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Chapter XXXVII
ONE FACING HUNDREDS. THE evening was growing dusky when Merwyn dismissed his carriage and hastened to Mr. Vosburgh's residence. Marian and her father had waited for him until their faces were clouded with anxiety by reason of his long delay. The young girl's attempt to dine with her father was but a formal pretence. At last she exclaimed, "Something must have happened to Mr. Merwyn!"
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “At last she exclaimed, "Something must have happened to Mr. Merwyn!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last she exclaimed, "Something must have happened to Mr. Merwyn!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marian and her father had waited for him until their faces were clouded with anxiety by reason of his long delay.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “At last she exclaimed, "Something must have happened to Mr. Merwyn!"”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “ONE FACING HUNDREDS.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “At last she exclaimed, "Something must have happened to Mr. Merwyn!"”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Marian and her father had waited for him until their faces were clouded with anxiety by reason of his long delay.”
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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 The young girl's attempt to dine with her father was but a formal pretence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE evening was growing dusky when Merwyn dismissed his carriage and hastened to Mr. Vosburgh's residence.
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From this reading Marian and her father had waited for him until their faces were clouded with anxiety by reason of his long delay.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last she exclaimed, "Something must have happened to Mr. Merwyn!"
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From this reading The young girl's attempt to dine with her father was but a formal pretence.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The young girl's attempt to dine with her father was but a formal pretence.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Marian and her father had waited for him until their faces were clouded with anxiety by reason of his long delay.
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From this reading THE evening was growing dusky when Merwyn dismissed his carriage and hastened to Mr. Vosburgh's residence.
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From this reading Marian and her father had waited for him until their faces were clouded with anxiety by reason of his long delay.
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From this reading Marian and her father had waited for him until their faces were clouded with anxiety by reason of his long delay.
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From this reading The young girl's attempt to dine with her father was but a formal pretence.
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From this reading THE evening was growing dusky when Merwyn dismissed his carriage and hastened to Mr. Vosburgh's residence.
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From this reading THE evening was growing dusky when Merwyn dismissed his carriage and hastened to Mr. Vosburgh's residence.
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From this reading THE evening was growing dusky when Merwyn dismissed his carriage and hastened to Mr. Vosburgh's residence.
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From this reading At last she exclaimed, "Something must have happened to Mr. Merwyn!"
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From this reading Marian and her father had waited for him until their faces were clouded with anxiety by reason of his long delay.
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From this reading ONE FACING HUNDREDS.
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From this reading Marian and her father had waited for him until their faces were clouded with anxiety by reason of his long delay.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Marian and her father had waited for him until their faces were clouded with anxiety by reason of his long delay.
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From this reading The young girl's attempt to dine with her father was but a formal pretence.
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From this reading The young girl's attempt to dine with her father was but a formal pretence.
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From this reading THE evening was growing dusky when Merwyn dismissed his carriage and hastened to Mr. Vosburgh's residence.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Marian and her father had waited for him until their faces were clouded with anxiety by reason of his long delay.
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From this reading At last she exclaimed, "Something must have happened to Mr. Merwyn!"
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From this reading THE evening was growing dusky when Merwyn dismissed his carriage and hastened to Mr. Vosburgh's residence.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At last she exclaimed, "Something must have happened to Mr. Merwyn!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marian and her father had waited for him until their faces were clouded with anxiety by reason of his long delay.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Marian and her father had waited for him until their faces were clouded with anxiety by reason of his long delay.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE evening was growing dusky when Merwyn dismissed his carriage and hastened to Mr. Vosburgh's residence.
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From this reading ONE FACING HUNDREDS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last she exclaimed, "Something must have happened to Mr. Merwyn!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marian and her father had waited for him until their faces were clouded with anxiety by reason of his long delay.
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From this reading Marian and her father had waited for him until their faces were clouded with anxiety by reason of his long delay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE evening was growing dusky when Merwyn dismissed his carriage and hastened to Mr. Vosburgh's residence.
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From this reading THE evening was growing dusky when Merwyn dismissed his carriage and hastened to Mr. Vosburgh's residence.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading At last she exclaimed, "Something must have happened to Mr. Merwyn!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marian and her father had waited for him until their faces were clouded with anxiety by reason of his long delay.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE FACING HUNDREDS.
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From this reading The young girl's attempt to dine with her father was but a formal pretence.
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From this reading Marian and her father had waited for him until their faces were clouded with anxiety by reason of his long delay.
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From this reading THE evening was growing dusky when Merwyn dismissed his carriage and hastened to Mr. Vosburgh's residence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last she exclaimed, "Something must have happened to Mr. Merwyn!"
a thing, without saying which
From this reading At last she exclaimed, "Something must have happened to Mr. Merwyn!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE evening was growing dusky when Merwyn dismissed his carriage and hastened to Mr. Vosburgh's residence.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Marian and her father had waited for him until their faces were clouded with anxiety by reason of his long delay.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE evening was growing dusky when Merwyn dismissed his carriage and hastened to Mr. Vosburgh's residence.
up to a particular time
From this reading Marian and her father had waited for him until their faces were clouded with anxiety by reason of his long delay.
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From this reading THE evening was growing dusky when Merwyn dismissed his carriage and hastened to Mr. Vosburgh's residence.
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From this reading Marian and her father had waited for him until their faces were clouded with anxiety by reason of his long delay.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE evening was growing dusky when Merwyn dismissed his carriage and hastened to Mr. Vosburgh's residence.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Marian and her father had waited for him until their faces were clouded with anxiety by reason of his long delay.
at the time that
From this reading THE evening was growing dusky when Merwyn dismissed his carriage and hastened to Mr. Vosburgh's residence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Marian and her father had waited for him until their faces were clouded with anxiety by reason of his long delay.
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From this reading The young girl's attempt to dine with her father was but a formal pretence.
