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Chapter XXII
DESOLATION. At the front-parlour window at Eastsea, sat Ellen Adair--looking for one who did not come. Whatever troubles, trials, mysteries might be passing elsewhere, Eastsea was going through its usual monotonous routine. How monotonous, Ellen Adair could have told: and yet, even here, something like mystery seemed to be looming in the air. "Come what may, Ellen, I shall be down again within a few hours," had been Arthur Bohun's parting words to her.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come what may, Ellen, I shall be down again within a few hours," had been Arthur Bohun's parting words to her.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Come what may, Ellen, I shall be down again within a few hours," had been Arthur Bohun's parting words to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the front-parlour window at Eastsea, sat Ellen Adair--looking for one who did not come.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “How monotonous, Ellen Adair could have told: and yet, even here, something like mystery seemed to be looming in the air.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How monotonous, Ellen Adair could have told: and yet, even here, something like mystery seemed to be looming in the air.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “How monotonous, Ellen Adair could have told: and yet, even here, something like mystery seemed to be looming in the air.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How monotonous, Ellen Adair could have told: and yet, even here, something like mystery seemed to be looming in the air.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"Come what may, Ellen, I shall be down again within a few hours," had been Arthur Bohun's parting words to her.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Whatever troubles, trials, mysteries might be passing elsewhere, Eastsea was going through its usual monotonous routine.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “At the front-parlour window at Eastsea, sat Ellen Adair--looking for one who did not come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How monotonous, Ellen Adair could have told: and yet, even here, something like mystery seemed to be looming in the air.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Come what may, Ellen, I shall be down again within a few hours," had been Arthur Bohun's parting words to her.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “How monotonous, Ellen Adair could have told: and yet, even here, something like mystery seemed to be looming in the air.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Whatever troubles, trials, mysteries might be passing elsewhere, Eastsea was going through its usual monotonous routine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How monotonous, Ellen Adair could have told: and yet, even here, something like mystery seemed to be looming in the air.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Whatever troubles, trials, mysteries might be passing elsewhere, Eastsea was going through its usual monotonous routine.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “"Come what may, Ellen, I shall be down again within a few hours," had been Arthur Bohun's parting words to her.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “How monotonous, Ellen Adair could have told: and yet, even here, something like mystery seemed to be looming in the air.”
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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 "Come what may, Ellen, I shall be down again within a few hours," had been Arthur Bohun's parting words to her.
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From this reading At the front-parlour window at Eastsea, sat Ellen Adair--looking for one who did not come.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come what may, Ellen, I shall be down again within a few hours," had been Arthur Bohun's parting words to her.
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From this reading How monotonous, Ellen Adair could have told: and yet, even here, something like mystery seemed to be looming in the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How monotonous, Ellen Adair could have told: and yet, even here, something like mystery seemed to be looming in the air.
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From this reading "Come what may, Ellen, I shall be down again within a few hours," had been Arthur Bohun's parting words to her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the front-parlour window at Eastsea, sat Ellen Adair--looking for one who did not come.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Whatever troubles, trials, mysteries might be passing elsewhere, Eastsea was going through its usual monotonous routine.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Come what may, Ellen, I shall be down again within a few hours," had been Arthur Bohun's parting words to her.
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From this reading "Come what may, Ellen, I shall be down again within a few hours," had been Arthur Bohun's parting words to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the front-parlour window at Eastsea, sat Ellen Adair--looking for one who did not come.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How monotonous, Ellen Adair could have told: and yet, even here, something like mystery seemed to be looming in the air.
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From this reading DESOLATION.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At the front-parlour window at Eastsea, sat Ellen Adair--looking for one who did not come.
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From this reading "Come what may, Ellen, I shall be down again within a few hours," had been Arthur Bohun's parting words to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the front-parlour window at Eastsea, sat Ellen Adair--looking for one who did not come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the front-parlour window at Eastsea, sat Ellen Adair--looking for one who did not come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever troubles, trials, mysteries might be passing elsewhere, Eastsea was going through its usual monotonous routine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How monotonous, Ellen Adair could have told: and yet, even here, something like mystery seemed to be looming in the air.
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From this reading "Come what may, Ellen, I shall be down again within a few hours," had been Arthur Bohun's parting words to her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the front-parlour window at Eastsea, sat Ellen Adair--looking for one who did not come.
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From this reading At the front-parlour window at Eastsea, sat Ellen Adair--looking for one who did not come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever troubles, trials, mysteries might be passing elsewhere, Eastsea was going through its usual monotonous routine.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Come what may, Ellen, I shall be down again within a few hours," had been Arthur Bohun's parting words to her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How monotonous, Ellen Adair could have told: and yet, even here, something like mystery seemed to be looming in the air.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Come what may, Ellen, I shall be down again within a few hours," had been Arthur Bohun's parting words to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How monotonous, Ellen Adair could have told: and yet, even here, something like mystery seemed to be looming in the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come what may, Ellen, I shall be down again within a few hours," had been Arthur Bohun's parting words to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How monotonous, Ellen Adair could have told: and yet, even here, something like mystery seemed to be looming in the air.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Come what may, Ellen, I shall be down again within a few hours," had been Arthur Bohun's parting words to her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How monotonous, Ellen Adair could have told: and yet, even here, something like mystery seemed to be looming in the air.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Whatever troubles, trials, mysteries might be passing elsewhere, Eastsea was going through its usual monotonous routine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How monotonous, Ellen Adair could have told: and yet, even here, something like mystery seemed to be looming in the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the front-parlour window at Eastsea, sat Ellen Adair--looking for one who did not come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How monotonous, Ellen Adair could have told: and yet, even here, something like mystery seemed to be looming in the air.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Come what may, Ellen, I shall be down again within a few hours," had been Arthur Bohun's parting words to her.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Whatever troubles, trials, mysteries might be passing elsewhere, Eastsea was going through its usual monotonous routine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever troubles, trials, mysteries might be passing elsewhere, Eastsea was going through its usual monotonous routine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever troubles, trials, mysteries might be passing elsewhere, Eastsea was going through its usual monotonous routine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How monotonous, Ellen Adair could have told: and yet, even here, something like mystery seemed to be looming in the air.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At the front-parlour window at Eastsea, sat Ellen Adair--looking for one who did not come.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At the front-parlour window at Eastsea, sat Ellen Adair--looking for one who did not come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come what may, Ellen, I shall be down again within a few hours," had been Arthur Bohun's parting words to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever troubles, trials, mysteries might be passing elsewhere, Eastsea was going through its usual monotonous routine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever troubles, trials, mysteries might be passing elsewhere, Eastsea was going through its usual monotonous routine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the front-parlour window at Eastsea, sat Ellen Adair--looking for one who did not come.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How monotonous, Ellen Adair could have told: and yet, even here, something like mystery seemed to be looming in the air.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Come what may, Ellen, I shall be down again within a few hours," had been Arthur Bohun's parting words to her.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading How monotonous, Ellen Adair could have told: and yet, even here, something like mystery seemed to be looming in the air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the front-parlour window at Eastsea, sat Ellen Adair--looking for one who did not come.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Whatever troubles, trials, mysteries might be passing elsewhere, Eastsea was going through its usual monotonous routine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How monotonous, Ellen Adair could have told: and yet, even here, something like mystery seemed to be looming in the air.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How monotonous, Ellen Adair could have told: and yet, even here, something like mystery seemed to be looming in the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever troubles, trials, mysteries might be passing elsewhere, Eastsea was going through its usual monotonous routine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever troubles, trials, mysteries might be passing elsewhere, Eastsea was going through its usual monotonous routine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever troubles, trials, mysteries might be passing elsewhere, Eastsea was going through its usual monotonous routine.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whatever troubles, trials, mysteries might be passing elsewhere, Eastsea was going through its usual monotonous routine.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Come what may, Ellen, I shall be down again within a few hours," had been Arthur Bohun's parting words to her.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever troubles, trials, mysteries might be passing elsewhere, Eastsea was going through its usual monotonous routine.
which person or people
From this reading At the front-parlour window at Eastsea, sat Ellen Adair--looking for one who did not come.
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From this reading At the front-parlour window at Eastsea, sat Ellen Adair--looking for one who did not come.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "Come what may, Ellen, I shall be down again within a few hours," had been Arthur Bohun's parting words to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come what may, Ellen, I shall be down again within a few hours," had been Arthur Bohun's parting words to her.
but in spite of that
From this reading How monotonous, Ellen Adair could have told: and yet, even here, something like mystery seemed to be looming in the air.
