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Gudrun was away in London, having a little show of her work, with a friend, and looking round, preparing for flight from Beldover. Come what might she would be on the wing in a very short time. She received a letter from Winifred Crich, ornamented with drawings. “Father also has been to London, to be examined by the doctors. It made him very tired.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““Father also has been to London, to be examined by the doctors.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come what might she would be on the wing in a very short time.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““Father also has been to London, to be examined by the doctors.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Gudrun was away in London, having a little show of her work, with a friend, and looking round, preparing for flight from Beldover.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gudrun was away in London, having a little show of her work, with a friend, and looking round, preparing for flight from Beldover.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Come what might she would be on the wing in a very short time.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Come what might she would be on the wing in a very short time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come what might she would be on the wing in a very short time.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Come what might she would be on the wing in a very short time.”
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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 Gudrun was away in London, having a little show of her work, with a friend, and looking round, preparing for flight from Beldover.
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From this reading “Father also has been to London, to be examined by the doctors.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gudrun was away in London, having a little show of her work, with a friend, and looking round, preparing for flight from Beldover.
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From this reading Gudrun was away in London, having a little show of her work, with a friend, and looking round, preparing for flight from Beldover.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Come what might she would be on the wing in a very short time.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Father also has been to London, to be examined by the doctors.
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From this reading Gudrun was away in London, having a little show of her work, with a friend, and looking round, preparing for flight from Beldover.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Father also has been to London, to be examined by the doctors.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come what might she would be on the wing in a very short time.
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From this reading She received a letter from Winifred Crich, ornamented with drawings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Father also has been to London, to be examined by the doctors.
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From this reading She received a letter from Winifred Crich, ornamented with drawings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Father also has been to London, to be examined by the doctors.
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From this reading “Father also has been to London, to be examined by the doctors.
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From this reading Gudrun was away in London, having a little show of her work, with a friend, and looking round, preparing for flight from Beldover.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gudrun was away in London, having a little show of her work, with a friend, and looking round, preparing for flight from Beldover.
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From this reading Gudrun was away in London, having a little show of her work, with a friend, and looking round, preparing for flight from Beldover.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Gudrun was away in London, having a little show of her work, with a friend, and looking round, preparing for flight from Beldover.
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From this reading Gudrun was away in London, having a little show of her work, with a friend, and looking round, preparing for flight from Beldover.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Father also has been to London, to be examined by the doctors.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Gudrun was away in London, having a little show of her work, with a friend, and looking round, preparing for flight from Beldover.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gudrun was away in London, having a little show of her work, with a friend, and looking round, preparing for flight from Beldover.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It made him very tired.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gudrun was away in London, having a little show of her work, with a friend, and looking round, preparing for flight from Beldover.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It made him very tired.
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From this reading She received a letter from Winifred Crich, ornamented with drawings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gudrun was away in London, having a little show of her work, with a friend, and looking round, preparing for flight from Beldover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gudrun was away in London, having a little show of her work, with a friend, and looking round, preparing for flight from Beldover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gudrun was away in London, having a little show of her work, with a friend, and looking round, preparing for flight from Beldover.
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From this reading It made him very tired.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Come what might she would be on the wing in a very short time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gudrun was away in London, having a little show of her work, with a friend, and looking round, preparing for flight from Beldover.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Come what might she would be on the wing in a very short time.
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From this reading She received a letter from Winifred Crich, ornamented with drawings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gudrun was away in London, having a little show of her work, with a friend, and looking round, preparing for flight from Beldover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She received a letter from Winifred Crich, ornamented with drawings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gudrun was away in London, having a little show of her work, with a friend, and looking round, preparing for flight from Beldover.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Come what might she would be on the wing in a very short time.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Come what might she would be on the wing in a very short time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gudrun was away in London, having a little show of her work, with a friend, and looking round, preparing for flight from Beldover.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Come what might she would be on the wing in a very short time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come what might she would be on the wing in a very short time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It made him very tired.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Father also has been to London, to be examined by the doctors.
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From this reading Come what might she would be on the wing in a very short time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gudrun was away in London, having a little show of her work, with a friend, and looking round, preparing for flight from Beldover.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Come what might she would be on the wing in a very short time.
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From this reading Come what might she would be on the wing in a very short time.
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From this reading She received a letter from Winifred Crich, ornamented with drawings.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gudrun was away in London, having a little show of her work, with a friend, and looking round, preparing for flight from Beldover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gudrun was away in London, having a little show of her work, with a friend, and looking round, preparing for flight from Beldover.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Come what might she would be on the wing in a very short time.
