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Chapter XXXV
The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him. She returned answer that she would expect him. Ever since her parting with Philip Lancaster, the Marquise had kept herself secluded. After such an experience, even she needed time to draw her breath and look about her. It was more like defeat than anything else that had ever happened to her.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “After such an experience, even she needed time to draw her breath and look about her.”
later than; following
From this reading “The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.”
any thing at all
From this reading “It was more like defeat than anything else that had ever happened to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After such an experience, even she needed time to draw her breath and look about her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ever since her parting with Philip Lancaster, the Marquise had kept herself secluded.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “She returned answer that she would expect him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Ever since her parting with Philip Lancaster, the Marquise had kept herself secluded.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After such an experience, even she needed time to draw her breath and look about her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She returned answer that she would expect him.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Ever since her parting with Philip Lancaster, the Marquise had kept herself secluded.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After such an experience, even she needed time to draw her breath and look about her.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After such an experience, even she needed time to draw her breath and look about her.
later than; following
From this reading The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After such an experience, even she needed time to draw her breath and look about her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After such an experience, even she needed time to draw her breath and look about her.
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From this reading She returned answer that she would expect him.
any thing at all
From this reading It was more like defeat than anything else that had ever happened to her.
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From this reading The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.
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From this reading After such an experience, even she needed time to draw her breath and look about her.
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From this reading The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.
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From this reading The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.
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From this reading The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.
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From this reading It was more like defeat than anything else that had ever happened to her.
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From this reading The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After such an experience, even she needed time to draw her breath and look about her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was more like defeat than anything else that had ever happened to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After such an experience, even she needed time to draw her breath and look about her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ever since her parting with Philip Lancaster, the Marquise had kept herself secluded.
to think that something will happen
From this reading She returned answer that she would expect him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After such an experience, even she needed time to draw her breath and look about her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ever since her parting with Philip Lancaster, the Marquise had kept herself secluded.
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From this reading It was more like defeat than anything else that had ever happened to her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ever since her parting with Philip Lancaster, the Marquise had kept herself secluded.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ever since her parting with Philip Lancaster, the Marquise had kept herself secluded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ever since her parting with Philip Lancaster, the Marquise had kept herself secluded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was more like defeat than anything else that had ever happened to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After such an experience, even she needed time to draw her breath and look about her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was more like defeat than anything else that had ever happened to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After such an experience, even she needed time to draw her breath and look about her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ever since her parting with Philip Lancaster, the Marquise had kept herself secluded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ever since her parting with Philip Lancaster, the Marquise had kept herself secluded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She returned answer that she would expect him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ever since her parting with Philip Lancaster, the Marquise had kept herself secluded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Ever since her parting with Philip Lancaster, the Marquise had kept herself secluded.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading After such an experience, even she needed time to draw her breath and look about her.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was more like defeat than anything else that had ever happened to her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After such an experience, even she needed time to draw her breath and look about her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was more like defeat than anything else that had ever happened to her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ever since her parting with Philip Lancaster, the Marquise had kept herself secluded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The morning after Bendibow’s death, Merton Fillmore sent word to the Marquise Desmoines that he would call upon her that evening, if she found it convenient to receive him.
