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Chapter XXXVI
Emily found Mirabel in the waiting room at Belford. Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him. “Didn’t you get my message?” he asked. “I told the groom I wished you to wait for my return. I sent a note to my sister, in case he made any mistake.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Didn’t you get my message?” he asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Emily found Mirabel in the waiting room at Belford.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I told the groom I wished you to wait for my return.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Emily found Mirabel in the waiting room at Belford.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.”
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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 Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
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From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
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From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
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From this reading I sent a note to my sister, in case he made any mistake.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Didn’t you get my message?” he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Emily found Mirabel in the waiting room at Belford.
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From this reading Emily found Mirabel in the waiting room at Belford.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
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From this reading I sent a note to my sister, in case he made any mistake.”
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From this reading “Didn’t you get my message?” he asked.
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From this reading Emily found Mirabel in the waiting room at Belford.
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From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
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From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
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From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I told the groom I wished you to wait for my return.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Emily found Mirabel in the waiting room at Belford.
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From this reading “Didn’t you get my message?” he asked.
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From this reading “I told the groom I wished you to wait for my return.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I told the groom I wished you to wait for my return.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Emily found Mirabel in the waiting room at Belford.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
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From this reading I sent a note to my sister, in case he made any mistake.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Didn’t you get my message?” he asked.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emily found Mirabel in the waiting room at Belford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sent a note to my sister, in case he made any mistake.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Didn’t you get my message?” he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sent a note to my sister, in case he made any mistake.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I told the groom I wished you to wait for my return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emily found Mirabel in the waiting room at Belford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sent a note to my sister, in case he made any mistake.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sent a note to my sister, in case he made any mistake.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Emily found Mirabel in the waiting room at Belford.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I told the groom I wished you to wait for my return.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I told the groom I wished you to wait for my return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I told the groom I wished you to wait for my return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emily found Mirabel in the waiting room at Belford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I told the groom I wished you to wait for my return.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Didn’t you get my message?” he asked.
