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Chapter XIX
A CHANCE MEETING Two days passed uneventfully away, but Kettering did not come to Upton House. Christine's first faint resentment and amazement had turned to anger--an anger which she kept hidden, or so she fondly believed. She hardly went out. She spent hours curled up on the big sofa by the window reading, or pretending to read. Gladys wondered how much she really read of the books which she took one by one from the crowded library.
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From this reading “Gladys wondered how much she really read of the books which she took one by one from the crowded library.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A CHANCE MEETING Two days passed uneventfully away, but Kettering did not come to Upton House.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Christine's first faint resentment and amazement had turned to anger--an anger which she kept hidden, or so she fondly believed.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Gladys wondered how much she really read of the books which she took one by one from the crowded library.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A CHANCE MEETING Two days passed uneventfully away, but Kettering did not come to Upton House.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gladys wondered how much she really read of the books which she took one by one from the crowded library.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She hardly went out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gladys wondered how much she really read of the books which she took one by one from the crowded library.”
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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 A CHANCE MEETING Two days passed uneventfully away, but Kettering did not come to Upton House.
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From this reading Christine's first faint resentment and amazement had turned to anger--an anger which she kept hidden, or so she fondly believed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Christine's first faint resentment and amazement had turned to anger--an anger which she kept hidden, or so she fondly believed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Christine's first faint resentment and amazement had turned to anger--an anger which she kept hidden, or so she fondly believed.
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From this reading Christine's first faint resentment and amazement had turned to anger--an anger which she kept hidden, or so she fondly believed.
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From this reading A CHANCE MEETING Two days passed uneventfully away, but Kettering did not come to Upton House.
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From this reading Christine's first faint resentment and amazement had turned to anger--an anger which she kept hidden, or so she fondly believed.
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From this reading She spent hours curled up on the big sofa by the window reading, or pretending to read.
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From this reading Gladys wondered how much she really read of the books which she took one by one from the crowded library.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A CHANCE MEETING Two days passed uneventfully away, but Kettering did not come to Upton House.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She spent hours curled up on the big sofa by the window reading, or pretending to read.
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From this reading A CHANCE MEETING Two days passed uneventfully away, but Kettering did not come to Upton House.
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From this reading Christine's first faint resentment and amazement had turned to anger--an anger which she kept hidden, or so she fondly believed.
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From this reading A CHANCE MEETING Two days passed uneventfully away, but Kettering did not come to Upton House.
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From this reading Gladys wondered how much she really read of the books which she took one by one from the crowded library.
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From this reading She spent hours curled up on the big sofa by the window reading, or pretending to read.
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From this reading A CHANCE MEETING Two days passed uneventfully away, but Kettering did not come to Upton House.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A CHANCE MEETING Two days passed uneventfully away, but Kettering did not come to Upton House.
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From this reading Christine's first faint resentment and amazement had turned to anger--an anger which she kept hidden, or so she fondly believed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Christine's first faint resentment and amazement had turned to anger--an anger which she kept hidden, or so she fondly believed.
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From this reading Christine's first faint resentment and amazement had turned to anger--an anger which she kept hidden, or so she fondly believed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Gladys wondered how much she really read of the books which she took one by one from the crowded library.
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From this reading Gladys wondered how much she really read of the books which she took one by one from the crowded library.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Christine's first faint resentment and amazement had turned to anger--an anger which she kept hidden, or so she fondly believed.
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From this reading She hardly went out.
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From this reading Christine's first faint resentment and amazement had turned to anger--an anger which she kept hidden, or so she fondly believed.
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From this reading She spent hours curled up on the big sofa by the window reading, or pretending to read.
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From this reading A CHANCE MEETING Two days passed uneventfully away, but Kettering did not come to Upton House.
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From this reading Gladys wondered how much she really read of the books which she took one by one from the crowded library.
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From this reading Christine's first faint resentment and amazement had turned to anger--an anger which she kept hidden, or so she fondly believed.
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From this reading A CHANCE MEETING Two days passed uneventfully away, but Kettering did not come to Upton House.
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From this reading Gladys wondered how much she really read of the books which she took one by one from the crowded library.
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From this reading A CHANCE MEETING Two days passed uneventfully away, but Kettering did not come to Upton House.
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From this reading Gladys wondered how much she really read of the books which she took one by one from the crowded library.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A CHANCE MEETING Two days passed uneventfully away, but Kettering did not come to Upton House.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gladys wondered how much she really read of the books which she took one by one from the crowded library.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She spent hours curled up on the big sofa by the window reading, or pretending to read.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Gladys wondered how much she really read of the books which she took one by one from the crowded library.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Christine's first faint resentment and amazement had turned to anger--an anger which she kept hidden, or so she fondly believed.
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From this reading She hardly went out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CHANCE MEETING Two days passed uneventfully away, but Kettering did not come to Upton House.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She spent hours curled up on the big sofa by the window reading, or pretending to read.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She spent hours curled up on the big sofa by the window reading, or pretending to read.
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From this reading She spent hours curled up on the big sofa by the window reading, or pretending to read.
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From this reading Gladys wondered how much she really read of the books which she took one by one from the crowded library.
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From this reading Christine's first faint resentment and amazement had turned to anger--an anger which she kept hidden, or so she fondly believed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Christine's first faint resentment and amazement had turned to anger--an anger which she kept hidden, or so she fondly believed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Christine's first faint resentment and amazement had turned to anger--an anger which she kept hidden, or so she fondly believed.
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From this reading She spent hours curled up on the big sofa by the window reading, or pretending to read.
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From this reading She spent hours curled up on the big sofa by the window reading, or pretending to read.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She spent hours curled up on the big sofa by the window reading, or pretending to read.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A CHANCE MEETING Two days passed uneventfully away, but Kettering did not come to Upton House.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gladys wondered how much she really read of the books which she took one by one from the crowded library.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Christine's first faint resentment and amazement had turned to anger--an anger which she kept hidden, or so she fondly believed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CHANCE MEETING Two days passed uneventfully away, but Kettering did not come to Upton House.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CHANCE MEETING Two days passed uneventfully away, but Kettering did not come to Upton House.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She spent hours curled up on the big sofa by the window reading, or pretending to read.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CHANCE MEETING Two days passed uneventfully away, but Kettering did not come to Upton House.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She hardly went out.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Christine's first faint resentment and amazement had turned to anger--an anger which she kept hidden, or so she fondly believed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She spent hours curled up on the big sofa by the window reading, or pretending to read.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gladys wondered how much she really read of the books which she took one by one from the crowded library.
