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Chapter IV
'Very good; have it as you like. But I believe we shall both be sorry.' They sat in silence for some time. Alice came in after her 'evening out,' and they sat on, till Mrs. Darnell said she was tired and wanted to go to bed. Her husband kissed her.
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later than; following
From this reading “Alice came in after her 'evening out,' and they sat on, till Mrs. Darnell said she was tired and wanted to go to bed.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But I believe we shall both be sorry.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Very good; have it as you like.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “'Very good; have it as you like.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “But I believe we shall both be sorry.'”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “They sat in silence for some time.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Alice came in after her 'evening out,' and they sat on, till Mrs. Darnell said she was tired and wanted to go to bed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They sat in silence for some time.”
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later than; following
From this reading Alice came in after her 'evening out,' and they sat on, till Mrs. Darnell said she was tired and wanted to go to bed.
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From this reading Alice came in after her 'evening out,' and they sat on, till Mrs. Darnell said she was tired and wanted to go to bed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alice came in after her 'evening out,' and they sat on, till Mrs. Darnell said she was tired and wanted to go to bed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Very good; have it as you like.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But I believe we shall both be sorry.'
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From this reading Alice came in after her 'evening out,' and they sat on, till Mrs. Darnell said she was tired and wanted to go to bed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But I believe we shall both be sorry.'
the two together, not just one
From this reading But I believe we shall both be sorry.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I believe we shall both be sorry.'
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From this reading Alice came in after her 'evening out,' and they sat on, till Mrs. Darnell said she was tired and wanted to go to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alice came in after her 'evening out,' and they sat on, till Mrs. Darnell said she was tired and wanted to go to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alice came in after her 'evening out,' and they sat on, till Mrs. Darnell said she was tired and wanted to go to bed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They sat in silence for some time.
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From this reading Alice came in after her 'evening out,' and they sat on, till Mrs. Darnell said she was tired and wanted to go to bed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Very good; have it as you like.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Very good; have it as you like.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alice came in after her 'evening out,' and they sat on, till Mrs. Darnell said she was tired and wanted to go to bed.
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From this reading Her husband kissed her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I believe we shall both be sorry.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They sat in silence for some time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Very good; have it as you like.
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From this reading Her husband kissed her.
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From this reading 'Very good; have it as you like.
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From this reading Alice came in after her 'evening out,' and they sat on, till Mrs. Darnell said she was tired and wanted to go to bed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Alice came in after her 'evening out,' and they sat on, till Mrs. Darnell said she was tired and wanted to go to bed.
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From this reading Alice came in after her 'evening out,' and they sat on, till Mrs. Darnell said she was tired and wanted to go to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alice came in after her 'evening out,' and they sat on, till Mrs. Darnell said she was tired and wanted to go to bed.
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From this reading They sat in silence for some time.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But I believe we shall both be sorry.'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Alice came in after her 'evening out,' and they sat on, till Mrs. Darnell said she was tired and wanted to go to bed.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading They sat in silence for some time.
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From this reading They sat in silence for some time.
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From this reading But I believe we shall both be sorry.'
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sat in silence for some time.
up to a particular time
From this reading Alice came in after her 'evening out,' and they sat on, till Mrs. Darnell said she was tired and wanted to go to bed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They sat in silence for some time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alice came in after her 'evening out,' and they sat on, till Mrs. Darnell said she was tired and wanted to go to bed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alice came in after her 'evening out,' and they sat on, till Mrs. Darnell said she was tired and wanted to go to bed.
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From this reading 'Very good; have it as you like.
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From this reading Alice came in after her 'evening out,' and they sat on, till Mrs. Darnell said she was tired and wanted to go to bed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alice came in after her 'evening out,' and they sat on, till Mrs. Darnell said she was tired and wanted to go to bed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But I believe we shall both be sorry.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Very good; have it as you like.
