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Chapter XXXVI
LOVERS’ WALKS. He had not long to wait. That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover. Neither sister seemed happy with the other. Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.
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later than; following
From this reading “Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had not long to wait.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither sister seemed happy with the other.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Neither sister seemed happy with the other.”
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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 very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
later than; following
From this reading Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.
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From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.
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From this reading Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.
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From this reading Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
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From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not long to wait.
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From this reading Neither sister seemed happy with the other.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not long to wait.
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From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.
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From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not long to wait.
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From this reading LOVERS’ WALKS.
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From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
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From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
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From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither sister seemed happy with the other.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not long to wait.
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From this reading Neither sister seemed happy with the other.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither sister seemed happy with the other.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.
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From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
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From this reading Neither sister seemed happy with the other.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
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From this reading Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had not long to wait.
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From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
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From this reading He had not long to wait.
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From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
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From this reading LOVERS’ WALKS.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.
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From this reading Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.
which person or people
From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
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From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
