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Chapter XXXII
RALPH Fay stayed. Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends. He made a good friend. Fay himself wrote to her, stating that he would be much in New York that autumn and winter and asking if he might come to see her. She answered yes, but that she herself was often away; he would have to take the chance of not finding her.
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later than; following
From this reading “Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She answered yes, but that she herself was often away; he would have to take the chance of not finding her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fay himself wrote to her, stating that he would be much in New York that autumn and winter and asking if he might come to see her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He made a good friend.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She answered yes, but that she herself was often away; he would have to take the chance of not finding her.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She answered yes, but that she herself was often away; he would have to take the chance of not finding her.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Fay himself wrote to her, stating that he would be much in New York that autumn and winter and asking if he might come to see her.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Fay himself wrote to her, stating that he would be much in New York that autumn and winter and asking if he might come to see her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She answered yes, but that she herself was often away; he would have to take the chance of not finding her.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends.”
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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 He made a good friend.
later than; following
From this reading Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends.
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From this reading Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She answered yes, but that she herself was often away; he would have to take the chance of not finding her.
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From this reading Fay himself wrote to her, stating that he would be much in New York that autumn and winter and asking if he might come to see her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fay himself wrote to her, stating that he would be much in New York that autumn and winter and asking if he might come to see her.
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From this reading She answered yes, but that she herself was often away; he would have to take the chance of not finding her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She answered yes, but that she herself was often away; he would have to take the chance of not finding her.
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From this reading She answered yes, but that she herself was often away; he would have to take the chance of not finding her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fay himself wrote to her, stating that he would be much in New York that autumn and winter and asking if he might come to see her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RALPH Fay stayed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She answered yes, but that she herself was often away; he would have to take the chance of not finding her.
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From this reading He made a good friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made a good friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She answered yes, but that she herself was often away; he would have to take the chance of not finding her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She answered yes, but that she herself was often away; he would have to take the chance of not finding her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Fay himself wrote to her, stating that he would be much in New York that autumn and winter and asking if he might come to see her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Fay himself wrote to her, stating that he would be much in New York that autumn and winter and asking if he might come to see her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fay himself wrote to her, stating that he would be much in New York that autumn and winter and asking if he might come to see her.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He made a good friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Fay himself wrote to her, stating that he would be much in New York that autumn and winter and asking if he might come to see her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fay himself wrote to her, stating that he would be much in New York that autumn and winter and asking if he might come to see her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fay himself wrote to her, stating that he would be much in New York that autumn and winter and asking if he might come to see her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends.
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From this reading Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She answered yes, but that she herself was often away; he would have to take the chance of not finding her.
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From this reading She answered yes, but that she herself was often away; he would have to take the chance of not finding her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RALPH Fay stayed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fay himself wrote to her, stating that he would be much in New York that autumn and winter and asking if he might come to see her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fay himself wrote to her, stating that he would be much in New York that autumn and winter and asking if he might come to see her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RALPH Fay stayed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She answered yes, but that she herself was often away; he would have to take the chance of not finding her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She answered yes, but that she herself was often away; he would have to take the chance of not finding her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends.
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From this reading Fay himself wrote to her, stating that he would be much in New York that autumn and winter and asking if he might come to see her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lily's farewell note to Hagar merely said that after all he was not sailing with her and that she hoped Hagar would let him be among her friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fay himself wrote to her, stating that he would be much in New York that autumn and winter and asking if he might come to see her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She answered yes, but that she herself was often away; he would have to take the chance of not finding her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fay himself wrote to her, stating that he would be much in New York that autumn and winter and asking if he might come to see her.
