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Chapter V
Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke. That she did not particularly care if she saw him again or not, he was miserably sure. She had no thoughts for any one but Ashton. He felt as if he could not settle to anything. On the third morning Marie Deland rang him up.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.”
any thing at all
From this reading “He felt as if he could not settle to anything.”
a desire for food
From this reading “Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He felt as if he could not settle to anything.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the third morning Marie Deland rang him up.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She had no thoughts for any one but Ashton.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That she did not particularly care if she saw him again or not, he was miserably sure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the third morning Marie Deland rang him up.”
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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 Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.
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From this reading Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.
any thing at all
From this reading He felt as if he could not settle to anything.
a desire for food
From this reading Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He felt as if he could not settle to anything.
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From this reading She had no thoughts for any one but Ashton.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.
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From this reading Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had no thoughts for any one but Ashton.
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From this reading That she did not particularly care if she saw him again or not, he was miserably sure.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He felt as if he could not settle to anything.
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From this reading Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.
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From this reading On the third morning Marie Deland rang him up.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That she did not particularly care if she saw him again or not, he was miserably sure.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.
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From this reading Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.
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From this reading He felt as if he could not settle to anything.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had no thoughts for any one but Ashton.
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From this reading Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had no thoughts for any one but Ashton.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That she did not particularly care if she saw him again or not, he was miserably sure.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading That she did not particularly care if she saw him again or not, he was miserably sure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.
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From this reading Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the third morning Marie Deland rang him up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That she did not particularly care if she saw him again or not, he was miserably sure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the third morning Marie Deland rang him up.
not any; not one
From this reading She had no thoughts for any one but Ashton.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That she did not particularly care if she saw him again or not, he was miserably sure.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the third morning Marie Deland rang him up.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had no thoughts for any one but Ashton.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That she did not particularly care if she saw him again or not, he was miserably sure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That she did not particularly care if she saw him again or not, he was miserably sure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the third morning Marie Deland rang him up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That she did not particularly care if she saw him again or not, he was miserably sure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He felt as if he could not settle to anything.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That she did not particularly care if she saw him again or not, he was miserably sure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That she did not particularly care if she saw him again or not, he was miserably sure.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the third morning Marie Deland rang him up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the third morning Marie Deland rang him up.
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From this reading She had no thoughts for any one but Ashton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.
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From this reading On the third morning Marie Deland rang him up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That she did not particularly care if she saw him again or not, he was miserably sure.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Micky passed three days before he made any attempt to see Esther Shepstone again; days that seemed like a month at least, and during which he lost his appetite and forgot to smoke.
