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Chapter VIII
IN THE DEAD CITY Through it was Sunday, Cecily resolved to go and spend the afternoon with Miriam. She was restless, and could not take pleasure in Mrs. Lessingham's conversation. Possibly her arrival at the villa would be anything but welcome; but she must see Miriam. She drove up by herself, and first of all saw the Spences. From them she learnt that Miriam, as usual on Sunday, was keeping her own room.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “IN THE DEAD CITY Through it was Sunday, Cecily resolved to go and spend the afternoon with Miriam.”
any thing at all
From this reading “Possibly her arrival at the villa would be anything but welcome; but she must see Miriam.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She was restless, and could not take pleasure in Mrs. Lessingham's conversation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IN THE DEAD CITY Through it was Sunday, Cecily resolved to go and spend the afternoon with Miriam.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She drove up by herself, and first of all saw the Spences.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She drove up by herself, and first of all saw the Spences.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Possibly her arrival at the villa would be anything but welcome; but she must see Miriam.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was restless, and could not take pleasure in Mrs. Lessingham's conversation.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “IN THE DEAD CITY Through it was Sunday, Cecily resolved to go and spend the afternoon with Miriam.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Possibly her arrival at the villa would be anything but welcome; but she must see Miriam.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN THE DEAD CITY Through it was Sunday, Cecily resolved to go and spend the afternoon with Miriam.
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From this reading She drove up by herself, and first of all saw the Spences.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE DEAD CITY Through it was Sunday, Cecily resolved to go and spend the afternoon with Miriam.
any thing at all
From this reading Possibly her arrival at the villa would be anything but welcome; but she must see Miriam.
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From this reading Possibly her arrival at the villa would be anything but welcome; but she must see Miriam.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From them she learnt that Miriam, as usual on Sunday, was keeping her own room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Possibly her arrival at the villa would be anything but welcome; but she must see Miriam.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Possibly her arrival at the villa would be anything but welcome; but she must see Miriam.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Possibly her arrival at the villa would be anything but welcome; but she must see Miriam.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She drove up by herself, and first of all saw the Spences.
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From this reading IN THE DEAD CITY Through it was Sunday, Cecily resolved to go and spend the afternoon with Miriam.
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From this reading IN THE DEAD CITY Through it was Sunday, Cecily resolved to go and spend the afternoon with Miriam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was restless, and could not take pleasure in Mrs. Lessingham's conversation.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was restless, and could not take pleasure in Mrs. Lessingham's conversation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE DEAD CITY Through it was Sunday, Cecily resolved to go and spend the afternoon with Miriam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She drove up by herself, and first of all saw the Spences.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She drove up by herself, and first of all saw the Spences.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From them she learnt that Miriam, as usual on Sunday, was keeping her own room.
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From this reading IN THE DEAD CITY Through it was Sunday, Cecily resolved to go and spend the afternoon with Miriam.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Possibly her arrival at the villa would be anything but welcome; but she must see Miriam.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She drove up by herself, and first of all saw the Spences.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE DEAD CITY Through it was Sunday, Cecily resolved to go and spend the afternoon with Miriam.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN THE DEAD CITY Through it was Sunday, Cecily resolved to go and spend the afternoon with Miriam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From them she learnt that Miriam, as usual on Sunday, was keeping her own room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From them she learnt that Miriam, as usual on Sunday, was keeping her own room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was restless, and could not take pleasure in Mrs. Lessingham's conversation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE DEAD CITY Through it was Sunday, Cecily resolved to go and spend the afternoon with Miriam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was restless, and could not take pleasure in Mrs. Lessingham's conversation.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Possibly her arrival at the villa would be anything but welcome; but she must see Miriam.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was restless, and could not take pleasure in Mrs. Lessingham's conversation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She drove up by herself, and first of all saw the Spences.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From them she learnt that Miriam, as usual on Sunday, was keeping her own room.
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From this reading From them she learnt that Miriam, as usual on Sunday, was keeping her own room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was restless, and could not take pleasure in Mrs. Lessingham's conversation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Possibly her arrival at the villa would be anything but welcome; but she must see Miriam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE DEAD CITY Through it was Sunday, Cecily resolved to go and spend the afternoon with Miriam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was restless, and could not take pleasure in Mrs. Lessingham's conversation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From them she learnt that Miriam, as usual on Sunday, was keeping her own room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She drove up by herself, and first of all saw the Spences.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Possibly her arrival at the villa would be anything but welcome; but she must see Miriam.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was restless, and could not take pleasure in Mrs. Lessingham's conversation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She drove up by herself, and first of all saw the Spences.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE DEAD CITY Through it was Sunday, Cecily resolved to go and spend the afternoon with Miriam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE DEAD CITY Through it was Sunday, Cecily resolved to go and spend the afternoon with Miriam.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was restless, and could not take pleasure in Mrs. Lessingham's conversation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From them she learnt that Miriam, as usual on Sunday, was keeping her own room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE DEAD CITY Through it was Sunday, Cecily resolved to go and spend the afternoon with Miriam.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading From them she learnt that Miriam, as usual on Sunday, was keeping her own room.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN THE DEAD CITY Through it was Sunday, Cecily resolved to go and spend the afternoon with Miriam.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE DEAD CITY Through it was Sunday, Cecily resolved to go and spend the afternoon with Miriam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She drove up by herself, and first of all saw the Spences.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From them she learnt that Miriam, as usual on Sunday, was keeping her own room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Possibly her arrival at the villa would be anything but welcome; but she must see Miriam.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE DEAD CITY Through it was Sunday, Cecily resolved to go and spend the afternoon with Miriam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Possibly her arrival at the villa would be anything but welcome; but she must see Miriam.
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN THE DEAD CITY Through it was Sunday, Cecily resolved to go and spend the afternoon with Miriam.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Possibly her arrival at the villa would be anything but welcome; but she must see Miriam.
