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Chapter XXVII
HE TRIES HIS HAND AGAIN. Miss Todd shook hands with him as he went, and then, putting on her bonnet and cloak, got into her fly. She felt some little triumph at her heart in thinking that Sir Lionel had wished to marry her. Had she not, she would hardly have been a woman. But by far her strongest feeling was one of dislike to him for not having wished to marry Miss Baker.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HE TRIES HIS HAND AGAIN.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Had she not, she would hardly have been a woman.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But by far her strongest feeling was one of dislike to him for not having wished to marry Miss Baker.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HE TRIES HIS HAND AGAIN.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Miss Todd shook hands with him as he went, and then, putting on her bonnet and cloak, got into her fly.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Had she not, she would hardly have been a woman.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “But by far her strongest feeling was one of dislike to him for not having wished to marry Miss Baker.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She felt some little triumph at her heart in thinking that Sir Lionel had wished to marry her.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But by far her strongest feeling was one of dislike to him for not having wished to marry Miss Baker.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She felt some little triumph at her heart in thinking that Sir Lionel had wished to marry her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss Todd shook hands with him as he went, and then, putting on her bonnet and cloak, got into her fly.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Had she not, she would hardly have been a woman.”
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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 Had she not, she would hardly have been a woman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HE TRIES HIS HAND AGAIN.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Todd shook hands with him as he went, and then, putting on her bonnet and cloak, got into her fly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Todd shook hands with him as he went, and then, putting on her bonnet and cloak, got into her fly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She felt some little triumph at her heart in thinking that Sir Lionel had wished to marry her.
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From this reading But by far her strongest feeling was one of dislike to him for not having wished to marry Miss Baker.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had she not, she would hardly have been a woman.
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From this reading Miss Todd shook hands with him as he went, and then, putting on her bonnet and cloak, got into her fly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But by far her strongest feeling was one of dislike to him for not having wished to marry Miss Baker.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But by far her strongest feeling was one of dislike to him for not having wished to marry Miss Baker.
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From this reading Miss Todd shook hands with him as he went, and then, putting on her bonnet and cloak, got into her fly.
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From this reading But by far her strongest feeling was one of dislike to him for not having wished to marry Miss Baker.
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From this reading But by far her strongest feeling was one of dislike to him for not having wished to marry Miss Baker.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But by far her strongest feeling was one of dislike to him for not having wished to marry Miss Baker.
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From this reading She felt some little triumph at her heart in thinking that Sir Lionel had wished to marry her.
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From this reading Miss Todd shook hands with him as he went, and then, putting on her bonnet and cloak, got into her fly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But by far her strongest feeling was one of dislike to him for not having wished to marry Miss Baker.
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From this reading Miss Todd shook hands with him as he went, and then, putting on her bonnet and cloak, got into her fly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She felt some little triumph at her heart in thinking that Sir Lionel had wished to marry her.
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From this reading HE TRIES HIS HAND AGAIN.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Miss Todd shook hands with him as he went, and then, putting on her bonnet and cloak, got into her fly.
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From this reading Had she not, she would hardly have been a woman.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had she not, she would hardly have been a woman.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But by far her strongest feeling was one of dislike to him for not having wished to marry Miss Baker.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE TRIES HIS HAND AGAIN.
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From this reading She felt some little triumph at her heart in thinking that Sir Lionel had wished to marry her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Todd shook hands with him as he went, and then, putting on her bonnet and cloak, got into her fly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miss Todd shook hands with him as he went, and then, putting on her bonnet and cloak, got into her fly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HE TRIES HIS HAND AGAIN.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She felt some little triumph at her heart in thinking that Sir Lionel had wished to marry her.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Miss Todd shook hands with him as he went, and then, putting on her bonnet and cloak, got into her fly.
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From this reading She felt some little triumph at her heart in thinking that Sir Lionel had wished to marry her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She felt some little triumph at her heart in thinking that Sir Lionel had wished to marry her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She felt some little triumph at her heart in thinking that Sir Lionel had wished to marry her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Todd shook hands with him as he went, and then, putting on her bonnet and cloak, got into her fly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had she not, she would hardly have been a woman.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But by far her strongest feeling was one of dislike to him for not having wished to marry Miss Baker.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Miss Todd shook hands with him as he went, and then, putting on her bonnet and cloak, got into her fly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But by far her strongest feeling was one of dislike to him for not having wished to marry Miss Baker.
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From this reading Miss Todd shook hands with him as he went, and then, putting on her bonnet and cloak, got into her fly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt some little triumph at her heart in thinking that Sir Lionel had wished to marry her.
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From this reading Miss Todd shook hands with him as he went, and then, putting on her bonnet and cloak, got into her fly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She felt some little triumph at her heart in thinking that Sir Lionel had wished to marry her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She felt some little triumph at her heart in thinking that Sir Lionel had wished to marry her.
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From this reading But by far her strongest feeling was one of dislike to him for not having wished to marry Miss Baker.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She felt some little triumph at her heart in thinking that Sir Lionel had wished to marry her.
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From this reading Miss Todd shook hands with him as he went, and then, putting on her bonnet and cloak, got into her fly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She felt some little triumph at her heart in thinking that Sir Lionel had wished to marry her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She felt some little triumph at her heart in thinking that Sir Lionel had wished to marry her.
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From this reading Miss Todd shook hands with him as he went, and then, putting on her bonnet and cloak, got into her fly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HE TRIES HIS HAND AGAIN.
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From this reading She felt some little triumph at her heart in thinking that Sir Lionel had wished to marry her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But by far her strongest feeling was one of dislike to him for not having wished to marry Miss Baker.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Todd shook hands with him as he went, and then, putting on her bonnet and cloak, got into her fly.
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From this reading She felt some little triumph at her heart in thinking that Sir Lionel had wished to marry her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Todd shook hands with him as he went, and then, putting on her bonnet and cloak, got into her fly.
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From this reading Had she not, she would hardly have been a woman.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had she not, she would hardly have been a woman.
