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Chapter XXIII
THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it. She wondered with an impatient wonder who could have come. At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end. She was not in the least afraid of what she had to do. The spirit of the Drummonds was thoroughly awake now.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She wondered with an impatient wonder who could have come.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She wondered with an impatient wonder who could have come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She wondered with an impatient wonder who could have come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was not in the least afraid of what she had to do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She wondered with an impatient wonder who could have come.”
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From this reading She was not in the least afraid of what she had to do.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She wondered with an impatient wonder who could have come.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
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From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
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From this reading The spirit of the Drummonds was thoroughly awake now.
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From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wondered with an impatient wonder who could have come.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She wondered with an impatient wonder who could have come.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She was not in the least afraid of what she had to do.
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From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
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From this reading The spirit of the Drummonds was thoroughly awake now.
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From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
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From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
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From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
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From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was not in the least afraid of what she had to do.
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From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She wondered with an impatient wonder who could have come.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
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From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
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From this reading She wondered with an impatient wonder who could have come.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
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From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was not in the least afraid of what she had to do.
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From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
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From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
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From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
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From this reading The spirit of the Drummonds was thoroughly awake now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
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From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
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From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
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From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wondered with an impatient wonder who could have come.
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From this reading The spirit of the Drummonds was thoroughly awake now.
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From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
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From this reading The spirit of the Drummonds was thoroughly awake now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
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From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
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From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
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From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She was not in the least afraid of what she had to do.
which person or people
From this reading She wondered with an impatient wonder who could have come.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She wondered with an impatient wonder who could have come.
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From this reading She wondered with an impatient wonder who could have come.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wondered with an impatient wonder who could have come.
