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Chapter XVIII
THE BREAKFAST TABLE. Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place. The Contessa said not a word of terminating her visit. The departure of Lady Randolph apparently suggested nothing to her. She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “The departure of Lady Randolph apparently suggested nothing to her.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.”
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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 Contessa said not a word of terminating her visit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
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From this reading The departure of Lady Randolph apparently suggested nothing to her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
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From this reading THE BREAKFAST TABLE.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
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From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
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From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
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From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
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From this reading The Contessa said not a word of terminating her visit.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
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From this reading The departure of Lady Randolph apparently suggested nothing to her.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
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From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
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From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
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From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
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From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
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From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
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From this reading The departure of Lady Randolph apparently suggested nothing to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
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From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
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From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
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From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Contessa said not a word of terminating her visit.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The departure of Lady Randolph apparently suggested nothing to her.
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From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
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From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
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From this reading The departure of Lady Randolph apparently suggested nothing to her.
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From this reading The Contessa said not a word of terminating her visit.
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From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
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From this reading The departure of Lady Randolph apparently suggested nothing to her.
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From this reading THE BREAKFAST TABLE.
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From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
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From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
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From this reading The Contessa said not a word of terminating her visit.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BREAKFAST TABLE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
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From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
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From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
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From this reading The Contessa said not a word of terminating her visit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
at the time that
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
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From this reading The Contessa said not a word of terminating her visit.
