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Chapter IX
A PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE "It's too bad of him!" Miss Strong felt that it was much too bad! Twenty minutes after the appointed time, and still no signs of Mr. Paxton. The weather was, if anything, worse even than the night before. The mist was more pronounced; a chillier breeze was in the air; a disagreeable drizzle showed momentary symptoms of falling faster.
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later than; following
From this reading “Twenty minutes after the appointed time, and still no signs of Mr. Paxton.”
any thing at all
From this reading “The weather was, if anything, worse even than the night before.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The weather was, if anything, worse even than the night before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The weather was, if anything, worse even than the night before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Twenty minutes after the appointed time, and still no signs of Mr. Paxton.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Twenty minutes after the appointed time, and still no signs of Mr. Paxton.”
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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 A PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE "It's too bad of him!"
later than; following
From this reading Twenty minutes after the appointed time, and still no signs of Mr. Paxton.
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From this reading The mist was more pronounced; a chillier breeze was in the air; a disagreeable drizzle showed momentary symptoms of falling faster.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Twenty minutes after the appointed time, and still no signs of Mr. Paxton.
any thing at all
From this reading The weather was, if anything, worse even than the night before.
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From this reading Twenty minutes after the appointed time, and still no signs of Mr. Paxton.
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From this reading A PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE "It's too bad of him!"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The weather was, if anything, worse even than the night before.
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From this reading The mist was more pronounced; a chillier breeze was in the air; a disagreeable drizzle showed momentary symptoms of falling faster.
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From this reading The mist was more pronounced; a chillier breeze was in the air; a disagreeable drizzle showed momentary symptoms of falling faster.
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From this reading The mist was more pronounced; a chillier breeze was in the air; a disagreeable drizzle showed momentary symptoms of falling faster.
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From this reading The mist was more pronounced; a chillier breeze was in the air; a disagreeable drizzle showed momentary symptoms of falling faster.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather was, if anything, worse even than the night before.
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From this reading The mist was more pronounced; a chillier breeze was in the air; a disagreeable drizzle showed momentary symptoms of falling faster.
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From this reading The mist was more pronounced; a chillier breeze was in the air; a disagreeable drizzle showed momentary symptoms of falling faster.
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From this reading Miss Strong felt that it was much too bad!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE "It's too bad of him!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The weather was, if anything, worse even than the night before.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The mist was more pronounced; a chillier breeze was in the air; a disagreeable drizzle showed momentary symptoms of falling faster.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Miss Strong felt that it was much too bad!
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From this reading A PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE "It's too bad of him!"
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From this reading A PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE "It's too bad of him!"
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From this reading Twenty minutes after the appointed time, and still no signs of Mr. Paxton.
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From this reading Miss Strong felt that it was much too bad!
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From this reading The mist was more pronounced; a chillier breeze was in the air; a disagreeable drizzle showed momentary symptoms of falling faster.
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From this reading The mist was more pronounced; a chillier breeze was in the air; a disagreeable drizzle showed momentary symptoms of falling faster.
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From this reading The mist was more pronounced; a chillier breeze was in the air; a disagreeable drizzle showed momentary symptoms of falling faster.
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From this reading Twenty minutes after the appointed time, and still no signs of Mr. Paxton.
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From this reading Miss Strong felt that it was much too bad!
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From this reading The weather was, if anything, worse even than the night before.
not any; not one
From this reading Twenty minutes after the appointed time, and still no signs of Mr. Paxton.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE "It's too bad of him!"
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From this reading Twenty minutes after the appointed time, and still no signs of Mr. Paxton.
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From this reading The mist was more pronounced; a chillier breeze was in the air; a disagreeable drizzle showed momentary symptoms of falling faster.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE "It's too bad of him!"
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From this reading The mist was more pronounced; a chillier breeze was in the air; a disagreeable drizzle showed momentary symptoms of falling faster.
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From this reading Twenty minutes after the appointed time, and still no signs of Mr. Paxton.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Twenty minutes after the appointed time, and still no signs of Mr. Paxton.
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From this reading Miss Strong felt that it was much too bad!
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From this reading The mist was more pronounced; a chillier breeze was in the air; a disagreeable drizzle showed momentary symptoms of falling faster.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The weather was, if anything, worse even than the night before.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Miss Strong felt that it was much too bad!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Twenty minutes after the appointed time, and still no signs of Mr. Paxton.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Twenty minutes after the appointed time, and still no signs of Mr. Paxton.
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From this reading A PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE "It's too bad of him!"
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From this reading Twenty minutes after the appointed time, and still no signs of Mr. Paxton.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Strong felt that it was much too bad!
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From this reading The weather was, if anything, worse even than the night before.
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From this reading The weather was, if anything, worse even than the night before.
