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Chapter XXIII
MRS. PARSLEY'S PROTEGE. It was with unfeigned amazement that Major Dundas heard Miriam's revelation. He recalled now the man's military career, and he marvelled at her relationship with him only the more as he did so. She would have confided in him further he knew, but at that moment her husband's key grated in the lock, and it was all the distraught woman could do to compose herself.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She would have confided in him further he knew, but at that moment her husband's key grated in the lock, and it was all the distraught woman could do to compose herself.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She would have confided in him further he knew, but at that moment her husband's key grated in the lock, and it was all the distraught woman could do to compose herself.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She would have confided in him further he knew, but at that moment her husband's key grated in the lock, and it was all the distraught woman could do to compose herself.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She would have confided in him further he knew, but at that moment her husband's key grated in the lock, and it was all the distraught woman could do to compose herself.”
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From this reading She would have confided in him further he knew, but at that moment her husband's key grated in the lock, and it was all the distraught woman could do to compose herself.
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From this reading It was with unfeigned amazement that Major Dundas heard Miriam's revelation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He recalled now the man's military career, and he marvelled at her relationship with him only the more as he did so.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He recalled now the man's military career, and he marvelled at her relationship with him only the more as he did so.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He recalled now the man's military career, and he marvelled at her relationship with him only the more as he did so.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She would have confided in him further he knew, but at that moment her husband's key grated in the lock, and it was all the distraught woman could do to compose herself.
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From this reading He recalled now the man's military career, and he marvelled at her relationship with him only the more as he did so.
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From this reading She would have confided in him further he knew, but at that moment her husband's key grated in the lock, and it was all the distraught woman could do to compose herself.
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From this reading She would have confided in him further he knew, but at that moment her husband's key grated in the lock, and it was all the distraught woman could do to compose herself.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She would have confided in him further he knew, but at that moment her husband's key grated in the lock, and it was all the distraught woman could do to compose herself.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He recalled now the man's military career, and he marvelled at her relationship with him only the more as he did so.
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From this reading She would have confided in him further he knew, but at that moment her husband's key grated in the lock, and it was all the distraught woman could do to compose herself.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She would have confided in him further he knew, but at that moment her husband's key grated in the lock, and it was all the distraught woman could do to compose herself.
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From this reading It was with unfeigned amazement that Major Dundas heard Miriam's revelation.
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From this reading She would have confided in him further he knew, but at that moment her husband's key grated in the lock, and it was all the distraught woman could do to compose herself.
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From this reading She would have confided in him further he knew, but at that moment her husband's key grated in the lock, and it was all the distraught woman could do to compose herself.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She would have confided in him further he knew, but at that moment her husband's key grated in the lock, and it was all the distraught woman could do to compose herself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He recalled now the man's military career, and he marvelled at her relationship with him only the more as he did so.
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From this reading It was with unfeigned amazement that Major Dundas heard Miriam's revelation.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He recalled now the man's military career, and he marvelled at her relationship with him only the more as he did so.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She would have confided in him further he knew, but at that moment her husband's key grated in the lock, and it was all the distraught woman could do to compose herself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He recalled now the man's military career, and he marvelled at her relationship with him only the more as he did so.
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From this reading She would have confided in him further he knew, but at that moment her husband's key grated in the lock, and it was all the distraught woman could do to compose herself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She would have confided in him further he knew, but at that moment her husband's key grated in the lock, and it was all the distraught woman could do to compose herself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was with unfeigned amazement that Major Dundas heard Miriam's revelation.
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From this reading She would have confided in him further he knew, but at that moment her husband's key grated in the lock, and it was all the distraught woman could do to compose herself.
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From this reading She would have confided in him further he knew, but at that moment her husband's key grated in the lock, and it was all the distraught woman could do to compose herself.
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From this reading She would have confided in him further he knew, but at that moment her husband's key grated in the lock, and it was all the distraught woman could do to compose herself.
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From this reading It was with unfeigned amazement that Major Dundas heard Miriam's revelation.
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From this reading He recalled now the man's military career, and he marvelled at her relationship with him only the more as he did so.
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From this reading He recalled now the man's military career, and he marvelled at her relationship with him only the more as he did so.
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From this reading He recalled now the man's military career, and he marvelled at her relationship with him only the more as he did so.
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From this reading It was with unfeigned amazement that Major Dundas heard Miriam's revelation.
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From this reading She would have confided in him further he knew, but at that moment her husband's key grated in the lock, and it was all the distraught woman could do to compose herself.
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From this reading He recalled now the man's military career, and he marvelled at her relationship with him only the more as he did so.
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From this reading MRS.
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From this reading He recalled now the man's military career, and he marvelled at her relationship with him only the more as he did so.
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From this reading He recalled now the man's military career, and he marvelled at her relationship with him only the more as he did so.
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From this reading PARSLEY'S PROTEGE.
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From this reading PARSLEY'S PROTEGE.
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From this reading He recalled now the man's military career, and he marvelled at her relationship with him only the more as he did so.
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From this reading He recalled now the man's military career, and he marvelled at her relationship with him only the more as he did so.
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From this reading It was with unfeigned amazement that Major Dundas heard Miriam's revelation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would have confided in him further he knew, but at that moment her husband's key grated in the lock, and it was all the distraught woman could do to compose herself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He recalled now the man's military career, and he marvelled at her relationship with him only the more as he did so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was with unfeigned amazement that Major Dundas heard Miriam's revelation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He recalled now the man's military career, and he marvelled at her relationship with him only the more as he did so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She would have confided in him further he knew, but at that moment her husband's key grated in the lock, and it was all the distraught woman could do to compose herself.
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From this reading It was with unfeigned amazement that Major Dundas heard Miriam's revelation.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was with unfeigned amazement that Major Dundas heard Miriam's revelation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was with unfeigned amazement that Major Dundas heard Miriam's revelation.
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From this reading She would have confided in him further he knew, but at that moment her husband's key grated in the lock, and it was all the distraught woman could do to compose herself.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would have confided in him further he knew, but at that moment her husband's key grated in the lock, and it was all the distraught woman could do to compose herself.
