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Chapter XXII
"FORGOTTEN ME, HAS HE?" If ever a man was in earnest, Yorke, Viscount Auchester, was. He was going to marry Leslie! The thought dwelt with him all the way up to town, hovered about him as he lay awake throughout nearly the whole night, and came to him in the morning with a joy exceeding description. To marry Leslie!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The thought dwelt with him all the way up to town, hovered about him as he lay awake throughout nearly the whole night, and came to him in the morning with a joy exceeding description.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If ever a man was in earnest, Yorke, Viscount Auchester, was.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “"FORGOTTEN ME, HAS HE?"”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"FORGOTTEN ME, HAS HE?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The thought dwelt with him all the way up to town, hovered about him as he lay awake throughout nearly the whole night, and came to him in the morning with a joy exceeding description.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The thought dwelt with him all the way up to town, hovered about him as he lay awake throughout nearly the whole night, and came to him in the morning with a joy exceeding description.”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “The thought dwelt with him all the way up to town, hovered about him as he lay awake throughout nearly the whole night, and came to him in the morning with a joy exceeding description.”
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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 If ever a man was in earnest, Yorke, Viscount Auchester, was.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The thought dwelt with him all the way up to town, hovered about him as he lay awake throughout nearly the whole night, and came to him in the morning with a joy exceeding description.
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From this reading The thought dwelt with him all the way up to town, hovered about him as he lay awake throughout nearly the whole night, and came to him in the morning with a joy exceeding description.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The thought dwelt with him all the way up to town, hovered about him as he lay awake throughout nearly the whole night, and came to him in the morning with a joy exceeding description.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The thought dwelt with him all the way up to town, hovered about him as he lay awake throughout nearly the whole night, and came to him in the morning with a joy exceeding description.
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From this reading If ever a man was in earnest, Yorke, Viscount Auchester, was.
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From this reading The thought dwelt with him all the way up to town, hovered about him as he lay awake throughout nearly the whole night, and came to him in the morning with a joy exceeding description.
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From this reading The thought dwelt with him all the way up to town, hovered about him as he lay awake throughout nearly the whole night, and came to him in the morning with a joy exceeding description.
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From this reading The thought dwelt with him all the way up to town, hovered about him as he lay awake throughout nearly the whole night, and came to him in the morning with a joy exceeding description.
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From this reading The thought dwelt with him all the way up to town, hovered about him as he lay awake throughout nearly the whole night, and came to him in the morning with a joy exceeding description.
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From this reading If ever a man was in earnest, Yorke, Viscount Auchester, was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If ever a man was in earnest, Yorke, Viscount Auchester, was.
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From this reading The thought dwelt with him all the way up to town, hovered about him as he lay awake throughout nearly the whole night, and came to him in the morning with a joy exceeding description.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading "FORGOTTEN ME, HAS HE?"
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From this reading He was going to marry Leslie!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "FORGOTTEN ME, HAS HE?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "FORGOTTEN ME, HAS HE?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The thought dwelt with him all the way up to town, hovered about him as he lay awake throughout nearly the whole night, and came to him in the morning with a joy exceeding description.
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From this reading The thought dwelt with him all the way up to town, hovered about him as he lay awake throughout nearly the whole night, and came to him in the morning with a joy exceeding description.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If ever a man was in earnest, Yorke, Viscount Auchester, was.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If ever a man was in earnest, Yorke, Viscount Auchester, was.
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From this reading The thought dwelt with him all the way up to town, hovered about him as he lay awake throughout nearly the whole night, and came to him in the morning with a joy exceeding description.
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From this reading The thought dwelt with him all the way up to town, hovered about him as he lay awake throughout nearly the whole night, and came to him in the morning with a joy exceeding description.
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From this reading He was going to marry Leslie!
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From this reading If ever a man was in earnest, Yorke, Viscount Auchester, was.
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From this reading He was going to marry Leslie!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "FORGOTTEN ME, HAS HE?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought dwelt with him all the way up to town, hovered about him as he lay awake throughout nearly the whole night, and came to him in the morning with a joy exceeding description.
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From this reading The thought dwelt with him all the way up to town, hovered about him as he lay awake throughout nearly the whole night, and came to him in the morning with a joy exceeding description.
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From this reading The thought dwelt with him all the way up to town, hovered about him as he lay awake throughout nearly the whole night, and came to him in the morning with a joy exceeding description.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The thought dwelt with him all the way up to town, hovered about him as he lay awake throughout nearly the whole night, and came to him in the morning with a joy exceeding description.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought dwelt with him all the way up to town, hovered about him as he lay awake throughout nearly the whole night, and came to him in the morning with a joy exceeding description.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading The thought dwelt with him all the way up to town, hovered about him as he lay awake throughout nearly the whole night, and came to him in the morning with a joy exceeding description.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was going to marry Leslie!
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From this reading The thought dwelt with him all the way up to town, hovered about him as he lay awake throughout nearly the whole night, and came to him in the morning with a joy exceeding description.
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From this reading The thought dwelt with him all the way up to town, hovered about him as he lay awake throughout nearly the whole night, and came to him in the morning with a joy exceeding description.
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From this reading If ever a man was in earnest, Yorke, Viscount Auchester, was.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If ever a man was in earnest, Yorke, Viscount Auchester, was.
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From this reading The thought dwelt with him all the way up to town, hovered about him as he lay awake throughout nearly the whole night, and came to him in the morning with a joy exceeding description.
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From this reading The thought dwelt with him all the way up to town, hovered about him as he lay awake throughout nearly the whole night, and came to him in the morning with a joy exceeding description.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The thought dwelt with him all the way up to town, hovered about him as he lay awake throughout nearly the whole night, and came to him in the morning with a joy exceeding description.
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From this reading If ever a man was in earnest, Yorke, Viscount Auchester, was.
