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68, RED LION STREET, LONDON, W.C.1. _September_, 1926. "Take her away, into the sun," the doctors said. She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea. The ship sailed at midnight.
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used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The ship sailed at midnight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Take her away, into the sun," the doctors said.”
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From this reading 68, RED LION STREET, LONDON, W.C.1.
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From this reading _September_, 1926.
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From this reading 68, RED LION STREET, LONDON, W.C.1.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The ship sailed at midnight.
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From this reading "Take her away, into the sun," the doctors said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
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From this reading 68, RED LION STREET, LONDON, W.C.1.
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From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
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From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
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From this reading "Take her away, into the sun," the doctors said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Take her away, into the sun," the doctors said.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Take her away, into the sun," the doctors said.
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From this reading 68, RED LION STREET, LONDON, W.C.1.
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From this reading 68, RED LION STREET, LONDON, W.C.1.
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From this reading The ship sailed at midnight.
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From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
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From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
above and across; more than
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
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From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
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From this reading 68, RED LION STREET, LONDON, W.C.1.
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From this reading "Take her away, into the sun," the doctors said.
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From this reading The ship sailed at midnight.
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From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
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From this reading _September_, 1926.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ship sailed at midnight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 68, RED LION STREET, LONDON, W.C.1.
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From this reading "Take her away, into the sun," the doctors said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Take her away, into the sun," the doctors said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Take her away, into the sun," the doctors said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
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From this reading 68, RED LION STREET, LONDON, W.C.1.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
