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Chapter XXXI
THE RETURN TO HADLEY. We must now return for awhile to Hadley. Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house. Littlebath had no charms for her now. The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must now return for awhile to Hadley.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
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From this reading We must now return for awhile to Hadley.
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From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
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From this reading Littlebath had no charms for her now.
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From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
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From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
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From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
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From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We must now return for awhile to Hadley.
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From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
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From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
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From this reading THE RETURN TO HADLEY.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
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From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
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From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
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From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
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From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
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From this reading Littlebath had no charms for her now.
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From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
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From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
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From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must now return for awhile to Hadley.
not any; not one
From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
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From this reading We must now return for awhile to Hadley.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
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From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
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From this reading THE RETURN TO HADLEY.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
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From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETURN TO HADLEY.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
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From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RETURN TO HADLEY.
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From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
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From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must now return for awhile to Hadley.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
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From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
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From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
