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Chapter XVIII
For weeks after then, we went on in our usual way; Ursula March living within a stone's throw of us. She had left her cousin's, and come to reside with Dr. Jessop and his wife. It was a very hard trial for John. Neither of us were again invited by Mrs. Jessop. We could not blame her; she held a precious charge, and Norton Bury was a horrible place for gossip.
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later than; following
From this reading “For weeks after then, we went on in our usual way; Ursula March living within a stone's throw of us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Neither of us were again invited by Mrs. Jessop.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had left her cousin's, and come to reside with Dr. Jessop and his wife.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “We could not blame her; she held a precious charge, and Norton Bury was a horrible place for gossip.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a very hard trial for John.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had left her cousin's, and come to reside with Dr. Jessop and his wife.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither of us were again invited by Mrs. Jessop.”
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading “We could not blame her; she held a precious charge, and Norton Bury was a horrible place for gossip.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For weeks after then, we went on in our usual way; Ursula March living within a stone's throw of us.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “For weeks after then, we went on in our usual way; Ursula March living within a stone's throw of us.”
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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 For weeks after then, we went on in our usual way; Ursula March living within a stone's throw of us.
later than; following
From this reading For weeks after then, we went on in our usual way; Ursula March living within a stone's throw of us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither of us were again invited by Mrs. Jessop.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had left her cousin's, and come to reside with Dr. Jessop and his wife.
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From this reading We could not blame her; she held a precious charge, and Norton Bury was a horrible place for gossip.
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From this reading We could not blame her; she held a precious charge, and Norton Bury was a horrible place for gossip.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Neither of us were again invited by Mrs. Jessop.
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From this reading We could not blame her; she held a precious charge, and Norton Bury was a horrible place for gossip.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had left her cousin's, and come to reside with Dr. Jessop and his wife.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We could not blame her; she held a precious charge, and Norton Bury was a horrible place for gossip.
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From this reading She had left her cousin's, and come to reside with Dr. Jessop and his wife.
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From this reading She had left her cousin's, and come to reside with Dr. Jessop and his wife.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For weeks after then, we went on in our usual way; Ursula March living within a stone's throw of us.
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From this reading We could not blame her; she held a precious charge, and Norton Bury was a horrible place for gossip.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had left her cousin's, and come to reside with Dr. Jessop and his wife.
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From this reading It was a very hard trial for John.
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From this reading We could not blame her; she held a precious charge, and Norton Bury was a horrible place for gossip.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had left her cousin's, and come to reside with Dr. Jessop and his wife.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had left her cousin's, and come to reside with Dr. Jessop and his wife.
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From this reading We could not blame her; she held a precious charge, and Norton Bury was a horrible place for gossip.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For weeks after then, we went on in our usual way; Ursula March living within a stone's throw of us.
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From this reading Neither of us were again invited by Mrs. Jessop.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a very hard trial for John.
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From this reading She had left her cousin's, and come to reside with Dr. Jessop and his wife.
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From this reading It was a very hard trial for John.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had left her cousin's, and come to reside with Dr. Jessop and his wife.
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From this reading For weeks after then, we went on in our usual way; Ursula March living within a stone's throw of us.
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From this reading For weeks after then, we went on in our usual way; Ursula March living within a stone's throw of us.
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From this reading Neither of us were again invited by Mrs. Jessop.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither of us were again invited by Mrs. Jessop.
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From this reading We could not blame her; she held a precious charge, and Norton Bury was a horrible place for gossip.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We could not blame her; she held a precious charge, and Norton Bury was a horrible place for gossip.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For weeks after then, we went on in our usual way; Ursula March living within a stone's throw of us.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For weeks after then, we went on in our usual way; Ursula March living within a stone's throw of us.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading For weeks after then, we went on in our usual way; Ursula March living within a stone's throw of us.
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From this reading We could not blame her; she held a precious charge, and Norton Bury was a horrible place for gossip.
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading We could not blame her; she held a precious charge, and Norton Bury was a horrible place for gossip.
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From this reading She had left her cousin's, and come to reside with Dr. Jessop and his wife.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had left her cousin's, and come to reside with Dr. Jessop and his wife.
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From this reading For weeks after then, we went on in our usual way; Ursula March living within a stone's throw of us.
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From this reading For weeks after then, we went on in our usual way; Ursula March living within a stone's throw of us.
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From this reading For weeks after then, we went on in our usual way; Ursula March living within a stone's throw of us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had left her cousin's, and come to reside with Dr. Jessop and his wife.
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From this reading It was a very hard trial for John.
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From this reading For weeks after then, we went on in our usual way; Ursula March living within a stone's throw of us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For weeks after then, we went on in our usual way; Ursula March living within a stone's throw of us.
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From this reading For weeks after then, we went on in our usual way; Ursula March living within a stone's throw of us.
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From this reading It was a very hard trial for John.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a very hard trial for John.
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From this reading For weeks after then, we went on in our usual way; Ursula March living within a stone's throw of us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For weeks after then, we went on in our usual way; Ursula March living within a stone's throw of us.
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From this reading For weeks after then, we went on in our usual way; Ursula March living within a stone's throw of us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For weeks after then, we went on in our usual way; Ursula March living within a stone's throw of us.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Neither of us were again invited by Mrs. Jessop.
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From this reading She had left her cousin's, and come to reside with Dr. Jessop and his wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had left her cousin's, and come to reside with Dr. Jessop and his wife.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading For weeks after then, we went on in our usual way; Ursula March living within a stone's throw of us.
