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Chapter XXIV
GONE TO HER DOOM. Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments. He had made up his mind that she must be his wife at once. There were reasons--grave and imperative reasons--why the marriage should take place immediately. Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had made up his mind that she must be his wife at once.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He had made up his mind that she must be his wife at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had made up his mind that she must be his wife at once.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There were reasons--grave and imperative reasons--why the marriage should take place immediately.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were reasons--grave and imperative reasons--why the marriage should take place immediately.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.”
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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 Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were reasons--grave and imperative reasons--why the marriage should take place immediately.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had made up his mind that she must be his wife at once.
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From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had made up his mind that she must be his wife at once.
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From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
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From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
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From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
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From this reading GONE TO HER DOOM.
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From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
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From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
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From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
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From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
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From this reading GONE TO HER DOOM.
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From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were reasons--grave and imperative reasons--why the marriage should take place immediately.
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From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had made up his mind that she must be his wife at once.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading GONE TO HER DOOM.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had made up his mind that she must be his wife at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were reasons--grave and imperative reasons--why the marriage should take place immediately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were reasons--grave and imperative reasons--why the marriage should take place immediately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had made up his mind that she must be his wife at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were reasons--grave and imperative reasons--why the marriage should take place immediately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had made up his mind that she must be his wife at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He had made up his mind that she must be his wife at once.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had made up his mind that she must be his wife at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were reasons--grave and imperative reasons--why the marriage should take place immediately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were reasons--grave and imperative reasons--why the marriage should take place immediately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had made up his mind that she must be his wife at once.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading There were reasons--grave and imperative reasons--why the marriage should take place immediately.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were reasons--grave and imperative reasons--why the marriage should take place immediately.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had made up his mind that she must be his wife at once.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were reasons--grave and imperative reasons--why the marriage should take place immediately.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GONE TO HER DOOM.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had made up his mind that she must be his wife at once.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were reasons--grave and imperative reasons--why the marriage should take place immediately.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were reasons--grave and imperative reasons--why the marriage should take place immediately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had made up his mind that she must be his wife at once.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
