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Chapter VI
Hetty dragged herself wearily home--she had waited to see the young Squire in a state of intense and rapt excitement. He had received her news with marvellous indifference. The excitement he had shown was the ordinary excitement which an outsider might feel when he received startling and unlooked for tidings. There was not a scrap of personal emotion in his manner. Was it possible that he had forgotten all about the murder which he himself had committed?
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Was it possible that he had forgotten all about the murder which he himself had committed?”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Was it possible that he had forgotten all about the murder which he himself had committed?”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Hetty dragged herself wearily home--she had waited to see the young Squire in a state of intense and rapt excitement.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Was it possible that he had forgotten all about the murder which he himself had committed?”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “The excitement he had shown was the ordinary excitement which an outsider might feel when he received startling and unlooked for tidings.”
A person who does not belong to a particular group or community; a stranger.
From this reading “The excitement he had shown was the ordinary excitement which an outsider might feel when he received startling and unlooked for tidings.”
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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 Hetty dragged herself wearily home--she had waited to see the young Squire in a state of intense and rapt excitement.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Was it possible that he had forgotten all about the murder which he himself had committed?
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From this reading Was it possible that he had forgotten all about the murder which he himself had committed?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The excitement he had shown was the ordinary excitement which an outsider might feel when he received startling and unlooked for tidings.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hetty dragged herself wearily home--she had waited to see the young Squire in a state of intense and rapt excitement.
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From this reading Was it possible that he had forgotten all about the murder which he himself had committed?
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From this reading Hetty dragged herself wearily home--she had waited to see the young Squire in a state of intense and rapt excitement.
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From this reading There was not a scrap of personal emotion in his manner.
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From this reading Hetty dragged herself wearily home--she had waited to see the young Squire in a state of intense and rapt excitement.
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From this reading The excitement he had shown was the ordinary excitement which an outsider might feel when he received startling and unlooked for tidings.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The excitement he had shown was the ordinary excitement which an outsider might feel when he received startling and unlooked for tidings.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Was it possible that he had forgotten all about the murder which he himself had committed?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hetty dragged herself wearily home--she had waited to see the young Squire in a state of intense and rapt excitement.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had received her news with marvellous indifference.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had received her news with marvellous indifference.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hetty dragged herself wearily home--she had waited to see the young Squire in a state of intense and rapt excitement.
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From this reading Hetty dragged herself wearily home--she had waited to see the young Squire in a state of intense and rapt excitement.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Was it possible that he had forgotten all about the murder which he himself had committed?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was not a scrap of personal emotion in his manner.
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From this reading Hetty dragged herself wearily home--she had waited to see the young Squire in a state of intense and rapt excitement.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hetty dragged herself wearily home--she had waited to see the young Squire in a state of intense and rapt excitement.
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From this reading He had received her news with marvellous indifference.
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From this reading Hetty dragged herself wearily home--she had waited to see the young Squire in a state of intense and rapt excitement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it possible that he had forgotten all about the murder which he himself had committed?
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From this reading There was not a scrap of personal emotion in his manner.
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From this reading He had received her news with marvellous indifference.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The excitement he had shown was the ordinary excitement which an outsider might feel when he received startling and unlooked for tidings.
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From this reading Was it possible that he had forgotten all about the murder which he himself had committed?
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From this reading He had received her news with marvellous indifference.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not a scrap of personal emotion in his manner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hetty dragged herself wearily home--she had waited to see the young Squire in a state of intense and rapt excitement.
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From this reading The excitement he had shown was the ordinary excitement which an outsider might feel when he received startling and unlooked for tidings.
A person who does not belong to a particular group or community; a stranger.
From this reading The excitement he had shown was the ordinary excitement which an outsider might feel when he received startling and unlooked for tidings.
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From this reading There was not a scrap of personal emotion in his manner.
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From this reading Was it possible that he had forgotten all about the murder which he himself had committed?
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From this reading Hetty dragged herself wearily home--she had waited to see the young Squire in a state of intense and rapt excitement.
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From this reading He had received her news with marvellous indifference.
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From this reading There was not a scrap of personal emotion in his manner.
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From this reading Hetty dragged herself wearily home--she had waited to see the young Squire in a state of intense and rapt excitement.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hetty dragged herself wearily home--she had waited to see the young Squire in a state of intense and rapt excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The excitement he had shown was the ordinary excitement which an outsider might feel when he received startling and unlooked for tidings.
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From this reading Hetty dragged herself wearily home--she had waited to see the young Squire in a state of intense and rapt excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The excitement he had shown was the ordinary excitement which an outsider might feel when he received startling and unlooked for tidings.
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From this reading Hetty dragged herself wearily home--she had waited to see the young Squire in a state of intense and rapt excitement.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Was it possible that he had forgotten all about the murder which he himself had committed?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hetty dragged herself wearily home--she had waited to see the young Squire in a state of intense and rapt excitement.
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From this reading There was not a scrap of personal emotion in his manner.
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From this reading The excitement he had shown was the ordinary excitement which an outsider might feel when he received startling and unlooked for tidings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hetty dragged herself wearily home--she had waited to see the young Squire in a state of intense and rapt excitement.
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From this reading The excitement he had shown was the ordinary excitement which an outsider might feel when he received startling and unlooked for tidings.
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From this reading Hetty dragged herself wearily home--she had waited to see the young Squire in a state of intense and rapt excitement.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The excitement he had shown was the ordinary excitement which an outsider might feel when he received startling and unlooked for tidings.
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From this reading Hetty dragged herself wearily home--she had waited to see the young Squire in a state of intense and rapt excitement.
at the time that
From this reading The excitement he had shown was the ordinary excitement which an outsider might feel when he received startling and unlooked for tidings.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The excitement he had shown was the ordinary excitement which an outsider might feel when he received startling and unlooked for tidings.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had received her news with marvellous indifference.
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From this reading Hetty dragged herself wearily home--she had waited to see the young Squire in a state of intense and rapt excitement.
