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Chapter VI
She took the thing tragically. She saw the whole of her own happiness and Teddy's happiness ruined by that one moment of madness and the future of the little boys seriously imperilled. She was just wondering who, in the event of a separation, would have the custody of the children, when she heard the sound of Teddy's hansom as it stopped at the door. What on earth was she to do? She could never face him.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She could never face him.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She was just wondering who, in the event of a separation, would have the custody of the children, when she heard the sound of Teddy's hansom as it stopped at the door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She saw the whole of her own happiness and Teddy's happiness ruined by that one moment of madness and the future of the little boys seriously imperilled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She could never face him.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She saw the whole of her own happiness and Teddy's happiness ruined by that one moment of madness and the future of the little boys seriously imperilled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was just wondering who, in the event of a separation, would have the custody of the children, when she heard the sound of Teddy's hansom as it stopped at the door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She took the thing tragically.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She took the thing tragically.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She was just wondering who, in the event of a separation, would have the custody of the children, when she heard the sound of Teddy's hansom as it stopped at the door.”
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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 She was just wondering who, in the event of a separation, would have the custody of the children, when she heard the sound of Teddy's hansom as it stopped at the door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She saw the whole of her own happiness and Teddy's happiness ruined by that one moment of madness and the future of the little boys seriously imperilled.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was just wondering who, in the event of a separation, would have the custody of the children, when she heard the sound of Teddy's hansom as it stopped at the door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was just wondering who, in the event of a separation, would have the custody of the children, when she heard the sound of Teddy's hansom as it stopped at the door.
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From this reading She saw the whole of her own happiness and Teddy's happiness ruined by that one moment of madness and the future of the little boys seriously imperilled.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She saw the whole of her own happiness and Teddy's happiness ruined by that one moment of madness and the future of the little boys seriously imperilled.
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From this reading She was just wondering who, in the event of a separation, would have the custody of the children, when she heard the sound of Teddy's hansom as it stopped at the door.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could never face him.
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From this reading She was just wondering who, in the event of a separation, would have the custody of the children, when she heard the sound of Teddy's hansom as it stopped at the door.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What on earth was she to do?
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From this reading She was just wondering who, in the event of a separation, would have the custody of the children, when she heard the sound of Teddy's hansom as it stopped at the door.
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From this reading What on earth was she to do?
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From this reading She was just wondering who, in the event of a separation, would have the custody of the children, when she heard the sound of Teddy's hansom as it stopped at the door.
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From this reading She could never face him.
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From this reading She saw the whole of her own happiness and Teddy's happiness ruined by that one moment of madness and the future of the little boys seriously imperilled.
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From this reading She was just wondering who, in the event of a separation, would have the custody of the children, when she heard the sound of Teddy's hansom as it stopped at the door.
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From this reading She saw the whole of her own happiness and Teddy's happiness ruined by that one moment of madness and the future of the little boys seriously imperilled.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was just wondering who, in the event of a separation, would have the custody of the children, when she heard the sound of Teddy's hansom as it stopped at the door.
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From this reading She was just wondering who, in the event of a separation, would have the custody of the children, when she heard the sound of Teddy's hansom as it stopped at the door.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She saw the whole of her own happiness and Teddy's happiness ruined by that one moment of madness and the future of the little boys seriously imperilled.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She could never face him.
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From this reading She saw the whole of her own happiness and Teddy's happiness ruined by that one moment of madness and the future of the little boys seriously imperilled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was just wondering who, in the event of a separation, would have the custody of the children, when she heard the sound of Teddy's hansom as it stopped at the door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was just wondering who, in the event of a separation, would have the custody of the children, when she heard the sound of Teddy's hansom as it stopped at the door.
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From this reading She was just wondering who, in the event of a separation, would have the custody of the children, when she heard the sound of Teddy's hansom as it stopped at the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She saw the whole of her own happiness and Teddy's happiness ruined by that one moment of madness and the future of the little boys seriously imperilled.
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From this reading She saw the whole of her own happiness and Teddy's happiness ruined by that one moment of madness and the future of the little boys seriously imperilled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She saw the whole of her own happiness and Teddy's happiness ruined by that one moment of madness and the future of the little boys seriously imperilled.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could never face him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She saw the whole of her own happiness and Teddy's happiness ruined by that one moment of madness and the future of the little boys seriously imperilled.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What on earth was she to do?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She saw the whole of her own happiness and Teddy's happiness ruined by that one moment of madness and the future of the little boys seriously imperilled.
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From this reading She saw the whole of her own happiness and Teddy's happiness ruined by that one moment of madness and the future of the little boys seriously imperilled.
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From this reading She saw the whole of her own happiness and Teddy's happiness ruined by that one moment of madness and the future of the little boys seriously imperilled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She saw the whole of her own happiness and Teddy's happiness ruined by that one moment of madness and the future of the little boys seriously imperilled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was just wondering who, in the event of a separation, would have the custody of the children, when she heard the sound of Teddy's hansom as it stopped at the door.
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From this reading She saw the whole of her own happiness and Teddy's happiness ruined by that one moment of madness and the future of the little boys seriously imperilled.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took the thing tragically.
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From this reading She was just wondering who, in the event of a separation, would have the custody of the children, when she heard the sound of Teddy's hansom as it stopped at the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was just wondering who, in the event of a separation, would have the custody of the children, when she heard the sound of Teddy's hansom as it stopped at the door.
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From this reading She saw the whole of her own happiness and Teddy's happiness ruined by that one moment of madness and the future of the little boys seriously imperilled.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She saw the whole of her own happiness and Teddy's happiness ruined by that one moment of madness and the future of the little boys seriously imperilled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She took the thing tragically.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took the thing tragically.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What on earth was she to do?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took the thing tragically.
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From this reading She took the thing tragically.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was just wondering who, in the event of a separation, would have the custody of the children, when she heard the sound of Teddy's hansom as it stopped at the door.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What on earth was she to do?
at the time that
From this reading She was just wondering who, in the event of a separation, would have the custody of the children, when she heard the sound of Teddy's hansom as it stopped at the door.
which person or people
From this reading She was just wondering who, in the event of a separation, would have the custody of the children, when she heard the sound of Teddy's hansom as it stopped at the door.
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From this reading She saw the whole of her own happiness and Teddy's happiness ruined by that one moment of madness and the future of the little boys seriously imperilled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was just wondering who, in the event of a separation, would have the custody of the children, when she heard the sound of Teddy's hansom as it stopped at the door.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was just wondering who, in the event of a separation, would have the custody of the children, when she heard the sound of Teddy's hansom as it stopped at the door.
