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Vagabondia: 1884
Vagabondia: 1884

Chapter XV · ~ Seven Long Years, Beloved, Seven Long Years

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AND so Grif disappeared from the haunts of Vagabondia, and was seen no more.
And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.
“There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”
“Oh, he will come back again--safe enough,” commented Phil, philosophically, holding paint-brush No. 1 in his mouth, while he manipulated with No. 2.
“He will come back in sackcloth and ashes; he is just that sort, you know,--thunder and lightning, fire and tow.
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Vagabondia: 1884

Chapter XV · ~ Seven Long Years, Beloved, Seven Long Years

Reading 1/50 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
AND so Grif disappeared from the haunts of Vagabondia, and was seen no more.
Line 2
And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.
Line 3
“There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”
Line 4
“Oh, he will come back again--safe enough,” commented Phil, philosophically, holding paint-brush No. 1 in his mouth, while he manipulated with No. 2.
Line 5
“He will come back in sackcloth and ashes; he is just that sort, you know,--thunder and lightning, fire and tow.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Oh, he will come back again--safe enough,” commented Phil, philosophically, holding paint-brush No. 1 in his mouth, while he manipulated with No. 2.”

Ashes noun US /ˈæʃ.ɪz/

The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.

From this reading ““He will come back in sackcloth and ashes; he is just that sort, you know,--thunder and lightning, fire and tow.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading ““There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.””

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Oh, he will come back again--safe enough,” commented Phil, philosophically, holding paint-brush No. 1 in his mouth, while he manipulated with No. 2.”

Disappeared noun US /ˈdisappeared/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “AND so Grif disappeared from the haunts of Vagabondia, and was seen no more.”

Everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading ““There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.””

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading ““There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.””

Help noun US /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.””

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““He will come back in sackcloth and ashes; he is just that sort, you know,--thunder and lightning, fire and tow.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading ““There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.””

Thunder noun US /ˈthunder/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading ““He will come back in sackcloth and ashes; he is just that sort, you know,--thunder and lightning, fire and tow.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading ““Oh, he will come back again--safe enough,” commented Phil, philosophically, holding paint-brush No. 1 in his mouth, while he manipulated with No. 2.”

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1

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From this reading “Oh, he will come back again--safe enough,” commented Phil, philosophically, holding paint-brush No. 1 in his mouth, while he manipulated with No. 2.

2

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From this reading “Oh, he will come back again--safe enough,” commented Phil, philosophically, holding paint-brush No. 1 in his mouth, while he manipulated with No. 2.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

absence

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From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

affection

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From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Oh, he will come back again--safe enough,” commented Phil, philosophically, holding paint-brush No. 1 in his mouth, while he manipulated with No. 2.

Aimée

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From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

all

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From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading AND so Grif disappeared from the haunts of Vagabondia, and was seen no more.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”

ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/

The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.

From this reading “He will come back in sackcloth and ashes; he is just that sort, you know,--thunder and lightning, fire and tow.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

away

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From this reading “There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”

back

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From this reading “Oh, he will come back again--safe enough,” commented Phil, philosophically, holding paint-brush No. 1 in his mouth, while he manipulated with No. 2.

bad

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From this reading “There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”

can't

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From this reading “There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”

cause

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From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Oh, he will come back again--safe enough,” commented Phil, philosophically, holding paint-brush No. 1 in his mouth, while he manipulated with No. 2.

commented

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From this reading “Oh, he will come back again--safe enough,” commented Phil, philosophically, holding paint-brush No. 1 in his mouth, while he manipulated with No. 2.

creditable

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From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

delicate

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From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading AND so Grif disappeared from the haunts of Vagabondia, and was seen no more.

Dolly

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From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

Dolly's

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From this reading “There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”

ended

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From this reading “There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”

enough

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From this reading “Oh, he will come back again--safe enough,” commented Phil, philosophically, holding paint-brush No. 1 in his mouth, while he manipulated with No. 2.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”

explaining

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From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

fault

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From this reading “There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”

fire

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From this reading “He will come back in sackcloth and ashes; he is just that sort, you know,--thunder and lightning, fire and tow.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading AND so Grif disappeared from the haunts of Vagabondia, and was seen no more.

gone

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From this reading “There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”

Grif

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From this reading AND so Grif disappeared from the haunts of Vagabondia, and was seen no more.

Grif's

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From this reading “There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”

haunts

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From this reading AND so Grif disappeared from the haunts of Vagabondia, and was seen no more.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Oh, he will come back again--safe enough,” commented Phil, philosophically, holding paint-brush No. 1 in his mouth, while he manipulated with No. 2.

helpnounUS /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

holding

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From this reading “Oh, he will come back again--safe enough,” commented Phil, philosophically, holding paint-brush No. 1 in his mouth, while he manipulated with No. 2.

hoping

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From this reading “There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

just

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From this reading “There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He will come back in sackcloth and ashes; he is just that sort, you know,--thunder and lightning, fire and tow.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

lightning

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From this reading “He will come back in sackcloth and ashes; he is just that sort, you know,--thunder and lightning, fire and tow.

manipulated

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From this reading “Oh, he will come back again--safe enough,” commented Phil, philosophically, holding paint-brush No. 1 in his mouth, while he manipulated with No. 2.

manner

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From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

misery

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From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

misunderstanding

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From this reading “There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”

more

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From this reading AND so Grif disappeared from the haunts of Vagabondia, and was seen no more.

mouth

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From this reading “Oh, he will come back again--safe enough,” commented Phil, philosophically, holding paint-brush No. 1 in his mouth, while he manipulated with No. 2.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading AND so Grif disappeared from the haunts of Vagabondia, and was seen no more.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AND so Grif disappeared from the haunts of Vagabondia, and was seen no more.

Oh

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From this reading “Oh, he will come back again--safe enough,” commented Phil, philosophically, holding paint-brush No. 1 in his mouth, while he manipulated with No. 2.

once

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From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”

paint-brush

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From this reading “Oh, he will come back again--safe enough,” commented Phil, philosophically, holding paint-brush No. 1 in his mouth, while he manipulated with No. 2.

Phil

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From this reading “Oh, he will come back again--safe enough,” commented Phil, philosophically, holding paint-brush No. 1 in his mouth, while he manipulated with No. 2.

philosophically

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From this reading “Oh, he will come back again--safe enough,” commented Phil, philosophically, holding paint-brush No. 1 in his mouth, while he manipulated with No. 2.

present

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From this reading “There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”

sackcloth

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From this reading “He will come back in sackcloth and ashes; he is just that sort, you know,--thunder and lightning, fire and tow.

safe

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From this reading “Oh, he will come back again--safe enough,” commented Phil, philosophically, holding paint-brush No. 1 in his mouth, while he manipulated with No. 2.

said

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From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

scarcely

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From this reading “There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”

seems

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From this reading “There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”

seen

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From this reading AND so Grif disappeared from the haunts of Vagabondia, and was seen no more.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading AND so Grif disappeared from the haunts of Vagabondia, and was seen no more.

sort

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From this reading “He will come back in sackcloth and ashes; he is just that sort, you know,--thunder and lightning, fire and tow.

tact

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From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

task

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From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading AND so Grif disappeared from the haunts of Vagabondia, and was seen no more.

There

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From this reading “There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”

thundernounUS /ˈthunder/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “He will come back in sackcloth and ashes; he is just that sort, you know,--thunder and lightning, fire and tow.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

tow

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From this reading “He will come back in sackcloth and ashes; he is just that sort, you know,--thunder and lightning, fire and tow.

unconscious

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From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

unhappily

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From this reading “There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”

Vagabondia

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From this reading AND so Grif disappeared from the haunts of Vagabondia, and was seen no more.

very

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From this reading “There has been a misunderstanding,” she said, “which was no fault of Dolly's, and scarcely a fault of Grif's; and it has ended very unhappily, and Grif has gone away, and just at present it seems as if everything was over,--but I can't help hoping it is not so bad as that.”

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading AND so Grif disappeared from the haunts of Vagabondia, and was seen no more.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading And to Aimée was left the delicate task of explaining the cause of his absence, which, it must be said, she did in a manner at once creditable to her tact and affection for both Dolly and the unconscious cause of all her misery.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “Oh, he will come back again--safe enough,” commented Phil, philosophically, holding paint-brush No. 1 in his mouth, while he manipulated with No. 2.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “Oh, he will come back again--safe enough,” commented Phil, philosophically, holding paint-brush No. 1 in his mouth, while he manipulated with No. 2.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Oh, he will come back again--safe enough,” commented Phil, philosophically, holding paint-brush No. 1 in his mouth, while he manipulated with No. 2.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “He will come back in sackcloth and ashes; he is just that sort, you know,--thunder and lightning, fire and tow.