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Chapter XXXV
MEETING AGAIN. Time flew on. Summer had come round again: and it was now close upon three years since Mrs. Raynor and her children had quitted Eagles' Nest. Certainly, affairs could not be said to be progressing with them. The past winter and spring had again brought trouble.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MEETING AGAIN.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The past winter and spring had again brought trouble.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Summer had come round again: and it was now close upon three years since Mrs. Raynor and her children had quitted Eagles' Nest.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Certainly, affairs could not be said to be progressing with them.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Summer had come round again: and it was now close upon three years since Mrs. Raynor and her children had quitted Eagles' Nest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Time flew on.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Summer had come round again: and it was now close upon three years since Mrs. Raynor and her children had quitted Eagles' Nest.”
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From this reading Certainly, affairs could not be said to be progressing with them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MEETING AGAIN.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Summer had come round again: and it was now close upon three years since Mrs. Raynor and her children had quitted Eagles' Nest.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Certainly, affairs could not be said to be progressing with them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The past winter and spring had again brought trouble.
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From this reading Certainly, affairs could not be said to be progressing with them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Summer had come round again: and it was now close upon three years since Mrs. Raynor and her children had quitted Eagles' Nest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Summer had come round again: and it was now close upon three years since Mrs. Raynor and her children had quitted Eagles' Nest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Summer had come round again: and it was now close upon three years since Mrs. Raynor and her children had quitted Eagles' Nest.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Certainly, affairs could not be said to be progressing with them.
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From this reading Summer had come round again: and it was now close upon three years since Mrs. Raynor and her children had quitted Eagles' Nest.
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From this reading Time flew on.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Summer had come round again: and it was now close upon three years since Mrs. Raynor and her children had quitted Eagles' Nest.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Summer had come round again: and it was now close upon three years since Mrs. Raynor and her children had quitted Eagles' Nest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Summer had come round again: and it was now close upon three years since Mrs. Raynor and her children had quitted Eagles' Nest.
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From this reading MEETING AGAIN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Summer had come round again: and it was now close upon three years since Mrs. Raynor and her children had quitted Eagles' Nest.
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From this reading Summer had come round again: and it was now close upon three years since Mrs. Raynor and her children had quitted Eagles' Nest.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Certainly, affairs could not be said to be progressing with them.
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From this reading Summer had come round again: and it was now close upon three years since Mrs. Raynor and her children had quitted Eagles' Nest.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Time flew on.
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From this reading The past winter and spring had again brought trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly, affairs could not be said to be progressing with them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Summer had come round again: and it was now close upon three years since Mrs. Raynor and her children had quitted Eagles' Nest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Summer had come round again: and it was now close upon three years since Mrs. Raynor and her children had quitted Eagles' Nest.
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From this reading Summer had come round again: and it was now close upon three years since Mrs. Raynor and her children had quitted Eagles' Nest.
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From this reading Certainly, affairs could not be said to be progressing with them.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Summer had come round again: and it was now close upon three years since Mrs. Raynor and her children had quitted Eagles' Nest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The past winter and spring had again brought trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Summer had come round again: and it was now close upon three years since Mrs. Raynor and her children had quitted Eagles' Nest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The past winter and spring had again brought trouble.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Certainly, affairs could not be said to be progressing with them.
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From this reading Summer had come round again: and it was now close upon three years since Mrs. Raynor and her children had quitted Eagles' Nest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time flew on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Certainly, affairs could not be said to be progressing with them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The past winter and spring had again brought trouble.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Summer had come round again: and it was now close upon three years since Mrs. Raynor and her children had quitted Eagles' Nest.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Summer had come round again: and it was now close upon three years since Mrs. Raynor and her children had quitted Eagles' Nest.
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From this reading The past winter and spring had again brought trouble.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Certainly, affairs could not be said to be progressing with them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Summer had come round again: and it was now close upon three years since Mrs. Raynor and her children had quitted Eagles' Nest.
