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Madame did not pick up her spirits, after her cold. For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men. But she was most careful never to give any room for scandal. The young men might not approach her save in the presence of some third party. And then it was strictly a visit of ceremony or business.
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later than; following
From this reading “Madame did not pick up her spirits, after her cold.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “The young men might not approach her save in the presence of some third party.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she was most careful never to give any room for scandal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The young men might not approach her save in the presence of some third party.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “The young men might not approach her save in the presence of some third party.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The young men might not approach her save in the presence of some third party.”
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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 And then it was strictly a visit of ceremony or business.
later than; following
From this reading Madame did not pick up her spirits, after her cold.
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From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
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From this reading But she was most careful never to give any room for scandal.
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From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
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From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
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From this reading And then it was strictly a visit of ceremony or business.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she was most careful never to give any room for scandal.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
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From this reading But she was most careful never to give any room for scandal.
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From this reading Madame did not pick up her spirits, after her cold.
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From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Madame did not pick up her spirits, after her cold.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
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From this reading But she was most careful never to give any room for scandal.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame did not pick up her spirits, after her cold.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And then it was strictly a visit of ceremony or business.
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From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
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From this reading Madame did not pick up her spirits, after her cold.
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From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The young men might not approach her save in the presence of some third party.
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From this reading But she was most careful never to give any room for scandal.
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From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she was most careful never to give any room for scandal.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Madame did not pick up her spirits, after her cold.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young men might not approach her save in the presence of some third party.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And then it was strictly a visit of ceremony or business.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young men might not approach her save in the presence of some third party.
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From this reading Madame did not pick up her spirits, after her cold.
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From this reading The young men might not approach her save in the presence of some third party.
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From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
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From this reading But she was most careful never to give any room for scandal.
except for; apart from
From this reading The young men might not approach her save in the presence of some third party.
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From this reading But she was most careful never to give any room for scandal.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
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From this reading The young men might not approach her save in the presence of some third party.
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From this reading Madame did not pick up her spirits, after her cold.
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From this reading And then it was strictly a visit of ceremony or business.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
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From this reading And then it was strictly a visit of ceremony or business.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young men might not approach her save in the presence of some third party.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But she was most careful never to give any room for scandal.
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From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
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From this reading Madame did not pick up her spirits, after her cold.
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From this reading And then it was strictly a visit of ceremony or business.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But she was most careful never to give any room for scandal.
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From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
