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Chapter XVII
BARTLEY BRADSTONE’S VICTORY. The news of the engagement spread like wildfire, and caused almost as much excitement in the county as a general conflagration would have done. The consternation and disappointment among the eligible men, who had each one cherished a secret hope that the prize might be his, was fearful. “Confound these city beggars!” said one young baronet, who had laid constant siege to Olivia’s heart for three hunting seasons. “They carry everything off nowadays.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “The consternation and disappointment among the eligible men, who had each one cherished a secret hope that the prize might be his, was fearful.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The consternation and disappointment among the eligible men, who had each one cherished a secret hope that the prize might be his, was fearful.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The news of the engagement spread like wildfire, and caused almost as much excitement in the county as a general conflagration would have done.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading ““They carry everything off nowadays.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The news of the engagement spread like wildfire, and caused almost as much excitement in the county as a general conflagration would have done.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “The consternation and disappointment among the eligible men, who had each one cherished a secret hope that the prize might be his, was fearful.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The consternation and disappointment among the eligible men, who had each one cherished a secret hope that the prize might be his, was fearful.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “The consternation and disappointment among the eligible men, who had each one cherished a secret hope that the prize might be his, was fearful.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““Confound these city beggars!” said one young baronet, who had laid constant siege to Olivia’s heart for three hunting seasons.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The news of the engagement spread like wildfire, and caused almost as much excitement in the county as a general conflagration would have done.”
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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 The news of the engagement spread like wildfire, and caused almost as much excitement in the county as a general conflagration would have done.
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From this reading The news of the engagement spread like wildfire, and caused almost as much excitement in the county as a general conflagration would have done.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The consternation and disappointment among the eligible men, who had each one cherished a secret hope that the prize might be his, was fearful.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The news of the engagement spread like wildfire, and caused almost as much excitement in the county as a general conflagration would have done.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The news of the engagement spread like wildfire, and caused almost as much excitement in the county as a general conflagration would have done.
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From this reading “Confound these city beggars!” said one young baronet, who had laid constant siege to Olivia’s heart for three hunting seasons.
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From this reading BARTLEY BRADSTONE’S VICTORY.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The consternation and disappointment among the eligible men, who had each one cherished a secret hope that the prize might be his, was fearful.
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From this reading “Confound these city beggars!” said one young baronet, who had laid constant siege to Olivia’s heart for three hunting seasons.
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From this reading BARTLEY BRADSTONE’S VICTORY.
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From this reading “They carry everything off nowadays.
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From this reading The news of the engagement spread like wildfire, and caused almost as much excitement in the county as a general conflagration would have done.
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From this reading The consternation and disappointment among the eligible men, who had each one cherished a secret hope that the prize might be his, was fearful.
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From this reading “Confound these city beggars!” said one young baronet, who had laid constant siege to Olivia’s heart for three hunting seasons.
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From this reading The news of the engagement spread like wildfire, and caused almost as much excitement in the county as a general conflagration would have done.
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From this reading “Confound these city beggars!” said one young baronet, who had laid constant siege to Olivia’s heart for three hunting seasons.
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From this reading “Confound these city beggars!” said one young baronet, who had laid constant siege to Olivia’s heart for three hunting seasons.
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From this reading The consternation and disappointment among the eligible men, who had each one cherished a secret hope that the prize might be his, was fearful.
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From this reading The news of the engagement spread like wildfire, and caused almost as much excitement in the county as a general conflagration would have done.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The consternation and disappointment among the eligible men, who had each one cherished a secret hope that the prize might be his, was fearful.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The news of the engagement spread like wildfire, and caused almost as much excitement in the county as a general conflagration would have done.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The consternation and disappointment among the eligible men, who had each one cherished a secret hope that the prize might be his, was fearful.
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From this reading The consternation and disappointment among the eligible men, who had each one cherished a secret hope that the prize might be his, was fearful.
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From this reading The news of the engagement spread like wildfire, and caused almost as much excitement in the county as a general conflagration would have done.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “They carry everything off nowadays.
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From this reading The news of the engagement spread like wildfire, and caused almost as much excitement in the county as a general conflagration would have done.
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From this reading The consternation and disappointment among the eligible men, who had each one cherished a secret hope that the prize might be his, was fearful.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Confound these city beggars!” said one young baronet, who had laid constant siege to Olivia’s heart for three hunting seasons.
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From this reading The news of the engagement spread like wildfire, and caused almost as much excitement in the county as a general conflagration would have done.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The consternation and disappointment among the eligible men, who had each one cherished a secret hope that the prize might be his, was fearful.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The news of the engagement spread like wildfire, and caused almost as much excitement in the county as a general conflagration would have done.
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From this reading “Confound these city beggars!” said one young baronet, who had laid constant siege to Olivia’s heart for three hunting seasons.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The consternation and disappointment among the eligible men, who had each one cherished a secret hope that the prize might be his, was fearful.
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From this reading The consternation and disappointment among the eligible men, who had each one cherished a secret hope that the prize might be his, was fearful.
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From this reading “Confound these city beggars!” said one young baronet, who had laid constant siege to Olivia’s heart for three hunting seasons.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The news of the engagement spread like wildfire, and caused almost as much excitement in the county as a general conflagration would have done.
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From this reading “Confound these city beggars!” said one young baronet, who had laid constant siege to Olivia’s heart for three hunting seasons.
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From this reading The news of the engagement spread like wildfire, and caused almost as much excitement in the county as a general conflagration would have done.
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From this reading The consternation and disappointment among the eligible men, who had each one cherished a secret hope that the prize might be his, was fearful.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The consternation and disappointment among the eligible men, who had each one cherished a secret hope that the prize might be his, was fearful.
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From this reading The news of the engagement spread like wildfire, and caused almost as much excitement in the county as a general conflagration would have done.
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From this reading The news of the engagement spread like wildfire, and caused almost as much excitement in the county as a general conflagration would have done.
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From this reading “They carry everything off nowadays.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The news of the engagement spread like wildfire, and caused almost as much excitement in the county as a general conflagration would have done.
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From this reading “They carry everything off nowadays.
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From this reading “Confound these city beggars!” said one young baronet, who had laid constant siege to Olivia’s heart for three hunting seasons.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The consternation and disappointment among the eligible men, who had each one cherished a secret hope that the prize might be his, was fearful.
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From this reading The consternation and disappointment among the eligible men, who had each one cherished a secret hope that the prize might be his, was fearful.
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From this reading “Confound these city beggars!” said one young baronet, who had laid constant siege to Olivia’s heart for three hunting seasons.
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From this reading “Confound these city beggars!” said one young baronet, who had laid constant siege to Olivia’s heart for three hunting seasons.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The consternation and disappointment among the eligible men, who had each one cherished a secret hope that the prize might be his, was fearful.
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From this reading “Confound these city beggars!” said one young baronet, who had laid constant siege to Olivia’s heart for three hunting seasons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The news of the engagement spread like wildfire, and caused almost as much excitement in the county as a general conflagration would have done.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The consternation and disappointment among the eligible men, who had each one cherished a secret hope that the prize might be his, was fearful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The news of the engagement spread like wildfire, and caused almost as much excitement in the county as a general conflagration would have done.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Confound these city beggars!” said one young baronet, who had laid constant siege to Olivia’s heart for three hunting seasons.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They carry everything off nowadays.
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From this reading “Confound these city beggars!” said one young baronet, who had laid constant siege to Olivia’s heart for three hunting seasons.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Confound these city beggars!” said one young baronet, who had laid constant siege to Olivia’s heart for three hunting seasons.
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From this reading BARTLEY BRADSTONE’S VICTORY.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The consternation and disappointment among the eligible men, who had each one cherished a secret hope that the prize might be his, was fearful.
which person or people
From this reading The consternation and disappointment among the eligible men, who had each one cherished a secret hope that the prize might be his, was fearful.
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From this reading The news of the engagement spread like wildfire, and caused almost as much excitement in the county as a general conflagration would have done.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The news of the engagement spread like wildfire, and caused almost as much excitement in the county as a general conflagration would have done.
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From this reading “Confound these city beggars!” said one young baronet, who had laid constant siege to Olivia’s heart for three hunting seasons.
