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Chapter XIX
OFF FOR THE HONEY-MOON. "Welcome the coming, speed the parting, guest." Therefore shall our last chapter be short. In the autumn of the following year a quiet wedding-party assembled after church in Aunt Leth's house. To be exact, it was a double wedding-party--Phoebe and Fred, Fanny and Dick.
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later than; following
From this reading “In the autumn of the following year a quiet wedding-party assembled after church in Aunt Leth's house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To be exact, it was a double wedding-party--Phoebe and Fred, Fanny and Dick.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To be exact, it was a double wedding-party--Phoebe and Fred, Fanny and Dick.”
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading “To be exact, it was a double wedding-party--Phoebe and Fred, Fanny and Dick.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Therefore shall our last chapter be short.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Therefore shall our last chapter be short.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Therefore shall our last chapter be short.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “Therefore shall our last chapter be short.”
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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 In the autumn of the following year a quiet wedding-party assembled after church in Aunt Leth's house.
later than; following
From this reading In the autumn of the following year a quiet wedding-party assembled after church in Aunt Leth's house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To be exact, it was a double wedding-party--Phoebe and Fred, Fanny and Dick.
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From this reading In the autumn of the following year a quiet wedding-party assembled after church in Aunt Leth's house.
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From this reading In the autumn of the following year a quiet wedding-party assembled after church in Aunt Leth's house.
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From this reading In the autumn of the following year a quiet wedding-party assembled after church in Aunt Leth's house.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Therefore shall our last chapter be short.
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From this reading Therefore shall our last chapter be short.
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From this reading In the autumn of the following year a quiet wedding-party assembled after church in Aunt Leth's house.
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From this reading "Welcome the coming, speed the parting, guest."
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From this reading To be exact, it was a double wedding-party--Phoebe and Fred, Fanny and Dick.
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From this reading To be exact, it was a double wedding-party--Phoebe and Fred, Fanny and Dick.
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading To be exact, it was a double wedding-party--Phoebe and Fred, Fanny and Dick.
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From this reading To be exact, it was a double wedding-party--Phoebe and Fred, Fanny and Dick.
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From this reading In the autumn of the following year a quiet wedding-party assembled after church in Aunt Leth's house.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OFF FOR THE HONEY-MOON.
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From this reading To be exact, it was a double wedding-party--Phoebe and Fred, Fanny and Dick.
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From this reading "Welcome the coming, speed the parting, guest."
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From this reading OFF FOR THE HONEY-MOON.
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From this reading In the autumn of the following year a quiet wedding-party assembled after church in Aunt Leth's house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the autumn of the following year a quiet wedding-party assembled after church in Aunt Leth's house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To be exact, it was a double wedding-party--Phoebe and Fred, Fanny and Dick.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Therefore shall our last chapter be short.
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From this reading In the autumn of the following year a quiet wedding-party assembled after church in Aunt Leth's house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the autumn of the following year a quiet wedding-party assembled after church in Aunt Leth's house.
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From this reading OFF FOR THE HONEY-MOON.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Therefore shall our last chapter be short.
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From this reading "Welcome the coming, speed the parting, guest."
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From this reading To be exact, it was a double wedding-party--Phoebe and Fred, Fanny and Dick.
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From this reading In the autumn of the following year a quiet wedding-party assembled after church in Aunt Leth's house.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Therefore shall our last chapter be short.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Therefore shall our last chapter be short.
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From this reading "Welcome the coming, speed the parting, guest."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OFF FOR THE HONEY-MOON.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore shall our last chapter be short.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To be exact, it was a double wedding-party--Phoebe and Fred, Fanny and Dick.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To be exact, it was a double wedding-party--Phoebe and Fred, Fanny and Dick.
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From this reading In the autumn of the following year a quiet wedding-party assembled after church in Aunt Leth's house.
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From this reading "Welcome the coming, speed the parting, guest."
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From this reading In the autumn of the following year a quiet wedding-party assembled after church in Aunt Leth's house.
