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Chapter XXIX
When Arthur Donnithorne landed at Liverpool and read the letter from his Aunt Lydia, briefly announcing his grand-father’s death, his first feeling was, “Poor Grandfather! I wish I could have got to him to be with him when he died. He might have felt or wished something at the last that I shall never know now. It was a lonely death.” It is impossible to say that his grief was deeper than that.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I wish I could have got to him to be with him when he died.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When Arthur Donnithorne landed at Liverpool and read the letter from his Aunt Lydia, briefly announcing his grand-father’s death, his first feeling was, “Poor Grandfather!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Arthur Donnithorne landed at Liverpool and read the letter from his Aunt Lydia, briefly announcing his grand-father’s death, his first feeling was, “Poor Grandfather!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I wish I could have got to him to be with him when he died.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He might have felt or wished something at the last that I shall never know now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He might have felt or wished something at the last that I shall never know now.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “He might have felt or wished something at the last that I shall never know now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He might have felt or wished something at the last that I shall never know now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Arthur Donnithorne landed at Liverpool and read the letter from his Aunt Lydia, briefly announcing his grand-father’s death, his first feeling was, “Poor Grandfather!”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “He might have felt or wished something at the last that I shall never know now.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “He might have felt or wished something at the last that I shall never know now.”
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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 It was a lonely death.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Arthur Donnithorne landed at Liverpool and read the letter from his Aunt Lydia, briefly announcing his grand-father’s death, his first feeling was, “Poor Grandfather!
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From this reading When Arthur Donnithorne landed at Liverpool and read the letter from his Aunt Lydia, briefly announcing his grand-father’s death, his first feeling was, “Poor Grandfather!
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From this reading When Arthur Donnithorne landed at Liverpool and read the letter from his Aunt Lydia, briefly announcing his grand-father’s death, his first feeling was, “Poor Grandfather!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Arthur Donnithorne landed at Liverpool and read the letter from his Aunt Lydia, briefly announcing his grand-father’s death, his first feeling was, “Poor Grandfather!
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From this reading When Arthur Donnithorne landed at Liverpool and read the letter from his Aunt Lydia, briefly announcing his grand-father’s death, his first feeling was, “Poor Grandfather!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I wish I could have got to him to be with him when he died.
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From this reading When Arthur Donnithorne landed at Liverpool and read the letter from his Aunt Lydia, briefly announcing his grand-father’s death, his first feeling was, “Poor Grandfather!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I wish I could have got to him to be with him when he died.
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From this reading When Arthur Donnithorne landed at Liverpool and read the letter from his Aunt Lydia, briefly announcing his grand-father’s death, his first feeling was, “Poor Grandfather!
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From this reading It is impossible to say that his grief was deeper than that.
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From this reading I wish I could have got to him to be with him when he died.
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From this reading When Arthur Donnithorne landed at Liverpool and read the letter from his Aunt Lydia, briefly announcing his grand-father’s death, his first feeling was, “Poor Grandfather!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Arthur Donnithorne landed at Liverpool and read the letter from his Aunt Lydia, briefly announcing his grand-father’s death, his first feeling was, “Poor Grandfather!
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From this reading He might have felt or wished something at the last that I shall never know now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Arthur Donnithorne landed at Liverpool and read the letter from his Aunt Lydia, briefly announcing his grand-father’s death, his first feeling was, “Poor Grandfather!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Arthur Donnithorne landed at Liverpool and read the letter from his Aunt Lydia, briefly announcing his grand-father’s death, his first feeling was, “Poor Grandfather!
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From this reading I wish I could have got to him to be with him when he died.
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From this reading When Arthur Donnithorne landed at Liverpool and read the letter from his Aunt Lydia, briefly announcing his grand-father’s death, his first feeling was, “Poor Grandfather!
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From this reading When Arthur Donnithorne landed at Liverpool and read the letter from his Aunt Lydia, briefly announcing his grand-father’s death, his first feeling was, “Poor Grandfather!
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From this reading It is impossible to say that his grief was deeper than that.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I wish I could have got to him to be with him when he died.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I wish I could have got to him to be with him when he died.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wish I could have got to him to be with him when he died.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Arthur Donnithorne landed at Liverpool and read the letter from his Aunt Lydia, briefly announcing his grand-father’s death, his first feeling was, “Poor Grandfather!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish I could have got to him to be with him when he died.
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From this reading It is impossible to say that his grief was deeper than that.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is impossible to say that his grief was deeper than that.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a lonely death.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He might have felt or wished something at the last that I shall never know now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Arthur Donnithorne landed at Liverpool and read the letter from his Aunt Lydia, briefly announcing his grand-father’s death, his first feeling was, “Poor Grandfather!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He might have felt or wished something at the last that I shall never know now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Arthur Donnithorne landed at Liverpool and read the letter from his Aunt Lydia, briefly announcing his grand-father’s death, his first feeling was, “Poor Grandfather!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Arthur Donnithorne landed at Liverpool and read the letter from his Aunt Lydia, briefly announcing his grand-father’s death, his first feeling was, “Poor Grandfather!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a lonely death.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Arthur Donnithorne landed at Liverpool and read the letter from his Aunt Lydia, briefly announcing his grand-father’s death, his first feeling was, “Poor Grandfather!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might have felt or wished something at the last that I shall never know now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He might have felt or wished something at the last that I shall never know now.
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From this reading He might have felt or wished something at the last that I shall never know now.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He might have felt or wished something at the last that I shall never know now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Arthur Donnithorne landed at Liverpool and read the letter from his Aunt Lydia, briefly announcing his grand-father’s death, his first feeling was, “Poor Grandfather!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Arthur Donnithorne landed at Liverpool and read the letter from his Aunt Lydia, briefly announcing his grand-father’s death, his first feeling was, “Poor Grandfather!
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From this reading It is impossible to say that his grief was deeper than that.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading He might have felt or wished something at the last that I shall never know now.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He might have felt or wished something at the last that I shall never know now.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is impossible to say that his grief was deeper than that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He might have felt or wished something at the last that I shall never know now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Arthur Donnithorne landed at Liverpool and read the letter from his Aunt Lydia, briefly announcing his grand-father’s death, his first feeling was, “Poor Grandfather!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wish I could have got to him to be with him when he died.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Arthur Donnithorne landed at Liverpool and read the letter from his Aunt Lydia, briefly announcing his grand-father’s death, his first feeling was, “Poor Grandfather!
at the time that
From this reading When Arthur Donnithorne landed at Liverpool and read the letter from his Aunt Lydia, briefly announcing his grand-father’s death, his first feeling was, “Poor Grandfather!
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From this reading I wish I could have got to him to be with him when he died.
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From this reading He might have felt or wished something at the last that I shall never know now.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I wish I could have got to him to be with him when he died.
