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Chapter V
DECIPHERING. Many weeks passed away before Gualtier had another opportunity of having a confidential conversation with Miss Krieff. Zillah seemed to be perverse. She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room. She would quit the piano, and, flinging herself into a chair, declare that she wanted to see how Hilda stood it.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Many weeks passed away before Gualtier had another opportunity of having a confidential conversation with Miss Krieff.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Many weeks passed away before Gualtier had another opportunity of having a confidential conversation with Miss Krieff.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room.”
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading “Many weeks passed away before Gualtier had another opportunity of having a confidential conversation with Miss Krieff.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Many weeks passed away before Gualtier had another opportunity of having a confidential conversation with Miss Krieff.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She would quit the piano, and, flinging herself into a chair, declare that she wanted to see how Hilda stood it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Many weeks passed away before Gualtier had another opportunity of having a confidential conversation with Miss Krieff.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Zillah seemed to be perverse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She would quit the piano, and, flinging herself into a chair, declare that she wanted to see how Hilda stood it.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She would quit the piano, and, flinging herself into a chair, declare that she wanted to see how Hilda stood it.”
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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 Many weeks passed away before Gualtier had another opportunity of having a confidential conversation with Miss Krieff.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She would quit the piano, and, flinging herself into a chair, declare that she wanted to see how Hilda stood it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Many weeks passed away before Gualtier had another opportunity of having a confidential conversation with Miss Krieff.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room.
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From this reading She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room.
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From this reading Many weeks passed away before Gualtier had another opportunity of having a confidential conversation with Miss Krieff.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Zillah seemed to be perverse.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Many weeks passed away before Gualtier had another opportunity of having a confidential conversation with Miss Krieff.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room.
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From this reading She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room.
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From this reading She would quit the piano, and, flinging herself into a chair, declare that she wanted to see how Hilda stood it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room.
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading Many weeks passed away before Gualtier had another opportunity of having a confidential conversation with Miss Krieff.
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From this reading Many weeks passed away before Gualtier had another opportunity of having a confidential conversation with Miss Krieff.
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From this reading She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room.
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From this reading DECIPHERING.
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From this reading She would quit the piano, and, flinging herself into a chair, declare that she wanted to see how Hilda stood it.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room.
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From this reading She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room.
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From this reading She would quit the piano, and, flinging herself into a chair, declare that she wanted to see how Hilda stood it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room.
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From this reading Many weeks passed away before Gualtier had another opportunity of having a confidential conversation with Miss Krieff.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Many weeks passed away before Gualtier had another opportunity of having a confidential conversation with Miss Krieff.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Many weeks passed away before Gualtier had another opportunity of having a confidential conversation with Miss Krieff.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She would quit the piano, and, flinging herself into a chair, declare that she wanted to see how Hilda stood it.
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From this reading She would quit the piano, and, flinging herself into a chair, declare that she wanted to see how Hilda stood it.
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From this reading She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room.
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From this reading She would quit the piano, and, flinging herself into a chair, declare that she wanted to see how Hilda stood it.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She would quit the piano, and, flinging herself into a chair, declare that she wanted to see how Hilda stood it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room.
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From this reading Many weeks passed away before Gualtier had another opportunity of having a confidential conversation with Miss Krieff.
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From this reading She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room.
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From this reading Many weeks passed away before Gualtier had another opportunity of having a confidential conversation with Miss Krieff.
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From this reading She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room.
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From this reading Many weeks passed away before Gualtier had another opportunity of having a confidential conversation with Miss Krieff.
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From this reading She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room.
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From this reading She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Many weeks passed away before Gualtier had another opportunity of having a confidential conversation with Miss Krieff.
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From this reading Many weeks passed away before Gualtier had another opportunity of having a confidential conversation with Miss Krieff.
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From this reading She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many weeks passed away before Gualtier had another opportunity of having a confidential conversation with Miss Krieff.
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From this reading Zillah seemed to be perverse.
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From this reading She would quit the piano, and, flinging herself into a chair, declare that she wanted to see how Hilda stood it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would quit the piano, and, flinging herself into a chair, declare that she wanted to see how Hilda stood it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would quit the piano, and, flinging herself into a chair, declare that she wanted to see how Hilda stood it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Zillah seemed to be perverse.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would quit the piano, and, flinging herself into a chair, declare that she wanted to see how Hilda stood it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She would quit the piano, and, flinging herself into a chair, declare that she wanted to see how Hilda stood it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Zillah seemed to be perverse.
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From this reading She would quit the piano, and, flinging herself into a chair, declare that she wanted to see how Hilda stood it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was as capricious as ever as to her music: some days attending to it for five minutes, other days half an hour; but now she did not choose to leave the room.
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From this reading Many weeks passed away before Gualtier had another opportunity of having a confidential conversation with Miss Krieff.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Many weeks passed away before Gualtier had another opportunity of having a confidential conversation with Miss Krieff.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would quit the piano, and, flinging herself into a chair, declare that she wanted to see how Hilda stood it.
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From this reading Zillah seemed to be perverse.
