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Chapter V
Over at Separ, Jessamine Buckner had no more stockings of Billy's to mend, and much time for thinking and a change of mind. The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her. Could she have seen that visitor now, she would have thanked her. She looked at the photograph on her table. “Why did he go away so quickly?” she sighed.
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later than; following
From this reading “The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Could she have seen that visitor now, she would have thanked her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Could she have seen that visitor now, she would have thanked her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked at the photograph on her table.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Over at Separ, Jessamine Buckner had no more stockings of Billy's to mend, and much time for thinking and a change of mind.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Over at Separ, Jessamine Buckner had no more stockings of Billy's to mend, and much time for thinking and a change of mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Over at Separ, Jessamine Buckner had no more stockings of Billy's to mend, and much time for thinking and a change of mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Over at Separ, Jessamine Buckner had no more stockings of Billy's to mend, and much time for thinking and a change of mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.”
during the time that
From this reading “The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Could she have seen that visitor now, she would have thanked her.”
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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 Over at Separ, Jessamine Buckner had no more stockings of Billy's to mend, and much time for thinking and a change of mind.
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From this reading The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.
later than; following
From this reading The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Over at Separ, Jessamine Buckner had no more stockings of Billy's to mend, and much time for thinking and a change of mind.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Over at Separ, Jessamine Buckner had no more stockings of Billy's to mend, and much time for thinking and a change of mind.
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From this reading “Why did he go away so quickly?” she sighed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.
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From this reading Over at Separ, Jessamine Buckner had no more stockings of Billy's to mend, and much time for thinking and a change of mind.
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From this reading Over at Separ, Jessamine Buckner had no more stockings of Billy's to mend, and much time for thinking and a change of mind.
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From this reading Over at Separ, Jessamine Buckner had no more stockings of Billy's to mend, and much time for thinking and a change of mind.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could she have seen that visitor now, she would have thanked her.
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From this reading The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.
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From this reading The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Why did he go away so quickly?” she sighed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Over at Separ, Jessamine Buckner had no more stockings of Billy's to mend, and much time for thinking and a change of mind.
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From this reading “Why did he go away so quickly?” she sighed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Over at Separ, Jessamine Buckner had no more stockings of Billy's to mend, and much time for thinking and a change of mind.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Could she have seen that visitor now, she would have thanked her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why did he go away so quickly?” she sighed.
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From this reading The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.
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From this reading The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.
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From this reading Over at Separ, Jessamine Buckner had no more stockings of Billy's to mend, and much time for thinking and a change of mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked at the photograph on her table.
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From this reading The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.
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From this reading Over at Separ, Jessamine Buckner had no more stockings of Billy's to mend, and much time for thinking and a change of mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over at Separ, Jessamine Buckner had no more stockings of Billy's to mend, and much time for thinking and a change of mind.
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From this reading Over at Separ, Jessamine Buckner had no more stockings of Billy's to mend, and much time for thinking and a change of mind.
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From this reading Over at Separ, Jessamine Buckner had no more stockings of Billy's to mend, and much time for thinking and a change of mind.
not any; not one
From this reading Over at Separ, Jessamine Buckner had no more stockings of Billy's to mend, and much time for thinking and a change of mind.
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From this reading Could she have seen that visitor now, she would have thanked her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Over at Separ, Jessamine Buckner had no more stockings of Billy's to mend, and much time for thinking and a change of mind.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She looked at the photograph on her table.
above and across; more than
From this reading Over at Separ, Jessamine Buckner had no more stockings of Billy's to mend, and much time for thinking and a change of mind.
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From this reading She looked at the photograph on her table.
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From this reading “Why did he go away so quickly?” she sighed.
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From this reading The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.
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From this reading Could she have seen that visitor now, she would have thanked her.
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From this reading Over at Separ, Jessamine Buckner had no more stockings of Billy's to mend, and much time for thinking and a change of mind.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.
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From this reading “Why did he go away so quickly?” she sighed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Why did he go away so quickly?” she sighed.
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From this reading Over at Separ, Jessamine Buckner had no more stockings of Billy's to mend, and much time for thinking and a change of mind.
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From this reading The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.
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From this reading She looked at the photograph on her table.
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From this reading Could she have seen that visitor now, she would have thanked her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over at Separ, Jessamine Buckner had no more stockings of Billy's to mend, and much time for thinking and a change of mind.
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From this reading The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over at Separ, Jessamine Buckner had no more stockings of Billy's to mend, and much time for thinking and a change of mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Over at Separ, Jessamine Buckner had no more stockings of Billy's to mend, and much time for thinking and a change of mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.
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From this reading Could she have seen that visitor now, she would have thanked her.
at the time that
From this reading The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.
during the time that
From this reading The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.
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From this reading “Why did he go away so quickly?” she sighed.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The day after that strange visit, when she had been told that she had hurt a good man's heart without reason, she took up her work; and while her hands despatched it her thoughts already accused her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Could she have seen that visitor now, she would have thanked her.
