Chapter XL

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Edith went about on tip-toe, and checked Sholto in all loud speaking that next morning, as if any sudden noise would interrupt the conference that was taking place in the drawing-room.

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From this reading “For joy or grief, for hope or fear, For all hereafter, as for here, In peace or strife, in storm or shine.”

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

From this reading Edith went about on tip-toe, and checked Sholto in all loud speaking that next morning, as if any sudden noise would interrupt the conference that was taking place in the drawing-room.

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From this reading ANON.

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From this reading Edith went about on tip-toe, and checked Sholto in all loud speaking that next morning, as if any sudden noise would interrupt the conference that was taking place in the drawing-room.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “For joy or grief, for hope or fear, For all hereafter, as for here, In peace or strife, in storm or shine.”

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From this reading “PACK CLOUDS AWAY.”

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From this reading Two o’clock came; and they still sate there with closed doors.

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From this reading Edith went about on tip-toe, and checked Sholto in all loud speaking that next morning, as if any sudden noise would interrupt the conference that was taking place in the drawing-room.

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From this reading Two o’clock came; and they still sate there with closed doors.

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From this reading “PACK CLOUDS AWAY.”

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From this reading Edith went about on tip-toe, and checked Sholto in all loud speaking that next morning, as if any sudden noise would interrupt the conference that was taking place in the drawing-room.

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From this reading Two o’clock came; and they still sate there with closed doors.

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From this reading Edith went about on tip-toe, and checked Sholto in all loud speaking that next morning, as if any sudden noise would interrupt the conference that was taking place in the drawing-room.

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From this reading Edith went about on tip-toe, and checked Sholto in all loud speaking that next morning, as if any sudden noise would interrupt the conference that was taking place in the drawing-room.

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From this reading “For joy or grief, for hope or fear, For all hereafter, as for here, In peace or strife, in storm or shine.”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “For joy or grief, for hope or fear, For all hereafter, as for here, In peace or strife, in storm or shine.”

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From this reading “For joy or grief, for hope or fear, For all hereafter, as for here, In peace or strife, in storm or shine.”

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “For joy or grief, for hope or fear, For all hereafter, as for here, In peace or strife, in storm or shine.”

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From this reading “For joy or grief, for hope or fear, For all hereafter, as for here, In peace or strife, in storm or shine.”

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From this reading “For joy or grief, for hope or fear, For all hereafter, as for here, In peace or strife, in storm or shine.”

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Edith went about on tip-toe, and checked Sholto in all loud speaking that next morning, as if any sudden noise would interrupt the conference that was taking place in the drawing-room.

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

From this reading “For joy or grief, for hope or fear, For all hereafter, as for here, In peace or strife, in storm or shine.”

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From this reading Edith went about on tip-toe, and checked Sholto in all loud speaking that next morning, as if any sudden noise would interrupt the conference that was taking place in the drawing-room.

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From this reading “For joy or grief, for hope or fear, For all hereafter, as for here, In peace or strife, in storm or shine.”

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From this reading Edith went about on tip-toe, and checked Sholto in all loud speaking that next morning, as if any sudden noise would interrupt the conference that was taking place in the drawing-room.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Edith went about on tip-toe, and checked Sholto in all loud speaking that next morning, as if any sudden noise would interrupt the conference that was taking place in the drawing-room.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Edith went about on tip-toe, and checked Sholto in all loud speaking that next morning, as if any sudden noise would interrupt the conference that was taking place in the drawing-room.

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From this reading Edith went about on tip-toe, and checked Sholto in all loud speaking that next morning, as if any sudden noise would interrupt the conference that was taking place in the drawing-room.

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From this reading Two o’clock came; and they still sate there with closed doors.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Edith went about on tip-toe, and checked Sholto in all loud speaking that next morning, as if any sudden noise would interrupt the conference that was taking place in the drawing-room.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “For joy or grief, for hope or fear, For all hereafter, as for here, In peace or strife, in storm or shine.”

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From this reading “PACK CLOUDS AWAY.”

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From this reading “For joy or grief, for hope or fear, For all hereafter, as for here, In peace or strife, in storm or shine.”

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From this reading Edith went about on tip-toe, and checked Sholto in all loud speaking that next morning, as if any sudden noise would interrupt the conference that was taking place in the drawing-room.

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From this reading Two o’clock came; and they still sate there with closed doors.

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From this reading “For joy or grief, for hope or fear, For all hereafter, as for here, In peace or strife, in storm or shine.”

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From this reading Edith went about on tip-toe, and checked Sholto in all loud speaking that next morning, as if any sudden noise would interrupt the conference that was taking place in the drawing-room.

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From this reading Edith went about on tip-toe, and checked Sholto in all loud speaking that next morning, as if any sudden noise would interrupt the conference that was taking place in the drawing-room.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Two o’clock came; and they still sate there with closed doors.

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From this reading “For joy or grief, for hope or fear, For all hereafter, as for here, In peace or strife, in storm or shine.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “For joy or grief, for hope or fear, For all hereafter, as for here, In peace or strife, in storm or shine.”

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Edith went about on tip-toe, and checked Sholto in all loud speaking that next morning, as if any sudden noise would interrupt the conference that was taking place in the drawing-room.

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From this reading Edith went about on tip-toe, and checked Sholto in all loud speaking that next morning, as if any sudden noise would interrupt the conference that was taking place in the drawing-room.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Edith went about on tip-toe, and checked Sholto in all loud speaking that next morning, as if any sudden noise would interrupt the conference that was taking place in the drawing-room.

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

From this reading Edith went about on tip-toe, and checked Sholto in all loud speaking that next morning, as if any sudden noise would interrupt the conference that was taking place in the drawing-room.

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From this reading Two o’clock came; and they still sate there with closed doors.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Two o’clock came; and they still sate there with closed doors.

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From this reading Edith went about on tip-toe, and checked Sholto in all loud speaking that next morning, as if any sudden noise would interrupt the conference that was taking place in the drawing-room.

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From this reading Two o’clock came; and they still sate there with closed doors.

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

From this reading Edith went about on tip-toe, and checked Sholto in all loud speaking that next morning, as if any sudden noise would interrupt the conference that was taking place in the drawing-room.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Edith went about on tip-toe, and checked Sholto in all loud speaking that next morning, as if any sudden noise would interrupt the conference that was taking place in the drawing-room.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Two o’clock came; and they still sate there with closed doors.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Edith went about on tip-toe, and checked Sholto in all loud speaking that next morning, as if any sudden noise would interrupt the conference that was taking place in the drawing-room.