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Chapter XII
Bridget Cookson slowly signed her name to the letter she had been writing in the drawing-room of the boarding-house where she was accustomed to stay during her visits to town. Then she read the letter through-- 'I can't get back till the middle or end of next week at least. There's been a great deal to do, of one kind or another. And I'm going down to Woking to-morrow to spend the week-end with a girl I met here who's knocked up in munition-work. Don't expect me till you see me.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There's been a great deal to do, of one kind or another.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Bridget Cookson slowly signed her name to the letter she had been writing in the drawing-room of the boarding-house where she was accustomed to stay during her visits to town.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “Bridget Cookson slowly signed her name to the letter she had been writing in the drawing-room of the boarding-house where she was accustomed to stay during her visits to town.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “Don't expect me till you see me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There's been a great deal to do, of one kind or another.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I'm going down to Woking to-morrow to spend the week-end with a girl I met here who's knocked up in munition-work.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then she read the letter through-- 'I can't get back till the middle or end of next week at least.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bridget Cookson slowly signed her name to the letter she had been writing in the drawing-room of the boarding-house where she was accustomed to stay during her visits to town.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then she read the letter through-- 'I can't get back till the middle or end of next week at least.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There's been a great deal to do, of one kind or another.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then she read the letter through-- 'I can't get back till the middle or end of next week at least.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Then she read the letter through-- 'I can't get back till the middle or end of next week at least.”
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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 There's been a great deal to do, of one kind or another.
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From this reading Bridget Cookson slowly signed her name to the letter she had been writing in the drawing-room of the boarding-house where she was accustomed to stay during her visits to town.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I'm going down to Woking to-morrow to spend the week-end with a girl I met here who's knocked up in munition-work.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There's been a great deal to do, of one kind or another.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then she read the letter through-- 'I can't get back till the middle or end of next week at least.
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From this reading Then she read the letter through-- 'I can't get back till the middle or end of next week at least.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Bridget Cookson slowly signed her name to the letter she had been writing in the drawing-room of the boarding-house where she was accustomed to stay during her visits to town.
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From this reading Bridget Cookson slowly signed her name to the letter she had been writing in the drawing-room of the boarding-house where she was accustomed to stay during her visits to town.
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From this reading Bridget Cookson slowly signed her name to the letter she had been writing in the drawing-room of the boarding-house where she was accustomed to stay during her visits to town.
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From this reading Then she read the letter through-- 'I can't get back till the middle or end of next week at least.
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From this reading Bridget Cookson slowly signed her name to the letter she had been writing in the drawing-room of the boarding-house where she was accustomed to stay during her visits to town.
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From this reading There's been a great deal to do, of one kind or another.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There's been a great deal to do, of one kind or another.
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From this reading Don't expect me till you see me.
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From this reading And I'm going down to Woking to-morrow to spend the week-end with a girl I met here who's knocked up in munition-work.
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From this reading Bridget Cookson slowly signed her name to the letter she had been writing in the drawing-room of the boarding-house where she was accustomed to stay during her visits to town.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Bridget Cookson slowly signed her name to the letter she had been writing in the drawing-room of the boarding-house where she was accustomed to stay during her visits to town.
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From this reading Then she read the letter through-- 'I can't get back till the middle or end of next week at least.
to think that something will happen
From this reading Don't expect me till you see me.
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From this reading Then she read the letter through-- 'I can't get back till the middle or end of next week at least.
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From this reading And I'm going down to Woking to-morrow to spend the week-end with a girl I met here who's knocked up in munition-work.
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From this reading And I'm going down to Woking to-morrow to spend the week-end with a girl I met here who's knocked up in munition-work.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There's been a great deal to do, of one kind or another.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bridget Cookson slowly signed her name to the letter she had been writing in the drawing-room of the boarding-house where she was accustomed to stay during her visits to town.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bridget Cookson slowly signed her name to the letter she had been writing in the drawing-room of the boarding-house where she was accustomed to stay during her visits to town.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I'm going down to Woking to-morrow to spend the week-end with a girl I met here who's knocked up in munition-work.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then she read the letter through-- 'I can't get back till the middle or end of next week at least.
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From this reading And I'm going down to Woking to-morrow to spend the week-end with a girl I met here who's knocked up in munition-work.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bridget Cookson slowly signed her name to the letter she had been writing in the drawing-room of the boarding-house where she was accustomed to stay during her visits to town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's been a great deal to do, of one kind or another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I'm going down to Woking to-morrow to spend the week-end with a girl I met here who's knocked up in munition-work.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she read the letter through-- 'I can't get back till the middle or end of next week at least.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bridget Cookson slowly signed her name to the letter she had been writing in the drawing-room of the boarding-house where she was accustomed to stay during her visits to town.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don't expect me till you see me.
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From this reading And I'm going down to Woking to-morrow to spend the week-end with a girl I met here who's knocked up in munition-work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she read the letter through-- 'I can't get back till the middle or end of next week at least.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I'm going down to Woking to-morrow to spend the week-end with a girl I met here who's knocked up in munition-work.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bridget Cookson slowly signed her name to the letter she had been writing in the drawing-room of the boarding-house where she was accustomed to stay during her visits to town.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she read the letter through-- 'I can't get back till the middle or end of next week at least.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bridget Cookson slowly signed her name to the letter she had been writing in the drawing-room of the boarding-house where she was accustomed to stay during her visits to town.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There's been a great deal to do, of one kind or another.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then she read the letter through-- 'I can't get back till the middle or end of next week at least.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she read the letter through-- 'I can't get back till the middle or end of next week at least.
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From this reading Don't expect me till you see me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bridget Cookson slowly signed her name to the letter she had been writing in the drawing-room of the boarding-house where she was accustomed to stay during her visits to town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bridget Cookson slowly signed her name to the letter she had been writing in the drawing-room of the boarding-house where she was accustomed to stay during her visits to town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bridget Cookson slowly signed her name to the letter she had been writing in the drawing-room of the boarding-house where she was accustomed to stay during her visits to town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I'm going down to Woking to-morrow to spend the week-end with a girl I met here who's knocked up in munition-work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bridget Cookson slowly signed her name to the letter she had been writing in the drawing-room of the boarding-house where she was accustomed to stay during her visits to town.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bridget Cookson slowly signed her name to the letter she had been writing in the drawing-room of the boarding-house where she was accustomed to stay during her visits to town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she read the letter through-- 'I can't get back till the middle or end of next week at least.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's been a great deal to do, of one kind or another.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then she read the letter through-- 'I can't get back till the middle or end of next week at least.
up to a particular time
From this reading Then she read the letter through-- 'I can't get back till the middle or end of next week at least.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bridget Cookson slowly signed her name to the letter she had been writing in the drawing-room of the boarding-house where she was accustomed to stay during her visits to town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I'm going down to Woking to-morrow to spend the week-end with a girl I met here who's knocked up in munition-work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bridget Cookson slowly signed her name to the letter she had been writing in the drawing-room of the boarding-house where she was accustomed to stay during her visits to town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I'm going down to Woking to-morrow to spend the week-end with a girl I met here who's knocked up in munition-work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bridget Cookson slowly signed her name to the letter she had been writing in the drawing-room of the boarding-house where she was accustomed to stay during her visits to town.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bridget Cookson slowly signed her name to the letter she had been writing in the drawing-room of the boarding-house where she was accustomed to stay during her visits to town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she read the letter through-- 'I can't get back till the middle or end of next week at least.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I'm going down to Woking to-morrow to spend the week-end with a girl I met here who's knocked up in munition-work.
in or at the place that
From this reading Bridget Cookson slowly signed her name to the letter she had been writing in the drawing-room of the boarding-house where she was accustomed to stay during her visits to town.
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From this reading And I'm going down to Woking to-morrow to spend the week-end with a girl I met here who's knocked up in munition-work.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And I'm going down to Woking to-morrow to spend the week-end with a girl I met here who's knocked up in munition-work.
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From this reading And I'm going down to Woking to-morrow to spend the week-end with a girl I met here who's knocked up in munition-work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bridget Cookson slowly signed her name to the letter she had been writing in the drawing-room of the boarding-house where she was accustomed to stay during her visits to town.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't expect me till you see me.
