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Chapter XL
“Does my mistress know of this?” Esmond asked of Frank, as they walked along. “My mother found the letter in the book, on the toilet-table. She had writ it ere she had left home,” Frank said. “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.
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later than; following
From this reading ““Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Esmond asked of Frank, as they walked along.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Esmond asked of Frank, as they walked along.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “She had writ it ere she had left home,” Frank said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““My mother found the letter in the book, on the toilet-table.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Does my mistress know of this?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had writ it ere she had left home,” Frank said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.”
up to a particular time
From this reading ““Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ““Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.”
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later than; following
From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Esmond asked of Frank, as they walked along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Esmond asked of Frank, as they walked along.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Esmond asked of Frank, as they walked along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My mother found the letter in the book, on the toilet-table.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Does my mistress know of this?”
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From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.
an old word for “before”
From this reading She had writ it ere she had left home,” Frank said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esmond asked of Frank, as they walked along.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My mother found the letter in the book, on the toilet-table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esmond asked of Frank, as they walked along.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had writ it ere she had left home,” Frank said.
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From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.
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From this reading She had writ it ere she had left home,” Frank said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “My mother found the letter in the book, on the toilet-table.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had writ it ere she had left home,” Frank said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Does my mistress know of this?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had writ it ere she had left home,” Frank said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My mother found the letter in the book, on the toilet-table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Does my mistress know of this?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My mother found the letter in the book, on the toilet-table.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Does my mistress know of this?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Does my mistress know of this?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “My mother found the letter in the book, on the toilet-table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had writ it ere she had left home,” Frank said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had writ it ere she had left home,” Frank said.
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From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My mother found the letter in the book, on the toilet-table.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Esmond asked of Frank, as they walked along.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Does my mistress know of this?”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My mother found the letter in the book, on the toilet-table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esmond asked of Frank, as they walked along.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had writ it ere she had left home,” Frank said.
