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Chapter XXXV
"MY SWEET GIRL LOVE." When he got down to White Place--he had walked from the station--he found Lady Denby alone. "Eleanor has gone out," she said, "but only for a stroll. As you did not come by the usual train she gave you up. Why didn't you wire?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he got down to White Place--he had walked from the station--he found Lady Denby alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As you did not come by the usual train she gave you up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he got down to White Place--he had walked from the station--he found Lady Denby alone.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Eleanor has gone out," she said, "but only for a stroll.”
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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 "Eleanor has gone out," she said, "but only for a stroll.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he got down to White Place--he had walked from the station--he found Lady Denby alone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As you did not come by the usual train she gave you up.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Eleanor has gone out," she said, "but only for a stroll.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As you did not come by the usual train she gave you up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As you did not come by the usual train she gave you up.
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From this reading When he got down to White Place--he had walked from the station--he found Lady Denby alone.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As you did not come by the usual train she gave you up.
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From this reading Why didn't you wire?"
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From this reading When he got down to White Place--he had walked from the station--he found Lady Denby alone.
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From this reading "Eleanor has gone out," she said, "but only for a stroll.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Eleanor has gone out," she said, "but only for a stroll.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he got down to White Place--he had walked from the station--he found Lady Denby alone.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When he got down to White Place--he had walked from the station--he found Lady Denby alone.
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From this reading As you did not come by the usual train she gave you up.
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From this reading "MY SWEET GIRL LOVE."
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From this reading "Eleanor has gone out," she said, "but only for a stroll.
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From this reading When he got down to White Place--he had walked from the station--he found Lady Denby alone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he got down to White Place--he had walked from the station--he found Lady Denby alone.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Eleanor has gone out," she said, "but only for a stroll.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he got down to White Place--he had walked from the station--he found Lady Denby alone.
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From this reading When he got down to White Place--he had walked from the station--he found Lady Denby alone.
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From this reading "MY SWEET GIRL LOVE."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "MY SWEET GIRL LOVE."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As you did not come by the usual train she gave you up.
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From this reading "Eleanor has gone out," she said, "but only for a stroll.
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From this reading "Eleanor has gone out," she said, "but only for a stroll.
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From this reading When he got down to White Place--he had walked from the station--he found Lady Denby alone.
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From this reading "Eleanor has gone out," she said, "but only for a stroll.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Eleanor has gone out," she said, "but only for a stroll.
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From this reading When he got down to White Place--he had walked from the station--he found Lady Denby alone.
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From this reading "Eleanor has gone out," she said, "but only for a stroll.
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From this reading "MY SWEET GIRL LOVE."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he got down to White Place--he had walked from the station--he found Lady Denby alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he got down to White Place--he had walked from the station--he found Lady Denby alone.
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From this reading As you did not come by the usual train she gave you up.
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From this reading As you did not come by the usual train she gave you up.
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From this reading As you did not come by the usual train she gave you up.
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From this reading When he got down to White Place--he had walked from the station--he found Lady Denby alone.
at the time that
From this reading When he got down to White Place--he had walked from the station--he found Lady Denby alone.
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From this reading When he got down to White Place--he had walked from the station--he found Lady Denby alone.
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From this reading Why didn't you wire?"
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From this reading Why didn't you wire?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As you did not come by the usual train she gave you up.
