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Chapter I
His teeth he still did grind, And grimly gnash, threatening revenge in vain.--SPENSER. IT is now time to return to Lord Vargrave. His most sanguine hopes were realized; all things seemed to prosper. The hand of Evelyn Cameron was pledged to him, the wedding-day was fixed. In less than a week she was to confer upon the ruined peer a splendid dowry, that would smooth all obstacles in the ascent of his ambition.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The hand of Evelyn Cameron was pledged to him, the wedding-day was fixed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His most sanguine hopes were realized; all things seemed to prosper.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His teeth he still did grind, And grimly gnash, threatening revenge in vain.--SPENSER.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IT is now time to return to Lord Vargrave.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “In less than a week she was to confer upon the ruined peer a splendid dowry, that would smooth all obstacles in the ascent of his ambition.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “In less than a week she was to confer upon the ruined peer a splendid dowry, that would smooth all obstacles in the ascent of his ambition.”
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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 In less than a week she was to confer upon the ruined peer a splendid dowry, that would smooth all obstacles in the ascent of his ambition.
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From this reading His most sanguine hopes were realized; all things seemed to prosper.
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From this reading In less than a week she was to confer upon the ruined peer a splendid dowry, that would smooth all obstacles in the ascent of his ambition.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His teeth he still did grind, And grimly gnash, threatening revenge in vain.--SPENSER.
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From this reading In less than a week she was to confer upon the ruined peer a splendid dowry, that would smooth all obstacles in the ascent of his ambition.
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From this reading The hand of Evelyn Cameron was pledged to him, the wedding-day was fixed.
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From this reading In less than a week she was to confer upon the ruined peer a splendid dowry, that would smooth all obstacles in the ascent of his ambition.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His teeth he still did grind, And grimly gnash, threatening revenge in vain.--SPENSER.
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From this reading In less than a week she was to confer upon the ruined peer a splendid dowry, that would smooth all obstacles in the ascent of his ambition.
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From this reading The hand of Evelyn Cameron was pledged to him, the wedding-day was fixed.
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From this reading The hand of Evelyn Cameron was pledged to him, the wedding-day was fixed.
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From this reading His teeth he still did grind, And grimly gnash, threatening revenge in vain.--SPENSER.
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From this reading His teeth he still did grind, And grimly gnash, threatening revenge in vain.--SPENSER.
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From this reading His teeth he still did grind, And grimly gnash, threatening revenge in vain.--SPENSER.
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From this reading The hand of Evelyn Cameron was pledged to him, the wedding-day was fixed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His teeth he still did grind, And grimly gnash, threatening revenge in vain.--SPENSER.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The hand of Evelyn Cameron was pledged to him, the wedding-day was fixed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His teeth he still did grind, And grimly gnash, threatening revenge in vain.--SPENSER.
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From this reading His most sanguine hopes were realized; all things seemed to prosper.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His teeth he still did grind, And grimly gnash, threatening revenge in vain.--SPENSER.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT is now time to return to Lord Vargrave.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT is now time to return to Lord Vargrave.
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From this reading In less than a week she was to confer upon the ruined peer a splendid dowry, that would smooth all obstacles in the ascent of his ambition.
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From this reading IT is now time to return to Lord Vargrave.
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From this reading His most sanguine hopes were realized; all things seemed to prosper.
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From this reading IT is now time to return to Lord Vargrave.
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From this reading In less than a week she was to confer upon the ruined peer a splendid dowry, that would smooth all obstacles in the ascent of his ambition.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hand of Evelyn Cameron was pledged to him, the wedding-day was fixed.
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From this reading In less than a week she was to confer upon the ruined peer a splendid dowry, that would smooth all obstacles in the ascent of his ambition.
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From this reading The hand of Evelyn Cameron was pledged to him, the wedding-day was fixed.
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From this reading His most sanguine hopes were realized; all things seemed to prosper.
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From this reading His most sanguine hopes were realized; all things seemed to prosper.
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From this reading IT is now time to return to Lord Vargrave.
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From this reading His teeth he still did grind, And grimly gnash, threatening revenge in vain.--SPENSER.
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From this reading In less than a week she was to confer upon the ruined peer a splendid dowry, that would smooth all obstacles in the ascent of his ambition.
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From this reading His most sanguine hopes were realized; all things seemed to prosper.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His most sanguine hopes were realized; all things seemed to prosper.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In less than a week she was to confer upon the ruined peer a splendid dowry, that would smooth all obstacles in the ascent of his ambition.
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From this reading In less than a week she was to confer upon the ruined peer a splendid dowry, that would smooth all obstacles in the ascent of his ambition.
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From this reading His teeth he still did grind, And grimly gnash, threatening revenge in vain.--SPENSER.
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From this reading In less than a week she was to confer upon the ruined peer a splendid dowry, that would smooth all obstacles in the ascent of his ambition.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His teeth he still did grind, And grimly gnash, threatening revenge in vain.--SPENSER.
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From this reading His teeth he still did grind, And grimly gnash, threatening revenge in vain.--SPENSER.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In less than a week she was to confer upon the ruined peer a splendid dowry, that would smooth all obstacles in the ascent of his ambition.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In less than a week she was to confer upon the ruined peer a splendid dowry, that would smooth all obstacles in the ascent of his ambition.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hand of Evelyn Cameron was pledged to him, the wedding-day was fixed.
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From this reading His most sanguine hopes were realized; all things seemed to prosper.
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From this reading His teeth he still did grind, And grimly gnash, threatening revenge in vain.--SPENSER.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT is now time to return to Lord Vargrave.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IT is now time to return to Lord Vargrave.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In less than a week she was to confer upon the ruined peer a splendid dowry, that would smooth all obstacles in the ascent of his ambition.
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From this reading His teeth he still did grind, And grimly gnash, threatening revenge in vain.--SPENSER.
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From this reading IT is now time to return to Lord Vargrave.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hand of Evelyn Cameron was pledged to him, the wedding-day was fixed.
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From this reading The hand of Evelyn Cameron was pledged to him, the wedding-day was fixed.
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From this reading In less than a week she was to confer upon the ruined peer a splendid dowry, that would smooth all obstacles in the ascent of his ambition.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His most sanguine hopes were realized; all things seemed to prosper.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In less than a week she was to confer upon the ruined peer a splendid dowry, that would smooth all obstacles in the ascent of his ambition.
