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Chapter XX
CATHERINE'S DISCOVERY. Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary. They went out into the garden together, and sat down on the seat under the great beech-tree. For some time neither spoke. Catherine was looking across the moor to the lake, strangely softened by the beautiful view.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Catherine was looking across the moor to the lake, strangely softened by the beautiful view.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They went out into the garden together, and sat down on the seat under the great beech-tree.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “For some time neither spoke.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Catherine was looking across the moor to the lake, strangely softened by the beautiful view.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For some time neither spoke.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “They went out into the garden together, and sat down on the seat under the great beech-tree.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They went out into the garden together, and sat down on the seat under the great beech-tree.”
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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 Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Catherine was looking across the moor to the lake, strangely softened by the beautiful view.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.
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From this reading Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.
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From this reading Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.
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From this reading Catherine was looking across the moor to the lake, strangely softened by the beautiful view.
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From this reading They went out into the garden together, and sat down on the seat under the great beech-tree.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Catherine was looking across the moor to the lake, strangely softened by the beautiful view.
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From this reading Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.
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From this reading CATHERINE'S DISCOVERY.
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From this reading Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.
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From this reading CATHERINE'S DISCOVERY.
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From this reading They went out into the garden together, and sat down on the seat under the great beech-tree.
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From this reading Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.
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From this reading Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some time neither spoke.
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From this reading They went out into the garden together, and sat down on the seat under the great beech-tree.
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From this reading Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went out into the garden together, and sat down on the seat under the great beech-tree.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.
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From this reading Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They went out into the garden together, and sat down on the seat under the great beech-tree.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.
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From this reading Catherine was looking across the moor to the lake, strangely softened by the beautiful view.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.
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From this reading Catherine was looking across the moor to the lake, strangely softened by the beautiful view.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Catherine was looking across the moor to the lake, strangely softened by the beautiful view.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading For some time neither spoke.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.
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From this reading They went out into the garden together, and sat down on the seat under the great beech-tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They went out into the garden together, and sat down on the seat under the great beech-tree.
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From this reading They went out into the garden together, and sat down on the seat under the great beech-tree.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.
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From this reading Catherine was looking across the moor to the lake, strangely softened by the beautiful view.
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From this reading For some time neither spoke.
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From this reading For some time neither spoke.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Catherine was looking across the moor to the lake, strangely softened by the beautiful view.
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From this reading Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went out into the garden together, and sat down on the seat under the great beech-tree.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some time neither spoke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.
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From this reading They went out into the garden together, and sat down on the seat under the great beech-tree.
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From this reading Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They went out into the garden together, and sat down on the seat under the great beech-tree.
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From this reading Catherine was looking across the moor to the lake, strangely softened by the beautiful view.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Catherine was looking across the moor to the lake, strangely softened by the beautiful view.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went out into the garden together, and sat down on the seat under the great beech-tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Catherine left the cottage with its uncongenial atmosphere of babies and innocence, on the following morning, but before going she expressed a wish to have a quiet talk with Mary.
