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Chapter XXIX
LADY SARAH'S MISSION. Towards the end of June the family at Cross Hall were in great perturbation. In the first place it had been now settled that they were to go back to the great house early in July. This might have been a source of unalloyed gratification. The old Marchioness had been made very unhappy by the change to Cross Hall, and had persisted in calling her new home a wretched farmhouse.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “In the first place it had been now settled that they were to go back to the great house early in July.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the first place it had been now settled that they were to go back to the great house early in July.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Towards the end of June the family at Cross Hall were in great perturbation.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “This might have been a source of unalloyed gratification.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “This might have been a source of unalloyed gratification.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Towards the end of June the family at Cross Hall were in great perturbation.”
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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 This might have been a source of unalloyed gratification.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old Marchioness had been made very unhappy by the change to Cross Hall, and had persisted in calling her new home a wretched farmhouse.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Towards the end of June the family at Cross Hall were in great perturbation.
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From this reading In the first place it had been now settled that they were to go back to the great house early in July.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the first place it had been now settled that they were to go back to the great house early in July.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The old Marchioness had been made very unhappy by the change to Cross Hall, and had persisted in calling her new home a wretched farmhouse.
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From this reading The old Marchioness had been made very unhappy by the change to Cross Hall, and had persisted in calling her new home a wretched farmhouse.
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From this reading The old Marchioness had been made very unhappy by the change to Cross Hall, and had persisted in calling her new home a wretched farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Towards the end of June the family at Cross Hall were in great perturbation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the first place it had been now settled that they were to go back to the great house early in July.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Towards the end of June the family at Cross Hall were in great perturbation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Towards the end of June the family at Cross Hall were in great perturbation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old Marchioness had been made very unhappy by the change to Cross Hall, and had persisted in calling her new home a wretched farmhouse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place it had been now settled that they were to go back to the great house early in July.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the first place it had been now settled that they were to go back to the great house early in July.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This might have been a source of unalloyed gratification.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Towards the end of June the family at Cross Hall were in great perturbation.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the first place it had been now settled that they were to go back to the great house early in July.
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From this reading Towards the end of June the family at Cross Hall were in great perturbation.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This might have been a source of unalloyed gratification.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The old Marchioness had been made very unhappy by the change to Cross Hall, and had persisted in calling her new home a wretched farmhouse.
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From this reading The old Marchioness had been made very unhappy by the change to Cross Hall, and had persisted in calling her new home a wretched farmhouse.
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From this reading In the first place it had been now settled that they were to go back to the great house early in July.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Towards the end of June the family at Cross Hall were in great perturbation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the first place it had been now settled that they were to go back to the great house early in July.
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From this reading In the first place it had been now settled that they were to go back to the great house early in July.
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From this reading Towards the end of June the family at Cross Hall were in great perturbation.
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From this reading LADY SARAH'S MISSION.
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From this reading The old Marchioness had been made very unhappy by the change to Cross Hall, and had persisted in calling her new home a wretched farmhouse.
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From this reading The old Marchioness had been made very unhappy by the change to Cross Hall, and had persisted in calling her new home a wretched farmhouse.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This might have been a source of unalloyed gratification.
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From this reading LADY SARAH'S MISSION.
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From this reading The old Marchioness had been made very unhappy by the change to Cross Hall, and had persisted in calling her new home a wretched farmhouse.
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From this reading In the first place it had been now settled that they were to go back to the great house early in July.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Towards the end of June the family at Cross Hall were in great perturbation.
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From this reading The old Marchioness had been made very unhappy by the change to Cross Hall, and had persisted in calling her new home a wretched farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old Marchioness had been made very unhappy by the change to Cross Hall, and had persisted in calling her new home a wretched farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Towards the end of June the family at Cross Hall were in great perturbation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the first place it had been now settled that they were to go back to the great house early in July.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LADY SARAH'S MISSION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the first place it had been now settled that they were to go back to the great house early in July.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This might have been a source of unalloyed gratification.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the first place it had been now settled that they were to go back to the great house early in July.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Towards the end of June the family at Cross Hall were in great perturbation.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the first place it had been now settled that they were to go back to the great house early in July.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This might have been a source of unalloyed gratification.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the first place it had been now settled that they were to go back to the great house early in July.
in the direction of
From this reading Towards the end of June the family at Cross Hall were in great perturbation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This might have been a source of unalloyed gratification.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old Marchioness had been made very unhappy by the change to Cross Hall, and had persisted in calling her new home a wretched farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old Marchioness had been made very unhappy by the change to Cross Hall, and had persisted in calling her new home a wretched farmhouse.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Towards the end of June the family at Cross Hall were in great perturbation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old Marchioness had been made very unhappy by the change to Cross Hall, and had persisted in calling her new home a wretched farmhouse.
