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Chapter XXII
EXCURSE Next day Birkin sought Ursula out. It happened to be the half-day at the Grammar School. He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon. She consented. But her face was closed and unresponding, and his heart sank.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “EXCURSE Next day Birkin sought Ursula out.”
in the direction of
From this reading “He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
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From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It happened to be the half-day at the Grammar School.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It happened to be the half-day at the Grammar School.
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From this reading EXCURSE Next day Birkin sought Ursula out.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But her face was closed and unresponding, and his heart sank.
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From this reading But her face was closed and unresponding, and his heart sank.
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From this reading She consented.
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From this reading EXCURSE Next day Birkin sought Ursula out.
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From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
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From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
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From this reading EXCURSE Next day Birkin sought Ursula out.
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From this reading But her face was closed and unresponding, and his heart sank.
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From this reading It happened to be the half-day at the Grammar School.
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From this reading It happened to be the half-day at the Grammar School.
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From this reading It happened to be the half-day at the Grammar School.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
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From this reading But her face was closed and unresponding, and his heart sank.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But her face was closed and unresponding, and his heart sank.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It happened to be the half-day at the Grammar School.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EXCURSE Next day Birkin sought Ursula out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
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From this reading EXCURSE Next day Birkin sought Ursula out.
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From this reading But her face was closed and unresponding, and his heart sank.
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From this reading It happened to be the half-day at the Grammar School.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
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From this reading EXCURSE Next day Birkin sought Ursula out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It happened to be the half-day at the Grammar School.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It happened to be the half-day at the Grammar School.
in the direction of
From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
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From this reading But her face was closed and unresponding, and his heart sank.
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From this reading EXCURSE Next day Birkin sought Ursula out.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But her face was closed and unresponding, and his heart sank.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
