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Chapter XVI
"I DO LOVE HIM." So it was. Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her. They both came up to the drawing-room and found Paul and Henrietta together. It need hardly be said that they were both surprised.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They both came up to the drawing-room and found Paul and Henrietta together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It need hardly be said that they were both surprised.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It need hardly be said that they were both surprised.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It need hardly be said that they were both surprised.
the two together, not just one
From this reading They both came up to the drawing-room and found Paul and Henrietta together.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
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From this reading They both came up to the drawing-room and found Paul and Henrietta together.
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From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I DO LOVE HIM."
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From this reading They both came up to the drawing-room and found Paul and Henrietta together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They both came up to the drawing-room and found Paul and Henrietta together.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
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From this reading It need hardly be said that they were both surprised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They both came up to the drawing-room and found Paul and Henrietta together.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I DO LOVE HIM."
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From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I DO LOVE HIM."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So it was.
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From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
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From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I DO LOVE HIM."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It need hardly be said that they were both surprised.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They both came up to the drawing-room and found Paul and Henrietta together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It need hardly be said that they were both surprised.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it was.
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From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It need hardly be said that they were both surprised.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It need hardly be said that they were both surprised.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They both came up to the drawing-room and found Paul and Henrietta together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They both came up to the drawing-room and found Paul and Henrietta together.
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From this reading They both came up to the drawing-room and found Paul and Henrietta together.
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From this reading They both came up to the drawing-room and found Paul and Henrietta together.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So it was.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It need hardly be said that they were both surprised.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
