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Chapter XXXV
MORE NEWS OF PAUL DAVIES. Louisa Diaper did not appear that night, nor next morning. She had been spirited away like the rest. Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire. I daresay this young lady liked her excursion to town well enough.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She had been spirited away like the rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Louisa Diaper did not appear that night, nor next morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Louisa Diaper did not appear that night, nor next morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had been spirited away like the rest.”
full of energy and determination
From this reading “She had been spirited away like the rest.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I daresay this young lady liked her excursion to town well enough.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.”
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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 Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
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From this reading Louisa Diaper did not appear that night, nor next morning.
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From this reading She had been spirited away like the rest.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been spirited away like the rest.
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From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
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From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
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From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
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From this reading I daresay this young lady liked her excursion to town well enough.
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From this reading MORE NEWS OF PAUL DAVIES.
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From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
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From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
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From this reading Louisa Diaper did not appear that night, nor next morning.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Louisa Diaper did not appear that night, nor next morning.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
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From this reading I daresay this young lady liked her excursion to town well enough.
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From this reading I daresay this young lady liked her excursion to town well enough.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
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From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been spirited away like the rest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
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From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I daresay this young lady liked her excursion to town well enough.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
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From this reading I daresay this young lady liked her excursion to town well enough.
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From this reading She had been spirited away like the rest.
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From this reading I daresay this young lady liked her excursion to town well enough.
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From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
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From this reading Louisa Diaper did not appear that night, nor next morning.
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From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
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From this reading MORE NEWS OF PAUL DAVIES.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Louisa Diaper did not appear that night, nor next morning.
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From this reading MORE NEWS OF PAUL DAVIES.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Louisa Diaper did not appear that night, nor next morning.
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From this reading Louisa Diaper did not appear that night, nor next morning.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Louisa Diaper did not appear that night, nor next morning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Louisa Diaper did not appear that night, nor next morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MORE NEWS OF PAUL DAVIES.
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From this reading MORE NEWS OF PAUL DAVIES.
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From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been spirited away like the rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been spirited away like the rest.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
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From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
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From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
full of energy and determination
From this reading She had been spirited away like the rest.
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From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
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From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Louisa Diaper did not appear that night, nor next morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had been spirited away like the rest.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I daresay this young lady liked her excursion to town well enough.
up to a particular time
From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
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From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
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From this reading I daresay this young lady liked her excursion to town well enough.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
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From this reading Sir Richard had told her that his sister desired that she should go into town, and stay till next day, under the care of the housekeeper in town, and that he would bring her a list of commissions which she was to do for her mistress preparatory to starting for Yorkshire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I daresay this young lady liked her excursion to town well enough.
