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Chapter XXIX
HOW GEOFFREY DINES OUT, AND HOW MONA FARES DURING HIS ABSENCE. "Must you really go, Geoffrey?--really?" asks Mona, miserably, looking the very personification of despair. She has asked the same question in the same tone ever since early dawn, and it is now four o'clock. "Yes, really. Horrid bore, isn't it?--but county dinners must be attended, and Nicholas will do nothing.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She has asked the same question in the same tone ever since early dawn, and it is now four o'clock.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “HOW GEOFFREY DINES OUT, AND HOW MONA FARES DURING HIS ABSENCE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She has asked the same question in the same tone ever since early dawn, and it is now four o'clock.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She has asked the same question in the same tone ever since early dawn, and it is now four o'clock.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"Must you really go, Geoffrey?--really?" asks Mona, miserably, looking the very personification of despair.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Horrid bore, isn't it?--but county dinners must be attended, and Nicholas will do nothing.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She has asked the same question in the same tone ever since early dawn, and it is now four o'clock.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She has asked the same question in the same tone ever since early dawn, and it is now four o'clock.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “She has asked the same question in the same tone ever since early dawn, and it is now four o'clock.”
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY DINES OUT, AND HOW MONA FARES DURING HIS ABSENCE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY DINES OUT, AND HOW MONA FARES DURING HIS ABSENCE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She has asked the same question in the same tone ever since early dawn, and it is now four o'clock.
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From this reading "Must you really go, Geoffrey?--really?" asks Mona, miserably, looking the very personification of despair.
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From this reading Horrid bore, isn't it?--but county dinners must be attended, and Nicholas will do nothing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Horrid bore, isn't it?--but county dinners must be attended, and Nicholas will do nothing.
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From this reading Horrid bore, isn't it?--but county dinners must be attended, and Nicholas will do nothing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Horrid bore, isn't it?--but county dinners must be attended, and Nicholas will do nothing.
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From this reading Horrid bore, isn't it?--but county dinners must be attended, and Nicholas will do nothing.
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From this reading She has asked the same question in the same tone ever since early dawn, and it is now four o'clock.
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From this reading "Must you really go, Geoffrey?--really?" asks Mona, miserably, looking the very personification of despair.
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY DINES OUT, AND HOW MONA FARES DURING HIS ABSENCE.
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From this reading Horrid bore, isn't it?--but county dinners must be attended, and Nicholas will do nothing.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Horrid bore, isn't it?--but county dinners must be attended, and Nicholas will do nothing.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY DINES OUT, AND HOW MONA FARES DURING HIS ABSENCE.
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From this reading She has asked the same question in the same tone ever since early dawn, and it is now four o'clock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She has asked the same question in the same tone ever since early dawn, and it is now four o'clock.
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY DINES OUT, AND HOW MONA FARES DURING HIS ABSENCE.
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From this reading She has asked the same question in the same tone ever since early dawn, and it is now four o'clock.
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY DINES OUT, AND HOW MONA FARES DURING HIS ABSENCE.
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From this reading "Must you really go, Geoffrey?--really?" asks Mona, miserably, looking the very personification of despair.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has asked the same question in the same tone ever since early dawn, and it is now four o'clock.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY DINES OUT, AND HOW MONA FARES DURING HIS ABSENCE.
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From this reading Horrid bore, isn't it?--but county dinners must be attended, and Nicholas will do nothing.
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY DINES OUT, AND HOW MONA FARES DURING HIS ABSENCE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She has asked the same question in the same tone ever since early dawn, and it is now four o'clock.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has asked the same question in the same tone ever since early dawn, and it is now four o'clock.
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From this reading Horrid bore, isn't it?--but county dinners must be attended, and Nicholas will do nothing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She has asked the same question in the same tone ever since early dawn, and it is now four o'clock.
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From this reading "Must you really go, Geoffrey?--really?" asks Mona, miserably, looking the very personification of despair.
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From this reading "Must you really go, Geoffrey?--really?" asks Mona, miserably, looking the very personification of despair.
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY DINES OUT, AND HOW MONA FARES DURING HIS ABSENCE.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Must you really go, Geoffrey?--really?" asks Mona, miserably, looking the very personification of despair.
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From this reading Horrid bore, isn't it?--but county dinners must be attended, and Nicholas will do nothing.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Horrid bore, isn't it?--but county dinners must be attended, and Nicholas will do nothing.
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From this reading She has asked the same question in the same tone ever since early dawn, and it is now four o'clock.
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From this reading She has asked the same question in the same tone ever since early dawn, and it is now four o'clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Must you really go, Geoffrey?--really?" asks Mona, miserably, looking the very personification of despair.
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY DINES OUT, AND HOW MONA FARES DURING HIS ABSENCE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Must you really go, Geoffrey?--really?" asks Mona, miserably, looking the very personification of despair.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She has asked the same question in the same tone ever since early dawn, and it is now four o'clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Must you really go, Geoffrey?--really?" asks Mona, miserably, looking the very personification of despair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She has asked the same question in the same tone ever since early dawn, and it is now four o'clock.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has asked the same question in the same tone ever since early dawn, and it is now four o'clock.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She has asked the same question in the same tone ever since early dawn, and it is now four o'clock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Must you really go, Geoffrey?--really?" asks Mona, miserably, looking the very personification of despair.
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From this reading She has asked the same question in the same tone ever since early dawn, and it is now four o'clock.
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From this reading "Must you really go, Geoffrey?--really?" asks Mona, miserably, looking the very personification of despair.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Horrid bore, isn't it?--but county dinners must be attended, and Nicholas will do nothing.
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From this reading "Yes, really.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Must you really go, Geoffrey?--really?" asks Mona, miserably, looking the very personification of despair.
