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Chapter I
Volume 5. Honora did not go back to Quicksands. Neither, in this modern chronicle, shall we. The sphere we have left, which we know is sordid, sometimes shines in the retrospect. And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
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later than; following
From this reading “And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.”
A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)
From this reading “Neither, in this modern chronicle, shall we.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The sphere we have left, which we know is sordid, sometimes shines in the retrospect.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sphere we have left, which we know is sordid, sometimes shines in the retrospect.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sphere we have left, which we know is sordid, sometimes shines in the retrospect.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither, in this modern chronicle, shall we.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Neither, in this modern chronicle, shall we.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sphere we have left, which we know is sordid, sometimes shines in the retrospect.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.”
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From this reading Volume 5.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
later than; following
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
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From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
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From this reading Honora did not go back to Quicksands.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
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From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)
From this reading Neither, in this modern chronicle, shall we.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Honora did not go back to Quicksands.
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From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
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From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
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From this reading Honora did not go back to Quicksands.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The sphere we have left, which we know is sordid, sometimes shines in the retrospect.
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From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
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From this reading Honora did not go back to Quicksands.
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From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Neither, in this modern chronicle, shall we.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sphere we have left, which we know is sordid, sometimes shines in the retrospect.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sphere we have left, which we know is sordid, sometimes shines in the retrospect.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sphere we have left, which we know is sordid, sometimes shines in the retrospect.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
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From this reading Neither, in this modern chronicle, shall we.
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From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither, in this modern chronicle, shall we.
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From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Honora did not go back to Quicksands.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
above and across; more than
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
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From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
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From this reading Honora did not go back to Quicksands.
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From this reading The sphere we have left, which we know is sordid, sometimes shines in the retrospect.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Neither, in this modern chronicle, shall we.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sphere we have left, which we know is sordid, sometimes shines in the retrospect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sphere we have left, which we know is sordid, sometimes shines in the retrospect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sphere we have left, which we know is sordid, sometimes shines in the retrospect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sphere we have left, which we know is sordid, sometimes shines in the retrospect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sphere we have left, which we know is sordid, sometimes shines in the retrospect.
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From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Neither, in this modern chronicle, shall we.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Honora did not go back to Quicksands.
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From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Volume 5.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Neither, in this modern chronicle, shall we.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
at the time that
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sphere we have left, which we know is sordid, sometimes shines in the retrospect.
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From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
