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Chapter XIX
MARKED MONEY. So far as she could and dared, Isobel Vintry withdrew herself from the company of Harry Belfield. She relaxed her supervision of the lovers when they were together; she tried to avoid any risk of being alone with Harry. She knew that Wellgood was watching her, and was determined to give no new handle to his suspicion. Her own feelings agreed in dictating her line of action.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She relaxed her supervision of the lovers when they were together; she tried to avoid any risk of being alone with Harry.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “She relaxed her supervision of the lovers when they were together; she tried to avoid any risk of being alone with Harry.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “So far as she could and dared, Isobel Vintry withdrew herself from the company of Harry Belfield.”
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading “She knew that Wellgood was watching her, and was determined to give no new handle to his suspicion.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “So far as she could and dared, Isobel Vintry withdrew herself from the company of Harry Belfield.”
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From this reading Her own feelings agreed in dictating her line of action.
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From this reading Her own feelings agreed in dictating her line of action.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She relaxed her supervision of the lovers when they were together; she tried to avoid any risk of being alone with Harry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So far as she could and dared, Isobel Vintry withdrew herself from the company of Harry Belfield.
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From this reading She relaxed her supervision of the lovers when they were together; she tried to avoid any risk of being alone with Harry.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So far as she could and dared, Isobel Vintry withdrew herself from the company of Harry Belfield.
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From this reading She relaxed her supervision of the lovers when they were together; she tried to avoid any risk of being alone with Harry.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She relaxed her supervision of the lovers when they were together; she tried to avoid any risk of being alone with Harry.
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From this reading So far as she could and dared, Isobel Vintry withdrew herself from the company of Harry Belfield.
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From this reading So far as she could and dared, Isobel Vintry withdrew herself from the company of Harry Belfield.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So far as she could and dared, Isobel Vintry withdrew herself from the company of Harry Belfield.
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From this reading So far as she could and dared, Isobel Vintry withdrew herself from the company of Harry Belfield.
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading She knew that Wellgood was watching her, and was determined to give no new handle to his suspicion.
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From this reading Her own feelings agreed in dictating her line of action.
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From this reading So far as she could and dared, Isobel Vintry withdrew herself from the company of Harry Belfield.
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From this reading Her own feelings agreed in dictating her line of action.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So far as she could and dared, Isobel Vintry withdrew herself from the company of Harry Belfield.
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From this reading She knew that Wellgood was watching her, and was determined to give no new handle to his suspicion.
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From this reading She knew that Wellgood was watching her, and was determined to give no new handle to his suspicion.
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From this reading So far as she could and dared, Isobel Vintry withdrew herself from the company of Harry Belfield.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She relaxed her supervision of the lovers when they were together; she tried to avoid any risk of being alone with Harry.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading So far as she could and dared, Isobel Vintry withdrew herself from the company of Harry Belfield.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She knew that Wellgood was watching her, and was determined to give no new handle to his suspicion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her own feelings agreed in dictating her line of action.
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From this reading So far as she could and dared, Isobel Vintry withdrew herself from the company of Harry Belfield.
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From this reading She knew that Wellgood was watching her, and was determined to give no new handle to his suspicion.
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From this reading Her own feelings agreed in dictating her line of action.
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From this reading She relaxed her supervision of the lovers when they were together; she tried to avoid any risk of being alone with Harry.
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From this reading MARKED MONEY.
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From this reading MARKED MONEY.
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From this reading She knew that Wellgood was watching her, and was determined to give no new handle to his suspicion.
not any; not one
From this reading She knew that Wellgood was watching her, and was determined to give no new handle to his suspicion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So far as she could and dared, Isobel Vintry withdrew herself from the company of Harry Belfield.
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From this reading Her own feelings agreed in dictating her line of action.
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From this reading She relaxed her supervision of the lovers when they were together; she tried to avoid any risk of being alone with Harry.
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From this reading She relaxed her supervision of the lovers when they were together; she tried to avoid any risk of being alone with Harry.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So far as she could and dared, Isobel Vintry withdrew herself from the company of Harry Belfield.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far as she could and dared, Isobel Vintry withdrew herself from the company of Harry Belfield.
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From this reading She relaxed her supervision of the lovers when they were together; she tried to avoid any risk of being alone with Harry.
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From this reading She knew that Wellgood was watching her, and was determined to give no new handle to his suspicion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She knew that Wellgood was watching her, and was determined to give no new handle to his suspicion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So far as she could and dared, Isobel Vintry withdrew herself from the company of Harry Belfield.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She relaxed her supervision of the lovers when they were together; she tried to avoid any risk of being alone with Harry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She relaxed her supervision of the lovers when they were together; she tried to avoid any risk of being alone with Harry.
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From this reading She relaxed her supervision of the lovers when they were together; she tried to avoid any risk of being alone with Harry.
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From this reading She relaxed her supervision of the lovers when they were together; she tried to avoid any risk of being alone with Harry.
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From this reading So far as she could and dared, Isobel Vintry withdrew herself from the company of Harry Belfield.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She knew that Wellgood was watching her, and was determined to give no new handle to his suspicion.
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From this reading She knew that Wellgood was watching her, and was determined to give no new handle to his suspicion.
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From this reading She knew that Wellgood was watching her, and was determined to give no new handle to his suspicion.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She relaxed her supervision of the lovers when they were together; she tried to avoid any risk of being alone with Harry.
at the time that
From this reading She relaxed her supervision of the lovers when they were together; she tried to avoid any risk of being alone with Harry.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She relaxed her supervision of the lovers when they were together; she tried to avoid any risk of being alone with Harry.
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From this reading So far as she could and dared, Isobel Vintry withdrew herself from the company of Harry Belfield.
