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Chapter XXXV
CHRISTMAS EVE Mrs. Seton Carr seemed in no hurry to withdraw herself from the author's tightly clasping arms. Seriously, it was really very disgraceful behaviour of hers. She excused herself with the knowledge that there was no audience: save the moon and the sea. After subsidence of her laugh she said: "I have said good-bye for ever to the Chantrelles.
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later than; following
From this reading “After subsidence of her laugh she said:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have said good-bye for ever to the Chantrelles.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have said good-bye for ever to the Chantrelles.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “Seriously, it was really very disgraceful behaviour of hers.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “CHRISTMAS EVE Mrs. Seton Carr seemed in no hurry to withdraw herself from the author's tightly clasping arms.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “She excused herself with the knowledge that there was no audience: save the moon and the sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CHRISTMAS EVE Mrs. Seton Carr seemed in no hurry to withdraw herself from the author's tightly clasping arms.”
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later than; following
From this reading After subsidence of her laugh she said:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She excused herself with the knowledge that there was no audience: save the moon and the sea.
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From this reading CHRISTMAS EVE Mrs. Seton Carr seemed in no hurry to withdraw herself from the author's tightly clasping arms.
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From this reading She excused herself with the knowledge that there was no audience: save the moon and the sea.
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From this reading CHRISTMAS EVE Mrs. Seton Carr seemed in no hurry to withdraw herself from the author's tightly clasping arms.
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From this reading Seriously, it was really very disgraceful behaviour of hers.
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From this reading CHRISTMAS EVE Mrs. Seton Carr seemed in no hurry to withdraw herself from the author's tightly clasping arms.
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From this reading "I have said good-bye for ever to the Chantrelles.
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From this reading CHRISTMAS EVE Mrs. Seton Carr seemed in no hurry to withdraw herself from the author's tightly clasping arms.
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From this reading CHRISTMAS EVE Mrs. Seton Carr seemed in no hurry to withdraw herself from the author's tightly clasping arms.
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From this reading Seriously, it was really very disgraceful behaviour of hers.
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From this reading CHRISTMAS EVE Mrs. Seton Carr seemed in no hurry to withdraw herself from the author's tightly clasping arms.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have said good-bye for ever to the Chantrelles.
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From this reading She excused herself with the knowledge that there was no audience: save the moon and the sea.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I have said good-bye for ever to the Chantrelles.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CHRISTMAS EVE Mrs. Seton Carr seemed in no hurry to withdraw herself from the author's tightly clasping arms.
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From this reading "I have said good-bye for ever to the Chantrelles.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have said good-bye for ever to the Chantrelles.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After subsidence of her laugh she said:
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Seriously, it was really very disgraceful behaviour of hers.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading CHRISTMAS EVE Mrs. Seton Carr seemed in no hurry to withdraw herself from the author's tightly clasping arms.
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From this reading CHRISTMAS EVE Mrs. Seton Carr seemed in no hurry to withdraw herself from the author's tightly clasping arms.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have said good-bye for ever to the Chantrelles.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHRISTMAS EVE Mrs. Seton Carr seemed in no hurry to withdraw herself from the author's tightly clasping arms.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Seriously, it was really very disgraceful behaviour of hers.
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From this reading She excused herself with the knowledge that there was no audience: save the moon and the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After subsidence of her laugh she said:
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From this reading She excused herself with the knowledge that there was no audience: save the moon and the sea.
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From this reading CHRISTMAS EVE Mrs. Seton Carr seemed in no hurry to withdraw herself from the author's tightly clasping arms.
not any; not one
From this reading CHRISTMAS EVE Mrs. Seton Carr seemed in no hurry to withdraw herself from the author's tightly clasping arms.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Seriously, it was really very disgraceful behaviour of hers.
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From this reading Seriously, it was really very disgraceful behaviour of hers.
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From this reading After subsidence of her laugh she said:
except for; apart from
From this reading She excused herself with the knowledge that there was no audience: save the moon and the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She excused herself with the knowledge that there was no audience: save the moon and the sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHRISTMAS EVE Mrs. Seton Carr seemed in no hurry to withdraw herself from the author's tightly clasping arms.
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From this reading Seriously, it was really very disgraceful behaviour of hers.
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From this reading CHRISTMAS EVE Mrs. Seton Carr seemed in no hurry to withdraw herself from the author's tightly clasping arms.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She excused herself with the knowledge that there was no audience: save the moon and the sea.
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From this reading After subsidence of her laugh she said:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She excused herself with the knowledge that there was no audience: save the moon and the sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHRISTMAS EVE Mrs. Seton Carr seemed in no hurry to withdraw herself from the author's tightly clasping arms.
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From this reading She excused herself with the knowledge that there was no audience: save the moon and the sea.
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From this reading CHRISTMAS EVE Mrs. Seton Carr seemed in no hurry to withdraw herself from the author's tightly clasping arms.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHRISTMAS EVE Mrs. Seton Carr seemed in no hurry to withdraw herself from the author's tightly clasping arms.
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From this reading Seriously, it was really very disgraceful behaviour of hers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Seriously, it was really very disgraceful behaviour of hers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She excused herself with the knowledge that there was no audience: save the moon and the sea.
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From this reading CHRISTMAS EVE Mrs. Seton Carr seemed in no hurry to withdraw herself from the author's tightly clasping arms.
