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Chapter XXVIII
There was a sudden rustling--heard neither by one nor the other--among the trees behind them that screened Miss Gwilt. One more of the difficulties in her way (the difficulty of getting Allan to London) now promised to be removed by an act of Allan’s own will. “To London?” repeated Neelie, looking up in astonishment. “To London!” reiterated Allan. “That’s far enough away from Thorpe Ambrose, surely?
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “There was a sudden rustling--heard neither by one nor the other--among the trees behind them that screened Miss Gwilt.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “There was a sudden rustling--heard neither by one nor the other--among the trees behind them that screened Miss Gwilt.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “There was a sudden rustling--heard neither by one nor the other--among the trees behind them that screened Miss Gwilt.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There was a sudden rustling--heard neither by one nor the other--among the trees behind them that screened Miss Gwilt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““To London?” repeated Neelie, looking up in astonishment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a sudden rustling--heard neither by one nor the other--among the trees behind them that screened Miss Gwilt.”
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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 There was a sudden rustling--heard neither by one nor the other--among the trees behind them that screened Miss Gwilt.
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From this reading One more of the difficulties in her way (the difficulty of getting Allan to London) now promised to be removed by an act of Allan’s own will.
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From this reading One more of the difficulties in her way (the difficulty of getting Allan to London) now promised to be removed by an act of Allan’s own will.
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From this reading One more of the difficulties in her way (the difficulty of getting Allan to London) now promised to be removed by an act of Allan’s own will.
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From this reading “That’s far enough away from Thorpe Ambrose, surely?
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There was a sudden rustling--heard neither by one nor the other--among the trees behind them that screened Miss Gwilt.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One more of the difficulties in her way (the difficulty of getting Allan to London) now promised to be removed by an act of Allan’s own will.
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From this reading “To London?” repeated Neelie, looking up in astonishment.
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From this reading “That’s far enough away from Thorpe Ambrose, surely?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One more of the difficulties in her way (the difficulty of getting Allan to London) now promised to be removed by an act of Allan’s own will.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading There was a sudden rustling--heard neither by one nor the other--among the trees behind them that screened Miss Gwilt.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a sudden rustling--heard neither by one nor the other--among the trees behind them that screened Miss Gwilt.
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From this reading One more of the difficulties in her way (the difficulty of getting Allan to London) now promised to be removed by an act of Allan’s own will.
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From this reading One more of the difficulties in her way (the difficulty of getting Allan to London) now promised to be removed by an act of Allan’s own will.
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From this reading “That’s far enough away from Thorpe Ambrose, surely?
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From this reading “That’s far enough away from Thorpe Ambrose, surely?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “That’s far enough away from Thorpe Ambrose, surely?
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From this reading One more of the difficulties in her way (the difficulty of getting Allan to London) now promised to be removed by an act of Allan’s own will.
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From this reading There was a sudden rustling--heard neither by one nor the other--among the trees behind them that screened Miss Gwilt.
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From this reading There was a sudden rustling--heard neither by one nor the other--among the trees behind them that screened Miss Gwilt.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One more of the difficulties in her way (the difficulty of getting Allan to London) now promised to be removed by an act of Allan’s own will.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One more of the difficulties in her way (the difficulty of getting Allan to London) now promised to be removed by an act of Allan’s own will.
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From this reading One more of the difficulties in her way (the difficulty of getting Allan to London) now promised to be removed by an act of Allan’s own will.
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From this reading “To London?” repeated Neelie, looking up in astonishment.
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From this reading There was a sudden rustling--heard neither by one nor the other--among the trees behind them that screened Miss Gwilt.
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From this reading One more of the difficulties in her way (the difficulty of getting Allan to London) now promised to be removed by an act of Allan’s own will.
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From this reading “To London?” repeated Neelie, looking up in astonishment.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading There was a sudden rustling--heard neither by one nor the other--among the trees behind them that screened Miss Gwilt.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading There was a sudden rustling--heard neither by one nor the other--among the trees behind them that screened Miss Gwilt.
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From this reading One more of the difficulties in her way (the difficulty of getting Allan to London) now promised to be removed by an act of Allan’s own will.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One more of the difficulties in her way (the difficulty of getting Allan to London) now promised to be removed by an act of Allan’s own will.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was a sudden rustling--heard neither by one nor the other--among the trees behind them that screened Miss Gwilt.
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From this reading There was a sudden rustling--heard neither by one nor the other--among the trees behind them that screened Miss Gwilt.
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From this reading One more of the difficulties in her way (the difficulty of getting Allan to London) now promised to be removed by an act of Allan’s own will.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One more of the difficulties in her way (the difficulty of getting Allan to London) now promised to be removed by an act of Allan’s own will.
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From this reading “To London!” reiterated Allan.
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From this reading One more of the difficulties in her way (the difficulty of getting Allan to London) now promised to be removed by an act of Allan’s own will.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To London?” repeated Neelie, looking up in astonishment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a sudden rustling--heard neither by one nor the other--among the trees behind them that screened Miss Gwilt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a sudden rustling--heard neither by one nor the other--among the trees behind them that screened Miss Gwilt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a sudden rustling--heard neither by one nor the other--among the trees behind them that screened Miss Gwilt.
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From this reading “That’s far enough away from Thorpe Ambrose, surely?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a sudden rustling--heard neither by one nor the other--among the trees behind them that screened Miss Gwilt.
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From this reading “That’s far enough away from Thorpe Ambrose, surely?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a sudden rustling--heard neither by one nor the other--among the trees behind them that screened Miss Gwilt.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was a sudden rustling--heard neither by one nor the other--among the trees behind them that screened Miss Gwilt.
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From this reading There was a sudden rustling--heard neither by one nor the other--among the trees behind them that screened Miss Gwilt.
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From this reading “That’s far enough away from Thorpe Ambrose, surely?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One more of the difficulties in her way (the difficulty of getting Allan to London) now promised to be removed by an act of Allan’s own will.
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From this reading There was a sudden rustling--heard neither by one nor the other--among the trees behind them that screened Miss Gwilt.
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From this reading “To London?” repeated Neelie, looking up in astonishment.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a sudden rustling--heard neither by one nor the other--among the trees behind them that screened Miss Gwilt.
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From this reading One more of the difficulties in her way (the difficulty of getting Allan to London) now promised to be removed by an act of Allan’s own will.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading One more of the difficulties in her way (the difficulty of getting Allan to London) now promised to be removed by an act of Allan’s own will.
