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Chapter XVI
Evelyn thought of the scene by Lady Asher's bedside that an accident had saved her from. Marriage was more than ever impossible. What should she have said if Lady Asher had not died before she arrived? The dying woman's eyes, the dying woman's voice! Good heavens! what would she have said?
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “What should she have said if Lady Asher had not died before she arrived?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marriage was more than ever impossible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good heavens! what would she have said?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What should she have said if Lady Asher had not died before she arrived?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Evelyn thought of the scene by Lady Asher's bedside that an accident had saved her from.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Evelyn thought of the scene by Lady Asher's bedside that an accident had saved her from.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Good heavens! what would she have said?”
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From this reading Evelyn thought of the scene by Lady Asher's bedside that an accident had saved her from.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Evelyn thought of the scene by Lady Asher's bedside that an accident had saved her from.
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From this reading What should she have said if Lady Asher had not died before she arrived?
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From this reading What should she have said if Lady Asher had not died before she arrived?
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From this reading Evelyn thought of the scene by Lady Asher's bedside that an accident had saved her from.
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From this reading Evelyn thought of the scene by Lady Asher's bedside that an accident had saved her from.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading What should she have said if Lady Asher had not died before she arrived?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Evelyn thought of the scene by Lady Asher's bedside that an accident had saved her from.
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From this reading What should she have said if Lady Asher had not died before she arrived?
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From this reading The dying woman's eyes, the dying woman's voice!
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From this reading Evelyn thought of the scene by Lady Asher's bedside that an accident had saved her from.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marriage was more than ever impossible.
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From this reading The dying woman's eyes, the dying woman's voice!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Evelyn thought of the scene by Lady Asher's bedside that an accident had saved her from.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good heavens! what would she have said?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Evelyn thought of the scene by Lady Asher's bedside that an accident had saved her from.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What should she have said if Lady Asher had not died before she arrived?
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From this reading Good heavens! what would she have said?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Evelyn thought of the scene by Lady Asher's bedside that an accident had saved her from.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What should she have said if Lady Asher had not died before she arrived?
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From this reading Marriage was more than ever impossible.
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From this reading Evelyn thought of the scene by Lady Asher's bedside that an accident had saved her from.
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From this reading Marriage was more than ever impossible.
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From this reading Marriage was more than ever impossible.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What should she have said if Lady Asher had not died before she arrived?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Evelyn thought of the scene by Lady Asher's bedside that an accident had saved her from.
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From this reading What should she have said if Lady Asher had not died before she arrived?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Evelyn thought of the scene by Lady Asher's bedside that an accident had saved her from.
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From this reading Evelyn thought of the scene by Lady Asher's bedside that an accident had saved her from.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What should she have said if Lady Asher had not died before she arrived?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What should she have said if Lady Asher had not died before she arrived?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Marriage was more than ever impossible.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Evelyn thought of the scene by Lady Asher's bedside that an accident had saved her from.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Evelyn thought of the scene by Lady Asher's bedside that an accident had saved her from.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Evelyn thought of the scene by Lady Asher's bedside that an accident had saved her from.
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From this reading The dying woman's eyes, the dying woman's voice!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marriage was more than ever impossible.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What should she have said if Lady Asher had not died before she arrived?
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From this reading The dying woman's eyes, the dying woman's voice!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Good heavens! what would she have said?
