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Chapter XV
CROSS PURPOSES. The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings. Though she avoided conversing with him as much as possible, he was a constant study to her. He was different from all the men she had previously met. She often wondered if anything could disturb him or hurry him.
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any thing at all
From this reading “She often wondered if anything could disturb him or hurry him.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She often wondered if anything could disturb him or hurry him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He was different from all the men she had previously met.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Though she avoided conversing with him as much as possible, he was a constant study to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She often wondered if anything could disturb him or hurry him.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.”
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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 The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
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From this reading He was different from all the men she had previously met.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
any thing at all
From this reading She often wondered if anything could disturb him or hurry him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Though she avoided conversing with him as much as possible, he was a constant study to her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
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From this reading Though she avoided conversing with him as much as possible, he was a constant study to her.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
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From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
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From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
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From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
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From this reading Though she avoided conversing with him as much as possible, he was a constant study to her.
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From this reading Though she avoided conversing with him as much as possible, he was a constant study to her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She often wondered if anything could disturb him or hurry him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
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From this reading CROSS PURPOSES.
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From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was different from all the men she had previously met.
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From this reading She often wondered if anything could disturb him or hurry him.
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From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
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From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
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From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
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From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was different from all the men she had previously met.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was different from all the men she had previously met.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though she avoided conversing with him as much as possible, he was a constant study to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Though she avoided conversing with him as much as possible, he was a constant study to her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Though she avoided conversing with him as much as possible, he was a constant study to her.
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From this reading She often wondered if anything could disturb him or hurry him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She often wondered if anything could disturb him or hurry him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
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From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
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From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
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From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
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From this reading He was different from all the men she had previously met.
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From this reading He was different from all the men she had previously met.
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From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
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From this reading Though she avoided conversing with him as much as possible, he was a constant study to her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
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From this reading She often wondered if anything could disturb him or hurry him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She often wondered if anything could disturb him or hurry him.
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From this reading Though she avoided conversing with him as much as possible, he was a constant study to her.
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From this reading He was different from all the men she had previously met.
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From this reading CROSS PURPOSES.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
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From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
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From this reading Though she avoided conversing with him as much as possible, he was a constant study to her.
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From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though she avoided conversing with him as much as possible, he was a constant study to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
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From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
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From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
which person or people
From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Though she avoided conversing with him as much as possible, he was a constant study to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She often wondered if anything could disturb him or hurry him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The first ten days at Castleford would have been dull indeed to Katherine but for the society of Cis and Charlie in the mornings, and the interest she took in watching Errington (who was of course a frequent visitor) in the evenings.
