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Chapter XIV
AYNESWORTH PLANS A LOVE STORY Wingrave disappeared suddenly from London. Aynesworth alone knew where he was gone, and he was pledged to secrecy. Two people received letters from him. Lady Ruth was one of them. “This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Aynesworth alone knew where he was gone, and he was pledged to secrecy.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “AYNESWORTH PLANS A LOVE STORY Wingrave disappeared suddenly from London.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Lady Ruth was one of them.”
above and across; more than
From this reading ““This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “AYNESWORTH PLANS A LOVE STORY Wingrave disappeared suddenly from London.”
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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 AYNESWORTH PLANS A LOVE STORY Wingrave disappeared suddenly from London.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aynesworth alone knew where he was gone, and he was pledged to secrecy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aynesworth alone knew where he was gone, and he was pledged to secrecy.
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From this reading AYNESWORTH PLANS A LOVE STORY Wingrave disappeared suddenly from London.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AYNESWORTH PLANS A LOVE STORY Wingrave disappeared suddenly from London.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AYNESWORTH PLANS A LOVE STORY Wingrave disappeared suddenly from London.
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From this reading Aynesworth alone knew where he was gone, and he was pledged to secrecy.
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From this reading “This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Aynesworth alone knew where he was gone, and he was pledged to secrecy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Two people received letters from him.
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From this reading “This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.”
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From this reading “This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.”
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From this reading Aynesworth alone knew where he was gone, and he was pledged to secrecy.
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From this reading Lady Ruth was one of them.
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From this reading Two people received letters from him.
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From this reading AYNESWORTH PLANS A LOVE STORY Wingrave disappeared suddenly from London.
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From this reading AYNESWORTH PLANS A LOVE STORY Wingrave disappeared suddenly from London.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lady Ruth was one of them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lady Ruth was one of them.
above and across; more than
From this reading “This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.”
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From this reading Two people received letters from him.
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From this reading AYNESWORTH PLANS A LOVE STORY Wingrave disappeared suddenly from London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aynesworth alone knew where he was gone, and he was pledged to secrecy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two people received letters from him.
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From this reading “This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Ruth was one of them.
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From this reading Aynesworth alone knew where he was gone, and he was pledged to secrecy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AYNESWORTH PLANS A LOVE STORY Wingrave disappeared suddenly from London.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AYNESWORTH PLANS A LOVE STORY Wingrave disappeared suddenly from London.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Lady Ruth was one of them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aynesworth alone knew where he was gone, and he was pledged to secrecy.
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From this reading Two people received letters from him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aynesworth alone knew where he was gone, and he was pledged to secrecy.
in or at the place that
From this reading Aynesworth alone knew where he was gone, and he was pledged to secrecy.
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From this reading AYNESWORTH PLANS A LOVE STORY Wingrave disappeared suddenly from London.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.”
