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Chapter XI
A CALL AND A CONSPIRACY. "AND you really seriously intend passing the winter here?" asked Miss Leonie Loftus. This young lady had come to make a parting call at Braeside. It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga. "You really mean it?" she repeated, looking incredulous.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"AND you really seriously intend passing the winter here?" asked Miss Leonie Loftus.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This young lady had come to make a parting call at Braeside.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"AND you really seriously intend passing the winter here?" asked Miss Leonie Loftus.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This young lady had come to make a parting call at Braeside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You really mean it?" she repeated, looking incredulous.”
from that place or that time
From this reading “It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga.”
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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 CALL AND A CONSPIRACY.
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From this reading It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A CALL AND A CONSPIRACY.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "AND you really seriously intend passing the winter here?" asked Miss Leonie Loftus.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This young lady had come to make a parting call at Braeside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This young lady had come to make a parting call at Braeside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CALL AND A CONSPIRACY.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This young lady had come to make a parting call at Braeside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CALL AND A CONSPIRACY.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This young lady had come to make a parting call at Braeside.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "AND you really seriously intend passing the winter here?" asked Miss Leonie Loftus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You really mean it?" she repeated, looking incredulous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "AND you really seriously intend passing the winter here?" asked Miss Leonie Loftus.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This young lady had come to make a parting call at Braeside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "AND you really seriously intend passing the winter here?" asked Miss Leonie Loftus.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "AND you really seriously intend passing the winter here?" asked Miss Leonie Loftus.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You really mean it?" she repeated, looking incredulous.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This young lady had come to make a parting call at Braeside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You really mean it?" she repeated, looking incredulous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "AND you really seriously intend passing the winter here?" asked Miss Leonie Loftus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This young lady had come to make a parting call at Braeside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "AND you really seriously intend passing the winter here?" asked Miss Leonie Loftus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "AND you really seriously intend passing the winter here?" asked Miss Leonie Loftus.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You really mean it?" she repeated, looking incredulous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "AND you really seriously intend passing the winter here?" asked Miss Leonie Loftus.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "AND you really seriously intend passing the winter here?" asked Miss Leonie Loftus.
from that place or that time
From this reading It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This young lady had come to make a parting call at Braeside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This young lady had come to make a parting call at Braeside.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "AND you really seriously intend passing the winter here?" asked Miss Leonie Loftus.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was near the end of August, and three months of country life were all that she could possibly endure, and she was going with her mother to Long Branch, and thence to Saratoga.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "AND you really seriously intend passing the winter here?" asked Miss Leonie Loftus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This young lady had come to make a parting call at Braeside.
