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Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room. "Yes, my boy?" he said suddenly, as he caught his son's eye. "When shall you start, father?" "To-morrow at the latest. Quite early in the morning, if we can get away."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Quite early in the morning, if we can get away."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Quite early in the morning, if we can get away."”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"When shall you start, father?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"When shall you start, father?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, my boy?" he said suddenly, as he caught his son's eye.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.”
during the time that
From this reading “Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes, my boy?" he said suddenly, as he caught his son's eye.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "To-morrow at the latest.
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From this reading Quite early in the morning, if we can get away."
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From this reading "Yes, my boy?" he said suddenly, as he caught his son's eye.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Quite early in the morning, if we can get away."
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From this reading "Yes, my boy?" he said suddenly, as he caught his son's eye.
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From this reading Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.
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From this reading Quite early in the morning, if we can get away."
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From this reading Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.
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From this reading Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.
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From this reading "Yes, my boy?" he said suddenly, as he caught his son's eye.
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From this reading "When shall you start, father?"
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From this reading Quite early in the morning, if we can get away."
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From this reading Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.
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From this reading Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, my boy?" he said suddenly, as he caught his son's eye.
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From this reading Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, my boy?" he said suddenly, as he caught his son's eye.
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From this reading Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Quite early in the morning, if we can get away."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Quite early in the morning, if we can get away."
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From this reading Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.
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From this reading Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.
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From this reading "To-morrow at the latest.
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From this reading Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.
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From this reading Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quite early in the morning, if we can get away."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, my boy?" he said suddenly, as he caught his son's eye.
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From this reading Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.
above and across; more than
From this reading Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.
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From this reading Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quite early in the morning, if we can get away."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, my boy?" he said suddenly, as he caught his son's eye.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "When shall you start, father?"
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From this reading Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, my boy?" he said suddenly, as he caught his son's eye.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When shall you start, father?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes, my boy?" he said suddenly, as he caught his son's eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.
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From this reading Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.
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From this reading "To-morrow at the latest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Quite early in the morning, if we can get away."
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From this reading Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.
at the time that
From this reading "When shall you start, father?"
during the time that
From this reading Lady Markham took and kissed her husband's hand, and then once more embraced her son, ending by taking her daughter to her heart, and weeping over her silently, while Sir Godfrey paced the room.
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From this reading "Yes, my boy?" he said suddenly, as he caught his son's eye.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "When shall you start, father?"
