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Chapter XV
It was still early. When he had left her, Helen looked at her watch; only half-past ten. She stood thinking. Should she go out, as usual, take her place in a long chair under the limes, close her eyes and pretend to sleep? No, she could not do that.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “No, she could not do that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he had left her, Helen looked at her watch; only half-past ten.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Should she go out, as usual, take her place in a long chair under the limes, close her eyes and pretend to sleep?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he had left her, Helen looked at her watch; only half-past ten.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was still early.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stood thinking.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Should she go out, as usual, take her place in a long chair under the limes, close her eyes and pretend to sleep?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stood thinking.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Should she go out, as usual, take her place in a long chair under the limes, close her eyes and pretend to sleep?”
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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 Should she go out, as usual, take her place in a long chair under the limes, close her eyes and pretend to sleep?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Should she go out, as usual, take her place in a long chair under the limes, close her eyes and pretend to sleep?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Should she go out, as usual, take her place in a long chair under the limes, close her eyes and pretend to sleep?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When he had left her, Helen looked at her watch; only half-past ten.
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From this reading Should she go out, as usual, take her place in a long chair under the limes, close her eyes and pretend to sleep?
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From this reading Should she go out, as usual, take her place in a long chair under the limes, close her eyes and pretend to sleep?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No, she could not do that.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading No, she could not do that.
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From this reading It was still early.
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From this reading Should she go out, as usual, take her place in a long chair under the limes, close her eyes and pretend to sleep?
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From this reading Should she go out, as usual, take her place in a long chair under the limes, close her eyes and pretend to sleep?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he had left her, Helen looked at her watch; only half-past ten.
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From this reading When he had left her, Helen looked at her watch; only half-past ten.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he had left her, Helen looked at her watch; only half-past ten.
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From this reading When he had left her, Helen looked at her watch; only half-past ten.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When he had left her, Helen looked at her watch; only half-past ten.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Should she go out, as usual, take her place in a long chair under the limes, close her eyes and pretend to sleep?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was still early.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he had left her, Helen looked at her watch; only half-past ten.
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From this reading Should she go out, as usual, take her place in a long chair under the limes, close her eyes and pretend to sleep?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Should she go out, as usual, take her place in a long chair under the limes, close her eyes and pretend to sleep?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he had left her, Helen looked at her watch; only half-past ten.
not any; not one
From this reading No, she could not do that.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No, she could not do that.
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From this reading When he had left her, Helen looked at her watch; only half-past ten.
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From this reading Should she go out, as usual, take her place in a long chair under the limes, close her eyes and pretend to sleep?
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From this reading Should she go out, as usual, take her place in a long chair under the limes, close her eyes and pretend to sleep?
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From this reading Should she go out, as usual, take her place in a long chair under the limes, close her eyes and pretend to sleep?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood thinking.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should she go out, as usual, take her place in a long chair under the limes, close her eyes and pretend to sleep?
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From this reading Should she go out, as usual, take her place in a long chair under the limes, close her eyes and pretend to sleep?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was still early.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood thinking.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Should she go out, as usual, take her place in a long chair under the limes, close her eyes and pretend to sleep?
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From this reading When he had left her, Helen looked at her watch; only half-past ten.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No, she could not do that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Should she go out, as usual, take her place in a long chair under the limes, close her eyes and pretend to sleep?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood thinking.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Should she go out, as usual, take her place in a long chair under the limes, close her eyes and pretend to sleep?
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Should she go out, as usual, take her place in a long chair under the limes, close her eyes and pretend to sleep?
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From this reading Should she go out, as usual, take her place in a long chair under the limes, close her eyes and pretend to sleep?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was still early.
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From this reading When he had left her, Helen looked at her watch; only half-past ten.
at the time that
From this reading When he had left her, Helen looked at her watch; only half-past ten.
