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Chapter XXXII
Elfrida stayed awake till twelve o'clock that night. Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her. She had said last night she would not marry Ambert. She had not yet, however, said whom she _would_ marry. She dressed herself and went down to the garden.
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used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She dressed herself and went down to the garden.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “She had not yet, however, said whom she _would_ marry.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had said last night she would not marry Ambert.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Elfrida stayed awake till twelve o'clock that night.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She had said last night she would not marry Ambert.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “She had not yet, however, said whom she _would_ marry.”
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From this reading She had said last night she would not marry Ambert.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.
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From this reading Elfrida stayed awake till twelve o'clock that night.
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From this reading Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.
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From this reading Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.
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From this reading She dressed herself and went down to the garden.
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From this reading She dressed herself and went down to the garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elfrida stayed awake till twelve o'clock that night.
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From this reading She dressed herself and went down to the garden.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had said last night she would not marry Ambert.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She dressed herself and went down to the garden.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She had not yet, however, said whom she _would_ marry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had said last night she would not marry Ambert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had said last night she would not marry Ambert.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elfrida stayed awake till twelve o'clock that night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had said last night she would not marry Ambert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elfrida stayed awake till twelve o'clock that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had said last night she would not marry Ambert.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.
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From this reading Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elfrida stayed awake till twelve o'clock that night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Elfrida stayed awake till twelve o'clock that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She dressed herself and went down to the garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.
up to a particular time
From this reading Elfrida stayed awake till twelve o'clock that night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elfrida stayed awake till twelve o'clock that night.
up to a particular time
From this reading Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had not yet, however, said whom she _would_ marry.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had said last night she would not marry Ambert.
but in spite of that
From this reading She had not yet, however, said whom she _would_ marry.
