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Chapter VI
The murder is out. A paragraph has appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the marriage arranged between Mr. Simon de Gex and Miss Eleanor Faversham will not take place. It has also become common knowledge that I am resigning my seat in Parliament on account of ill-health. That is the reason rightly assigned by my acquaintances for the rupture of my engagement. I am being rapidly killed by the doleful kindness of my friends.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “I am being rapidly killed by the doleful kindness of my friends.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “A paragraph has appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the marriage arranged between Mr. Simon de Gex and Miss Eleanor Faversham will not take place.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “A paragraph has appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the marriage arranged between Mr. Simon de Gex and Miss Eleanor Faversham will not take place.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A paragraph has appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the marriage arranged between Mr. Simon de Gex and Miss Eleanor Faversham will not take place.”
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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 paragraph has appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the marriage arranged between Mr. Simon de Gex and Miss Eleanor Faversham will not take place.
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From this reading It has also become common knowledge that I am resigning my seat in Parliament on account of ill-health.
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From this reading That is the reason rightly assigned by my acquaintances for the rupture of my engagement.
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From this reading It has also become common knowledge that I am resigning my seat in Parliament on account of ill-health.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It has also become common knowledge that I am resigning my seat in Parliament on account of ill-health.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A paragraph has appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the marriage arranged between Mr. Simon de Gex and Miss Eleanor Faversham will not take place.
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From this reading A paragraph has appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the marriage arranged between Mr. Simon de Gex and Miss Eleanor Faversham will not take place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A paragraph has appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the marriage arranged between Mr. Simon de Gex and Miss Eleanor Faversham will not take place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is the reason rightly assigned by my acquaintances for the rupture of my engagement.
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From this reading It has also become common knowledge that I am resigning my seat in Parliament on account of ill-health.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I am being rapidly killed by the doleful kindness of my friends.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A paragraph has appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the marriage arranged between Mr. Simon de Gex and Miss Eleanor Faversham will not take place.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That is the reason rightly assigned by my acquaintances for the rupture of my engagement.
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From this reading It has also become common knowledge that I am resigning my seat in Parliament on account of ill-health.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A paragraph has appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the marriage arranged between Mr. Simon de Gex and Miss Eleanor Faversham will not take place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am being rapidly killed by the doleful kindness of my friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A paragraph has appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the marriage arranged between Mr. Simon de Gex and Miss Eleanor Faversham will not take place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A paragraph has appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the marriage arranged between Mr. Simon de Gex and Miss Eleanor Faversham will not take place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is the reason rightly assigned by my acquaintances for the rupture of my engagement.
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From this reading A paragraph has appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the marriage arranged between Mr. Simon de Gex and Miss Eleanor Faversham will not take place.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That is the reason rightly assigned by my acquaintances for the rupture of my engagement.
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From this reading I am being rapidly killed by the doleful kindness of my friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A paragraph has appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the marriage arranged between Mr. Simon de Gex and Miss Eleanor Faversham will not take place.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A paragraph has appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the marriage arranged between Mr. Simon de Gex and Miss Eleanor Faversham will not take place.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It has also become common knowledge that I am resigning my seat in Parliament on account of ill-health.
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From this reading It has also become common knowledge that I am resigning my seat in Parliament on account of ill-health.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A paragraph has appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the marriage arranged between Mr. Simon de Gex and Miss Eleanor Faversham will not take place.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The murder is out.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It has also become common knowledge that I am resigning my seat in Parliament on account of ill-health.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am being rapidly killed by the doleful kindness of my friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am being rapidly killed by the doleful kindness of my friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It has also become common knowledge that I am resigning my seat in Parliament on account of ill-health.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A paragraph has appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the marriage arranged between Mr. Simon de Gex and Miss Eleanor Faversham will not take place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A paragraph has appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the marriage arranged between Mr. Simon de Gex and Miss Eleanor Faversham will not take place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A paragraph has appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the marriage arranged between Mr. Simon de Gex and Miss Eleanor Faversham will not take place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The murder is out.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It has also become common knowledge that I am resigning my seat in Parliament on account of ill-health.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A paragraph has appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the marriage arranged between Mr. Simon de Gex and Miss Eleanor Faversham will not take place.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A paragraph has appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the marriage arranged between Mr. Simon de Gex and Miss Eleanor Faversham will not take place.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It has also become common knowledge that I am resigning my seat in Parliament on account of ill-health.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It has also become common knowledge that I am resigning my seat in Parliament on account of ill-health.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The murder is out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A paragraph has appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the marriage arranged between Mr. Simon de Gex and Miss Eleanor Faversham will not take place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It has also become common knowledge that I am resigning my seat in Parliament on account of ill-health.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A paragraph has appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the marriage arranged between Mr. Simon de Gex and Miss Eleanor Faversham will not take place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am being rapidly killed by the doleful kindness of my friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is the reason rightly assigned by my acquaintances for the rupture of my engagement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It has also become common knowledge that I am resigning my seat in Parliament on account of ill-health.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is the reason rightly assigned by my acquaintances for the rupture of my engagement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is the reason rightly assigned by my acquaintances for the rupture of my engagement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It has also become common knowledge that I am resigning my seat in Parliament on account of ill-health.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A paragraph has appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the marriage arranged between Mr. Simon de Gex and Miss Eleanor Faversham will not take place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A paragraph has appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the marriage arranged between Mr. Simon de Gex and Miss Eleanor Faversham will not take place.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A paragraph has appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the marriage arranged between Mr. Simon de Gex and Miss Eleanor Faversham will not take place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The murder is out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A paragraph has appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the marriage arranged between Mr. Simon de Gex and Miss Eleanor Faversham will not take place.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A paragraph has appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the marriage arranged between Mr. Simon de Gex and Miss Eleanor Faversham will not take place.
