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Chapter XVII
GOOD-BY. Surely, so serious a question was never so dismissed in so short a time. For these few busy moments, the matter was as completely disposed of, as if they had spent hours in arguing it. He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly. Much as he admired and reverenced her, there was a depth in her girlish nature which he had never sounded.
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From this reading “For these few busy moments, the matter was as completely disposed of, as if they had spent hours in arguing it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Surely, so serious a question was never so dismissed in so short a time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Surely, so serious a question was never so dismissed in so short a time.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Surely, so serious a question was never so dismissed in so short a time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “For these few busy moments, the matter was as completely disposed of, as if they had spent hours in arguing it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Surely, so serious a question was never so dismissed in so short a time.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly.”
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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 Surely, so serious a question was never so dismissed in so short a time.
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From this reading Much as he admired and reverenced her, there was a depth in her girlish nature which he had never sounded.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly.
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From this reading For these few busy moments, the matter was as completely disposed of, as if they had spent hours in arguing it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For these few busy moments, the matter was as completely disposed of, as if they had spent hours in arguing it.
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From this reading He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly.
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From this reading He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly.
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From this reading For these few busy moments, the matter was as completely disposed of, as if they had spent hours in arguing it.
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From this reading For these few busy moments, the matter was as completely disposed of, as if they had spent hours in arguing it.
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From this reading Much as he admired and reverenced her, there was a depth in her girlish nature which he had never sounded.
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From this reading Surely, so serious a question was never so dismissed in so short a time.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For these few busy moments, the matter was as completely disposed of, as if they had spent hours in arguing it.
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From this reading He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly.
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From this reading He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly.
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From this reading For these few busy moments, the matter was as completely disposed of, as if they had spent hours in arguing it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For these few busy moments, the matter was as completely disposed of, as if they had spent hours in arguing it.
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From this reading He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly.
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From this reading Much as he admired and reverenced her, there was a depth in her girlish nature which he had never sounded.
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From this reading GOOD-BY.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For these few busy moments, the matter was as completely disposed of, as if they had spent hours in arguing it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Much as he admired and reverenced her, there was a depth in her girlish nature which he had never sounded.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly.
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From this reading For these few busy moments, the matter was as completely disposed of, as if they had spent hours in arguing it.
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From this reading He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For these few busy moments, the matter was as completely disposed of, as if they had spent hours in arguing it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Surely, so serious a question was never so dismissed in so short a time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For these few busy moments, the matter was as completely disposed of, as if they had spent hours in arguing it.
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From this reading He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly.
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From this reading For these few busy moments, the matter was as completely disposed of, as if they had spent hours in arguing it.
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From this reading For these few busy moments, the matter was as completely disposed of, as if they had spent hours in arguing it.
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From this reading He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly.
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From this reading Much as he admired and reverenced her, there was a depth in her girlish nature which he had never sounded.
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From this reading Much as he admired and reverenced her, there was a depth in her girlish nature which he had never sounded.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Surely, so serious a question was never so dismissed in so short a time.
not any; not one
From this reading He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For these few busy moments, the matter was as completely disposed of, as if they had spent hours in arguing it.
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From this reading He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly.
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From this reading He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Surely, so serious a question was never so dismissed in so short a time.
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From this reading Much as he admired and reverenced her, there was a depth in her girlish nature which he had never sounded.
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From this reading He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly.
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From this reading He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly.
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From this reading Surely, so serious a question was never so dismissed in so short a time.
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From this reading He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Surely, so serious a question was never so dismissed in so short a time.
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From this reading He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Surely, so serious a question was never so dismissed in so short a time.
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From this reading Much as he admired and reverenced her, there was a depth in her girlish nature which he had never sounded.
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From this reading For these few busy moments, the matter was as completely disposed of, as if they had spent hours in arguing it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly.
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From this reading Surely, so serious a question was never so dismissed in so short a time.
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From this reading He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For these few busy moments, the matter was as completely disposed of, as if they had spent hours in arguing it.
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From this reading Much as he admired and reverenced her, there was a depth in her girlish nature which he had never sounded.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For these few busy moments, the matter was as completely disposed of, as if they had spent hours in arguing it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For these few busy moments, the matter was as completely disposed of, as if they had spent hours in arguing it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Surely, so serious a question was never so dismissed in so short a time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Surely, so serious a question was never so dismissed in so short a time.
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From this reading He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Much as he admired and reverenced her, there was a depth in her girlish nature which he had never sounded.
but in spite of that
From this reading He scarcely knew how it was that he felt so sure that he need say no more; that the brave, simple, pretty Georgie had set his poor, weak plans aside so easily, and yet so tenderly.
