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Chapter XXIV
THE FRIEND Robin Drummond had heard from his cousin's own lips his dismissal. Her father would have spared her, but Nelly would not hear of that and he let her have her way. She told Robin everything in a dull, unmodulated voice, with a dead-tiredness in it which revealed her unhappiness more eloquently than words could have done. She stood by the mantel-shelf, holding one hand over her eyes while she told him. When she had finished there was a momentary silence.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She told Robin everything in a dull, unmodulated voice, with a dead-tiredness in it which revealed her unhappiness more eloquently than words could have done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She told Robin everything in a dull, unmodulated voice, with a dead-tiredness in it which revealed her unhappiness more eloquently than words could have done.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “She told Robin everything in a dull, unmodulated voice, with a dead-tiredness in it which revealed her unhappiness more eloquently than words could have done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stood by the mantel-shelf, holding one hand over her eyes while she told him.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Her father would have spared her, but Nelly would not hear of that and he let her have her way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her father would have spared her, but Nelly would not hear of that and he let her have her way.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Her father would have spared her, but Nelly would not hear of that and he let her have her way.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She stood by the mantel-shelf, holding one hand over her eyes while she told him.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “She stood by the mantel-shelf, holding one hand over her eyes while she told him.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “When she had finished there was a momentary silence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stood by the mantel-shelf, holding one hand over her eyes while she told him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She told Robin everything in a dull, unmodulated voice, with a dead-tiredness in it which revealed her unhappiness more eloquently than words could have done.”
during the time that
From this reading “She stood by the mantel-shelf, holding one hand over her eyes while she told him.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Her father would have spared her, but Nelly would not hear of that and he let her have her way.”
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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 told Robin everything in a dull, unmodulated voice, with a dead-tiredness in it which revealed her unhappiness more eloquently than words could have done.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her father would have spared her, but Nelly would not hear of that and he let her have her way.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her father would have spared her, but Nelly would not hear of that and he let her have her way.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She stood by the mantel-shelf, holding one hand over her eyes while she told him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She told Robin everything in a dull, unmodulated voice, with a dead-tiredness in it which revealed her unhappiness more eloquently than words could have done.
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From this reading THE FRIEND Robin Drummond had heard from his cousin's own lips his dismissal.
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From this reading She told Robin everything in a dull, unmodulated voice, with a dead-tiredness in it which revealed her unhappiness more eloquently than words could have done.
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From this reading THE FRIEND Robin Drummond had heard from his cousin's own lips his dismissal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She told Robin everything in a dull, unmodulated voice, with a dead-tiredness in it which revealed her unhappiness more eloquently than words could have done.
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From this reading THE FRIEND Robin Drummond had heard from his cousin's own lips his dismissal.
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From this reading She told Robin everything in a dull, unmodulated voice, with a dead-tiredness in it which revealed her unhappiness more eloquently than words could have done.
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From this reading She told Robin everything in a dull, unmodulated voice, with a dead-tiredness in it which revealed her unhappiness more eloquently than words could have done.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She told Robin everything in a dull, unmodulated voice, with a dead-tiredness in it which revealed her unhappiness more eloquently than words could have done.
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From this reading She stood by the mantel-shelf, holding one hand over her eyes while she told him.
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From this reading Her father would have spared her, but Nelly would not hear of that and he let her have her way.
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From this reading When she had finished there was a momentary silence.
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From this reading THE FRIEND Robin Drummond had heard from his cousin's own lips his dismissal.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE FRIEND Robin Drummond had heard from his cousin's own lips his dismissal.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FRIEND Robin Drummond had heard from his cousin's own lips his dismissal.
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From this reading She stood by the mantel-shelf, holding one hand over her eyes while she told him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her father would have spared her, but Nelly would not hear of that and he let her have her way.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her father would have spared her, but Nelly would not hear of that and he let her have her way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her father would have spared her, but Nelly would not hear of that and he let her have her way.
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From this reading THE FRIEND Robin Drummond had heard from his cousin's own lips his dismissal.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father would have spared her, but Nelly would not hear of that and he let her have her way.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She stood by the mantel-shelf, holding one hand over her eyes while she told him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FRIEND Robin Drummond had heard from his cousin's own lips his dismissal.
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From this reading She stood by the mantel-shelf, holding one hand over her eyes while she told him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She told Robin everything in a dull, unmodulated voice, with a dead-tiredness in it which revealed her unhappiness more eloquently than words could have done.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She told Robin everything in a dull, unmodulated voice, with a dead-tiredness in it which revealed her unhappiness more eloquently than words could have done.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Her father would have spared her, but Nelly would not hear of that and he let her have her way.
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From this reading THE FRIEND Robin Drummond had heard from his cousin's own lips his dismissal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood by the mantel-shelf, holding one hand over her eyes while she told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she had finished there was a momentary silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She told Robin everything in a dull, unmodulated voice, with a dead-tiredness in it which revealed her unhappiness more eloquently than words could have done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her father would have spared her, but Nelly would not hear of that and he let her have her way.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her father would have spared her, but Nelly would not hear of that and he let her have her way.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her father would have spared her, but Nelly would not hear of that and he let her have her way.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She stood by the mantel-shelf, holding one hand over her eyes while she told him.
above and across; more than
From this reading She stood by the mantel-shelf, holding one hand over her eyes while she told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FRIEND Robin Drummond had heard from his cousin's own lips his dismissal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She told Robin everything in a dull, unmodulated voice, with a dead-tiredness in it which revealed her unhappiness more eloquently than words could have done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FRIEND Robin Drummond had heard from his cousin's own lips his dismissal.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She told Robin everything in a dull, unmodulated voice, with a dead-tiredness in it which revealed her unhappiness more eloquently than words could have done.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading When she had finished there was a momentary silence.
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From this reading Her father would have spared her, but Nelly would not hear of that and he let her have her way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood by the mantel-shelf, holding one hand over her eyes while she told him.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She told Robin everything in a dull, unmodulated voice, with a dead-tiredness in it which revealed her unhappiness more eloquently than words could have done.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her father would have spared her, but Nelly would not hear of that and he let her have her way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FRIEND Robin Drummond had heard from his cousin's own lips his dismissal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she had finished there was a momentary silence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She told Robin everything in a dull, unmodulated voice, with a dead-tiredness in it which revealed her unhappiness more eloquently than words could have done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She told Robin everything in a dull, unmodulated voice, with a dead-tiredness in it which revealed her unhappiness more eloquently than words could have done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She told Robin everything in a dull, unmodulated voice, with a dead-tiredness in it which revealed her unhappiness more eloquently than words could have done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She told Robin everything in a dull, unmodulated voice, with a dead-tiredness in it which revealed her unhappiness more eloquently than words could have done.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she had finished there was a momentary silence.
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From this reading Her father would have spared her, but Nelly would not hear of that and he let her have her way.
at the time that
From this reading When she had finished there was a momentary silence.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She told Robin everything in a dull, unmodulated voice, with a dead-tiredness in it which revealed her unhappiness more eloquently than words could have done.
during the time that
From this reading She stood by the mantel-shelf, holding one hand over her eyes while she told him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She told Robin everything in a dull, unmodulated voice, with a dead-tiredness in it which revealed her unhappiness more eloquently than words could have done.
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From this reading She told Robin everything in a dull, unmodulated voice, with a dead-tiredness in it which revealed her unhappiness more eloquently than words could have done.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her father would have spared her, but Nelly would not hear of that and he let her have her way.
