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Chapter V
DIALOGUE BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND SAVILLE.--CERTAIN EVENTS EXPLAINED.--SAVILLE'S APOLOGY FOR A BAD HEART.--GODOLPHIN'S CONFUSED SENTIMENTS FOR LADY ERPINGHAM. "Good Heavens! Constance Vernon once more free!" "And did you not really know it? Your retreat by the lake must have been indeed seclusion.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Your retreat by the lake must have been indeed seclusion.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “DIALOGUE BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND SAVILLE.--CERTAIN EVENTS EXPLAINED.--SAVILLE'S APOLOGY FOR A BAD HEART.--GODOLPHIN'S CONFUSED SENTIMENTS FOR LADY ERPINGHAM.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “Constance Vernon once more free!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good Heavens!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Your retreat by the lake must have been indeed seclusion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And did you not really know it?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Your retreat by the lake must have been indeed seclusion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Constance Vernon once more free!"”
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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 DIALOGUE BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND SAVILLE.--CERTAIN EVENTS EXPLAINED.--SAVILLE'S APOLOGY FOR A BAD HEART.--GODOLPHIN'S CONFUSED SENTIMENTS FOR LADY ERPINGHAM.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DIALOGUE BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND SAVILLE.--CERTAIN EVENTS EXPLAINED.--SAVILLE'S APOLOGY FOR A BAD HEART.--GODOLPHIN'S CONFUSED SENTIMENTS FOR LADY ERPINGHAM.
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From this reading DIALOGUE BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND SAVILLE.--CERTAIN EVENTS EXPLAINED.--SAVILLE'S APOLOGY FOR A BAD HEART.--GODOLPHIN'S CONFUSED SENTIMENTS FOR LADY ERPINGHAM.
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From this reading DIALOGUE BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND SAVILLE.--CERTAIN EVENTS EXPLAINED.--SAVILLE'S APOLOGY FOR A BAD HEART.--GODOLPHIN'S CONFUSED SENTIMENTS FOR LADY ERPINGHAM.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Your retreat by the lake must have been indeed seclusion.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading DIALOGUE BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND SAVILLE.--CERTAIN EVENTS EXPLAINED.--SAVILLE'S APOLOGY FOR A BAD HEART.--GODOLPHIN'S CONFUSED SENTIMENTS FOR LADY ERPINGHAM.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Your retreat by the lake must have been indeed seclusion.
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From this reading DIALOGUE BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND SAVILLE.--CERTAIN EVENTS EXPLAINED.--SAVILLE'S APOLOGY FOR A BAD HEART.--GODOLPHIN'S CONFUSED SENTIMENTS FOR LADY ERPINGHAM.
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From this reading DIALOGUE BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND SAVILLE.--CERTAIN EVENTS EXPLAINED.--SAVILLE'S APOLOGY FOR A BAD HEART.--GODOLPHIN'S CONFUSED SENTIMENTS FOR LADY ERPINGHAM.
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From this reading Constance Vernon once more free!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DIALOGUE BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND SAVILLE.--CERTAIN EVENTS EXPLAINED.--SAVILLE'S APOLOGY FOR A BAD HEART.--GODOLPHIN'S CONFUSED SENTIMENTS FOR LADY ERPINGHAM.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "And did you not really know it?
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From this reading DIALOGUE BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND SAVILLE.--CERTAIN EVENTS EXPLAINED.--SAVILLE'S APOLOGY FOR A BAD HEART.--GODOLPHIN'S CONFUSED SENTIMENTS FOR LADY ERPINGHAM.
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From this reading DIALOGUE BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND SAVILLE.--CERTAIN EVENTS EXPLAINED.--SAVILLE'S APOLOGY FOR A BAD HEART.--GODOLPHIN'S CONFUSED SENTIMENTS FOR LADY ERPINGHAM.
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From this reading DIALOGUE BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND SAVILLE.--CERTAIN EVENTS EXPLAINED.--SAVILLE'S APOLOGY FOR A BAD HEART.--GODOLPHIN'S CONFUSED SENTIMENTS FOR LADY ERPINGHAM.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DIALOGUE BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND SAVILLE.--CERTAIN EVENTS EXPLAINED.--SAVILLE'S APOLOGY FOR A BAD HEART.--GODOLPHIN'S CONFUSED SENTIMENTS FOR LADY ERPINGHAM.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Constance Vernon once more free!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DIALOGUE BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND SAVILLE.--CERTAIN EVENTS EXPLAINED.--SAVILLE'S APOLOGY FOR A BAD HEART.--GODOLPHIN'S CONFUSED SENTIMENTS FOR LADY ERPINGHAM.
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From this reading DIALOGUE BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND SAVILLE.--CERTAIN EVENTS EXPLAINED.--SAVILLE'S APOLOGY FOR A BAD HEART.--GODOLPHIN'S CONFUSED SENTIMENTS FOR LADY ERPINGHAM.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good Heavens!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Your retreat by the lake must have been indeed seclusion.
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From this reading DIALOGUE BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND SAVILLE.--CERTAIN EVENTS EXPLAINED.--SAVILLE'S APOLOGY FOR A BAD HEART.--GODOLPHIN'S CONFUSED SENTIMENTS FOR LADY ERPINGHAM.
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From this reading "Good Heavens!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your retreat by the lake must have been indeed seclusion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And did you not really know it?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And did you not really know it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DIALOGUE BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND SAVILLE.--CERTAIN EVENTS EXPLAINED.--SAVILLE'S APOLOGY FOR A BAD HEART.--GODOLPHIN'S CONFUSED SENTIMENTS FOR LADY ERPINGHAM.
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From this reading Your retreat by the lake must have been indeed seclusion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Constance Vernon once more free!"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Your retreat by the lake must have been indeed seclusion.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "And did you not really know it?
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From this reading Constance Vernon once more free!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And did you not really know it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your retreat by the lake must have been indeed seclusion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DIALOGUE BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND SAVILLE.--CERTAIN EVENTS EXPLAINED.--SAVILLE'S APOLOGY FOR A BAD HEART.--GODOLPHIN'S CONFUSED SENTIMENTS FOR LADY ERPINGHAM.
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From this reading DIALOGUE BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND SAVILLE.--CERTAIN EVENTS EXPLAINED.--SAVILLE'S APOLOGY FOR A BAD HEART.--GODOLPHIN'S CONFUSED SENTIMENTS FOR LADY ERPINGHAM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your retreat by the lake must have been indeed seclusion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DIALOGUE BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND SAVILLE.--CERTAIN EVENTS EXPLAINED.--SAVILLE'S APOLOGY FOR A BAD HEART.--GODOLPHIN'S CONFUSED SENTIMENTS FOR LADY ERPINGHAM.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Your retreat by the lake must have been indeed seclusion.
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From this reading Constance Vernon once more free!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And did you not really know it?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your retreat by the lake must have been indeed seclusion.
