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Chapter XXIII
MAURICE DE CRESPIGNY’S WILL. Richard Thornton folded the pencil sketch and put it in his pocket with the water-coloured drawing. “I told you that Launcelot Darrell would make a confidant of his pencil,” he said, in a low voice. “We may as well tie up the portfolio, Mrs. Monckton; there will be nothing more in it that can help us. The memory of your father would scarcely be pleasant to this young man after the 12th of August.
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later than; following
From this reading “The memory of your father would scarcely be pleasant to this young man after the 12th of August.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We may as well tie up the portfolio, Mrs. Monckton; there will be nothing more in it that can help us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I told you that Launcelot Darrell would make a confidant of his pencil,” he said, in a low voice.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““We may as well tie up the portfolio, Mrs. Monckton; there will be nothing more in it that can help us.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “The memory of your father would scarcely be pleasant to this young man after the 12th of August.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““We may as well tie up the portfolio, Mrs. Monckton; there will be nothing more in it that can help us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The memory of your father would scarcely be pleasant to this young man after the 12th of August.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I told you that Launcelot Darrell would make a confidant of his pencil,” he said, in a low voice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We may as well tie up the portfolio, Mrs. Monckton; there will be nothing more in it that can help us.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““I told you that Launcelot Darrell would make a confidant of his pencil,” he said, in a low voice.”
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From this reading The memory of your father would scarcely be pleasant to this young man after the 12th of August.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I told you that Launcelot Darrell would make a confidant of his pencil,” he said, in a low voice.
later than; following
From this reading The memory of your father would scarcely be pleasant to this young man after the 12th of August.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Richard Thornton folded the pencil sketch and put it in his pocket with the water-coloured drawing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “We may as well tie up the portfolio, Mrs. Monckton; there will be nothing more in it that can help us.
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From this reading The memory of your father would scarcely be pleasant to this young man after the 12th of August.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “We may as well tie up the portfolio, Mrs. Monckton; there will be nothing more in it that can help us.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “We may as well tie up the portfolio, Mrs. Monckton; there will be nothing more in it that can help us.
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From this reading “I told you that Launcelot Darrell would make a confidant of his pencil,” he said, in a low voice.
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From this reading MAURICE DE CRESPIGNY’S WILL.
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From this reading “I told you that Launcelot Darrell would make a confidant of his pencil,” he said, in a low voice.
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From this reading MAURICE DE CRESPIGNY’S WILL.
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From this reading Richard Thornton folded the pencil sketch and put it in his pocket with the water-coloured drawing.
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From this reading The memory of your father would scarcely be pleasant to this young man after the 12th of August.
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From this reading Richard Thornton folded the pencil sketch and put it in his pocket with the water-coloured drawing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I told you that Launcelot Darrell would make a confidant of his pencil,” he said, in a low voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We may as well tie up the portfolio, Mrs. Monckton; there will be nothing more in it that can help us.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Richard Thornton folded the pencil sketch and put it in his pocket with the water-coloured drawing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I told you that Launcelot Darrell would make a confidant of his pencil,” he said, in a low voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Richard Thornton folded the pencil sketch and put it in his pocket with the water-coloured drawing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Richard Thornton folded the pencil sketch and put it in his pocket with the water-coloured drawing.
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From this reading “I told you that Launcelot Darrell would make a confidant of his pencil,” he said, in a low voice.
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From this reading “I told you that Launcelot Darrell would make a confidant of his pencil,” he said, in a low voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I told you that Launcelot Darrell would make a confidant of his pencil,” he said, in a low voice.
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From this reading The memory of your father would scarcely be pleasant to this young man after the 12th of August.
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From this reading MAURICE DE CRESPIGNY’S WILL.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “We may as well tie up the portfolio, Mrs. Monckton; there will be nothing more in it that can help us.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The memory of your father would scarcely be pleasant to this young man after the 12th of August.
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From this reading “We may as well tie up the portfolio, Mrs. Monckton; there will be nothing more in it that can help us.
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From this reading “We may as well tie up the portfolio, Mrs. Monckton; there will be nothing more in it that can help us.
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From this reading “We may as well tie up the portfolio, Mrs. Monckton; there will be nothing more in it that can help us.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “We may as well tie up the portfolio, Mrs. Monckton; there will be nothing more in it that can help us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I told you that Launcelot Darrell would make a confidant of his pencil,” he said, in a low voice.
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From this reading Richard Thornton folded the pencil sketch and put it in his pocket with the water-coloured drawing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The memory of your father would scarcely be pleasant to this young man after the 12th of August.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Richard Thornton folded the pencil sketch and put it in his pocket with the water-coloured drawing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We may as well tie up the portfolio, Mrs. Monckton; there will be nothing more in it that can help us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Richard Thornton folded the pencil sketch and put it in his pocket with the water-coloured drawing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Richard Thornton folded the pencil sketch and put it in his pocket with the water-coloured drawing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I told you that Launcelot Darrell would make a confidant of his pencil,” he said, in a low voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The memory of your father would scarcely be pleasant to this young man after the 12th of August.
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From this reading Richard Thornton folded the pencil sketch and put it in his pocket with the water-coloured drawing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I told you that Launcelot Darrell would make a confidant of his pencil,” he said, in a low voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Richard Thornton folded the pencil sketch and put it in his pocket with the water-coloured drawing.
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From this reading “We may as well tie up the portfolio, Mrs. Monckton; there will be nothing more in it that can help us.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The memory of your father would scarcely be pleasant to this young man after the 12th of August.
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From this reading Richard Thornton folded the pencil sketch and put it in his pocket with the water-coloured drawing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We may as well tie up the portfolio, Mrs. Monckton; there will be nothing more in it that can help us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The memory of your father would scarcely be pleasant to this young man after the 12th of August.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I told you that Launcelot Darrell would make a confidant of his pencil,” he said, in a low voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We may as well tie up the portfolio, Mrs. Monckton; there will be nothing more in it that can help us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We may as well tie up the portfolio, Mrs. Monckton; there will be nothing more in it that can help us.
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From this reading “I told you that Launcelot Darrell would make a confidant of his pencil,” he said, in a low voice.
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From this reading Richard Thornton folded the pencil sketch and put it in his pocket with the water-coloured drawing.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We may as well tie up the portfolio, Mrs. Monckton; there will be nothing more in it that can help us.
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From this reading “We may as well tie up the portfolio, Mrs. Monckton; there will be nothing more in it that can help us.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading MAURICE DE CRESPIGNY’S WILL.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Richard Thornton folded the pencil sketch and put it in his pocket with the water-coloured drawing.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I told you that Launcelot Darrell would make a confidant of his pencil,” he said, in a low voice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I told you that Launcelot Darrell would make a confidant of his pencil,” he said, in a low voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The memory of your father would scarcely be pleasant to this young man after the 12th of August.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The memory of your father would scarcely be pleasant to this young man after the 12th of August.
