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Chapter XV
A Meeting It gives me wonder, great as my content, To see you here before me. _Othello._ IT was a very quiet life at Holly Grange. Nesta naturally, in these first days of her widowhood, saw very few people, and did not go out. Mrs. Fairfax kept much to her own rooms, and Molly and Betty were content to wander round the garden and grounds talking over, and making many plans for, their future. Poor Molly was most to be pitied.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “A Meeting It gives me wonder, great as my content, To see you here before me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nesta naturally, in these first days of her widowhood, saw very few people, and did not go out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A Meeting It gives me wonder, great as my content, To see you here before me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A Meeting It gives me wonder, great as my content, To see you here before me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Othello._ IT was a very quiet life at Holly Grange.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Mrs. Fairfax kept much to her own rooms, and Molly and Betty were content to wander round the garden and grounds talking over, and making many plans for, their future.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor Molly was most to be pitied.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Nesta naturally, in these first days of her widowhood, saw very few people, and did not go out.”
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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 A Meeting It gives me wonder, great as my content, To see you here before me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nesta naturally, in these first days of her widowhood, saw very few people, and did not go out.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A Meeting It gives me wonder, great as my content, To see you here before me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Othello._ IT was a very quiet life at Holly Grange.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Poor Molly was most to be pitied.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A Meeting It gives me wonder, great as my content, To see you here before me.
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From this reading Mrs. Fairfax kept much to her own rooms, and Molly and Betty were content to wander round the garden and grounds talking over, and making many plans for, their future.
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From this reading A Meeting It gives me wonder, great as my content, To see you here before me.
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From this reading Nesta naturally, in these first days of her widowhood, saw very few people, and did not go out.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Nesta naturally, in these first days of her widowhood, saw very few people, and did not go out.
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From this reading Mrs. Fairfax kept much to her own rooms, and Molly and Betty were content to wander round the garden and grounds talking over, and making many plans for, their future.
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From this reading Nesta naturally, in these first days of her widowhood, saw very few people, and did not go out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nesta naturally, in these first days of her widowhood, saw very few people, and did not go out.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Fairfax kept much to her own rooms, and Molly and Betty were content to wander round the garden and grounds talking over, and making many plans for, their future.
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From this reading Mrs. Fairfax kept much to her own rooms, and Molly and Betty were content to wander round the garden and grounds talking over, and making many plans for, their future.
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From this reading Mrs. Fairfax kept much to her own rooms, and Molly and Betty were content to wander round the garden and grounds talking over, and making many plans for, their future.
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From this reading A Meeting It gives me wonder, great as my content, To see you here before me.
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From this reading Nesta naturally, in these first days of her widowhood, saw very few people, and did not go out.
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From this reading _Othello._ IT was a very quiet life at Holly Grange.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Meeting It gives me wonder, great as my content, To see you here before me.
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From this reading Mrs. Fairfax kept much to her own rooms, and Molly and Betty were content to wander round the garden and grounds talking over, and making many plans for, their future.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nesta naturally, in these first days of her widowhood, saw very few people, and did not go out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Meeting It gives me wonder, great as my content, To see you here before me.
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From this reading _Othello._ IT was a very quiet life at Holly Grange.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nesta naturally, in these first days of her widowhood, saw very few people, and did not go out.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A Meeting It gives me wonder, great as my content, To see you here before me.
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From this reading Mrs. Fairfax kept much to her own rooms, and Molly and Betty were content to wander round the garden and grounds talking over, and making many plans for, their future.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Othello._ IT was a very quiet life at Holly Grange.
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From this reading Mrs. Fairfax kept much to her own rooms, and Molly and Betty were content to wander round the garden and grounds talking over, and making many plans for, their future.
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From this reading Mrs. Fairfax kept much to her own rooms, and Molly and Betty were content to wander round the garden and grounds talking over, and making many plans for, their future.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A Meeting It gives me wonder, great as my content, To see you here before me.
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From this reading A Meeting It gives me wonder, great as my content, To see you here before me.
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From this reading Mrs. Fairfax kept much to her own rooms, and Molly and Betty were content to wander round the garden and grounds talking over, and making many plans for, their future.
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From this reading Poor Molly was most to be pitied.
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From this reading Mrs. Fairfax kept much to her own rooms, and Molly and Betty were content to wander round the garden and grounds talking over, and making many plans for, their future.
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From this reading Mrs. Fairfax kept much to her own rooms, and Molly and Betty were content to wander round the garden and grounds talking over, and making many plans for, their future.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A Meeting It gives me wonder, great as my content, To see you here before me.
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From this reading Nesta naturally, in these first days of her widowhood, saw very few people, and did not go out.
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From this reading Nesta naturally, in these first days of her widowhood, saw very few people, and did not go out.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nesta naturally, in these first days of her widowhood, saw very few people, and did not go out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nesta naturally, in these first days of her widowhood, saw very few people, and did not go out.
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From this reading _Othello._ IT was a very quiet life at Holly Grange.
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From this reading Nesta naturally, in these first days of her widowhood, saw very few people, and did not go out.
above and across; more than
From this reading Mrs. Fairfax kept much to her own rooms, and Molly and Betty were content to wander round the garden and grounds talking over, and making many plans for, their future.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Fairfax kept much to her own rooms, and Molly and Betty were content to wander round the garden and grounds talking over, and making many plans for, their future.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nesta naturally, in these first days of her widowhood, saw very few people, and did not go out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor Molly was most to be pitied.
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From this reading Mrs. Fairfax kept much to her own rooms, and Molly and Betty were content to wander round the garden and grounds talking over, and making many plans for, their future.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Molly was most to be pitied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Othello._ IT was a very quiet life at Holly Grange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Fairfax kept much to her own rooms, and Molly and Betty were content to wander round the garden and grounds talking over, and making many plans for, their future.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Fairfax kept much to her own rooms, and Molly and Betty were content to wander round the garden and grounds talking over, and making many plans for, their future.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nesta naturally, in these first days of her widowhood, saw very few people, and did not go out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Meeting It gives me wonder, great as my content, To see you here before me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Fairfax kept much to her own rooms, and Molly and Betty were content to wander round the garden and grounds talking over, and making many plans for, their future.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Fairfax kept much to her own rooms, and Molly and Betty were content to wander round the garden and grounds talking over, and making many plans for, their future.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Fairfax kept much to her own rooms, and Molly and Betty were content to wander round the garden and grounds talking over, and making many plans for, their future.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Nesta naturally, in these first days of her widowhood, saw very few people, and did not go out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Meeting It gives me wonder, great as my content, To see you here before me.
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From this reading _Othello._ IT was a very quiet life at Holly Grange.
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From this reading Mrs. Fairfax kept much to her own rooms, and Molly and Betty were content to wander round the garden and grounds talking over, and making many plans for, their future.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Othello._ IT was a very quiet life at Holly Grange.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mrs. Fairfax kept much to her own rooms, and Molly and Betty were content to wander round the garden and grounds talking over, and making many plans for, their future.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nesta naturally, in these first days of her widowhood, saw very few people, and did not go out.
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From this reading A Meeting It gives me wonder, great as my content, To see you here before me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A Meeting It gives me wonder, great as my content, To see you here before me.
