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Chapter XXXIX
NIGHT AND MORNING. Scarcely an hour later than Sidney's arrival Margaret came to Brackenburn, with the large party of her companions and servants. It did not strike her or Philip that there could be much danger in a storm such as they had passed through coming from the south. But Dorothy and the servants belonging to Brackenburn looked grave. The men, huddled in the porch, held a consultation.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “It did not strike her or Philip that there could be much danger in a storm such as they had passed through coming from the south.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But Dorothy and the servants belonging to Brackenburn looked grave.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “NIGHT AND MORNING.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Scarcely an hour later than Sidney's arrival Margaret came to Brackenburn, with the large party of her companions and servants.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It did not strike her or Philip that there could be much danger in a storm such as they had passed through coming from the south.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It did not strike her or Philip that there could be much danger in a storm such as they had passed through coming from the south.”
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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 It did not strike her or Philip that there could be much danger in a storm such as they had passed through coming from the south.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Scarcely an hour later than Sidney's arrival Margaret came to Brackenburn, with the large party of her companions and servants.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NIGHT AND MORNING.
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From this reading Scarcely an hour later than Sidney's arrival Margaret came to Brackenburn, with the large party of her companions and servants.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It did not strike her or Philip that there could be much danger in a storm such as they had passed through coming from the south.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It did not strike her or Philip that there could be much danger in a storm such as they had passed through coming from the south.
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From this reading But Dorothy and the servants belonging to Brackenburn looked grave.
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From this reading Scarcely an hour later than Sidney's arrival Margaret came to Brackenburn, with the large party of her companions and servants.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Dorothy and the servants belonging to Brackenburn looked grave.
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From this reading Scarcely an hour later than Sidney's arrival Margaret came to Brackenburn, with the large party of her companions and servants.
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From this reading It did not strike her or Philip that there could be much danger in a storm such as they had passed through coming from the south.
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From this reading Scarcely an hour later than Sidney's arrival Margaret came to Brackenburn, with the large party of her companions and servants.
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From this reading The men, huddled in the porch, held a consultation.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It did not strike her or Philip that there could be much danger in a storm such as they had passed through coming from the south.
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From this reading It did not strike her or Philip that there could be much danger in a storm such as they had passed through coming from the south.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not strike her or Philip that there could be much danger in a storm such as they had passed through coming from the south.
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From this reading But Dorothy and the servants belonging to Brackenburn looked grave.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It did not strike her or Philip that there could be much danger in a storm such as they had passed through coming from the south.
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From this reading But Dorothy and the servants belonging to Brackenburn looked grave.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It did not strike her or Philip that there could be much danger in a storm such as they had passed through coming from the south.
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From this reading The men, huddled in the porch, held a consultation.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Scarcely an hour later than Sidney's arrival Margaret came to Brackenburn, with the large party of her companions and servants.
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From this reading Scarcely an hour later than Sidney's arrival Margaret came to Brackenburn, with the large party of her companions and servants.
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From this reading The men, huddled in the porch, held a consultation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It did not strike her or Philip that there could be much danger in a storm such as they had passed through coming from the south.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did not strike her or Philip that there could be much danger in a storm such as they had passed through coming from the south.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scarcely an hour later than Sidney's arrival Margaret came to Brackenburn, with the large party of her companions and servants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scarcely an hour later than Sidney's arrival Margaret came to Brackenburn, with the large party of her companions and servants.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Dorothy and the servants belonging to Brackenburn looked grave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scarcely an hour later than Sidney's arrival Margaret came to Brackenburn, with the large party of her companions and servants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men, huddled in the porch, held a consultation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NIGHT AND MORNING.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It did not strike her or Philip that there could be much danger in a storm such as they had passed through coming from the south.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NIGHT AND MORNING.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did not strike her or Philip that there could be much danger in a storm such as they had passed through coming from the south.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Scarcely an hour later than Sidney's arrival Margaret came to Brackenburn, with the large party of her companions and servants.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It did not strike her or Philip that there could be much danger in a storm such as they had passed through coming from the south.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scarcely an hour later than Sidney's arrival Margaret came to Brackenburn, with the large party of her companions and servants.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It did not strike her or Philip that there could be much danger in a storm such as they had passed through coming from the south.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It did not strike her or Philip that there could be much danger in a storm such as they had passed through coming from the south.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men, huddled in the porch, held a consultation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scarcely an hour later than Sidney's arrival Margaret came to Brackenburn, with the large party of her companions and servants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scarcely an hour later than Sidney's arrival Margaret came to Brackenburn, with the large party of her companions and servants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scarcely an hour later than Sidney's arrival Margaret came to Brackenburn, with the large party of her companions and servants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It did not strike her or Philip that there could be much danger in a storm such as they had passed through coming from the south.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It did not strike her or Philip that there could be much danger in a storm such as they had passed through coming from the south.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It did not strike her or Philip that there could be much danger in a storm such as they had passed through coming from the south.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It did not strike her or Philip that there could be much danger in a storm such as they had passed through coming from the south.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Scarcely an hour later than Sidney's arrival Margaret came to Brackenburn, with the large party of her companions and servants.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It did not strike her or Philip that there could be much danger in a storm such as they had passed through coming from the south.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Scarcely an hour later than Sidney's arrival Margaret came to Brackenburn, with the large party of her companions and servants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It did not strike her or Philip that there could be much danger in a storm such as they had passed through coming from the south.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It did not strike her or Philip that there could be much danger in a storm such as they had passed through coming from the south.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It did not strike her or Philip that there could be much danger in a storm such as they had passed through coming from the south.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Scarcely an hour later than Sidney's arrival Margaret came to Brackenburn, with the large party of her companions and servants.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Scarcely an hour later than Sidney's arrival Margaret came to Brackenburn, with the large party of her companions and servants.
