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Chapter VI
Things happen slowly at Nunsmere--from the grasping of an idea to the pace of the church choir over the hymns. Life there is no vulgar, tearing two-step, as it is in Godalming, London, and other vortices of human passions, but the stately measure of a minuet. Delights are deliberate and have lingering ends. A hen would scorn to hatch a chicken with the indecent haste of her sister in the next parish. Six months passed, and Zora wondered what had become of them.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Delights are deliberate and have lingering ends.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Life there is no vulgar, tearing two-step, as it is in Godalming, London, and other vortices of human passions, but the stately measure of a minuet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A hen would scorn to hatch a chicken with the indecent haste of her sister in the next parish.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Things happen slowly at Nunsmere--from the grasping of an idea to the pace of the church choir over the hymns.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Six months passed, and Zora wondered what had become of them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Six months passed, and Zora wondered what had become of them.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “A hen would scorn to hatch a chicken with the indecent haste of her sister in the next parish.”
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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 Life there is no vulgar, tearing two-step, as it is in Godalming, London, and other vortices of human passions, but the stately measure of a minuet.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Things happen slowly at Nunsmere--from the grasping of an idea to the pace of the church choir over the hymns.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Life there is no vulgar, tearing two-step, as it is in Godalming, London, and other vortices of human passions, but the stately measure of a minuet.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Delights are deliberate and have lingering ends.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Life there is no vulgar, tearing two-step, as it is in Godalming, London, and other vortices of human passions, but the stately measure of a minuet.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Things happen slowly at Nunsmere--from the grasping of an idea to the pace of the church choir over the hymns.
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From this reading Six months passed, and Zora wondered what had become of them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Life there is no vulgar, tearing two-step, as it is in Godalming, London, and other vortices of human passions, but the stately measure of a minuet.
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From this reading A hen would scorn to hatch a chicken with the indecent haste of her sister in the next parish.
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From this reading Things happen slowly at Nunsmere--from the grasping of an idea to the pace of the church choir over the hymns.
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From this reading Things happen slowly at Nunsmere--from the grasping of an idea to the pace of the church choir over the hymns.
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From this reading Delights are deliberate and have lingering ends.
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From this reading Delights are deliberate and have lingering ends.
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From this reading Delights are deliberate and have lingering ends.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Things happen slowly at Nunsmere--from the grasping of an idea to the pace of the church choir over the hymns.
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From this reading Life there is no vulgar, tearing two-step, as it is in Godalming, London, and other vortices of human passions, but the stately measure of a minuet.
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From this reading Things happen slowly at Nunsmere--from the grasping of an idea to the pace of the church choir over the hymns.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Six months passed, and Zora wondered what had become of them.
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From this reading Things happen slowly at Nunsmere--from the grasping of an idea to the pace of the church choir over the hymns.
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From this reading A hen would scorn to hatch a chicken with the indecent haste of her sister in the next parish.
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From this reading A hen would scorn to hatch a chicken with the indecent haste of her sister in the next parish.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Delights are deliberate and have lingering ends.
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From this reading A hen would scorn to hatch a chicken with the indecent haste of her sister in the next parish.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A hen would scorn to hatch a chicken with the indecent haste of her sister in the next parish.
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From this reading Life there is no vulgar, tearing two-step, as it is in Godalming, London, and other vortices of human passions, but the stately measure of a minuet.
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From this reading Things happen slowly at Nunsmere--from the grasping of an idea to the pace of the church choir over the hymns.
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From this reading Things happen slowly at Nunsmere--from the grasping of an idea to the pace of the church choir over the hymns.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Life there is no vulgar, tearing two-step, as it is in Godalming, London, and other vortices of human passions, but the stately measure of a minuet.
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From this reading A hen would scorn to hatch a chicken with the indecent haste of her sister in the next parish.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Life there is no vulgar, tearing two-step, as it is in Godalming, London, and other vortices of human passions, but the stately measure of a minuet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Life there is no vulgar, tearing two-step, as it is in Godalming, London, and other vortices of human passions, but the stately measure of a minuet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Life there is no vulgar, tearing two-step, as it is in Godalming, London, and other vortices of human passions, but the stately measure of a minuet.
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From this reading Delights are deliberate and have lingering ends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Life there is no vulgar, tearing two-step, as it is in Godalming, London, and other vortices of human passions, but the stately measure of a minuet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Life there is no vulgar, tearing two-step, as it is in Godalming, London, and other vortices of human passions, but the stately measure of a minuet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Life there is no vulgar, tearing two-step, as it is in Godalming, London, and other vortices of human passions, but the stately measure of a minuet.
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From this reading Six months passed, and Zora wondered what had become of them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A hen would scorn to hatch a chicken with the indecent haste of her sister in the next parish.
not any; not one
From this reading Life there is no vulgar, tearing two-step, as it is in Godalming, London, and other vortices of human passions, but the stately measure of a minuet.
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From this reading Things happen slowly at Nunsmere--from the grasping of an idea to the pace of the church choir over the hymns.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Things happen slowly at Nunsmere--from the grasping of an idea to the pace of the church choir over the hymns.
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From this reading Life there is no vulgar, tearing two-step, as it is in Godalming, London, and other vortices of human passions, but the stately measure of a minuet.
above and across; more than
From this reading Things happen slowly at Nunsmere--from the grasping of an idea to the pace of the church choir over the hymns.
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From this reading Things happen slowly at Nunsmere--from the grasping of an idea to the pace of the church choir over the hymns.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A hen would scorn to hatch a chicken with the indecent haste of her sister in the next parish.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Six months passed, and Zora wondered what had become of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Life there is no vulgar, tearing two-step, as it is in Godalming, London, and other vortices of human passions, but the stately measure of a minuet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A hen would scorn to hatch a chicken with the indecent haste of her sister in the next parish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A hen would scorn to hatch a chicken with the indecent haste of her sister in the next parish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Six months passed, and Zora wondered what had become of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Things happen slowly at Nunsmere--from the grasping of an idea to the pace of the church choir over the hymns.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Life there is no vulgar, tearing two-step, as it is in Godalming, London, and other vortices of human passions, but the stately measure of a minuet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Life there is no vulgar, tearing two-step, as it is in Godalming, London, and other vortices of human passions, but the stately measure of a minuet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Things happen slowly at Nunsmere--from the grasping of an idea to the pace of the church choir over the hymns.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Six months passed, and Zora wondered what had become of them.
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From this reading Life there is no vulgar, tearing two-step, as it is in Godalming, London, and other vortices of human passions, but the stately measure of a minuet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Things happen slowly at Nunsmere--from the grasping of an idea to the pace of the church choir over the hymns.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Things happen slowly at Nunsmere--from the grasping of an idea to the pace of the church choir over the hymns.
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From this reading Life there is no vulgar, tearing two-step, as it is in Godalming, London, and other vortices of human passions, but the stately measure of a minuet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Life there is no vulgar, tearing two-step, as it is in Godalming, London, and other vortices of human passions, but the stately measure of a minuet.
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From this reading Life there is no vulgar, tearing two-step, as it is in Godalming, London, and other vortices of human passions, but the stately measure of a minuet.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Six months passed, and Zora wondered what had become of them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A hen would scorn to hatch a chicken with the indecent haste of her sister in the next parish.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Six months passed, and Zora wondered what had become of them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A hen would scorn to hatch a chicken with the indecent haste of her sister in the next parish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Six months passed, and Zora wondered what had become of them.
