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Chapter V
SETTLING IN The Abbey was ready for occupation early in April. Caroline, Barbara, and Miss Waterhouse went down on Monday. Grafton followed on Friday for the week-end and took Beatrix with him. She had announced that the dear boy couldn't be left by himself in London, or he'd probably get into mischief, and she was going to stay and look after him. As she had thought of it first, she had her way.
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later than; following
From this reading “She had announced that the dear boy couldn't be left by himself in London, or he'd probably get into mischief, and she was going to stay and look after him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As she had thought of it first, she had her way.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She had announced that the dear boy couldn't be left by himself in London, or he'd probably get into mischief, and she was going to stay and look after him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had announced that the dear boy couldn't be left by himself in London, or he'd probably get into mischief, and she was going to stay and look after him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had announced that the dear boy couldn't be left by himself in London, or he'd probably get into mischief, and she was going to stay and look after him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As she had thought of it first, she had her way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Grafton followed on Friday for the week-end and took Beatrix with him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Caroline, Barbara, and Miss Waterhouse went down on Monday.”
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From this reading SETTLING IN The Abbey was ready for occupation early in April.
later than; following
From this reading She had announced that the dear boy couldn't be left by himself in London, or he'd probably get into mischief, and she was going to stay and look after him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Caroline, Barbara, and Miss Waterhouse went down on Monday.
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From this reading She had announced that the dear boy couldn't be left by himself in London, or he'd probably get into mischief, and she was going to stay and look after him.
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From this reading SETTLING IN The Abbey was ready for occupation early in April.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she had thought of it first, she had her way.
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From this reading Caroline, Barbara, and Miss Waterhouse went down on Monday.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had announced that the dear boy couldn't be left by himself in London, or he'd probably get into mischief, and she was going to stay and look after him.
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From this reading Grafton followed on Friday for the week-end and took Beatrix with him.
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From this reading She had announced that the dear boy couldn't be left by himself in London, or he'd probably get into mischief, and she was going to stay and look after him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had announced that the dear boy couldn't be left by himself in London, or he'd probably get into mischief, and she was going to stay and look after him.
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From this reading Caroline, Barbara, and Miss Waterhouse went down on Monday.
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From this reading She had announced that the dear boy couldn't be left by himself in London, or he'd probably get into mischief, and she was going to stay and look after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had announced that the dear boy couldn't be left by himself in London, or he'd probably get into mischief, and she was going to stay and look after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Caroline, Barbara, and Miss Waterhouse went down on Monday.
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From this reading SETTLING IN The Abbey was ready for occupation early in April.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she had thought of it first, she had her way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grafton followed on Friday for the week-end and took Beatrix with him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SETTLING IN The Abbey was ready for occupation early in April.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grafton followed on Friday for the week-end and took Beatrix with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had announced that the dear boy couldn't be left by himself in London, or he'd probably get into mischief, and she was going to stay and look after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had announced that the dear boy couldn't be left by himself in London, or he'd probably get into mischief, and she was going to stay and look after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grafton followed on Friday for the week-end and took Beatrix with him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had announced that the dear boy couldn't be left by himself in London, or he'd probably get into mischief, and she was going to stay and look after him.
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From this reading She had announced that the dear boy couldn't be left by himself in London, or he'd probably get into mischief, and she was going to stay and look after him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As she had thought of it first, she had her way.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Grafton followed on Friday for the week-end and took Beatrix with him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had announced that the dear boy couldn't be left by himself in London, or he'd probably get into mischief, and she was going to stay and look after him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SETTLING IN The Abbey was ready for occupation early in April.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had announced that the dear boy couldn't be left by himself in London, or he'd probably get into mischief, and she was going to stay and look after him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As she had thought of it first, she had her way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had announced that the dear boy couldn't be left by himself in London, or he'd probably get into mischief, and she was going to stay and look after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had announced that the dear boy couldn't be left by himself in London, or he'd probably get into mischief, and she was going to stay and look after him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had announced that the dear boy couldn't be left by himself in London, or he'd probably get into mischief, and she was going to stay and look after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had announced that the dear boy couldn't be left by himself in London, or he'd probably get into mischief, and she was going to stay and look after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Caroline, Barbara, and Miss Waterhouse went down on Monday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Caroline, Barbara, and Miss Waterhouse went down on Monday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SETTLING IN The Abbey was ready for occupation early in April.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As she had thought of it first, she had her way.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Caroline, Barbara, and Miss Waterhouse went down on Monday.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had announced that the dear boy couldn't be left by himself in London, or he'd probably get into mischief, and she was going to stay and look after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had announced that the dear boy couldn't be left by himself in London, or he'd probably get into mischief, and she was going to stay and look after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SETTLING IN The Abbey was ready for occupation early in April.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SETTLING IN The Abbey was ready for occupation early in April.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had announced that the dear boy couldn't be left by himself in London, or he'd probably get into mischief, and she was going to stay and look after him.
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From this reading She had announced that the dear boy couldn't be left by himself in London, or he'd probably get into mischief, and she was going to stay and look after him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had announced that the dear boy couldn't be left by himself in London, or he'd probably get into mischief, and she was going to stay and look after him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SETTLING IN The Abbey was ready for occupation early in April.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she had thought of it first, she had her way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had announced that the dear boy couldn't be left by himself in London, or he'd probably get into mischief, and she was going to stay and look after him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Grafton followed on Friday for the week-end and took Beatrix with him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SETTLING IN The Abbey was ready for occupation early in April.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Caroline, Barbara, and Miss Waterhouse went down on Monday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she had thought of it first, she had her way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grafton followed on Friday for the week-end and took Beatrix with him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Caroline, Barbara, and Miss Waterhouse went down on Monday.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Grafton followed on Friday for the week-end and took Beatrix with him.
