the middle of August, in a rush of engagements, and meanwhile Althea, rather ruefully, was forced to fall back on Miss Buckston for companionship.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “She was bound, until the middle of August, in a rush of engagements, and meanwhile Althea, rather ruefully, was forced to fall back on Miss Buckston for companionship.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Althea went down to Merriston House in the middle of July.”
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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 She herself could stay only a few days.
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From this reading Helen accompanied her to see her safely installed and to set the very torpid social ball rolling.
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From this reading There were not many neighbours, but Helen assembled them all.
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From this reading Althea went down to Merriston House in the middle of July.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Helen accompanied her to see her safely installed and to set the very torpid social ball rolling.
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From this reading There were not many neighbours, but Helen assembled them all.
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From this reading She was bound, until the middle of August, in a rush of engagements, and meanwhile Althea, rather ruefully, was forced to fall back on Miss Buckston for companionship.
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From this reading She was bound, until the middle of August, in a rush of engagements, and meanwhile Althea, rather ruefully, was forced to fall back on Miss Buckston for companionship.
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From this reading Helen accompanied her to see her safely installed and to set the very torpid social ball rolling.
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From this reading She was bound, until the middle of August, in a rush of engagements, and meanwhile Althea, rather ruefully, was forced to fall back on Miss Buckston for companionship.
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From this reading She was bound, until the middle of August, in a rush of engagements, and meanwhile Althea, rather ruefully, was forced to fall back on Miss Buckston for companionship.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were not many neighbours, but Helen assembled them all.
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From this reading She was bound, until the middle of August, in a rush of engagements, and meanwhile Althea, rather ruefully, was forced to fall back on Miss Buckston for companionship.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She herself could stay only a few days.
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From this reading She herself could stay only a few days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Althea went down to Merriston House in the middle of July.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was bound, until the middle of August, in a rush of engagements, and meanwhile Althea, rather ruefully, was forced to fall back on Miss Buckston for companionship.
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From this reading She was bound, until the middle of August, in a rush of engagements, and meanwhile Althea, rather ruefully, was forced to fall back on Miss Buckston for companionship.
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From this reading She herself could stay only a few days.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was bound, until the middle of August, in a rush of engagements, and meanwhile Althea, rather ruefully, was forced to fall back on Miss Buckston for companionship.
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From this reading She was bound, until the middle of August, in a rush of engagements, and meanwhile Althea, rather ruefully, was forced to fall back on Miss Buckston for companionship.
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From this reading Helen accompanied her to see her safely installed and to set the very torpid social ball rolling.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Helen accompanied her to see her safely installed and to set the very torpid social ball rolling.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She herself could stay only a few days.
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From this reading Althea went down to Merriston House in the middle of July.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Althea went down to Merriston House in the middle of July.
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From this reading Helen accompanied her to see her safely installed and to set the very torpid social ball rolling.
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From this reading Althea went down to Merriston House in the middle of July.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were not many neighbours, but Helen assembled them all.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was bound, until the middle of August, in a rush of engagements, and meanwhile Althea, rather ruefully, was forced to fall back on Miss Buckston for companionship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Althea went down to Merriston House in the middle of July.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Althea went down to Merriston House in the middle of July.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was bound, until the middle of August, in a rush of engagements, and meanwhile Althea, rather ruefully, was forced to fall back on Miss Buckston for companionship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were not many neighbours, but Helen assembled them all.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There were not many neighbours, but Helen assembled them all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Althea went down to Merriston House in the middle of July.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was bound, until the middle of August, in a rush of engagements, and meanwhile Althea, rather ruefully, was forced to fall back on Miss Buckston for companionship.
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From this reading She herself could stay only a few days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was bound, until the middle of August, in a rush of engagements, and meanwhile Althea, rather ruefully, was forced to fall back on Miss Buckston for companionship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Helen accompanied her to see her safely installed and to set the very torpid social ball rolling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was bound, until the middle of August, in a rush of engagements, and meanwhile Althea, rather ruefully, was forced to fall back on Miss Buckston for companionship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was bound, until the middle of August, in a rush of engagements, and meanwhile Althea, rather ruefully, was forced to fall back on Miss Buckston for companionship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Helen accompanied her to see her safely installed and to set the very torpid social ball rolling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Helen accompanied her to see her safely installed and to set the very torpid social ball rolling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Helen accompanied her to see her safely installed and to set the very torpid social ball rolling.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She herself could stay only a few days.
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From this reading Helen accompanied her to see her safely installed and to set the very torpid social ball rolling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She herself could stay only a few days.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Althea went down to Merriston House in the middle of July.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were not many neighbours, but Helen assembled them all.
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From this reading There were not many neighbours, but Helen assembled them all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Althea went down to Merriston House in the middle of July.
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From this reading Helen accompanied her to see her safely installed and to set the very torpid social ball rolling.
up to a particular time
From this reading She was bound, until the middle of August, in a rush of engagements, and meanwhile Althea, rather ruefully, was forced to fall back on Miss Buckston for companionship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Helen accompanied her to see her safely installed and to set the very torpid social ball rolling.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was bound, until the middle of August, in a rush of engagements, and meanwhile Althea, rather ruefully, was forced to fall back on Miss Buckston for companionship.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Althea went down to Merriston House in the middle of July.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were not many neighbours, but Helen assembled them all.
