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Chapter XXVI
SIR LIONEL GOES TO HIS WOOING. Yes, they were off. All the joys of that honeymoon shall be left to the imagination of the reader. Their first conversation, as it took place in the carriage which bore them from Mr. Bertram's door, has been given. Those which followed were probably more or less of the same nature.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Their first conversation, as it took place in the carriage which bore them from Mr. Bertram's door, has been given.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Their first conversation, as it took place in the carriage which bore them from Mr. Bertram's door, has been given.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Their first conversation, as it took place in the carriage which bore them from Mr. Bertram's door, has been given.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All the joys of that honeymoon shall be left to the imagination of the reader.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Those which followed were probably more or less of the same nature.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “All the joys of that honeymoon shall be left to the imagination of the reader.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those which followed were probably more or less of the same nature.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Their first conversation, as it took place in the carriage which bore them from Mr. Bertram's door, has been given.”
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From this reading All the joys of that honeymoon shall be left to the imagination of the reader.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Their first conversation, as it took place in the carriage which bore them from Mr. Bertram's door, has been given.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All the joys of that honeymoon shall be left to the imagination of the reader.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Their first conversation, as it took place in the carriage which bore them from Mr. Bertram's door, has been given.
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From this reading Their first conversation, as it took place in the carriage which bore them from Mr. Bertram's door, has been given.
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From this reading Their first conversation, as it took place in the carriage which bore them from Mr. Bertram's door, has been given.
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From this reading Their first conversation, as it took place in the carriage which bore them from Mr. Bertram's door, has been given.
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From this reading Their first conversation, as it took place in the carriage which bore them from Mr. Bertram's door, has been given.
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From this reading Their first conversation, as it took place in the carriage which bore them from Mr. Bertram's door, has been given.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their first conversation, as it took place in the carriage which bore them from Mr. Bertram's door, has been given.
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From this reading Those which followed were probably more or less of the same nature.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Their first conversation, as it took place in the carriage which bore them from Mr. Bertram's door, has been given.
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From this reading Their first conversation, as it took place in the carriage which bore them from Mr. Bertram's door, has been given.
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From this reading SIR LIONEL GOES TO HIS WOOING.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their first conversation, as it took place in the carriage which bore them from Mr. Bertram's door, has been given.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SIR LIONEL GOES TO HIS WOOING.
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From this reading All the joys of that honeymoon shall be left to the imagination of the reader.
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From this reading All the joys of that honeymoon shall be left to the imagination of the reader.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Their first conversation, as it took place in the carriage which bore them from Mr. Bertram's door, has been given.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Their first conversation, as it took place in the carriage which bore them from Mr. Bertram's door, has been given.
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From this reading All the joys of that honeymoon shall be left to the imagination of the reader.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the joys of that honeymoon shall be left to the imagination of the reader.
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From this reading Those which followed were probably more or less of the same nature.
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From this reading SIR LIONEL GOES TO HIS WOOING.
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From this reading Those which followed were probably more or less of the same nature.
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From this reading Their first conversation, as it took place in the carriage which bore them from Mr. Bertram's door, has been given.
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From this reading Those which followed were probably more or less of the same nature.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the joys of that honeymoon shall be left to the imagination of the reader.
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From this reading Yes, they were off.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Those which followed were probably more or less of the same nature.
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From this reading Their first conversation, as it took place in the carriage which bore them from Mr. Bertram's door, has been given.
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From this reading Those which followed were probably more or less of the same nature.
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From this reading All the joys of that honeymoon shall be left to the imagination of the reader.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those which followed were probably more or less of the same nature.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading All the joys of that honeymoon shall be left to the imagination of the reader.
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From this reading SIR LIONEL GOES TO HIS WOOING.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All the joys of that honeymoon shall be left to the imagination of the reader.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the joys of that honeymoon shall be left to the imagination of the reader.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their first conversation, as it took place in the carriage which bore them from Mr. Bertram's door, has been given.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Their first conversation, as it took place in the carriage which bore them from Mr. Bertram's door, has been given.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yes, they were off.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those which followed were probably more or less of the same nature.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SIR LIONEL GOES TO HIS WOOING.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their first conversation, as it took place in the carriage which bore them from Mr. Bertram's door, has been given.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yes, they were off.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Their first conversation, as it took place in the carriage which bore them from Mr. Bertram's door, has been given.
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From this reading SIR LIONEL GOES TO HIS WOOING.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, they were off.
