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Chapter XIX
She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face. Mr. Britling presently went on with the talk. "For me it came all at once, without a doubt or a hope. I hoped until the last that nothing would touch Hugh. And then it was like a black shutter falling--in an instant...."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I hoped until the last that nothing would touch Hugh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I hoped until the last that nothing would touch Hugh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"For me it came all at once, without a doubt or a hope.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “I hoped until the last that nothing would touch Hugh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Britling presently went on with the talk.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “"For me it came all at once, without a doubt or a hope.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I hoped until the last that nothing would touch Hugh.”
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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 "For me it came all at once, without a doubt or a hope.
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From this reading "For me it came all at once, without a doubt or a hope.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And then it was like a black shutter falling--in an instant...."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then it was like a black shutter falling--in an instant...."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "For me it came all at once, without a doubt or a hope.
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From this reading And then it was like a black shutter falling--in an instant...."
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From this reading Mr. Britling presently went on with the talk.
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From this reading "For me it came all at once, without a doubt or a hope.
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From this reading "For me it came all at once, without a doubt or a hope.
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From this reading She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.
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From this reading She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.
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From this reading She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.
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From this reading And then it was like a black shutter falling--in an instant...."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For me it came all at once, without a doubt or a hope.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.
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From this reading "For me it came all at once, without a doubt or a hope.
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From this reading I hoped until the last that nothing would touch Hugh.
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From this reading I hoped until the last that nothing would touch Hugh.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hoped until the last that nothing would touch Hugh.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And then it was like a black shutter falling--in an instant...."
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From this reading And then it was like a black shutter falling--in an instant...."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "For me it came all at once, without a doubt or a hope.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I hoped until the last that nothing would touch Hugh.
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From this reading And then it was like a black shutter falling--in an instant...."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "For me it came all at once, without a doubt or a hope.
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From this reading Mr. Britling presently went on with the talk.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I hoped until the last that nothing would touch Hugh.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Britling presently went on with the talk.
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From this reading "For me it came all at once, without a doubt or a hope.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "For me it came all at once, without a doubt or a hope.
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From this reading Mr. Britling presently went on with the talk.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.
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From this reading And then it was like a black shutter falling--in an instant...."
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From this reading She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.
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From this reading Mr. Britling presently went on with the talk.
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From this reading She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I hoped until the last that nothing would touch Hugh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.
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From this reading And then it was like a black shutter falling--in an instant...."
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From this reading I hoped until the last that nothing would touch Hugh.
up to a particular time
From this reading I hoped until the last that nothing would touch Hugh.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And then it was like a black shutter falling--in an instant...."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Britling presently went on with the talk.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "For me it came all at once, without a doubt or a hope.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I hoped until the last that nothing would touch Hugh.
