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Chapter II
THE MAN Ten years later Miss Jean Arnot was visiting her aunts in Greenock again. Not but what she had been there many times in between, but this is the only occasion of which we need take note. There had been many changes in these ten years. For one thing, Jean's father was dead, and she was a very wealthy young woman. In many respects she was still very like the little Jean of earlier times.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE MAN Ten years later Miss Jean Arnot was visiting her aunts in Greenock again.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Not but what she had been there many times in between, but this is the only occasion of which we need take note.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Not but what she had been there many times in between, but this is the only occasion of which we need take note.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For one thing, Jean's father was dead, and she was a very wealthy young woman.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In many respects she was still very like the little Jean of earlier times.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not but what she had been there many times in between, but this is the only occasion of which we need take note.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “For one thing, Jean's father was dead, and she was a very wealthy young woman.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In many respects she was still very like the little Jean of earlier times.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not but what she had been there many times in between, but this is the only occasion of which we need take note.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “There had been many changes in these ten years.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For one thing, Jean's father was dead, and she was a very wealthy young woman.”
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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 For one thing, Jean's father was dead, and she was a very wealthy young woman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MAN Ten years later Miss Jean Arnot was visiting her aunts in Greenock again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For one thing, Jean's father was dead, and she was a very wealthy young woman.
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From this reading THE MAN Ten years later Miss Jean Arnot was visiting her aunts in Greenock again.
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From this reading THE MAN Ten years later Miss Jean Arnot was visiting her aunts in Greenock again.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Not but what she had been there many times in between, but this is the only occasion of which we need take note.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Not but what she had been there many times in between, but this is the only occasion of which we need take note.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not but what she had been there many times in between, but this is the only occasion of which we need take note.
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From this reading There had been many changes in these ten years.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For one thing, Jean's father was dead, and she was a very wealthy young woman.
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From this reading In many respects she was still very like the little Jean of earlier times.
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From this reading For one thing, Jean's father was dead, and she was a very wealthy young woman.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For one thing, Jean's father was dead, and she was a very wealthy young woman.
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From this reading THE MAN Ten years later Miss Jean Arnot was visiting her aunts in Greenock again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not but what she had been there many times in between, but this is the only occasion of which we need take note.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MAN Ten years later Miss Jean Arnot was visiting her aunts in Greenock again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAN Ten years later Miss Jean Arnot was visiting her aunts in Greenock again.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not but what she had been there many times in between, but this is the only occasion of which we need take note.
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From this reading THE MAN Ten years later Miss Jean Arnot was visiting her aunts in Greenock again.
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From this reading For one thing, Jean's father was dead, and she was a very wealthy young woman.
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From this reading THE MAN Ten years later Miss Jean Arnot was visiting her aunts in Greenock again.
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From this reading In many respects she was still very like the little Jean of earlier times.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In many respects she was still very like the little Jean of earlier times.
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From this reading THE MAN Ten years later Miss Jean Arnot was visiting her aunts in Greenock again.
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From this reading Not but what she had been there many times in between, but this is the only occasion of which we need take note.
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From this reading THE MAN Ten years later Miss Jean Arnot was visiting her aunts in Greenock again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not but what she had been there many times in between, but this is the only occasion of which we need take note.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not but what she had been there many times in between, but this is the only occasion of which we need take note.
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From this reading Not but what she had been there many times in between, but this is the only occasion of which we need take note.
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From this reading Not but what she had been there many times in between, but this is the only occasion of which we need take note.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not but what she had been there many times in between, but this is the only occasion of which we need take note.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one thing, Jean's father was dead, and she was a very wealthy young woman.
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From this reading Not but what she had been there many times in between, but this is the only occasion of which we need take note.
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From this reading In many respects she was still very like the little Jean of earlier times.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not but what she had been there many times in between, but this is the only occasion of which we need take note.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In many respects she was still very like the little Jean of earlier times.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not but what she had been there many times in between, but this is the only occasion of which we need take note.
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From this reading THE MAN Ten years later Miss Jean Arnot was visiting her aunts in Greenock again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN Ten years later Miss Jean Arnot was visiting her aunts in Greenock again.
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From this reading Not but what she had been there many times in between, but this is the only occasion of which we need take note.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There had been many changes in these ten years.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For one thing, Jean's father was dead, and she was a very wealthy young woman.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Not but what she had been there many times in between, but this is the only occasion of which we need take note.
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From this reading Not but what she had been there many times in between, but this is the only occasion of which we need take note.
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From this reading For one thing, Jean's father was dead, and she was a very wealthy young woman.
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From this reading THE MAN Ten years later Miss Jean Arnot was visiting her aunts in Greenock again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MAN Ten years later Miss Jean Arnot was visiting her aunts in Greenock again.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Not but what she had been there many times in between, but this is the only occasion of which we need take note.
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From this reading For one thing, Jean's father was dead, and she was a very wealthy young woman.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Not but what she had been there many times in between, but this is the only occasion of which we need take note.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Not but what she had been there many times in between, but this is the only occasion of which we need take note.
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From this reading For one thing, Jean's father was dead, and she was a very wealthy young woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAN Ten years later Miss Jean Arnot was visiting her aunts in Greenock again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For one thing, Jean's father was dead, and she was a very wealthy young woman.
