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Chapter XVII
MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening. Caroline wrote to him on Tuesday morning. Maurice also wrote to him. There was no reply to either of the letters. Caroline had told him that she should tell no one else until she heard from him, or saw him.
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one or the other of two
From this reading “There was no reply to either of the letters.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Caroline had told him that she should tell no one else until she heard from him, or saw him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Caroline had told him that she should tell no one else until she heard from him, or saw him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Caroline had told him that she should tell no one else until she heard from him, or saw him.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.”
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From this reading Maurice also wrote to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
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From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
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From this reading Caroline wrote to him on Tuesday morning.
one or the other of two
From this reading There was no reply to either of the letters.
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From this reading Caroline had told him that she should tell no one else until she heard from him, or saw him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
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From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Caroline had told him that she should tell no one else until she heard from him, or saw him.
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From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
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From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
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From this reading Caroline had told him that she should tell no one else until she heard from him, or saw him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Caroline wrote to him on Tuesday morning.
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From this reading There was no reply to either of the letters.
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From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no reply to either of the letters.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no reply to either of the letters.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Caroline had told him that she should tell no one else until she heard from him, or saw him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Caroline had told him that she should tell no one else until she heard from him, or saw him.
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From this reading There was no reply to either of the letters.
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From this reading Caroline had told him that she should tell no one else until she heard from him, or saw him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Caroline had told him that she should tell no one else until she heard from him, or saw him.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Caroline had told him that she should tell no one else until she heard from him, or saw him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Caroline had told him that she should tell no one else until she heard from him, or saw him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Caroline had told him that she should tell no one else until she heard from him, or saw him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was no reply to either of the letters.
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From this reading There was no reply to either of the letters.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Caroline had told him that she should tell no one else until she heard from him, or saw him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Caroline wrote to him on Tuesday morning.
up to a particular time
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
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From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no reply to either of the letters.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
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From this reading Caroline wrote to him on Tuesday morning.
