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Chapter XII
HUBERT STONE'S RETURN. Mr. Conroy departed for London immediately after that momentous walk with Ella Winter, which would never be forgotten by either of them. There was a last pressure of the hands, a last look into each other's eyes, and he was gone. She wished their engagement not to be spoken of at present, and he willingly complied. The days wore on.
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later than; following
From this reading “Mr. Conroy departed for London immediately after that momentous walk with Ella Winter, which would never be forgotten by either of them.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “Mr. Conroy departed for London immediately after that momentous walk with Ella Winter, which would never be forgotten by either of them.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Mr. Conroy departed for London immediately after that momentous walk with Ella Winter, which would never be forgotten by either of them.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “There was a last pressure of the hands, a last look into each other's eyes, and he was gone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a last pressure of the hands, a last look into each other's eyes, and he was gone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a last pressure of the hands, a last look into each other's eyes, and he was gone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Conroy departed for London immediately after that momentous walk with Ella Winter, which would never be forgotten by either of them.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Mr. Conroy departed for London immediately after that momentous walk with Ella Winter, which would never be forgotten by either of them.”
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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 There was a last pressure of the hands, a last look into each other's eyes, and he was gone.
later than; following
From this reading Mr. Conroy departed for London immediately after that momentous walk with Ella Winter, which would never be forgotten by either of them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a last pressure of the hands, a last look into each other's eyes, and he was gone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She wished their engagement not to be spoken of at present, and he willingly complied.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. Conroy departed for London immediately after that momentous walk with Ella Winter, which would never be forgotten by either of them.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. Conroy departed for London immediately after that momentous walk with Ella Winter, which would never be forgotten by either of them.
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From this reading She wished their engagement not to be spoken of at present, and he willingly complied.
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From this reading Mr. Conroy departed for London immediately after that momentous walk with Ella Winter, which would never be forgotten by either of them.
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From this reading The days wore on.
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From this reading Mr. Conroy departed for London immediately after that momentous walk with Ella Winter, which would never be forgotten by either of them.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There was a last pressure of the hands, a last look into each other's eyes, and he was gone.
one or the other of two
From this reading Mr. Conroy departed for London immediately after that momentous walk with Ella Winter, which would never be forgotten by either of them.
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From this reading Mr. Conroy departed for London immediately after that momentous walk with Ella Winter, which would never be forgotten by either of them.
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From this reading She wished their engagement not to be spoken of at present, and he willingly complied.
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From this reading There was a last pressure of the hands, a last look into each other's eyes, and he was gone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Conroy departed for London immediately after that momentous walk with Ella Winter, which would never be forgotten by either of them.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Mr. Conroy departed for London immediately after that momentous walk with Ella Winter, which would never be forgotten by either of them.
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From this reading There was a last pressure of the hands, a last look into each other's eyes, and he was gone.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading There was a last pressure of the hands, a last look into each other's eyes, and he was gone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a last pressure of the hands, a last look into each other's eyes, and he was gone.
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From this reading HUBERT STONE'S RETURN.
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From this reading Mr. Conroy departed for London immediately after that momentous walk with Ella Winter, which would never be forgotten by either of them.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was a last pressure of the hands, a last look into each other's eyes, and he was gone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a last pressure of the hands, a last look into each other's eyes, and he was gone.
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From this reading Mr. Conroy departed for London immediately after that momentous walk with Ella Winter, which would never be forgotten by either of them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a last pressure of the hands, a last look into each other's eyes, and he was gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Conroy departed for London immediately after that momentous walk with Ella Winter, which would never be forgotten by either of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Conroy departed for London immediately after that momentous walk with Ella Winter, which would never be forgotten by either of them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Conroy departed for London immediately after that momentous walk with Ella Winter, which would never be forgotten by either of them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She wished their engagement not to be spoken of at present, and he willingly complied.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Conroy departed for London immediately after that momentous walk with Ella Winter, which would never be forgotten by either of them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The days wore on.
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From this reading There was a last pressure of the hands, a last look into each other's eyes, and he was gone.
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From this reading She wished their engagement not to be spoken of at present, and he willingly complied.
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From this reading There was a last pressure of the hands, a last look into each other's eyes, and he was gone.
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From this reading HUBERT STONE'S RETURN.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wished their engagement not to be spoken of at present, and he willingly complied.
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From this reading She wished their engagement not to be spoken of at present, and he willingly complied.
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From this reading HUBERT STONE'S RETURN.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Conroy departed for London immediately after that momentous walk with Ella Winter, which would never be forgotten by either of them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a last pressure of the hands, a last look into each other's eyes, and he was gone.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She wished their engagement not to be spoken of at present, and he willingly complied.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mr. Conroy departed for London immediately after that momentous walk with Ella Winter, which would never be forgotten by either of them.
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From this reading There was a last pressure of the hands, a last look into each other's eyes, and he was gone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She wished their engagement not to be spoken of at present, and he willingly complied.
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From this reading Mr. Conroy departed for London immediately after that momentous walk with Ella Winter, which would never be forgotten by either of them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a last pressure of the hands, a last look into each other's eyes, and he was gone.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Conroy departed for London immediately after that momentous walk with Ella Winter, which would never be forgotten by either of them.
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From this reading She wished their engagement not to be spoken of at present, and he willingly complied.
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From this reading Mr. Conroy departed for London immediately after that momentous walk with Ella Winter, which would never be forgotten by either of them.
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From this reading She wished their engagement not to be spoken of at present, and he willingly complied.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Conroy departed for London immediately after that momentous walk with Ella Winter, which would never be forgotten by either of them.
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From this reading The days wore on.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mr. Conroy departed for London immediately after that momentous walk with Ella Winter, which would never be forgotten by either of them.
