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Kept in the Dark
Kept in the Dark

Chapter XVI

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MISS ALTIFIORLA RISES IN THE WORLD.
During this time a correspondence, more or less regular, was maintained between Miss Altifiorla and Sir Francis Geraldine.
Sir Francis had gone to Scotland for the shooting, and rather liked the interest of Miss Altifiorla's letters.
It must be understood that it had commenced with the lady rather than the gentleman.
But that was a fact of which he was hardly aware.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Kept in the Dark

Chapter XVI

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MISS ALTIFIORLA RISES IN THE WORLD.
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During this time a correspondence, more or less regular, was maintained between Miss Altifiorla and Sir Francis Geraldine.
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Sir Francis had gone to Scotland for the shooting, and rather liked the interest of Miss Altifiorla's letters.
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It must be understood that it had commenced with the lady rather than the gentleman.
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But that was a fact of which he was hardly aware.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “During this time a correspondence, more or less regular, was maintained between Miss Altifiorla and Sir Francis Geraldine.”

During preposition US /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading “During this time a correspondence, more or less regular, was maintained between Miss Altifiorla and Sir Francis Geraldine.”

Gentleman noun US /ˈgentleman/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “It must be understood that it had commenced with the lady rather than the gentleman.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “It must be understood that it had commenced with the lady rather than the gentleman.”

Shooting noun US /ˈshooting/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Sir Francis had gone to Scotland for the shooting, and rather liked the interest of Miss Altifiorla's letters.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “During this time a correspondence, more or less regular, was maintained between Miss Altifiorla and Sir Francis Geraldine.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading During this time a correspondence, more or less regular, was maintained between Miss Altifiorla and Sir Francis Geraldine.

ALTIFIORLA

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From this reading MISS ALTIFIORLA RISES IN THE WORLD.

Altifiorla's

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From this reading Sir Francis had gone to Scotland for the shooting, and rather liked the interest of Miss Altifiorla's letters.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading During this time a correspondence, more or less regular, was maintained between Miss Altifiorla and Sir Francis Geraldine.

aware

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From this reading But that was a fact of which he was hardly aware.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It must be understood that it had commenced with the lady rather than the gentleman.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading During this time a correspondence, more or less regular, was maintained between Miss Altifiorla and Sir Francis Geraldine.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But that was a fact of which he was hardly aware.

commenced

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From this reading It must be understood that it had commenced with the lady rather than the gentleman.

correspondence

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From this reading During this time a correspondence, more or less regular, was maintained between Miss Altifiorla and Sir Francis Geraldine.

DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading During this time a correspondence, more or less regular, was maintained between Miss Altifiorla and Sir Francis Geraldine.

fact

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From this reading But that was a fact of which he was hardly aware.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Sir Francis had gone to Scotland for the shooting, and rather liked the interest of Miss Altifiorla's letters.

Francis

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From this reading During this time a correspondence, more or less regular, was maintained between Miss Altifiorla and Sir Francis Geraldine.

gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading It must be understood that it had commenced with the lady rather than the gentleman.

Geraldine

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From this reading During this time a correspondence, more or less regular, was maintained between Miss Altifiorla and Sir Francis Geraldine.

gone

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From this reading Sir Francis had gone to Scotland for the shooting, and rather liked the interest of Miss Altifiorla's letters.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Sir Francis had gone to Scotland for the shooting, and rather liked the interest of Miss Altifiorla's letters.

hardly

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From this reading But that was a fact of which he was hardly aware.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But that was a fact of which he was hardly aware.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading MISS ALTIFIORLA RISES IN THE WORLD.

interest

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From this reading Sir Francis had gone to Scotland for the shooting, and rather liked the interest of Miss Altifiorla's letters.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It must be understood that it had commenced with the lady rather than the gentleman.

lady

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From this reading It must be understood that it had commenced with the lady rather than the gentleman.

less

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From this reading During this time a correspondence, more or less regular, was maintained between Miss Altifiorla and Sir Francis Geraldine.

letters

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From this reading Sir Francis had gone to Scotland for the shooting, and rather liked the interest of Miss Altifiorla's letters.

liked

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From this reading Sir Francis had gone to Scotland for the shooting, and rather liked the interest of Miss Altifiorla's letters.

maintained

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From this reading During this time a correspondence, more or less regular, was maintained between Miss Altifiorla and Sir Francis Geraldine.

MISS

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From this reading MISS ALTIFIORLA RISES IN THE WORLD.

more

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From this reading During this time a correspondence, more or less regular, was maintained between Miss Altifiorla and Sir Francis Geraldine.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading It must be understood that it had commenced with the lady rather than the gentleman.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Sir Francis had gone to Scotland for the shooting, and rather liked the interest of Miss Altifiorla's letters.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading During this time a correspondence, more or less regular, was maintained between Miss Altifiorla and Sir Francis Geraldine.

rather

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From this reading Sir Francis had gone to Scotland for the shooting, and rather liked the interest of Miss Altifiorla's letters.

regular

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From this reading During this time a correspondence, more or less regular, was maintained between Miss Altifiorla and Sir Francis Geraldine.

RISES

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From this reading MISS ALTIFIORLA RISES IN THE WORLD.

Scotland

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From this reading Sir Francis had gone to Scotland for the shooting, and rather liked the interest of Miss Altifiorla's letters.

shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Sir Francis had gone to Scotland for the shooting, and rather liked the interest of Miss Altifiorla's letters.

Sir

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From this reading During this time a correspondence, more or less regular, was maintained between Miss Altifiorla and Sir Francis Geraldine.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading It must be understood that it had commenced with the lady rather than the gentleman.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It must be understood that it had commenced with the lady rather than the gentleman.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading MISS ALTIFIORLA RISES IN THE WORLD.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading During this time a correspondence, more or less regular, was maintained between Miss Altifiorla and Sir Francis Geraldine.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading During this time a correspondence, more or less regular, was maintained between Miss Altifiorla and Sir Francis Geraldine.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Sir Francis had gone to Scotland for the shooting, and rather liked the interest of Miss Altifiorla's letters.

understood

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From this reading It must be understood that it had commenced with the lady rather than the gentleman.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading During this time a correspondence, more or less regular, was maintained between Miss Altifiorla and Sir Francis Geraldine.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading But that was a fact of which he was hardly aware.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading It must be understood that it had commenced with the lady rather than the gentleman.

WORLD

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From this reading MISS ALTIFIORLA RISES IN THE WORLD.