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Chapter XXVI
The declaration of war found Graham desperately unhappy. Natalie held him rigidly to his promise, but it is doubtful if Natalie alone could have kept, him out of the army. Marion was using her influence, too! She held him by alternating between almost agreeing to runaway marriage and threats of breaking the engagement if he went to war. She had tacitly agreed to play Natalie's game, and she was doing it.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Natalie held him rigidly to his promise, but it is doubtful if Natalie alone could have kept, him out of the army.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “She held him by alternating between almost agreeing to runaway marriage and threats of breaking the engagement if he went to war.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Natalie held him rigidly to his promise, but it is doubtful if Natalie alone could have kept, him out of the army.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The declaration of war found Graham desperately unhappy.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Natalie held him rigidly to his promise, but it is doubtful if Natalie alone could have kept, him out of the army.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She held him by alternating between almost agreeing to runaway marriage and threats of breaking the engagement if he went to war.”
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From this reading She had tacitly agreed to play Natalie's game, and she was doing it.
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From this reading She held him by alternating between almost agreeing to runaway marriage and threats of breaking the engagement if he went to war.
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From this reading She held him by alternating between almost agreeing to runaway marriage and threats of breaking the engagement if he went to war.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Natalie held him rigidly to his promise, but it is doubtful if Natalie alone could have kept, him out of the army.
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From this reading She held him by alternating between almost agreeing to runaway marriage and threats of breaking the engagement if he went to war.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She held him by alternating between almost agreeing to runaway marriage and threats of breaking the engagement if he went to war.
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From this reading Natalie held him rigidly to his promise, but it is doubtful if Natalie alone could have kept, him out of the army.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She held him by alternating between almost agreeing to runaway marriage and threats of breaking the engagement if he went to war.
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From this reading She held him by alternating between almost agreeing to runaway marriage and threats of breaking the engagement if he went to war.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Natalie held him rigidly to his promise, but it is doubtful if Natalie alone could have kept, him out of the army.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She held him by alternating between almost agreeing to runaway marriage and threats of breaking the engagement if he went to war.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Natalie held him rigidly to his promise, but it is doubtful if Natalie alone could have kept, him out of the army.
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From this reading The declaration of war found Graham desperately unhappy.
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From this reading The declaration of war found Graham desperately unhappy.
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From this reading She had tacitly agreed to play Natalie's game, and she was doing it.
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From this reading Natalie held him rigidly to his promise, but it is doubtful if Natalie alone could have kept, him out of the army.
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From this reading She held him by alternating between almost agreeing to runaway marriage and threats of breaking the engagement if he went to war.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The declaration of war found Graham desperately unhappy.
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From this reading She had tacitly agreed to play Natalie's game, and she was doing it.
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From this reading The declaration of war found Graham desperately unhappy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had tacitly agreed to play Natalie's game, and she was doing it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Natalie held him rigidly to his promise, but it is doubtful if Natalie alone could have kept, him out of the army.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She held him by alternating between almost agreeing to runaway marriage and threats of breaking the engagement if he went to war.
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From this reading Natalie held him rigidly to his promise, but it is doubtful if Natalie alone could have kept, him out of the army.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marion was using her influence, too!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Natalie held him rigidly to his promise, but it is doubtful if Natalie alone could have kept, him out of the army.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Natalie held him rigidly to his promise, but it is doubtful if Natalie alone could have kept, him out of the army.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Natalie held him rigidly to his promise, but it is doubtful if Natalie alone could have kept, him out of the army.
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From this reading Marion was using her influence, too!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Natalie held him rigidly to his promise, but it is doubtful if Natalie alone could have kept, him out of the army.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Natalie held him rigidly to his promise, but it is doubtful if Natalie alone could have kept, him out of the army.
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From this reading Natalie held him rigidly to his promise, but it is doubtful if Natalie alone could have kept, him out of the army.
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From this reading Marion was using her influence, too!
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From this reading She held him by alternating between almost agreeing to runaway marriage and threats of breaking the engagement if he went to war.
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From this reading Natalie held him rigidly to his promise, but it is doubtful if Natalie alone could have kept, him out of the army.
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From this reading She had tacitly agreed to play Natalie's game, and she was doing it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The declaration of war found Graham desperately unhappy.
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From this reading Natalie held him rigidly to his promise, but it is doubtful if Natalie alone could have kept, him out of the army.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had tacitly agreed to play Natalie's game, and she was doing it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Natalie held him rigidly to his promise, but it is doubtful if Natalie alone could have kept, him out of the army.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Natalie held him rigidly to his promise, but it is doubtful if Natalie alone could have kept, him out of the army.
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From this reading She held him by alternating between almost agreeing to runaway marriage and threats of breaking the engagement if he went to war.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She held him by alternating between almost agreeing to runaway marriage and threats of breaking the engagement if he went to war.
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From this reading She had tacitly agreed to play Natalie's game, and she was doing it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The declaration of war found Graham desperately unhappy.
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From this reading She held him by alternating between almost agreeing to runaway marriage and threats of breaking the engagement if he went to war.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Natalie held him rigidly to his promise, but it is doubtful if Natalie alone could have kept, him out of the army.
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From this reading Marion was using her influence, too!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The declaration of war found Graham desperately unhappy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marion was using her influence, too!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The declaration of war found Graham desperately unhappy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marion was using her influence, too!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She held him by alternating between almost agreeing to runaway marriage and threats of breaking the engagement if he went to war.
