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Chapter IV
Mr Crediton came to dinner that evening, and met his daughter with suppressed but evident emotion, such as made Kate muse and wonder. “I knew he liked me, to be sure,” she said afterwards to Mrs Mitford; “I knew he would miss me horribly; but I never expected him, you know, to look like that.” “Like what, my dear?” “Like crying,” said Kate, with a half-sob. They had left the gentlemen in the dining-room, and were straying round the garden in the twilight.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had left the gentlemen in the dining-room, and were straying round the garden in the twilight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I knew he liked me, to be sure,” she said afterwards to Mrs Mitford; “I knew he would miss me horribly; but I never expected him, you know, to look like that.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had left the gentlemen in the dining-room, and were straying round the garden in the twilight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I knew he liked me, to be sure,” she said afterwards to Mrs Mitford; “I knew he would miss me horribly; but I never expected him, you know, to look like that.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I knew he liked me, to be sure,” she said afterwards to Mrs Mitford; “I knew he would miss me horribly; but I never expected him, you know, to look like that.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I knew he liked me, to be sure,” she said afterwards to Mrs Mitford; “I knew he would miss me horribly; but I never expected him, you know, to look like that.””
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading “They had left the gentlemen in the dining-room, and were straying round the garden in the twilight.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““I knew he liked me, to be sure,” she said afterwards to Mrs Mitford; “I knew he would miss me horribly; but I never expected him, you know, to look like that.””
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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 “Like crying,” said Kate, with a half-sob.
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From this reading “I knew he liked me, to be sure,” she said afterwards to Mrs Mitford; “I knew he would miss me horribly; but I never expected him, you know, to look like that.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr Crediton came to dinner that evening, and met his daughter with suppressed but evident emotion, such as made Kate muse and wonder.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr Crediton came to dinner that evening, and met his daughter with suppressed but evident emotion, such as made Kate muse and wonder.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I knew he liked me, to be sure,” she said afterwards to Mrs Mitford; “I knew he would miss me horribly; but I never expected him, you know, to look like that.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr Crediton came to dinner that evening, and met his daughter with suppressed but evident emotion, such as made Kate muse and wonder.
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From this reading Mr Crediton came to dinner that evening, and met his daughter with suppressed but evident emotion, such as made Kate muse and wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Crediton came to dinner that evening, and met his daughter with suppressed but evident emotion, such as made Kate muse and wonder.
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From this reading “Like crying,” said Kate, with a half-sob.
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From this reading Mr Crediton came to dinner that evening, and met his daughter with suppressed but evident emotion, such as made Kate muse and wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Like what, my dear?”
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From this reading They had left the gentlemen in the dining-room, and were straying round the garden in the twilight.
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From this reading Mr Crediton came to dinner that evening, and met his daughter with suppressed but evident emotion, such as made Kate muse and wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Crediton came to dinner that evening, and met his daughter with suppressed but evident emotion, such as made Kate muse and wonder.
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From this reading Mr Crediton came to dinner that evening, and met his daughter with suppressed but evident emotion, such as made Kate muse and wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Crediton came to dinner that evening, and met his daughter with suppressed but evident emotion, such as made Kate muse and wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I knew he liked me, to be sure,” she said afterwards to Mrs Mitford; “I knew he would miss me horribly; but I never expected him, you know, to look like that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had left the gentlemen in the dining-room, and were straying round the garden in the twilight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had left the gentlemen in the dining-room, and were straying round the garden in the twilight.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had left the gentlemen in the dining-room, and were straying round the garden in the twilight.
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From this reading “Like crying,” said Kate, with a half-sob.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I knew he liked me, to be sure,” she said afterwards to Mrs Mitford; “I knew he would miss me horribly; but I never expected him, you know, to look like that.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I knew he liked me, to be sure,” she said afterwards to Mrs Mitford; “I knew he would miss me horribly; but I never expected him, you know, to look like that.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr Crediton came to dinner that evening, and met his daughter with suppressed but evident emotion, such as made Kate muse and wonder.
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From this reading “I knew he liked me, to be sure,” she said afterwards to Mrs Mitford; “I knew he would miss me horribly; but I never expected him, you know, to look like that.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I knew he liked me, to be sure,” she said afterwards to Mrs Mitford; “I knew he would miss me horribly; but I never expected him, you know, to look like that.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had left the gentlemen in the dining-room, and were straying round the garden in the twilight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Crediton came to dinner that evening, and met his daughter with suppressed but evident emotion, such as made Kate muse and wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I knew he liked me, to be sure,” she said afterwards to Mrs Mitford; “I knew he would miss me horribly; but I never expected him, you know, to look like that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I knew he liked me, to be sure,” she said afterwards to Mrs Mitford; “I knew he would miss me horribly; but I never expected him, you know, to look like that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had left the gentlemen in the dining-room, and were straying round the garden in the twilight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I knew he liked me, to be sure,” she said afterwards to Mrs Mitford; “I knew he would miss me horribly; but I never expected him, you know, to look like that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I knew he liked me, to be sure,” she said afterwards to Mrs Mitford; “I knew he would miss me horribly; but I never expected him, you know, to look like that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I knew he liked me, to be sure,” she said afterwards to Mrs Mitford; “I knew he would miss me horribly; but I never expected him, you know, to look like that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Crediton came to dinner that evening, and met his daughter with suppressed but evident emotion, such as made Kate muse and wonder.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I knew he liked me, to be sure,” she said afterwards to Mrs Mitford; “I knew he would miss me horribly; but I never expected him, you know, to look like that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Crediton came to dinner that evening, and met his daughter with suppressed but evident emotion, such as made Kate muse and wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I knew he liked me, to be sure,” she said afterwards to Mrs Mitford; “I knew he would miss me horribly; but I never expected him, you know, to look like that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I knew he liked me, to be sure,” she said afterwards to Mrs Mitford; “I knew he would miss me horribly; but I never expected him, you know, to look like that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Crediton came to dinner that evening, and met his daughter with suppressed but evident emotion, such as made Kate muse and wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I knew he liked me, to be sure,” she said afterwards to Mrs Mitford; “I knew he would miss me horribly; but I never expected him, you know, to look like that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Crediton came to dinner that evening, and met his daughter with suppressed but evident emotion, such as made Kate muse and wonder.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Like what, my dear?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I knew he liked me, to be sure,” she said afterwards to Mrs Mitford; “I knew he would miss me horribly; but I never expected him, you know, to look like that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had left the gentlemen in the dining-room, and were straying round the garden in the twilight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I knew he liked me, to be sure,” she said afterwards to Mrs Mitford; “I knew he would miss me horribly; but I never expected him, you know, to look like that.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I knew he liked me, to be sure,” she said afterwards to Mrs Mitford; “I knew he would miss me horribly; but I never expected him, you know, to look like that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had left the gentlemen in the dining-room, and were straying round the garden in the twilight.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Mr Crediton came to dinner that evening, and met his daughter with suppressed but evident emotion, such as made Kate muse and wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Crediton came to dinner that evening, and met his daughter with suppressed but evident emotion, such as made Kate muse and wonder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I knew he liked me, to be sure,” she said afterwards to Mrs Mitford; “I knew he would miss me horribly; but I never expected him, you know, to look like that.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr Crediton came to dinner that evening, and met his daughter with suppressed but evident emotion, such as made Kate muse and wonder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had left the gentlemen in the dining-room, and were straying round the garden in the twilight.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had left the gentlemen in the dining-room, and were straying round the garden in the twilight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr Crediton came to dinner that evening, and met his daughter with suppressed but evident emotion, such as made Kate muse and wonder.
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading They had left the gentlemen in the dining-room, and were straying round the garden in the twilight.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had left the gentlemen in the dining-room, and were straying round the garden in the twilight.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Like what, my dear?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr Crediton came to dinner that evening, and met his daughter with suppressed but evident emotion, such as made Kate muse and wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Crediton came to dinner that evening, and met his daughter with suppressed but evident emotion, such as made Kate muse and wonder.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I knew he liked me, to be sure,” she said afterwards to Mrs Mitford; “I knew he would miss me horribly; but I never expected him, you know, to look like that.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I knew he liked me, to be sure,” she said afterwards to Mrs Mitford; “I knew he would miss me horribly; but I never expected him, you know, to look like that.”
