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Chapter XXXVI
LOLLIE PROPOSES What should she do? It was her sense of loyalty which brought the colonel first to her mind. She must warn him. She went into a Tube station telephone box and rang through but received no answer. Her quest for Crewe had as little result.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was her sense of loyalty which brought the colonel first to her mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was her sense of loyalty which brought the colonel first to her mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her quest for Crewe had as little result.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was her sense of loyalty which brought the colonel first to her mind.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “She must warn him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She went into a Tube station telephone box and rang through but received no answer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went into a Tube station telephone box and rang through but received no answer.”
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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 went into a Tube station telephone box and rang through but received no answer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She went into a Tube station telephone box and rang through but received no answer.
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From this reading She went into a Tube station telephone box and rang through but received no answer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her quest for Crewe had as little result.
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From this reading She went into a Tube station telephone box and rang through but received no answer.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was her sense of loyalty which brought the colonel first to her mind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She went into a Tube station telephone box and rang through but received no answer.
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From this reading It was her sense of loyalty which brought the colonel first to her mind.
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From this reading Her quest for Crewe had as little result.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading LOLLIE PROPOSES What should she do?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was her sense of loyalty which brought the colonel first to her mind.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her quest for Crewe had as little result.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her quest for Crewe had as little result.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was her sense of loyalty which brought the colonel first to her mind.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She must warn him.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She went into a Tube station telephone box and rang through but received no answer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was her sense of loyalty which brought the colonel first to her mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her quest for Crewe had as little result.
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From this reading LOLLIE PROPOSES What should she do?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was her sense of loyalty which brought the colonel first to her mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was her sense of loyalty which brought the colonel first to her mind.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must warn him.
not any; not one
From this reading She went into a Tube station telephone box and rang through but received no answer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was her sense of loyalty which brought the colonel first to her mind.
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From this reading LOLLIE PROPOSES What should she do?
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From this reading Her quest for Crewe had as little result.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went into a Tube station telephone box and rang through but received no answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went into a Tube station telephone box and rang through but received no answer.
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From this reading Her quest for Crewe had as little result.
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From this reading It was her sense of loyalty which brought the colonel first to her mind.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LOLLIE PROPOSES What should she do?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading LOLLIE PROPOSES What should she do?
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From this reading She went into a Tube station telephone box and rang through but received no answer.
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From this reading She went into a Tube station telephone box and rang through but received no answer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was her sense of loyalty which brought the colonel first to her mind.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She went into a Tube station telephone box and rang through but received no answer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was her sense of loyalty which brought the colonel first to her mind.
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From this reading She went into a Tube station telephone box and rang through but received no answer.
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From this reading She must warn him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was her sense of loyalty which brought the colonel first to her mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went into a Tube station telephone box and rang through but received no answer.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading LOLLIE PROPOSES What should she do?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was her sense of loyalty which brought the colonel first to her mind.
