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Chapter IX
THE MAUVAIS QUART D'HEURE _In the Chinese Drawing-room at Wyvern._ TIME--7.50. Lady CULVERIN _is alone, glancing over a written list_. _Lady Cantire_ (_entering_). Down already, Albinia? I _thought_ if I made haste I should get a quiet chat with you before anybody else came in.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lady CULVERIN _is alone, glancing over a written list_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Down already, Albinia?”
any person at all
From this reading “I _thought_ if I made haste I should get a quiet chat with you before anybody else came in.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I _thought_ if I made haste I should get a quiet chat with you before anybody else came in.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Lady CULVERIN _is alone, glancing over a written list_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE MAUVAIS QUART D'HEURE _In the Chinese Drawing-room at Wyvern._ TIME--7.50.”
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From this reading THE MAUVAIS QUART D'HEURE _In the Chinese Drawing-room at Wyvern._ TIME--7.50.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lady CULVERIN _is alone, glancing over a written list_.
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From this reading Down already, Albinia?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady CULVERIN _is alone, glancing over a written list_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Down already, Albinia?
any person at all
From this reading I _thought_ if I made haste I should get a quiet chat with you before anybody else came in.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MAUVAIS QUART D'HEURE _In the Chinese Drawing-room at Wyvern._ TIME--7.50.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I _thought_ if I made haste I should get a quiet chat with you before anybody else came in.
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From this reading I _thought_ if I made haste I should get a quiet chat with you before anybody else came in.
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From this reading _Lady Cantire_ (_entering_).
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From this reading I _thought_ if I made haste I should get a quiet chat with you before anybody else came in.
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From this reading THE MAUVAIS QUART D'HEURE _In the Chinese Drawing-room at Wyvern._ TIME--7.50.
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From this reading Lady CULVERIN _is alone, glancing over a written list_.
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From this reading THE MAUVAIS QUART D'HEURE _In the Chinese Drawing-room at Wyvern._ TIME--7.50.
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From this reading Down already, Albinia?
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From this reading THE MAUVAIS QUART D'HEURE _In the Chinese Drawing-room at Wyvern._ TIME--7.50.
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From this reading I _thought_ if I made haste I should get a quiet chat with you before anybody else came in.
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From this reading _Lady Cantire_ (_entering_).
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From this reading I _thought_ if I made haste I should get a quiet chat with you before anybody else came in.
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From this reading Lady CULVERIN _is alone, glancing over a written list_.
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From this reading I _thought_ if I made haste I should get a quiet chat with you before anybody else came in.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I _thought_ if I made haste I should get a quiet chat with you before anybody else came in.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I _thought_ if I made haste I should get a quiet chat with you before anybody else came in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAUVAIS QUART D'HEURE _In the Chinese Drawing-room at Wyvern._ TIME--7.50.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady CULVERIN _is alone, glancing over a written list_.
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From this reading Lady CULVERIN _is alone, glancing over a written list_.
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From this reading Lady CULVERIN _is alone, glancing over a written list_.
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From this reading I _thought_ if I made haste I should get a quiet chat with you before anybody else came in.
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From this reading THE MAUVAIS QUART D'HEURE _In the Chinese Drawing-room at Wyvern._ TIME--7.50.
above and across; more than
From this reading Lady CULVERIN _is alone, glancing over a written list_.
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From this reading THE MAUVAIS QUART D'HEURE _In the Chinese Drawing-room at Wyvern._ TIME--7.50.
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From this reading I _thought_ if I made haste I should get a quiet chat with you before anybody else came in.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I _thought_ if I made haste I should get a quiet chat with you before anybody else came in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAUVAIS QUART D'HEURE _In the Chinese Drawing-room at Wyvern._ TIME--7.50.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I _thought_ if I made haste I should get a quiet chat with you before anybody else came in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MAUVAIS QUART D'HEURE _In the Chinese Drawing-room at Wyvern._ TIME--7.50.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I _thought_ if I made haste I should get a quiet chat with you before anybody else came in.
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From this reading Lady CULVERIN _is alone, glancing over a written list_.
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From this reading THE MAUVAIS QUART D'HEURE _In the Chinese Drawing-room at Wyvern._ TIME--7.50.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I _thought_ if I made haste I should get a quiet chat with you before anybody else came in.
