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Chapter XII
LOVE-MAKING AT MILLBANK. The holidays were over. They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society. But she did not like it, and was glad to return to Millbank. Roger had spent only a few days with her in New York, but Frank had been her constant attendant, and not a little proud of the beautiful girl who attracted so much attention.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Roger had spent only a few days with her in New York, but Frank had been her constant attendant, and not a little proud of the beautiful girl who attracted so much attention.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The holidays were over.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.”
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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 They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LOVE-MAKING AT MILLBANK.
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From this reading Roger had spent only a few days with her in New York, but Frank had been her constant attendant, and not a little proud of the beautiful girl who attracted so much attention.
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From this reading Roger had spent only a few days with her in New York, but Frank had been her constant attendant, and not a little proud of the beautiful girl who attracted so much attention.
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From this reading Roger had spent only a few days with her in New York, but Frank had been her constant attendant, and not a little proud of the beautiful girl who attracted so much attention.
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From this reading Roger had spent only a few days with her in New York, but Frank had been her constant attendant, and not a little proud of the beautiful girl who attracted so much attention.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she did not like it, and was glad to return to Millbank.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.
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From this reading They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.
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From this reading Roger had spent only a few days with her in New York, but Frank had been her constant attendant, and not a little proud of the beautiful girl who attracted so much attention.
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From this reading Roger had spent only a few days with her in New York, but Frank had been her constant attendant, and not a little proud of the beautiful girl who attracted so much attention.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But she did not like it, and was glad to return to Millbank.
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From this reading They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.
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From this reading They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.
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From this reading Roger had spent only a few days with her in New York, but Frank had been her constant attendant, and not a little proud of the beautiful girl who attracted so much attention.
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From this reading Roger had spent only a few days with her in New York, but Frank had been her constant attendant, and not a little proud of the beautiful girl who attracted so much attention.
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From this reading But she did not like it, and was glad to return to Millbank.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.
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From this reading The holidays were over.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But she did not like it, and was glad to return to Millbank.
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From this reading But she did not like it, and was glad to return to Millbank.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Roger had spent only a few days with her in New York, but Frank had been her constant attendant, and not a little proud of the beautiful girl who attracted so much attention.
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From this reading LOVE-MAKING AT MILLBANK.
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From this reading They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.
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From this reading They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOVE-MAKING AT MILLBANK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roger had spent only a few days with her in New York, but Frank had been her constant attendant, and not a little proud of the beautiful girl who attracted so much attention.
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From this reading They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she did not like it, and was glad to return to Millbank.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Roger had spent only a few days with her in New York, but Frank had been her constant attendant, and not a little proud of the beautiful girl who attracted so much attention.
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From this reading Roger had spent only a few days with her in New York, but Frank had been her constant attendant, and not a little proud of the beautiful girl who attracted so much attention.
above and across; more than
From this reading The holidays were over.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roger had spent only a few days with her in New York, but Frank had been her constant attendant, and not a little proud of the beautiful girl who attracted so much attention.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she did not like it, and was glad to return to Millbank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roger had spent only a few days with her in New York, but Frank had been her constant attendant, and not a little proud of the beautiful girl who attracted so much attention.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she did not like it, and was glad to return to Millbank.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Roger had spent only a few days with her in New York, but Frank had been her constant attendant, and not a little proud of the beautiful girl who attracted so much attention.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The holidays were over.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But she did not like it, and was glad to return to Millbank.
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From this reading They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.
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From this reading They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The holidays were over.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.
in or at the place that
From this reading They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.
which person or people
From this reading Roger had spent only a few days with her in New York, but Frank had been her constant attendant, and not a little proud of the beautiful girl who attracted so much attention.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.
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From this reading They had been spent in New York, where, with Mrs. Walter Scott as her _chaperone_, Magdalen had passed a few weeks, and seen what was meant by fashionable society.
