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Chapter IV
CECILIA'S SECOND CHANCE. It became at once necessary that Mr. Western should start off for London. That had been already explained. He would go, whether accepted or refused. When she had named a week, he had told her that he should only have just time to wait for her reply.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That had been already explained.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “That had been already explained.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “When she had named a week, he had told her that he should only have just time to wait for her reply.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It became at once necessary that Mr. Western should start off for London.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CECILIA'S SECOND CHANCE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It became at once necessary that Mr. Western should start off for London.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When she had named a week, he had told her that he should only have just time to wait for her reply.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When she had named a week, he had told her that he should only have just time to wait for her reply.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “He would go, whether accepted or refused.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He would go, whether accepted or refused.”
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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 When she had named a week, he had told her that he should only have just time to wait for her reply.
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From this reading He would go, whether accepted or refused.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That had been already explained.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It became at once necessary that Mr. Western should start off for London.
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From this reading It became at once necessary that Mr. Western should start off for London.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That had been already explained.
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From this reading CECILIA'S SECOND CHANCE.
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From this reading CECILIA'S SECOND CHANCE.
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From this reading That had been already explained.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It became at once necessary that Mr. Western should start off for London.
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From this reading He would go, whether accepted or refused.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That had been already explained.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When she had named a week, he had told her that he should only have just time to wait for her reply.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would go, whether accepted or refused.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she had named a week, he had told her that he should only have just time to wait for her reply.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It became at once necessary that Mr. Western should start off for London.
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From this reading When she had named a week, he had told her that he should only have just time to wait for her reply.
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From this reading It became at once necessary that Mr. Western should start off for London.
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From this reading It became at once necessary that Mr. Western should start off for London.
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From this reading When she had named a week, he had told her that he should only have just time to wait for her reply.
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From this reading It became at once necessary that Mr. Western should start off for London.
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From this reading It became at once necessary that Mr. Western should start off for London.
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From this reading It became at once necessary that Mr. Western should start off for London.
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From this reading When she had named a week, he had told her that he should only have just time to wait for her reply.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He would go, whether accepted or refused.
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From this reading He would go, whether accepted or refused.
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From this reading When she had named a week, he had told her that he should only have just time to wait for her reply.
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From this reading CECILIA'S SECOND CHANCE.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she had named a week, he had told her that he should only have just time to wait for her reply.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It became at once necessary that Mr. Western should start off for London.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It became at once necessary that Mr. Western should start off for London.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It became at once necessary that Mr. Western should start off for London.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she had named a week, he had told her that he should only have just time to wait for her reply.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When she had named a week, he had told her that he should only have just time to wait for her reply.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she had named a week, he had told her that he should only have just time to wait for her reply.
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From this reading When she had named a week, he had told her that he should only have just time to wait for her reply.
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From this reading When she had named a week, he had told her that he should only have just time to wait for her reply.
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From this reading It became at once necessary that Mr. Western should start off for London.
at the time that
From this reading When she had named a week, he had told her that he should only have just time to wait for her reply.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He would go, whether accepted or refused.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would go, whether accepted or refused.
