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Chapter XIII
OF LOVE BUT NOT OF MARRIAGE I "You'll stay to dinner?" she asked, as they went down to the drawing-room together a little later on. It was very warm and snug there, and the deep red shades upon the lamps appeared to him particularly English. They had few such suggestions of home in his country. "Why," he rejoined, "if it will not be putting you out." "We have some pea soup and a sole.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OF LOVE BUT NOT OF MARRIAGE I "You'll stay to dinner?" she asked, as they went down to the drawing-room together a little later on.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"We have some pea soup and a sole.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OF LOVE BUT NOT OF MARRIAGE I "You'll stay to dinner?" she asked, as they went down to the drawing-room together a little later on.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Why," he rejoined, "if it will not be putting you out."”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “It was very warm and snug there, and the deep red shades upon the lamps appeared to him particularly English.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OF LOVE BUT NOT OF MARRIAGE I "You'll stay to dinner?" she asked, as they went down to the drawing-room together a little later on.”
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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 OF LOVE BUT NOT OF MARRIAGE I "You'll stay to dinner?" she asked, as they went down to the drawing-room together a little later on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was very warm and snug there, and the deep red shades upon the lamps appeared to him particularly English.
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From this reading It was very warm and snug there, and the deep red shades upon the lamps appeared to him particularly English.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading OF LOVE BUT NOT OF MARRIAGE I "You'll stay to dinner?" she asked, as they went down to the drawing-room together a little later on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OF LOVE BUT NOT OF MARRIAGE I "You'll stay to dinner?" she asked, as they went down to the drawing-room together a little later on.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Why," he rejoined, "if it will not be putting you out."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading OF LOVE BUT NOT OF MARRIAGE I "You'll stay to dinner?" she asked, as they went down to the drawing-room together a little later on.
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From this reading They had few such suggestions of home in his country.
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From this reading It was very warm and snug there, and the deep red shades upon the lamps appeared to him particularly English.
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From this reading OF LOVE BUT NOT OF MARRIAGE I "You'll stay to dinner?" she asked, as they went down to the drawing-room together a little later on.
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From this reading OF LOVE BUT NOT OF MARRIAGE I "You'll stay to dinner?" she asked, as they went down to the drawing-room together a little later on.
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From this reading OF LOVE BUT NOT OF MARRIAGE I "You'll stay to dinner?" she asked, as they went down to the drawing-room together a little later on.
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From this reading It was very warm and snug there, and the deep red shades upon the lamps appeared to him particularly English.
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From this reading They had few such suggestions of home in his country.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had few such suggestions of home in his country.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have some pea soup and a sole.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why," he rejoined, "if it will not be putting you out."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was very warm and snug there, and the deep red shades upon the lamps appeared to him particularly English.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They had few such suggestions of home in his country.
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From this reading They had few such suggestions of home in his country.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading OF LOVE BUT NOT OF MARRIAGE I "You'll stay to dinner?" she asked, as they went down to the drawing-room together a little later on.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Why," he rejoined, "if it will not be putting you out."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had few such suggestions of home in his country.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very warm and snug there, and the deep red shades upon the lamps appeared to him particularly English.
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From this reading It was very warm and snug there, and the deep red shades upon the lamps appeared to him particularly English.
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From this reading OF LOVE BUT NOT OF MARRIAGE I "You'll stay to dinner?" she asked, as they went down to the drawing-room together a little later on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OF LOVE BUT NOT OF MARRIAGE I "You'll stay to dinner?" she asked, as they went down to the drawing-room together a little later on.
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From this reading OF LOVE BUT NOT OF MARRIAGE I "You'll stay to dinner?" she asked, as they went down to the drawing-room together a little later on.
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From this reading OF LOVE BUT NOT OF MARRIAGE I "You'll stay to dinner?" she asked, as they went down to the drawing-room together a little later on.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading OF LOVE BUT NOT OF MARRIAGE I "You'll stay to dinner?" she asked, as they went down to the drawing-room together a little later on.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF LOVE BUT NOT OF MARRIAGE I "You'll stay to dinner?" she asked, as they went down to the drawing-room together a little later on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OF LOVE BUT NOT OF MARRIAGE I "You'll stay to dinner?" she asked, as they went down to the drawing-room together a little later on.
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From this reading "Why," he rejoined, "if it will not be putting you out."
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From this reading It was very warm and snug there, and the deep red shades upon the lamps appeared to him particularly English.
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From this reading "We have some pea soup and a sole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why," he rejoined, "if it will not be putting you out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very warm and snug there, and the deep red shades upon the lamps appeared to him particularly English.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Why," he rejoined, "if it will not be putting you out."
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From this reading It was very warm and snug there, and the deep red shades upon the lamps appeared to him particularly English.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OF LOVE BUT NOT OF MARRIAGE I "You'll stay to dinner?" she asked, as they went down to the drawing-room together a little later on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very warm and snug there, and the deep red shades upon the lamps appeared to him particularly English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We have some pea soup and a sole.
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From this reading "We have some pea soup and a sole.
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From this reading "We have some pea soup and a sole.
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From this reading OF LOVE BUT NOT OF MARRIAGE I "You'll stay to dinner?" she asked, as they went down to the drawing-room together a little later on.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They had few such suggestions of home in his country.
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From this reading They had few such suggestions of home in his country.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF LOVE BUT NOT OF MARRIAGE I "You'll stay to dinner?" she asked, as they went down to the drawing-room together a little later on.
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From this reading It was very warm and snug there, and the deep red shades upon the lamps appeared to him particularly English.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OF LOVE BUT NOT OF MARRIAGE I "You'll stay to dinner?" she asked, as they went down to the drawing-room together a little later on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OF LOVE BUT NOT OF MARRIAGE I "You'll stay to dinner?" she asked, as they went down to the drawing-room together a little later on.
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From this reading OF LOVE BUT NOT OF MARRIAGE I "You'll stay to dinner?" she asked, as they went down to the drawing-room together a little later on.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was very warm and snug there, and the deep red shades upon the lamps appeared to him particularly English.
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From this reading It was very warm and snug there, and the deep red shades upon the lamps appeared to him particularly English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very warm and snug there, and the deep red shades upon the lamps appeared to him particularly English.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very warm and snug there, and the deep red shades upon the lamps appeared to him particularly English.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have some pea soup and a sole.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OF LOVE BUT NOT OF MARRIAGE I "You'll stay to dinner?" she asked, as they went down to the drawing-room together a little later on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why," he rejoined, "if it will not be putting you out."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Why," he rejoined, "if it will not be putting you out."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why," he rejoined, "if it will not be putting you out."
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From this reading OF LOVE BUT NOT OF MARRIAGE I "You'll stay to dinner?" she asked, as they went down to the drawing-room together a little later on.
