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Chapter XXI
MR. WESTERN YIELDS. The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western. Dick Ross had heard at the club at Perth that she had gone, and had told Sir Francis. Sir Francis passed on the news to Miss Altifiorla, and from her it had reached the deserted wife.
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left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading “Sir Francis passed on the news to Miss Altifiorla, and from her it had reached the deserted wife.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dick Ross had heard at the club at Perth that she had gone, and had told Sir Francis.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sir Francis passed on the news to Miss Altifiorla, and from her it had reached the deserted wife.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dick Ross had heard at the club at Perth that she had gone, and had told Sir Francis.”
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From this reading Sir Francis passed on the news to Miss Altifiorla, and from her it had reached the deserted wife.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dick Ross had heard at the club at Perth that she had gone, and had told Sir Francis.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dick Ross had heard at the club at Perth that she had gone, and had told Sir Francis.
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From this reading Dick Ross had heard at the club at Perth that she had gone, and had told Sir Francis.
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Sir Francis passed on the news to Miss Altifiorla, and from her it had reached the deserted wife.
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From this reading Dick Ross had heard at the club at Perth that she had gone, and had told Sir Francis.
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From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
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From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
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From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
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From this reading Dick Ross had heard at the club at Perth that she had gone, and had told Sir Francis.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sir Francis passed on the news to Miss Altifiorla, and from her it had reached the deserted wife.
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From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
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From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
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From this reading Dick Ross had heard at the club at Perth that she had gone, and had told Sir Francis.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Francis passed on the news to Miss Altifiorla, and from her it had reached the deserted wife.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sir Francis passed on the news to Miss Altifiorla, and from her it had reached the deserted wife.
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From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
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From this reading Sir Francis passed on the news to Miss Altifiorla, and from her it had reached the deserted wife.
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From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
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From this reading Sir Francis passed on the news to Miss Altifiorla, and from her it had reached the deserted wife.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sir Francis passed on the news to Miss Altifiorla, and from her it had reached the deserted wife.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Francis passed on the news to Miss Altifiorla, and from her it had reached the deserted wife.
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From this reading Dick Ross had heard at the club at Perth that she had gone, and had told Sir Francis.
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From this reading Sir Francis passed on the news to Miss Altifiorla, and from her it had reached the deserted wife.
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From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
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From this reading Dick Ross had heard at the club at Perth that she had gone, and had told Sir Francis.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dick Ross had heard at the club at Perth that she had gone, and had told Sir Francis.
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From this reading Dick Ross had heard at the club at Perth that she had gone, and had told Sir Francis.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick Ross had heard at the club at Perth that she had gone, and had told Sir Francis.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
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From this reading WESTERN YIELDS.
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From this reading Sir Francis passed on the news to Miss Altifiorla, and from her it had reached the deserted wife.
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From this reading WESTERN YIELDS.
