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Chapter XXVI
RATHER ROMANTIC! Marie Sarradet's decision had been hastened by a train of events and circumstances which might have been devised expressly to precipitate the issue. The chain started with a letter from Mrs. Veltheim, in which the good lady announced her intention of paying her brother a visit. Mr. Sarradet was nothing loth; he was still poorly, and thought his sister's company and conversation would cheer him up. Marie took a radically opposite view.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Marie Sarradet's decision had been hastened by a train of events and circumstances which might have been devised expressly to precipitate the issue.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The chain started with a letter from Mrs. Veltheim, in which the good lady announced her intention of paying her brother a visit.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Marie Sarradet's decision had been hastened by a train of events and circumstances which might have been devised expressly to precipitate the issue.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Marie Sarradet's decision had been hastened by a train of events and circumstances which might have been devised expressly to precipitate the issue.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Mr. Sarradet was nothing loth; he was still poorly, and thought his sister's company and conversation would cheer him up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Sarradet was nothing loth; he was still poorly, and thought his sister's company and conversation would cheer him up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Sarradet was nothing loth; he was still poorly, and thought his sister's company and conversation would cheer him up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marie took a radically opposite view.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Mr. Sarradet was nothing loth; he was still poorly, and thought his sister's company and conversation would cheer him up.”
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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 Marie Sarradet's decision had been hastened by a train of events and circumstances which might have been devised expressly to precipitate the issue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marie Sarradet's decision had been hastened by a train of events and circumstances which might have been devised expressly to precipitate the issue.
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From this reading The chain started with a letter from Mrs. Veltheim, in which the good lady announced her intention of paying her brother a visit.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Marie Sarradet's decision had been hastened by a train of events and circumstances which might have been devised expressly to precipitate the issue.
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From this reading The chain started with a letter from Mrs. Veltheim, in which the good lady announced her intention of paying her brother a visit.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Marie Sarradet's decision had been hastened by a train of events and circumstances which might have been devised expressly to precipitate the issue.
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From this reading The chain started with a letter from Mrs. Veltheim, in which the good lady announced her intention of paying her brother a visit.
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From this reading Mr. Sarradet was nothing loth; he was still poorly, and thought his sister's company and conversation would cheer him up.
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From this reading Marie Sarradet's decision had been hastened by a train of events and circumstances which might have been devised expressly to precipitate the issue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sarradet was nothing loth; he was still poorly, and thought his sister's company and conversation would cheer him up.
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From this reading Mr. Sarradet was nothing loth; he was still poorly, and thought his sister's company and conversation would cheer him up.
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From this reading Marie Sarradet's decision had been hastened by a train of events and circumstances which might have been devised expressly to precipitate the issue.
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From this reading Marie Sarradet's decision had been hastened by a train of events and circumstances which might have been devised expressly to precipitate the issue.
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From this reading Marie Sarradet's decision had been hastened by a train of events and circumstances which might have been devised expressly to precipitate the issue.
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From this reading Marie Sarradet's decision had been hastened by a train of events and circumstances which might have been devised expressly to precipitate the issue.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The chain started with a letter from Mrs. Veltheim, in which the good lady announced her intention of paying her brother a visit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chain started with a letter from Mrs. Veltheim, in which the good lady announced her intention of paying her brother a visit.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Marie Sarradet's decision had been hastened by a train of events and circumstances which might have been devised expressly to precipitate the issue.
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From this reading Marie Sarradet's decision had been hastened by a train of events and circumstances which might have been devised expressly to precipitate the issue.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Marie Sarradet's decision had been hastened by a train of events and circumstances which might have been devised expressly to precipitate the issue.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Sarradet was nothing loth; he was still poorly, and thought his sister's company and conversation would cheer him up.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The chain started with a letter from Mrs. Veltheim, in which the good lady announced her intention of paying her brother a visit.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Sarradet was nothing loth; he was still poorly, and thought his sister's company and conversation would cheer him up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Sarradet was nothing loth; he was still poorly, and thought his sister's company and conversation would cheer him up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The chain started with a letter from Mrs. Veltheim, in which the good lady announced her intention of paying her brother a visit.
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From this reading The chain started with a letter from Mrs. Veltheim, in which the good lady announced her intention of paying her brother a visit.
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From this reading Marie Sarradet's decision had been hastened by a train of events and circumstances which might have been devised expressly to precipitate the issue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chain started with a letter from Mrs. Veltheim, in which the good lady announced her intention of paying her brother a visit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chain started with a letter from Mrs. Veltheim, in which the good lady announced her intention of paying her brother a visit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sarradet was nothing loth; he was still poorly, and thought his sister's company and conversation would cheer him up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marie Sarradet's decision had been hastened by a train of events and circumstances which might have been devised expressly to precipitate the issue.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Marie Sarradet's decision had been hastened by a train of events and circumstances which might have been devised expressly to precipitate the issue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sarradet was nothing loth; he was still poorly, and thought his sister's company and conversation would cheer him up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chain started with a letter from Mrs. Veltheim, in which the good lady announced her intention of paying her brother a visit.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Mr. Sarradet was nothing loth; he was still poorly, and thought his sister's company and conversation would cheer him up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marie Sarradet's decision had been hastened by a train of events and circumstances which might have been devised expressly to precipitate the issue.
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From this reading Marie took a radically opposite view.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chain started with a letter from Mrs. Veltheim, in which the good lady announced her intention of paying her brother a visit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sarradet was nothing loth; he was still poorly, and thought his sister's company and conversation would cheer him up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marie Sarradet's decision had been hastened by a train of events and circumstances which might have been devised expressly to precipitate the issue.
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From this reading Marie took a radically opposite view.
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From this reading RATHER ROMANTIC!
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From this reading RATHER ROMANTIC!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sarradet was nothing loth; he was still poorly, and thought his sister's company and conversation would cheer him up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marie Sarradet's decision had been hastened by a train of events and circumstances which might have been devised expressly to precipitate the issue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sarradet was nothing loth; he was still poorly, and thought his sister's company and conversation would cheer him up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chain started with a letter from Mrs. Veltheim, in which the good lady announced her intention of paying her brother a visit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Sarradet was nothing loth; he was still poorly, and thought his sister's company and conversation would cheer him up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marie Sarradet's decision had been hastened by a train of events and circumstances which might have been devised expressly to precipitate the issue.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Sarradet was nothing loth; he was still poorly, and thought his sister's company and conversation would cheer him up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marie Sarradet's decision had been hastened by a train of events and circumstances which might have been devised expressly to precipitate the issue.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marie took a radically opposite view.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marie Sarradet's decision had been hastened by a train of events and circumstances which might have been devised expressly to precipitate the issue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sarradet was nothing loth; he was still poorly, and thought his sister's company and conversation would cheer him up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chain started with a letter from Mrs. Veltheim, in which the good lady announced her intention of paying her brother a visit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marie took a radically opposite view.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chain started with a letter from Mrs. Veltheim, in which the good lady announced her intention of paying her brother a visit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Sarradet was nothing loth; he was still poorly, and thought his sister's company and conversation would cheer him up.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Marie Sarradet's decision had been hastened by a train of events and circumstances which might have been devised expressly to precipitate the issue.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The chain started with a letter from Mrs. Veltheim, in which the good lady announced her intention of paying her brother a visit.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mr. Sarradet was nothing loth; he was still poorly, and thought his sister's company and conversation would cheer him up.
