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Chapter XVIII
She had to make up her mind what to do. She would leave Venice on the Saturday that he was leaving Wragby: in six days time. This would bring her to London on the Monday following, and she would then see him. She wrote to him to the London address, asking him to send her a letter to Hartland's hotel, and to call for her on the Monday evening at seven. Inside herself, she was curiously and complicatedly angry, and all her responses were numb.
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used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Inside herself, she was curiously and complicatedly angry, and all her responses were numb.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had to make up her mind what to do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had to make up her mind what to do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She would leave Venice on the Saturday that he was leaving Wragby: in six days time.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She would leave Venice on the Saturday that he was leaving Wragby: in six days time.”
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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 She wrote to him to the London address, asking him to send her a letter to Hartland's hotel, and to call for her on the Monday evening at seven.
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From this reading She wrote to him to the London address, asking him to send her a letter to Hartland's hotel, and to call for her on the Monday evening at seven.
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From this reading Inside herself, she was curiously and complicatedly angry, and all her responses were numb.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This would bring her to London on the Monday following, and she would then see him.
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From this reading Inside herself, she was curiously and complicatedly angry, and all her responses were numb.
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From this reading She wrote to him to the London address, asking him to send her a letter to Hartland's hotel, and to call for her on the Monday evening at seven.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She wrote to him to the London address, asking him to send her a letter to Hartland's hotel, and to call for her on the Monday evening at seven.
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From this reading This would bring her to London on the Monday following, and she would then see him.
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From this reading She wrote to him to the London address, asking him to send her a letter to Hartland's hotel, and to call for her on the Monday evening at seven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside herself, she was curiously and complicatedly angry, and all her responses were numb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside herself, she was curiously and complicatedly angry, and all her responses were numb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would leave Venice on the Saturday that he was leaving Wragby: in six days time.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She had to make up her mind what to do.
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From this reading She wrote to him to the London address, asking him to send her a letter to Hartland's hotel, and to call for her on the Monday evening at seven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This would bring her to London on the Monday following, and she would then see him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She wrote to him to the London address, asking him to send her a letter to Hartland's hotel, and to call for her on the Monday evening at seven.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had to make up her mind what to do.
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From this reading She wrote to him to the London address, asking him to send her a letter to Hartland's hotel, and to call for her on the Monday evening at seven.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would leave Venice on the Saturday that he was leaving Wragby: in six days time.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had to make up her mind what to do.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Inside herself, she was curiously and complicatedly angry, and all her responses were numb.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This would bring her to London on the Monday following, and she would then see him.
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From this reading She wrote to him to the London address, asking him to send her a letter to Hartland's hotel, and to call for her on the Monday evening at seven.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She would leave Venice on the Saturday that he was leaving Wragby: in six days time.
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From this reading Inside herself, she was curiously and complicatedly angry, and all her responses were numb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would leave Venice on the Saturday that he was leaving Wragby: in six days time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would leave Venice on the Saturday that he was leaving Wragby: in six days time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wrote to him to the London address, asking him to send her a letter to Hartland's hotel, and to call for her on the Monday evening at seven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This would bring her to London on the Monday following, and she would then see him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had to make up her mind what to do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had to make up her mind what to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This would bring her to London on the Monday following, and she would then see him.
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From this reading Inside herself, she was curiously and complicatedly angry, and all her responses were numb.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She would leave Venice on the Saturday that he was leaving Wragby: in six days time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside herself, she was curiously and complicatedly angry, and all her responses were numb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would leave Venice on the Saturday that he was leaving Wragby: in six days time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This would bring her to London on the Monday following, and she would then see him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wrote to him to the London address, asking him to send her a letter to Hartland's hotel, and to call for her on the Monday evening at seven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wrote to him to the London address, asking him to send her a letter to Hartland's hotel, and to call for her on the Monday evening at seven.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had to make up her mind what to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would leave Venice on the Saturday that he was leaving Wragby: in six days time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She would leave Venice on the Saturday that he was leaving Wragby: in six days time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She would leave Venice on the Saturday that he was leaving Wragby: in six days time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This would bring her to London on the Monday following, and she would then see him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This would bring her to London on the Monday following, and she would then see him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would leave Venice on the Saturday that he was leaving Wragby: in six days time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had to make up her mind what to do.
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From this reading She had to make up her mind what to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would leave Venice on the Saturday that he was leaving Wragby: in six days time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She would leave Venice on the Saturday that he was leaving Wragby: in six days time.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Inside herself, she was curiously and complicatedly angry, and all her responses were numb.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She had to make up her mind what to do.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would leave Venice on the Saturday that he was leaving Wragby: in six days time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would leave Venice on the Saturday that he was leaving Wragby: in six days time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wrote to him to the London address, asking him to send her a letter to Hartland's hotel, and to call for her on the Monday evening at seven.
