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Chapter III
When Margrave had gone, I glanced at the clock,--not yet nine. I resolved to go at once to Mrs. Poyntz. It was not an evening on which she received, but doubtless she would see me. She owed me an explanation. How thus carelessly divulge a secret she had been enjoined to keep; and this rival, of whom I was ignorant?
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “How thus carelessly divulge a secret she had been enjoined to keep; and this rival, of whom I was ignorant?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “How thus carelessly divulge a secret she had been enjoined to keep; and this rival, of whom I was ignorant?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I resolved to go at once to Mrs. Poyntz.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “How thus carelessly divulge a secret she had been enjoined to keep; and this rival, of whom I was ignorant?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It was not an evening on which she received, but doubtless she would see me.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “When Margrave had gone, I glanced at the clock,--not yet nine.”
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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 How thus carelessly divulge a secret she had been enjoined to keep; and this rival, of whom I was ignorant?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was not an evening on which she received, but doubtless she would see me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How thus carelessly divulge a secret she had been enjoined to keep; and this rival, of whom I was ignorant?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Margrave had gone, I glanced at the clock,--not yet nine.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading How thus carelessly divulge a secret she had been enjoined to keep; and this rival, of whom I was ignorant?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not an evening on which she received, but doubtless she would see me.
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From this reading How thus carelessly divulge a secret she had been enjoined to keep; and this rival, of whom I was ignorant?
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From this reading When Margrave had gone, I glanced at the clock,--not yet nine.
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From this reading How thus carelessly divulge a secret she had been enjoined to keep; and this rival, of whom I was ignorant?
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From this reading It was not an evening on which she received, but doubtless she would see me.
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From this reading How thus carelessly divulge a secret she had been enjoined to keep; and this rival, of whom I was ignorant?
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From this reading It was not an evening on which she received, but doubtless she would see me.
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From this reading She owed me an explanation.
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From this reading When Margrave had gone, I glanced at the clock,--not yet nine.
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From this reading I resolved to go at once to Mrs. Poyntz.
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From this reading When Margrave had gone, I glanced at the clock,--not yet nine.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Margrave had gone, I glanced at the clock,--not yet nine.
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From this reading How thus carelessly divulge a secret she had been enjoined to keep; and this rival, of whom I was ignorant?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When Margrave had gone, I glanced at the clock,--not yet nine.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading How thus carelessly divulge a secret she had been enjoined to keep; and this rival, of whom I was ignorant?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not an evening on which she received, but doubtless she would see me.
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From this reading How thus carelessly divulge a secret she had been enjoined to keep; and this rival, of whom I was ignorant?
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From this reading When Margrave had gone, I glanced at the clock,--not yet nine.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was not an evening on which she received, but doubtless she would see me.
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From this reading I resolved to go at once to Mrs. Poyntz.
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From this reading When Margrave had gone, I glanced at the clock,--not yet nine.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Margrave had gone, I glanced at the clock,--not yet nine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How thus carelessly divulge a secret she had been enjoined to keep; and this rival, of whom I was ignorant?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was not an evening on which she received, but doubtless she would see me.
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From this reading I resolved to go at once to Mrs. Poyntz.
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From this reading She owed me an explanation.
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From this reading I resolved to go at once to Mrs. Poyntz.
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From this reading It was not an evening on which she received, but doubtless she would see me.
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From this reading I resolved to go at once to Mrs. Poyntz.
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From this reading How thus carelessly divulge a secret she had been enjoined to keep; and this rival, of whom I was ignorant?
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading How thus carelessly divulge a secret she had been enjoined to keep; and this rival, of whom I was ignorant?
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From this reading It was not an evening on which she received, but doubtless she would see me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not an evening on which she received, but doubtless she would see me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Margrave had gone, I glanced at the clock,--not yet nine.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How thus carelessly divulge a secret she had been enjoined to keep; and this rival, of whom I was ignorant?
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From this reading How thus carelessly divulge a secret she had been enjoined to keep; and this rival, of whom I was ignorant?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I resolved to go at once to Mrs. Poyntz.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not an evening on which she received, but doubtless she would see me.
at the time that
From this reading When Margrave had gone, I glanced at the clock,--not yet nine.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was not an evening on which she received, but doubtless she would see me.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How thus carelessly divulge a secret she had been enjoined to keep; and this rival, of whom I was ignorant?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was not an evening on which she received, but doubtless she would see me.
but in spite of that
From this reading When Margrave had gone, I glanced at the clock,--not yet nine.
