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Chapter XXXIII
THURSDAY AFTERNOON I She was walking with Edwin Clayhanger up Duck Bank on the way to Bursley railway station. A simple errand and promenade,--and yet she felt herself to be steeped in the romance of an adventure! The adventure had surprisingly followed upon the discovery that Alicia had been quite wrong. "Clayhangers are bound to have a Bradshaw," the confident Alicia had said. But Clayhangers happened not to have a Bradshaw.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THURSDAY AFTERNOON I She was walking with Edwin Clayhanger up Duck Bank on the way to Bursley railway station.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The adventure had surprisingly followed upon the discovery that Alicia had been quite wrong.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Clayhangers are bound to have a Bradshaw," the confident Alicia had said.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “A simple errand and promenade,--and yet she felt herself to be steeped in the romance of an adventure!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The adventure had surprisingly followed upon the discovery that Alicia had been quite wrong.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The adventure had surprisingly followed upon the discovery that Alicia had been quite wrong.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “A simple errand and promenade,--and yet she felt herself to be steeped in the romance of an adventure!”
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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 A simple errand and promenade,--and yet she felt herself to be steeped in the romance of an adventure!
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From this reading A simple errand and promenade,--and yet she felt herself to be steeped in the romance of an adventure!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THURSDAY AFTERNOON I She was walking with Edwin Clayhanger up Duck Bank on the way to Bursley railway station.
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From this reading The adventure had surprisingly followed upon the discovery that Alicia had been quite wrong.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A simple errand and promenade,--and yet she felt herself to be steeped in the romance of an adventure!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A simple errand and promenade,--and yet she felt herself to be steeped in the romance of an adventure!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Clayhangers are bound to have a Bradshaw," the confident Alicia had said.
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From this reading THURSDAY AFTERNOON I She was walking with Edwin Clayhanger up Duck Bank on the way to Bursley railway station.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A simple errand and promenade,--and yet she felt herself to be steeped in the romance of an adventure!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The adventure had surprisingly followed upon the discovery that Alicia had been quite wrong.
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From this reading "Clayhangers are bound to have a Bradshaw," the confident Alicia had said.
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From this reading "Clayhangers are bound to have a Bradshaw," the confident Alicia had said.
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From this reading THURSDAY AFTERNOON I She was walking with Edwin Clayhanger up Duck Bank on the way to Bursley railway station.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Clayhangers happened not to have a Bradshaw.
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From this reading THURSDAY AFTERNOON I She was walking with Edwin Clayhanger up Duck Bank on the way to Bursley railway station.
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From this reading "Clayhangers are bound to have a Bradshaw," the confident Alicia had said.
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From this reading "Clayhangers are bound to have a Bradshaw," the confident Alicia had said.
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From this reading The adventure had surprisingly followed upon the discovery that Alicia had been quite wrong.
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From this reading THURSDAY AFTERNOON I She was walking with Edwin Clayhanger up Duck Bank on the way to Bursley railway station.
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From this reading THURSDAY AFTERNOON I She was walking with Edwin Clayhanger up Duck Bank on the way to Bursley railway station.
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From this reading A simple errand and promenade,--and yet she felt herself to be steeped in the romance of an adventure!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A simple errand and promenade,--and yet she felt herself to be steeped in the romance of an adventure!
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From this reading The adventure had surprisingly followed upon the discovery that Alicia had been quite wrong.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The adventure had surprisingly followed upon the discovery that Alicia had been quite wrong.
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From this reading But Clayhangers happened not to have a Bradshaw.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Clayhangers are bound to have a Bradshaw," the confident Alicia had said.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading A simple errand and promenade,--and yet she felt herself to be steeped in the romance of an adventure!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THURSDAY AFTERNOON I She was walking with Edwin Clayhanger up Duck Bank on the way to Bursley railway station.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A simple errand and promenade,--and yet she felt herself to be steeped in the romance of an adventure!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Clayhangers happened not to have a Bradshaw.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A simple errand and promenade,--and yet she felt herself to be steeped in the romance of an adventure!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THURSDAY AFTERNOON I She was walking with Edwin Clayhanger up Duck Bank on the way to Bursley railway station.
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From this reading A simple errand and promenade,--and yet she felt herself to be steeped in the romance of an adventure!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The adventure had surprisingly followed upon the discovery that Alicia had been quite wrong.
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From this reading THURSDAY AFTERNOON I She was walking with Edwin Clayhanger up Duck Bank on the way to Bursley railway station.
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From this reading A simple errand and promenade,--and yet she felt herself to be steeped in the romance of an adventure!
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From this reading "Clayhangers are bound to have a Bradshaw," the confident Alicia had said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THURSDAY AFTERNOON I She was walking with Edwin Clayhanger up Duck Bank on the way to Bursley railway station.
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From this reading A simple errand and promenade,--and yet she felt herself to be steeped in the romance of an adventure!
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From this reading THURSDAY AFTERNOON I She was walking with Edwin Clayhanger up Duck Bank on the way to Bursley railway station.
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From this reading A simple errand and promenade,--and yet she felt herself to be steeped in the romance of an adventure!
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From this reading The adventure had surprisingly followed upon the discovery that Alicia had been quite wrong.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The adventure had surprisingly followed upon the discovery that Alicia had been quite wrong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THURSDAY AFTERNOON I She was walking with Edwin Clayhanger up Duck Bank on the way to Bursley railway station.
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From this reading THURSDAY AFTERNOON I She was walking with Edwin Clayhanger up Duck Bank on the way to Bursley railway station.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THURSDAY AFTERNOON I She was walking with Edwin Clayhanger up Duck Bank on the way to Bursley railway station.
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From this reading THURSDAY AFTERNOON I She was walking with Edwin Clayhanger up Duck Bank on the way to Bursley railway station.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The adventure had surprisingly followed upon the discovery that Alicia had been quite wrong.
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From this reading THURSDAY AFTERNOON I She was walking with Edwin Clayhanger up Duck Bank on the way to Bursley railway station.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THURSDAY AFTERNOON I She was walking with Edwin Clayhanger up Duck Bank on the way to Bursley railway station.
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From this reading THURSDAY AFTERNOON I She was walking with Edwin Clayhanger up Duck Bank on the way to Bursley railway station.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THURSDAY AFTERNOON I She was walking with Edwin Clayhanger up Duck Bank on the way to Bursley railway station.
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From this reading The adventure had surprisingly followed upon the discovery that Alicia had been quite wrong.
but in spite of that
From this reading A simple errand and promenade,--and yet she felt herself to be steeped in the romance of an adventure!
