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Chapter XXIX
The transfer had been effected; the shuttlecock had returned to that one of the two battledores which had first propelled it. “It seems as if you had never been away!” Lady Bletchley said, clasping Bonnybell to a heart still draped in complimentary mourning for the beneficent cousin who had turned her into a peeress. “Yes, doesn’t it?” answered the new arrival, with a warmly responsive embrace. It was not true.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, doesn’t it?” answered the new arrival, with a warmly responsive embrace.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The transfer had been effected; the shuttlecock had returned to that one of the two battledores which had first propelled it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The transfer had been effected; the shuttlecock had returned to that one of the two battledores which had first propelled it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It seems as if you had never been away!””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The transfer had been effected; the shuttlecock had returned to that one of the two battledores which had first propelled it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The transfer had been effected; the shuttlecock had returned to that one of the two battledores which had first propelled it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lady Bletchley said, clasping Bonnybell to a heart still draped in complimentary mourning for the beneficent cousin who had turned her into a peeress.”
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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 Lady Bletchley said, clasping Bonnybell to a heart still draped in complimentary mourning for the beneficent cousin who had turned her into a peeress.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yes, doesn’t it?” answered the new arrival, with a warmly responsive embrace.
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From this reading “Yes, doesn’t it?” answered the new arrival, with a warmly responsive embrace.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It seems as if you had never been away!”
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From this reading “It seems as if you had never been away!”
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From this reading The transfer had been effected; the shuttlecock had returned to that one of the two battledores which had first propelled it.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The transfer had been effected; the shuttlecock had returned to that one of the two battledores which had first propelled it.
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From this reading Lady Bletchley said, clasping Bonnybell to a heart still draped in complimentary mourning for the beneficent cousin who had turned her into a peeress.
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From this reading Lady Bletchley said, clasping Bonnybell to a heart still draped in complimentary mourning for the beneficent cousin who had turned her into a peeress.
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From this reading Lady Bletchley said, clasping Bonnybell to a heart still draped in complimentary mourning for the beneficent cousin who had turned her into a peeress.
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From this reading Lady Bletchley said, clasping Bonnybell to a heart still draped in complimentary mourning for the beneficent cousin who had turned her into a peeress.
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From this reading Lady Bletchley said, clasping Bonnybell to a heart still draped in complimentary mourning for the beneficent cousin who had turned her into a peeress.
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From this reading Lady Bletchley said, clasping Bonnybell to a heart still draped in complimentary mourning for the beneficent cousin who had turned her into a peeress.
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From this reading “Yes, doesn’t it?” answered the new arrival, with a warmly responsive embrace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Bletchley said, clasping Bonnybell to a heart still draped in complimentary mourning for the beneficent cousin who had turned her into a peeress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The transfer had been effected; the shuttlecock had returned to that one of the two battledores which had first propelled it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, doesn’t it?” answered the new arrival, with a warmly responsive embrace.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The transfer had been effected; the shuttlecock had returned to that one of the two battledores which had first propelled it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lady Bletchley said, clasping Bonnybell to a heart still draped in complimentary mourning for the beneficent cousin who had turned her into a peeress.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The transfer had been effected; the shuttlecock had returned to that one of the two battledores which had first propelled it.
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From this reading Lady Bletchley said, clasping Bonnybell to a heart still draped in complimentary mourning for the beneficent cousin who had turned her into a peeress.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Bletchley said, clasping Bonnybell to a heart still draped in complimentary mourning for the beneficent cousin who had turned her into a peeress.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “It seems as if you had never been away!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady Bletchley said, clasping Bonnybell to a heart still draped in complimentary mourning for the beneficent cousin who had turned her into a peeress.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lady Bletchley said, clasping Bonnybell to a heart still draped in complimentary mourning for the beneficent cousin who had turned her into a peeress.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The transfer had been effected; the shuttlecock had returned to that one of the two battledores which had first propelled it.
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From this reading Lady Bletchley said, clasping Bonnybell to a heart still draped in complimentary mourning for the beneficent cousin who had turned her into a peeress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Bletchley said, clasping Bonnybell to a heart still draped in complimentary mourning for the beneficent cousin who had turned her into a peeress.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seems as if you had never been away!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, doesn’t it?” answered the new arrival, with a warmly responsive embrace.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not true.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The transfer had been effected; the shuttlecock had returned to that one of the two battledores which had first propelled it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The transfer had been effected; the shuttlecock had returned to that one of the two battledores which had first propelled it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Bletchley said, clasping Bonnybell to a heart still draped in complimentary mourning for the beneficent cousin who had turned her into a peeress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The transfer had been effected; the shuttlecock had returned to that one of the two battledores which had first propelled it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, doesn’t it?” answered the new arrival, with a warmly responsive embrace.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The transfer had been effected; the shuttlecock had returned to that one of the two battledores which had first propelled it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Bletchley said, clasping Bonnybell to a heart still draped in complimentary mourning for the beneficent cousin who had turned her into a peeress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It seems as if you had never been away!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The transfer had been effected; the shuttlecock had returned to that one of the two battledores which had first propelled it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Bletchley said, clasping Bonnybell to a heart still draped in complimentary mourning for the beneficent cousin who had turned her into a peeress.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The transfer had been effected; the shuttlecock had returned to that one of the two battledores which had first propelled it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The transfer had been effected; the shuttlecock had returned to that one of the two battledores which had first propelled it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The transfer had been effected; the shuttlecock had returned to that one of the two battledores which had first propelled it.
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From this reading The transfer had been effected; the shuttlecock had returned to that one of the two battledores which had first propelled it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Bletchley said, clasping Bonnybell to a heart still draped in complimentary mourning for the beneficent cousin who had turned her into a peeress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The transfer had been effected; the shuttlecock had returned to that one of the two battledores which had first propelled it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, doesn’t it?” answered the new arrival, with a warmly responsive embrace.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not true.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The transfer had been effected; the shuttlecock had returned to that one of the two battledores which had first propelled it.
which person or people
From this reading Lady Bletchley said, clasping Bonnybell to a heart still draped in complimentary mourning for the beneficent cousin who had turned her into a peeress.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Yes, doesn’t it?” answered the new arrival, with a warmly responsive embrace.
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From this reading “Yes, doesn’t it?” answered the new arrival, with a warmly responsive embrace.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It seems as if you had never been away!”
