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Chapter II
“No indeed, why should I?” Adela knew that he knew she hadn’t been, since Mrs. Churchley would have told him. “Don’t you call on people after you dine with them?” said Colonel Chart. “Yes, in the course of time. I don’t rush off within the week.”
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later than; following
From this reading ““Don’t you call on people after you dine with them?” said Colonel Chart.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Adela knew that he knew she hadn’t been, since Mrs. Churchley would have told him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, in the course of time.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Adela knew that he knew she hadn’t been, since Mrs. Churchley would have told him.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Adela knew that he knew she hadn’t been, since Mrs. Churchley would have told him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, in the course of time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Adela knew that he knew she hadn’t been, since Mrs. Churchley would have told him.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “I don’t rush off within the week.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Adela knew that he knew she hadn’t been, since Mrs. Churchley would have told him.”
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From this reading Adela knew that he knew she hadn’t been, since Mrs. Churchley would have told him.
later than; following
From this reading “Don’t you call on people after you dine with them?” said Colonel Chart.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Adela knew that he knew she hadn’t been, since Mrs. Churchley would have told him.
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From this reading “Don’t you call on people after you dine with them?” said Colonel Chart.
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From this reading “Don’t you call on people after you dine with them?” said Colonel Chart.
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From this reading Adela knew that he knew she hadn’t been, since Mrs. Churchley would have told him.
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From this reading “Don’t you call on people after you dine with them?” said Colonel Chart.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, in the course of time.
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From this reading “Don’t you call on people after you dine with them?” said Colonel Chart.
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From this reading “Don’t you call on people after you dine with them?” said Colonel Chart.
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From this reading Adela knew that he knew she hadn’t been, since Mrs. Churchley would have told him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Adela knew that he knew she hadn’t been, since Mrs. Churchley would have told him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Adela knew that he knew she hadn’t been, since Mrs. Churchley would have told him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Adela knew that he knew she hadn’t been, since Mrs. Churchley would have told him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No indeed, why should I?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Yes, in the course of time.
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From this reading “No indeed, why should I?”
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From this reading Adela knew that he knew she hadn’t been, since Mrs. Churchley would have told him.
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From this reading Adela knew that he knew she hadn’t been, since Mrs. Churchley would have told him.
not any; not one
From this reading “No indeed, why should I?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Yes, in the course of time.
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From this reading I don’t rush off within the week.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Don’t you call on people after you dine with them?” said Colonel Chart.
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From this reading “Don’t you call on people after you dine with them?” said Colonel Chart.
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From this reading I don’t rush off within the week.”
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From this reading “Don’t you call on people after you dine with them?” said Colonel Chart.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Adela knew that he knew she hadn’t been, since Mrs. Churchley would have told him.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “No indeed, why should I?”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Adela knew that he knew she hadn’t been, since Mrs. Churchley would have told him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Adela knew that he knew she hadn’t been, since Mrs. Churchley would have told him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Yes, in the course of time.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Don’t you call on people after you dine with them?” said Colonel Chart.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, in the course of time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Adela knew that he knew she hadn’t been, since Mrs. Churchley would have told him.
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From this reading I don’t rush off within the week.”
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From this reading “No indeed, why should I?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Don’t you call on people after you dine with them?” said Colonel Chart.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading I don’t rush off within the week.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Adela knew that he knew she hadn’t been, since Mrs. Churchley would have told him.
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From this reading “Yes, in the course of time.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t you call on people after you dine with them?” said Colonel Chart.
