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Chapter XIV
HOW GEOFFREY WRITES A LETTER THAT POSSESSES ALL THE PROPERTIES OF DYNAMITE--AND HOW CONFUSION REIGNS AT THE TOWERS. In the house of Rodney there is mourning and woe. Horror has fallen upon it, and something that touches on disgrace. Lady Rodney, leaning back in her chair with her scented handkerchief pressed close to her eyes, sobs aloud and refuses to be comforted. The urn is hissing angrily, and breathing forth defiance with all his might.
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shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading “Horror has fallen upon it, and something that touches on disgrace.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Horror has fallen upon it, and something that touches on disgrace.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “The urn is hissing angrily, and breathing forth defiance with all his might.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Horror has fallen upon it, and something that touches on disgrace.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Horror has fallen upon it, and something that touches on disgrace.”
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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 HOW GEOFFREY WRITES A LETTER THAT POSSESSES ALL THE PROPERTIES OF DYNAMITE--AND HOW CONFUSION REIGNS AT THE TOWERS.
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From this reading Lady Rodney, leaning back in her chair with her scented handkerchief pressed close to her eyes, sobs aloud and refuses to be comforted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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From this reading The urn is hissing angrily, and breathing forth defiance with all his might.
in or near a particular place or position
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From this reading Lady Rodney, leaning back in her chair with her scented handkerchief pressed close to her eyes, sobs aloud and refuses to be comforted.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lady Rodney, leaning back in her chair with her scented handkerchief pressed close to her eyes, sobs aloud and refuses to be comforted.
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From this reading The urn is hissing angrily, and breathing forth defiance with all his might.
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From this reading Lady Rodney, leaning back in her chair with her scented handkerchief pressed close to her eyes, sobs aloud and refuses to be comforted.
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From this reading Lady Rodney, leaning back in her chair with her scented handkerchief pressed close to her eyes, sobs aloud and refuses to be comforted.
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From this reading Lady Rodney, leaning back in her chair with her scented handkerchief pressed close to her eyes, sobs aloud and refuses to be comforted.
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY WRITES A LETTER THAT POSSESSES ALL THE PROPERTIES OF DYNAMITE--AND HOW CONFUSION REIGNS AT THE TOWERS.
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From this reading The urn is hissing angrily, and breathing forth defiance with all his might.
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading Horror has fallen upon it, and something that touches on disgrace.
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY WRITES A LETTER THAT POSSESSES ALL THE PROPERTIES OF DYNAMITE--AND HOW CONFUSION REIGNS AT THE TOWERS.
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From this reading Lady Rodney, leaning back in her chair with her scented handkerchief pressed close to her eyes, sobs aloud and refuses to be comforted.
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From this reading Horror has fallen upon it, and something that touches on disgrace.
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From this reading The urn is hissing angrily, and breathing forth defiance with all his might.
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY WRITES A LETTER THAT POSSESSES ALL THE PROPERTIES OF DYNAMITE--AND HOW CONFUSION REIGNS AT THE TOWERS.
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From this reading Lady Rodney, leaning back in her chair with her scented handkerchief pressed close to her eyes, sobs aloud and refuses to be comforted.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Horror has fallen upon it, and something that touches on disgrace.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Rodney, leaning back in her chair with her scented handkerchief pressed close to her eyes, sobs aloud and refuses to be comforted.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The urn is hissing angrily, and breathing forth defiance with all his might.
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From this reading The urn is hissing angrily, and breathing forth defiance with all his might.
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From this reading Horror has fallen upon it, and something that touches on disgrace.
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From this reading In the house of Rodney there is mourning and woe.
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY WRITES A LETTER THAT POSSESSES ALL THE PROPERTIES OF DYNAMITE--AND HOW CONFUSION REIGNS AT THE TOWERS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the house of Rodney there is mourning and woe.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the house of Rodney there is mourning and woe.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Horror has fallen upon it, and something that touches on disgrace.
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From this reading Lady Rodney, leaning back in her chair with her scented handkerchief pressed close to her eyes, sobs aloud and refuses to be comforted.
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From this reading Lady Rodney, leaning back in her chair with her scented handkerchief pressed close to her eyes, sobs aloud and refuses to be comforted.
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY WRITES A LETTER THAT POSSESSES ALL THE PROPERTIES OF DYNAMITE--AND HOW CONFUSION REIGNS AT THE TOWERS.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The urn is hissing angrily, and breathing forth defiance with all his might.
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From this reading In the house of Rodney there is mourning and woe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY WRITES A LETTER THAT POSSESSES ALL THE PROPERTIES OF DYNAMITE--AND HOW CONFUSION REIGNS AT THE TOWERS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Horror has fallen upon it, and something that touches on disgrace.
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY WRITES A LETTER THAT POSSESSES ALL THE PROPERTIES OF DYNAMITE--AND HOW CONFUSION REIGNS AT THE TOWERS.
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From this reading Lady Rodney, leaning back in her chair with her scented handkerchief pressed close to her eyes, sobs aloud and refuses to be comforted.
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY WRITES A LETTER THAT POSSESSES ALL THE PROPERTIES OF DYNAMITE--AND HOW CONFUSION REIGNS AT THE TOWERS.
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From this reading Lady Rodney, leaning back in her chair with her scented handkerchief pressed close to her eyes, sobs aloud and refuses to be comforted.
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY WRITES A LETTER THAT POSSESSES ALL THE PROPERTIES OF DYNAMITE--AND HOW CONFUSION REIGNS AT THE TOWERS.
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From this reading In the house of Rodney there is mourning and woe.
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From this reading Lady Rodney, leaning back in her chair with her scented handkerchief pressed close to her eyes, sobs aloud and refuses to be comforted.
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From this reading Lady Rodney, leaning back in her chair with her scented handkerchief pressed close to her eyes, sobs aloud and refuses to be comforted.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Horror has fallen upon it, and something that touches on disgrace.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY WRITES A LETTER THAT POSSESSES ALL THE PROPERTIES OF DYNAMITE--AND HOW CONFUSION REIGNS AT THE TOWERS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY WRITES A LETTER THAT POSSESSES ALL THE PROPERTIES OF DYNAMITE--AND HOW CONFUSION REIGNS AT THE TOWERS.
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From this reading In the house of Rodney there is mourning and woe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lady Rodney, leaning back in her chair with her scented handkerchief pressed close to her eyes, sobs aloud and refuses to be comforted.
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From this reading Horror has fallen upon it, and something that touches on disgrace.
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY WRITES A LETTER THAT POSSESSES ALL THE PROPERTIES OF DYNAMITE--AND HOW CONFUSION REIGNS AT THE TOWERS.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Horror has fallen upon it, and something that touches on disgrace.
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From this reading The urn is hissing angrily, and breathing forth defiance with all his might.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lady Rodney, leaning back in her chair with her scented handkerchief pressed close to her eyes, sobs aloud and refuses to be comforted.
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From this reading In the house of Rodney there is mourning and woe.
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY WRITES A LETTER THAT POSSESSES ALL THE PROPERTIES OF DYNAMITE--AND HOW CONFUSION REIGNS AT THE TOWERS.
