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Chapter XVII
A MAN'S PRIDE. About a week after Lady Grant had gone, Mrs. Western received a letter from her husband. She had expected that he would write, and had daily looked for the letter. But when it did come she did not know whether to take it as a joy or a source of additional discomfort. There was in it hardly a word of declared affection.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “About a week after Lady Grant had gone, Mrs. Western received a letter from her husband.”
later than; following
From this reading “About a week after Lady Grant had gone, Mrs. Western received a letter from her husband.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But when it did come she did not know whether to take it as a joy or a source of additional discomfort.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But when it did come she did not know whether to take it as a joy or a source of additional discomfort.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had expected that he would write, and had daily looked for the letter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But when it did come she did not know whether to take it as a joy or a source of additional discomfort.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “But when it did come she did not know whether to take it as a joy or a source of additional discomfort.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She had expected that he would write, and had daily looked for the letter.”
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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 A MAN'S PRIDE.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About a week after Lady Grant had gone, Mrs. Western received a letter from her husband.
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From this reading But when it did come she did not know whether to take it as a joy or a source of additional discomfort.
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From this reading There was in it hardly a word of declared affection.
later than; following
From this reading About a week after Lady Grant had gone, Mrs. Western received a letter from her husband.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had expected that he would write, and had daily looked for the letter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But when it did come she did not know whether to take it as a joy or a source of additional discomfort.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when it did come she did not know whether to take it as a joy or a source of additional discomfort.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when it did come she did not know whether to take it as a joy or a source of additional discomfort.
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From this reading She had expected that he would write, and had daily looked for the letter.
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From this reading There was in it hardly a word of declared affection.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But when it did come she did not know whether to take it as a joy or a source of additional discomfort.
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From this reading But when it did come she did not know whether to take it as a joy or a source of additional discomfort.
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From this reading She had expected that he would write, and had daily looked for the letter.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had expected that he would write, and had daily looked for the letter.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading About a week after Lady Grant had gone, Mrs. Western received a letter from her husband.
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From this reading About a week after Lady Grant had gone, Mrs. Western received a letter from her husband.
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From this reading About a week after Lady Grant had gone, Mrs. Western received a letter from her husband.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading About a week after Lady Grant had gone, Mrs. Western received a letter from her husband.
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From this reading There was in it hardly a word of declared affection.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had expected that he would write, and had daily looked for the letter.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading About a week after Lady Grant had gone, Mrs. Western received a letter from her husband.
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From this reading About a week after Lady Grant had gone, Mrs. Western received a letter from her husband.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was in it hardly a word of declared affection.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But when it did come she did not know whether to take it as a joy or a source of additional discomfort.
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From this reading But when it did come she did not know whether to take it as a joy or a source of additional discomfort.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when it did come she did not know whether to take it as a joy or a source of additional discomfort.
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From this reading About a week after Lady Grant had gone, Mrs. Western received a letter from her husband.
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From this reading About a week after Lady Grant had gone, Mrs. Western received a letter from her husband.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had expected that he would write, and had daily looked for the letter.
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From this reading A MAN'S PRIDE.
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From this reading About a week after Lady Grant had gone, Mrs. Western received a letter from her husband.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But when it did come she did not know whether to take it as a joy or a source of additional discomfort.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But when it did come she did not know whether to take it as a joy or a source of additional discomfort.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But when it did come she did not know whether to take it as a joy or a source of additional discomfort.
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From this reading A MAN'S PRIDE.
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From this reading About a week after Lady Grant had gone, Mrs. Western received a letter from her husband.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had expected that he would write, and had daily looked for the letter.
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From this reading But when it did come she did not know whether to take it as a joy or a source of additional discomfort.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when it did come she did not know whether to take it as a joy or a source of additional discomfort.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had expected that he would write, and had daily looked for the letter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had expected that he would write, and had daily looked for the letter.
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From this reading There was in it hardly a word of declared affection.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But when it did come she did not know whether to take it as a joy or a source of additional discomfort.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was in it hardly a word of declared affection.
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From this reading About a week after Lady Grant had gone, Mrs. Western received a letter from her husband.
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From this reading About a week after Lady Grant had gone, Mrs. Western received a letter from her husband.
at the time that
From this reading But when it did come she did not know whether to take it as a joy or a source of additional discomfort.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading But when it did come she did not know whether to take it as a joy or a source of additional discomfort.
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From this reading There was in it hardly a word of declared affection.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had expected that he would write, and had daily looked for the letter.
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From this reading She had expected that he would write, and had daily looked for the letter.
