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Chapter VI
The wildest suspicions now rushed into her mind. Why should her uncle be thus exposing himself to the public gaze with Maria Port? Why did it give the woman such diabolical pleasure to be seen there with him? With a mind already prepared for such sickening revelations, Olive was convinced that it could mean nothing but that her uncle intended to marry Maria Port. What else could it mean?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With a mind already prepared for such sickening revelations, Olive was convinced that it could mean nothing but that her uncle intended to marry Maria Port.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “With a mind already prepared for such sickening revelations, Olive was convinced that it could mean nothing but that her uncle intended to marry Maria Port.”
extremely evil or frightening
From this reading “Why did it give the woman such diabolical pleasure to be seen there with him?”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Why should her uncle be thus exposing himself to the public gaze with Maria Port?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wildest suspicions now rushed into her mind.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “With a mind already prepared for such sickening revelations, Olive was convinced that it could mean nothing but that her uncle intended to marry Maria Port.”
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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 With a mind already prepared for such sickening revelations, Olive was convinced that it could mean nothing but that her uncle intended to marry Maria Port.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a mind already prepared for such sickening revelations, Olive was convinced that it could mean nothing but that her uncle intended to marry Maria Port.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why should her uncle be thus exposing himself to the public gaze with Maria Port?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading With a mind already prepared for such sickening revelations, Olive was convinced that it could mean nothing but that her uncle intended to marry Maria Port.
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From this reading With a mind already prepared for such sickening revelations, Olive was convinced that it could mean nothing but that her uncle intended to marry Maria Port.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading With a mind already prepared for such sickening revelations, Olive was convinced that it could mean nothing but that her uncle intended to marry Maria Port.
extremely evil or frightening
From this reading Why did it give the woman such diabolical pleasure to be seen there with him?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Why did it give the woman such diabolical pleasure to be seen there with him?
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From this reading Why should her uncle be thus exposing himself to the public gaze with Maria Port?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With a mind already prepared for such sickening revelations, Olive was convinced that it could mean nothing but that her uncle intended to marry Maria Port.
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From this reading Why should her uncle be thus exposing himself to the public gaze with Maria Port?
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From this reading Why did it give the woman such diabolical pleasure to be seen there with him?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The wildest suspicions now rushed into her mind.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why did it give the woman such diabolical pleasure to be seen there with him?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Why should her uncle be thus exposing himself to the public gaze with Maria Port?
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From this reading With a mind already prepared for such sickening revelations, Olive was convinced that it could mean nothing but that her uncle intended to marry Maria Port.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The wildest suspicions now rushed into her mind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why did it give the woman such diabolical pleasure to be seen there with him?
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From this reading Why should her uncle be thus exposing himself to the public gaze with Maria Port?
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From this reading With a mind already prepared for such sickening revelations, Olive was convinced that it could mean nothing but that her uncle intended to marry Maria Port.
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From this reading With a mind already prepared for such sickening revelations, Olive was convinced that it could mean nothing but that her uncle intended to marry Maria Port.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wildest suspicions now rushed into her mind.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading With a mind already prepared for such sickening revelations, Olive was convinced that it could mean nothing but that her uncle intended to marry Maria Port.
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From this reading The wildest suspicions now rushed into her mind.
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From this reading With a mind already prepared for such sickening revelations, Olive was convinced that it could mean nothing but that her uncle intended to marry Maria Port.
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From this reading Why did it give the woman such diabolical pleasure to be seen there with him?
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From this reading Why should her uncle be thus exposing himself to the public gaze with Maria Port?
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From this reading With a mind already prepared for such sickening revelations, Olive was convinced that it could mean nothing but that her uncle intended to marry Maria Port.
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From this reading Why should her uncle be thus exposing himself to the public gaze with Maria Port?
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From this reading With a mind already prepared for such sickening revelations, Olive was convinced that it could mean nothing but that her uncle intended to marry Maria Port.
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From this reading The wildest suspicions now rushed into her mind.
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From this reading Why did it give the woman such diabolical pleasure to be seen there with him?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should her uncle be thus exposing himself to the public gaze with Maria Port?
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From this reading With a mind already prepared for such sickening revelations, Olive was convinced that it could mean nothing but that her uncle intended to marry Maria Port.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Why did it give the woman such diabolical pleasure to be seen there with him?
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From this reading The wildest suspicions now rushed into her mind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With a mind already prepared for such sickening revelations, Olive was convinced that it could mean nothing but that her uncle intended to marry Maria Port.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wildest suspicions now rushed into her mind.
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From this reading Why did it give the woman such diabolical pleasure to be seen there with him?
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From this reading Why should her uncle be thus exposing himself to the public gaze with Maria Port?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why should her uncle be thus exposing himself to the public gaze with Maria Port?
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From this reading Why should her uncle be thus exposing himself to the public gaze with Maria Port?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With a mind already prepared for such sickening revelations, Olive was convinced that it could mean nothing but that her uncle intended to marry Maria Port.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What else could it mean?
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From this reading Why should her uncle be thus exposing himself to the public gaze with Maria Port?
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From this reading The wildest suspicions now rushed into her mind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Why should her uncle be thus exposing himself to the public gaze with Maria Port?
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From this reading Why did it give the woman such diabolical pleasure to be seen there with him?
