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Chapter XII
Two days passed since Una had given her promise that should Jack Newcombe come to seek her she would hold no converse with him. How much that promise had cost her no one could say; she herself did not know. She only knew that whereas her life had always seemed dull and purposeless, it had, since Jack Newcombe's visit, grown utterly dreary and joyless. Was it love? She did not ask herself the question.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two days passed since Una had given her promise that should Jack Newcombe come to seek her she would hold no converse with him.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “How much that promise had cost her no one could say; she herself did not know.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “How much that promise had cost her no one could say; she herself did not know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How much that promise had cost her no one could say; she herself did not know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She only knew that whereas her life had always seemed dull and purposeless, it had, since Jack Newcombe's visit, grown utterly dreary and joyless.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “How much that promise had cost her no one could say; she herself did not know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two days passed since Una had given her promise that should Jack Newcombe come to seek her she would hold no converse with him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She did not ask herself the question.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She only knew that whereas her life had always seemed dull and purposeless, it had, since Jack Newcombe's visit, grown utterly dreary and joyless.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Two days passed since Una had given her promise that should Jack Newcombe come to seek her she would hold no converse with him.”
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading “She only knew that whereas her life had always seemed dull and purposeless, it had, since Jack Newcombe's visit, grown utterly dreary and joyless.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Two days passed since Una had given her promise that should Jack Newcombe come to seek her she would hold no converse with him.”
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From this reading She only knew that whereas her life had always seemed dull and purposeless, it had, since Jack Newcombe's visit, grown utterly dreary and joyless.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She only knew that whereas her life had always seemed dull and purposeless, it had, since Jack Newcombe's visit, grown utterly dreary and joyless.
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From this reading She did not ask herself the question.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two days passed since Una had given her promise that should Jack Newcombe come to seek her she would hold no converse with him.
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From this reading Two days passed since Una had given her promise that should Jack Newcombe come to seek her she would hold no converse with him.
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From this reading How much that promise had cost her no one could say; she herself did not know.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How much that promise had cost her no one could say; she herself did not know.
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From this reading Two days passed since Una had given her promise that should Jack Newcombe come to seek her she would hold no converse with him.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How much that promise had cost her no one could say; she herself did not know.
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From this reading She only knew that whereas her life had always seemed dull and purposeless, it had, since Jack Newcombe's visit, grown utterly dreary and joyless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She only knew that whereas her life had always seemed dull and purposeless, it had, since Jack Newcombe's visit, grown utterly dreary and joyless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two days passed since Una had given her promise that should Jack Newcombe come to seek her she would hold no converse with him.
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From this reading She only knew that whereas her life had always seemed dull and purposeless, it had, since Jack Newcombe's visit, grown utterly dreary and joyless.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two days passed since Una had given her promise that should Jack Newcombe come to seek her she would hold no converse with him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Two days passed since Una had given her promise that should Jack Newcombe come to seek her she would hold no converse with him.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading How much that promise had cost her no one could say; she herself did not know.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Two days passed since Una had given her promise that should Jack Newcombe come to seek her she would hold no converse with him.
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From this reading Two days passed since Una had given her promise that should Jack Newcombe come to seek her she would hold no converse with him.
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From this reading How much that promise had cost her no one could say; she herself did not know.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She only knew that whereas her life had always seemed dull and purposeless, it had, since Jack Newcombe's visit, grown utterly dreary and joyless.
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From this reading Two days passed since Una had given her promise that should Jack Newcombe come to seek her she would hold no converse with him.
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From this reading She only knew that whereas her life had always seemed dull and purposeless, it had, since Jack Newcombe's visit, grown utterly dreary and joyless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She only knew that whereas her life had always seemed dull and purposeless, it had, since Jack Newcombe's visit, grown utterly dreary and joyless.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How much that promise had cost her no one could say; she herself did not know.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She only knew that whereas her life had always seemed dull and purposeless, it had, since Jack Newcombe's visit, grown utterly dreary and joyless.
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From this reading Was it love?
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From this reading How much that promise had cost her no one could say; she herself did not know.
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From this reading Two days passed since Una had given her promise that should Jack Newcombe come to seek her she would hold no converse with him.
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From this reading She only knew that whereas her life had always seemed dull and purposeless, it had, since Jack Newcombe's visit, grown utterly dreary and joyless.
not any; not one
From this reading Two days passed since Una had given her promise that should Jack Newcombe come to seek her she would hold no converse with him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How much that promise had cost her no one could say; she herself did not know.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading How much that promise had cost her no one could say; she herself did not know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She only knew that whereas her life had always seemed dull and purposeless, it had, since Jack Newcombe's visit, grown utterly dreary and joyless.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two days passed since Una had given her promise that should Jack Newcombe come to seek her she would hold no converse with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two days passed since Una had given her promise that should Jack Newcombe come to seek her she would hold no converse with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She only knew that whereas her life had always seemed dull and purposeless, it had, since Jack Newcombe's visit, grown utterly dreary and joyless.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She did not ask herself the question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How much that promise had cost her no one could say; she herself did not know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two days passed since Una had given her promise that should Jack Newcombe come to seek her she would hold no converse with him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She only knew that whereas her life had always seemed dull and purposeless, it had, since Jack Newcombe's visit, grown utterly dreary and joyless.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two days passed since Una had given her promise that should Jack Newcombe come to seek her she would hold no converse with him.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Two days passed since Una had given her promise that should Jack Newcombe come to seek her she would hold no converse with him.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Two days passed since Una had given her promise that should Jack Newcombe come to seek her she would hold no converse with him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Two days passed since Una had given her promise that should Jack Newcombe come to seek her she would hold no converse with him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She did not ask herself the question.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two days passed since Una had given her promise that should Jack Newcombe come to seek her she would hold no converse with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two days passed since Una had given her promise that should Jack Newcombe come to seek her she would hold no converse with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two days passed since Una had given her promise that should Jack Newcombe come to seek her she would hold no converse with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She only knew that whereas her life had always seemed dull and purposeless, it had, since Jack Newcombe's visit, grown utterly dreary and joyless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She only knew that whereas her life had always seemed dull and purposeless, it had, since Jack Newcombe's visit, grown utterly dreary and joyless.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it love?
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading She only knew that whereas her life had always seemed dull and purposeless, it had, since Jack Newcombe's visit, grown utterly dreary and joyless.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Two days passed since Una had given her promise that should Jack Newcombe come to seek her she would hold no converse with him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Two days passed since Una had given her promise that should Jack Newcombe come to seek her she would hold no converse with him.
