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Chapter XXIX
DE BURGH AGAIN. That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it. Would it lead to any reconciliation between herself and her strange, unreasonable, half-savage kinsman? She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity. Why should they not be on friendly terms?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DE BURGH AGAIN.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Would it lead to any reconciliation between herself and her strange, unreasonable, half-savage kinsman?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Would it lead to any reconciliation between herself and her strange, unreasonable, half-savage kinsman?”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.”
in the direction of
From this reading “She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would it lead to any reconciliation between herself and her strange, unreasonable, half-savage kinsman?”
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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 That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DE BURGH AGAIN.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
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From this reading Would it lead to any reconciliation between herself and her strange, unreasonable, half-savage kinsman?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why should they not be on friendly terms?
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Would it lead to any reconciliation between herself and her strange, unreasonable, half-savage kinsman?
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From this reading DE BURGH AGAIN.
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From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
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From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
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From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
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From this reading DE BURGH AGAIN.
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From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
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From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
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From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
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From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
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From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
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From this reading Why should they not be on friendly terms?
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From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
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From this reading Would it lead to any reconciliation between herself and her strange, unreasonable, half-savage kinsman?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Would it lead to any reconciliation between herself and her strange, unreasonable, half-savage kinsman?
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Would it lead to any reconciliation between herself and her strange, unreasonable, half-savage kinsman?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
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From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
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From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
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From this reading Would it lead to any reconciliation between herself and her strange, unreasonable, half-savage kinsman?
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From this reading Would it lead to any reconciliation between herself and her strange, unreasonable, half-savage kinsman?
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From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
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From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
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From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
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From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
not any; not one
From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why should they not be on friendly terms?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Why should they not be on friendly terms?
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From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
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From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
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From this reading Would it lead to any reconciliation between herself and her strange, unreasonable, half-savage kinsman?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
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From this reading Would it lead to any reconciliation between herself and her strange, unreasonable, half-savage kinsman?
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From this reading Why should they not be on friendly terms?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why should they not be on friendly terms?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
in the direction of
From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
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From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
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From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
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From this reading Would it lead to any reconciliation between herself and her strange, unreasonable, half-savage kinsman?
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From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
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From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
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From this reading Why should they not be on friendly terms?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would it lead to any reconciliation between herself and her strange, unreasonable, half-savage kinsman?
