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Chapter XX
MRS. LANCASTER'S WIDOWHOOD The first two years of her widowhood Alice Lancaster spent in retirement. Even the busy tongue of Mrs. Nailor could find little to criticise in the young widow. To be sure, that accomplished critic made the most of this little, and disseminated her opinion that Alice's grief for Mr. Lancaster could only be remorse for her indifference to him during his life. Every one knew, she said, how she had neglected him.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Even the busy tongue of Mrs. Nailor could find little to criticise in the young widow.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “To be sure, that accomplished critic made the most of this little, and disseminated her opinion that Alice's grief for Mr. Lancaster could only be remorse for her indifference to him during his life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even the busy tongue of Mrs. Nailor could find little to criticise in the young widow.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every one knew, she said, how she had neglected him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LANCASTER'S WIDOWHOOD The first two years of her widowhood Alice Lancaster spent in retirement.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To be sure, that accomplished critic made the most of this little, and disseminated her opinion that Alice's grief for Mr. Lancaster could only be remorse for her indifference to him during his life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even the busy tongue of Mrs. Nailor could find little to criticise in the young widow.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Every one knew, she said, how she had neglected him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To be sure, that accomplished critic made the most of this little, and disseminated her opinion that Alice's grief for Mr. Lancaster could only be remorse for her indifference to him during his life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even the busy tongue of Mrs. Nailor could find little to criticise in the young widow.”
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From this reading To be sure, that accomplished critic made the most of this little, and disseminated her opinion that Alice's grief for Mr. Lancaster could only be remorse for her indifference to him during his life.
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From this reading LANCASTER'S WIDOWHOOD The first two years of her widowhood Alice Lancaster spent in retirement.
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From this reading To be sure, that accomplished critic made the most of this little, and disseminated her opinion that Alice's grief for Mr. Lancaster could only be remorse for her indifference to him during his life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To be sure, that accomplished critic made the most of this little, and disseminated her opinion that Alice's grief for Mr. Lancaster could only be remorse for her indifference to him during his life.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be sure, that accomplished critic made the most of this little, and disseminated her opinion that Alice's grief for Mr. Lancaster could only be remorse for her indifference to him during his life.
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From this reading Even the busy tongue of Mrs. Nailor could find little to criticise in the young widow.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Even the busy tongue of Mrs. Nailor could find little to criticise in the young widow.
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From this reading To be sure, that accomplished critic made the most of this little, and disseminated her opinion that Alice's grief for Mr. Lancaster could only be remorse for her indifference to him during his life.
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From this reading Even the busy tongue of Mrs. Nailor could find little to criticise in the young widow.
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From this reading To be sure, that accomplished critic made the most of this little, and disseminated her opinion that Alice's grief for Mr. Lancaster could only be remorse for her indifference to him during his life.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading To be sure, that accomplished critic made the most of this little, and disseminated her opinion that Alice's grief for Mr. Lancaster could only be remorse for her indifference to him during his life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the busy tongue of Mrs. Nailor could find little to criticise in the young widow.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one knew, she said, how she had neglected him.
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From this reading Even the busy tongue of Mrs. Nailor could find little to criticise in the young widow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LANCASTER'S WIDOWHOOD The first two years of her widowhood Alice Lancaster spent in retirement.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To be sure, that accomplished critic made the most of this little, and disseminated her opinion that Alice's grief for Mr. Lancaster could only be remorse for her indifference to him during his life.
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From this reading To be sure, that accomplished critic made the most of this little, and disseminated her opinion that Alice's grief for Mr. Lancaster could only be remorse for her indifference to him during his life.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every one knew, she said, how she had neglected him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LANCASTER'S WIDOWHOOD The first two years of her widowhood Alice Lancaster spent in retirement.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To be sure, that accomplished critic made the most of this little, and disseminated her opinion that Alice's grief for Mr. Lancaster could only be remorse for her indifference to him during his life.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To be sure, that accomplished critic made the most of this little, and disseminated her opinion that Alice's grief for Mr. Lancaster could only be remorse for her indifference to him during his life.
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From this reading Every one knew, she said, how she had neglected him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LANCASTER'S WIDOWHOOD The first two years of her widowhood Alice Lancaster spent in retirement.
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From this reading To be sure, that accomplished critic made the most of this little, and disseminated her opinion that Alice's grief for Mr. Lancaster could only be remorse for her indifference to him during his life.
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From this reading Every one knew, she said, how she had neglected him.
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From this reading LANCASTER'S WIDOWHOOD The first two years of her widowhood Alice Lancaster spent in retirement.
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From this reading LANCASTER'S WIDOWHOOD The first two years of her widowhood Alice Lancaster spent in retirement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure, that accomplished critic made the most of this little, and disseminated her opinion that Alice's grief for Mr. Lancaster could only be remorse for her indifference to him during his life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the busy tongue of Mrs. Nailor could find little to criticise in the young widow.
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From this reading To be sure, that accomplished critic made the most of this little, and disseminated her opinion that Alice's grief for Mr. Lancaster could only be remorse for her indifference to him during his life.
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From this reading To be sure, that accomplished critic made the most of this little, and disseminated her opinion that Alice's grief for Mr. Lancaster could only be remorse for her indifference to him during his life.
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From this reading To be sure, that accomplished critic made the most of this little, and disseminated her opinion that Alice's grief for Mr. Lancaster could only be remorse for her indifference to him during his life.
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From this reading Even the busy tongue of Mrs. Nailor could find little to criticise in the young widow.
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From this reading Every one knew, she said, how she had neglected him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LANCASTER'S WIDOWHOOD The first two years of her widowhood Alice Lancaster spent in retirement.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one knew, she said, how she had neglected him.
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From this reading To be sure, that accomplished critic made the most of this little, and disseminated her opinion that Alice's grief for Mr. Lancaster could only be remorse for her indifference to him during his life.
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From this reading To be sure, that accomplished critic made the most of this little, and disseminated her opinion that Alice's grief for Mr. Lancaster could only be remorse for her indifference to him during his life.
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From this reading To be sure, that accomplished critic made the most of this little, and disseminated her opinion that Alice's grief for Mr. Lancaster could only be remorse for her indifference to him during his life.
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From this reading LANCASTER'S WIDOWHOOD The first two years of her widowhood Alice Lancaster spent in retirement.
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From this reading Every one knew, she said, how she had neglected him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every one knew, she said, how she had neglected him.
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From this reading LANCASTER'S WIDOWHOOD The first two years of her widowhood Alice Lancaster spent in retirement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure, that accomplished critic made the most of this little, and disseminated her opinion that Alice's grief for Mr. Lancaster could only be remorse for her indifference to him during his life.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To be sure, that accomplished critic made the most of this little, and disseminated her opinion that Alice's grief for Mr. Lancaster could only be remorse for her indifference to him during his life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LANCASTER'S WIDOWHOOD The first two years of her widowhood Alice Lancaster spent in retirement.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To be sure, that accomplished critic made the most of this little, and disseminated her opinion that Alice's grief for Mr. Lancaster could only be remorse for her indifference to him during his life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even the busy tongue of Mrs. Nailor could find little to criticise in the young widow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the busy tongue of Mrs. Nailor could find little to criticise in the young widow.
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From this reading LANCASTER'S WIDOWHOOD The first two years of her widowhood Alice Lancaster spent in retirement.
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From this reading Even the busy tongue of Mrs. Nailor could find little to criticise in the young widow.
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From this reading LANCASTER'S WIDOWHOOD The first two years of her widowhood Alice Lancaster spent in retirement.
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From this reading LANCASTER'S WIDOWHOOD The first two years of her widowhood Alice Lancaster spent in retirement.
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From this reading Even the busy tongue of Mrs. Nailor could find little to criticise in the young widow.
