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Chapter XIV
RHAPSODIE HONGROISE, NO. 2. "It was a whim, if you like," said Mirabelle, a little unevenly, as she stripped off her gloves. "I hadn't seen you for four whole days, except for that little glimpse at St. Germain, and I was tired, cross, and a little lonely. So I took the chance of your being back and of finding you alone and disengaged.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So I took the chance of your being back and of finding you alone and disengaged.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “So I took the chance of your being back and of finding you alone and disengaged.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “"I hadn't seen you for four whole days, except for that little glimpse at St. Germain, and I was tired, cross, and a little lonely.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It was a whim, if you like," said Mirabelle, a little unevenly, as she stripped off her gloves.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So I took the chance of your being back and of finding you alone and disengaged.”
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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 "It was a whim, if you like," said Mirabelle, a little unevenly, as she stripped off her gloves.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I took the chance of your being back and of finding you alone and disengaged.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I hadn't seen you for four whole days, except for that little glimpse at St. Germain, and I was tired, cross, and a little lonely.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It was a whim, if you like," said Mirabelle, a little unevenly, as she stripped off her gloves.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I hadn't seen you for four whole days, except for that little glimpse at St. Germain, and I was tired, cross, and a little lonely.
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From this reading So I took the chance of your being back and of finding you alone and disengaged.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading So I took the chance of your being back and of finding you alone and disengaged.
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From this reading So I took the chance of your being back and of finding you alone and disengaged.
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From this reading "I hadn't seen you for four whole days, except for that little glimpse at St. Germain, and I was tired, cross, and a little lonely.
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From this reading "I hadn't seen you for four whole days, except for that little glimpse at St. Germain, and I was tired, cross, and a little lonely.
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From this reading So I took the chance of your being back and of finding you alone and disengaged.
apart from; not including
From this reading "I hadn't seen you for four whole days, except for that little glimpse at St. Germain, and I was tired, cross, and a little lonely.
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From this reading So I took the chance of your being back and of finding you alone and disengaged.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I hadn't seen you for four whole days, except for that little glimpse at St. Germain, and I was tired, cross, and a little lonely.
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From this reading "I hadn't seen you for four whole days, except for that little glimpse at St. Germain, and I was tired, cross, and a little lonely.
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From this reading "I hadn't seen you for four whole days, except for that little glimpse at St. Germain, and I was tired, cross, and a little lonely.
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From this reading "I hadn't seen you for four whole days, except for that little glimpse at St. Germain, and I was tired, cross, and a little lonely.
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From this reading "It was a whim, if you like," said Mirabelle, a little unevenly, as she stripped off her gloves.
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From this reading "I hadn't seen you for four whole days, except for that little glimpse at St. Germain, and I was tired, cross, and a little lonely.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "It was a whim, if you like," said Mirabelle, a little unevenly, as she stripped off her gloves.
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From this reading RHAPSODIE HONGROISE, NO.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hadn't seen you for four whole days, except for that little glimpse at St. Germain, and I was tired, cross, and a little lonely.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It was a whim, if you like," said Mirabelle, a little unevenly, as she stripped off her gloves.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was a whim, if you like," said Mirabelle, a little unevenly, as she stripped off her gloves.
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From this reading "It was a whim, if you like," said Mirabelle, a little unevenly, as she stripped off her gloves.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It was a whim, if you like," said Mirabelle, a little unevenly, as she stripped off her gloves.
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From this reading "I hadn't seen you for four whole days, except for that little glimpse at St. Germain, and I was tired, cross, and a little lonely.
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From this reading "It was a whim, if you like," said Mirabelle, a little unevenly, as she stripped off her gloves.
not any; not one
From this reading RHAPSODIE HONGROISE, NO.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So I took the chance of your being back and of finding you alone and disengaged.
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From this reading "It was a whim, if you like," said Mirabelle, a little unevenly, as she stripped off her gloves.
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From this reading RHAPSODIE HONGROISE, NO.
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From this reading "It was a whim, if you like," said Mirabelle, a little unevenly, as she stripped off her gloves.
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From this reading "I hadn't seen you for four whole days, except for that little glimpse at St. Germain, and I was tired, cross, and a little lonely.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It was a whim, if you like," said Mirabelle, a little unevenly, as she stripped off her gloves.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I took the chance of your being back and of finding you alone and disengaged.
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From this reading "I hadn't seen you for four whole days, except for that little glimpse at St. Germain, and I was tired, cross, and a little lonely.
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From this reading "It was a whim, if you like," said Mirabelle, a little unevenly, as she stripped off her gloves.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I hadn't seen you for four whole days, except for that little glimpse at St. Germain, and I was tired, cross, and a little lonely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So I took the chance of your being back and of finding you alone and disengaged.
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From this reading "I hadn't seen you for four whole days, except for that little glimpse at St. Germain, and I was tired, cross, and a little lonely.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I took the chance of your being back and of finding you alone and disengaged.
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From this reading "It was a whim, if you like," said Mirabelle, a little unevenly, as she stripped off her gloves.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was a whim, if you like," said Mirabelle, a little unevenly, as she stripped off her gloves.
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From this reading "It was a whim, if you like," said Mirabelle, a little unevenly, as she stripped off her gloves.
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From this reading "I hadn't seen you for four whole days, except for that little glimpse at St. Germain, and I was tired, cross, and a little lonely.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It was a whim, if you like," said Mirabelle, a little unevenly, as she stripped off her gloves.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So I took the chance of your being back and of finding you alone and disengaged.
