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Chapter XIII
The upshot of it all was that Alvina ran away to Scarborough without telling anybody. It was in the first week in October. She asked for a week-end, to make some arrangements for her marriage. The marriage was presumably with Dr. Mitchell—though she had given him no definite word. However, her month’s notice was up, so she was legally free.
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any person at all
From this reading “The upshot of it all was that Alvina ran away to Scarborough without telling anybody.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She asked for a week-end, to make some arrangements for her marriage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was in the first week in October.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “However, her month’s notice was up, so she was legally free.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “However, her month’s notice was up, so she was legally free.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She asked for a week-end, to make some arrangements for her marriage.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “The marriage was presumably with Dr. Mitchell—though she had given him no definite word.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “The upshot of it all was that Alvina ran away to Scarborough without telling anybody.”
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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 She asked for a week-end, to make some arrangements for her marriage.
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From this reading The upshot of it all was that Alvina ran away to Scarborough without telling anybody.
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From this reading The upshot of it all was that Alvina ran away to Scarborough without telling anybody.
any person at all
From this reading The upshot of it all was that Alvina ran away to Scarborough without telling anybody.
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From this reading She asked for a week-end, to make some arrangements for her marriage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She asked for a week-end, to make some arrangements for her marriage.
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From this reading The upshot of it all was that Alvina ran away to Scarborough without telling anybody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The marriage was presumably with Dr. Mitchell—though she had given him no definite word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The marriage was presumably with Dr. Mitchell—though she had given him no definite word.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in the first week in October.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She asked for a week-end, to make some arrangements for her marriage.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading However, her month’s notice was up, so she was legally free.
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From this reading The marriage was presumably with Dr. Mitchell—though she had given him no definite word.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The marriage was presumably with Dr. Mitchell—though she had given him no definite word.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She asked for a week-end, to make some arrangements for her marriage.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The marriage was presumably with Dr. Mitchell—though she had given him no definite word.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, her month’s notice was up, so she was legally free.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in the first week in October.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The upshot of it all was that Alvina ran away to Scarborough without telling anybody.
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From this reading However, her month’s notice was up, so she was legally free.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She asked for a week-end, to make some arrangements for her marriage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She asked for a week-end, to make some arrangements for her marriage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The marriage was presumably with Dr. Mitchell—though she had given him no definite word.
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From this reading However, her month’s notice was up, so she was legally free.
not any; not one
From this reading The marriage was presumably with Dr. Mitchell—though she had given him no definite word.
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From this reading However, her month’s notice was up, so she was legally free.
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From this reading It was in the first week in October.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The upshot of it all was that Alvina ran away to Scarborough without telling anybody.
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From this reading The marriage was presumably with Dr. Mitchell—though she had given him no definite word.
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From this reading The upshot of it all was that Alvina ran away to Scarborough without telling anybody.
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From this reading The upshot of it all was that Alvina ran away to Scarborough without telling anybody.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She asked for a week-end, to make some arrangements for her marriage.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading However, her month’s notice was up, so she was legally free.
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From this reading She asked for a week-end, to make some arrangements for her marriage.
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From this reading The upshot of it all was that Alvina ran away to Scarborough without telling anybody.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The upshot of it all was that Alvina ran away to Scarborough without telling anybody.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The upshot of it all was that Alvina ran away to Scarborough without telling anybody.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The marriage was presumably with Dr. Mitchell—though she had given him no definite word.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The upshot of it all was that Alvina ran away to Scarborough without telling anybody.
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From this reading However, her month’s notice was up, so she was legally free.
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From this reading The upshot of it all was that Alvina ran away to Scarborough without telling anybody.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The upshot of it all was that Alvina ran away to Scarborough without telling anybody.
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From this reading It was in the first week in October.
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From this reading She asked for a week-end, to make some arrangements for her marriage.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The marriage was presumably with Dr. Mitchell—though she had given him no definite word.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The upshot of it all was that Alvina ran away to Scarborough without telling anybody.
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From this reading The marriage was presumably with Dr. Mitchell—though she had given him no definite word.
