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Chapter XXIV
The Brangwen family was going to move from Beldover. It was necessary now for the father to be in town. Birkin had taken out a marriage licence, yet Ursula deferred from day to day. She would not fix any definite time—she still wavered. Her month’s notice to leave the Grammar School was in its third week.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She would not fix any definite time—she still wavered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her month’s notice to leave the Grammar School was in its third week.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She would not fix any definite time—she still wavered.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She would not fix any definite time—she still wavered.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Birkin had taken out a marriage licence, yet Ursula deferred from day to day.”
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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 Birkin had taken out a marriage licence, yet Ursula deferred from day to day.
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From this reading She would not fix any definite time—she still wavered.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was necessary now for the father to be in town.
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From this reading The Brangwen family was going to move from Beldover.
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From this reading Birkin had taken out a marriage licence, yet Ursula deferred from day to day.
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From this reading The Brangwen family was going to move from Beldover.
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From this reading Birkin had taken out a marriage licence, yet Ursula deferred from day to day.
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From this reading Birkin had taken out a marriage licence, yet Ursula deferred from day to day.
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From this reading She would not fix any definite time—she still wavered.
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From this reading The Brangwen family was going to move from Beldover.
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From this reading It was necessary now for the father to be in town.
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From this reading She would not fix any definite time—she still wavered.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was necessary now for the father to be in town.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Brangwen family was going to move from Beldover.
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From this reading The Brangwen family was going to move from Beldover.
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From this reading Her month’s notice to leave the Grammar School was in its third week.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Birkin had taken out a marriage licence, yet Ursula deferred from day to day.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her month’s notice to leave the Grammar School was in its third week.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was necessary now for the father to be in town.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was necessary now for the father to be in town.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Her month’s notice to leave the Grammar School was in its third week.
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From this reading Her month’s notice to leave the Grammar School was in its third week.
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From this reading Birkin had taken out a marriage licence, yet Ursula deferred from day to day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Birkin had taken out a marriage licence, yet Ursula deferred from day to day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her month’s notice to leave the Grammar School was in its third week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Brangwen family was going to move from Beldover.
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From this reading It was necessary now for the father to be in town.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She would not fix any definite time—she still wavered.
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From this reading Her month’s notice to leave the Grammar School was in its third week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was necessary now for the father to be in town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Birkin had taken out a marriage licence, yet Ursula deferred from day to day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her month’s notice to leave the Grammar School was in its third week.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would not fix any definite time—she still wavered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would not fix any definite time—she still wavered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Birkin had taken out a marriage licence, yet Ursula deferred from day to day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Brangwen family was going to move from Beldover.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her month’s notice to leave the Grammar School was in its third week.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would not fix any definite time—she still wavered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Brangwen family was going to move from Beldover.
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From this reading It was necessary now for the father to be in town.
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From this reading Birkin had taken out a marriage licence, yet Ursula deferred from day to day.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Brangwen family was going to move from Beldover.
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From this reading She would not fix any definite time—she still wavered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her month’s notice to leave the Grammar School was in its third week.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would not fix any definite time—she still wavered.
but in spite of that
From this reading Birkin had taken out a marriage licence, yet Ursula deferred from day to day.
