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Chapter VIII
There was a letter from Ellaline, too. I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list. I was wondering if anything were the matter, but there isn't--though there _is_ news. She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me. The military manoeuvres go on; and the news has nothing directly to do with the adored Honore.
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any thing at all
From this reading “I was wondering if anything were the matter, but there isn't--though there _is_ news.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The military manoeuvres go on; and the news has nothing directly to do with the adored Honore.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The military manoeuvres go on; and the news has nothing directly to do with the adored Honore.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “The military manoeuvres go on; and the news has nothing directly to do with the adored Honore.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “I was wondering if anything were the matter, but there isn't--though there _is_ news.”
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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 was a letter from Ellaline, too.
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From this reading The military manoeuvres go on; and the news has nothing directly to do with the adored Honore.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.
any thing at all
From this reading I was wondering if anything were the matter, but there isn't--though there _is_ news.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was wondering if anything were the matter, but there isn't--though there _is_ news.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.
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From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The military manoeuvres go on; and the news has nothing directly to do with the adored Honore.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The military manoeuvres go on; and the news has nothing directly to do with the adored Honore.
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From this reading There was a letter from Ellaline, too.
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From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a letter from Ellaline, too.
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From this reading The military manoeuvres go on; and the news has nothing directly to do with the adored Honore.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The military manoeuvres go on; and the news has nothing directly to do with the adored Honore.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.
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From this reading The military manoeuvres go on; and the news has nothing directly to do with the adored Honore.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.
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From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I was wondering if anything were the matter, but there isn't--though there _is_ news.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was wondering if anything were the matter, but there isn't--though there _is_ news.
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From this reading I was wondering if anything were the matter, but there isn't--though there _is_ news.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.
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From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.
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From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.
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From this reading There was a letter from Ellaline, too.
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From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The military manoeuvres go on; and the news has nothing directly to do with the adored Honore.
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From this reading I was wondering if anything were the matter, but there isn't--though there _is_ news.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.
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From this reading The military manoeuvres go on; and the news has nothing directly to do with the adored Honore.
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From this reading I was wondering if anything were the matter, but there isn't--though there _is_ news.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The military manoeuvres go on; and the news has nothing directly to do with the adored Honore.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.
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From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.
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From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.
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From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.
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From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.
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From this reading There was a letter from Ellaline, too.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I was wondering if anything were the matter, but there isn't--though there _is_ news.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.
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From this reading There was a letter from Ellaline, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a letter from Ellaline, too.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I was wondering if anything were the matter, but there isn't--though there _is_ news.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The military manoeuvres go on; and the news has nothing directly to do with the adored Honore.
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From this reading I was wondering if anything were the matter, but there isn't--though there _is_ news.
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From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.
