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Chapter XXVIII
MRS. MADDEN'S BALL. Two days after the dinner, George Bertram called in Eaton Square and saw Lady Harcourt; but, as it happened, she was not alone. Their interview on this occasion was not in any great degree embarrassing to either of them. He did not stay long; and as strangers were present, he was able to talk freely on indifferent subjects.
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later than; following
From this reading “Two days after the dinner, George Bertram called in Eaton Square and saw Lady Harcourt; but, as it happened, she was not alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two days after the dinner, George Bertram called in Eaton Square and saw Lady Harcourt; but, as it happened, she was not alone.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “Their interview on this occasion was not in any great degree embarrassing to either of them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Their interview on this occasion was not in any great degree embarrassing to either of them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He did not stay long; and as strangers were present, he was able to talk freely on indifferent subjects.”
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From this reading He did not stay long; and as strangers were present, he was able to talk freely on indifferent subjects.
later than; following
From this reading Two days after the dinner, George Bertram called in Eaton Square and saw Lady Harcourt; but, as it happened, she was not alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two days after the dinner, George Bertram called in Eaton Square and saw Lady Harcourt; but, as it happened, she was not alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two days after the dinner, George Bertram called in Eaton Square and saw Lady Harcourt; but, as it happened, she was not alone.
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From this reading Their interview on this occasion was not in any great degree embarrassing to either of them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Two days after the dinner, George Bertram called in Eaton Square and saw Lady Harcourt; but, as it happened, she was not alone.
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From this reading MADDEN'S BALL.
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From this reading Two days after the dinner, George Bertram called in Eaton Square and saw Lady Harcourt; but, as it happened, she was not alone.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Two days after the dinner, George Bertram called in Eaton Square and saw Lady Harcourt; but, as it happened, she was not alone.
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From this reading Two days after the dinner, George Bertram called in Eaton Square and saw Lady Harcourt; but, as it happened, she was not alone.
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From this reading Two days after the dinner, George Bertram called in Eaton Square and saw Lady Harcourt; but, as it happened, she was not alone.
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From this reading Their interview on this occasion was not in any great degree embarrassing to either of them.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not stay long; and as strangers were present, he was able to talk freely on indifferent subjects.
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From this reading Two days after the dinner, George Bertram called in Eaton Square and saw Lady Harcourt; but, as it happened, she was not alone.
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From this reading Two days after the dinner, George Bertram called in Eaton Square and saw Lady Harcourt; but, as it happened, she was not alone.
one or the other of two
From this reading Their interview on this occasion was not in any great degree embarrassing to either of them.
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From this reading Their interview on this occasion was not in any great degree embarrassing to either of them.
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From this reading He did not stay long; and as strangers were present, he was able to talk freely on indifferent subjects.
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From this reading Two days after the dinner, George Bertram called in Eaton Square and saw Lady Harcourt; but, as it happened, she was not alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their interview on this occasion was not in any great degree embarrassing to either of them.
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From this reading Two days after the dinner, George Bertram called in Eaton Square and saw Lady Harcourt; but, as it happened, she was not alone.
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From this reading Two days after the dinner, George Bertram called in Eaton Square and saw Lady Harcourt; but, as it happened, she was not alone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not stay long; and as strangers were present, he was able to talk freely on indifferent subjects.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two days after the dinner, George Bertram called in Eaton Square and saw Lady Harcourt; but, as it happened, she was not alone.
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From this reading He did not stay long; and as strangers were present, he was able to talk freely on indifferent subjects.
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From this reading Their interview on this occasion was not in any great degree embarrassing to either of them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Two days after the dinner, George Bertram called in Eaton Square and saw Lady Harcourt; but, as it happened, she was not alone.
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From this reading Two days after the dinner, George Bertram called in Eaton Square and saw Lady Harcourt; but, as it happened, she was not alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not stay long; and as strangers were present, he was able to talk freely on indifferent subjects.
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From this reading MADDEN'S BALL.
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From this reading MRS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Two days after the dinner, George Bertram called in Eaton Square and saw Lady Harcourt; but, as it happened, she was not alone.
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From this reading Their interview on this occasion was not in any great degree embarrassing to either of them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Their interview on this occasion was not in any great degree embarrassing to either of them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Their interview on this occasion was not in any great degree embarrassing to either of them.
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From this reading He did not stay long; and as strangers were present, he was able to talk freely on indifferent subjects.
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From this reading Two days after the dinner, George Bertram called in Eaton Square and saw Lady Harcourt; but, as it happened, she was not alone.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two days after the dinner, George Bertram called in Eaton Square and saw Lady Harcourt; but, as it happened, she was not alone.
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From this reading Two days after the dinner, George Bertram called in Eaton Square and saw Lady Harcourt; but, as it happened, she was not alone.
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From this reading He did not stay long; and as strangers were present, he was able to talk freely on indifferent subjects.
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From this reading He did not stay long; and as strangers were present, he was able to talk freely on indifferent subjects.
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From this reading He did not stay long; and as strangers were present, he was able to talk freely on indifferent subjects.
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From this reading He did not stay long; and as strangers were present, he was able to talk freely on indifferent subjects.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two days after the dinner, George Bertram called in Eaton Square and saw Lady Harcourt; but, as it happened, she was not alone.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their interview on this occasion was not in any great degree embarrassing to either of them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Their interview on this occasion was not in any great degree embarrassing to either of them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Their interview on this occasion was not in any great degree embarrassing to either of them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Their interview on this occasion was not in any great degree embarrassing to either of them.
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From this reading Two days after the dinner, George Bertram called in Eaton Square and saw Lady Harcourt; but, as it happened, she was not alone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Two days after the dinner, George Bertram called in Eaton Square and saw Lady Harcourt; but, as it happened, she was not alone.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He did not stay long; and as strangers were present, he was able to talk freely on indifferent subjects.
