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Chapter XXX
When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house. “Where is Mrs. Freeland, Biddy?” “We don't know; a man came, and she went.” “And Miss Sheila?” “She went out in the mornin'.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We don't know; a man came, and she went.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We don't know; a man came, and she went.””
belonging to which person
From this reading “When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.”
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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 “We don't know; a man came, and she went.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.
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From this reading When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.
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From this reading When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.
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From this reading “Where is Mrs. Freeland, Biddy?”
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From this reading When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.
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From this reading “We don't know; a man came, and she went.”
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From this reading When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.
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From this reading When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We don't know; a man came, and she went.”
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From this reading When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where is Mrs. Freeland, Biddy?”
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From this reading When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “She went out in the mornin'.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where is Mrs. Freeland, Biddy?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We don't know; a man came, and she went.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We don't know; a man came, and she went.”
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From this reading “And Miss Sheila?”
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From this reading “She went out in the mornin'.
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From this reading “Where is Mrs. Freeland, Biddy?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She went out in the mornin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.
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From this reading When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We don't know; a man came, and she went.”
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From this reading “And Miss Sheila?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.
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From this reading When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.
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From this reading When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.
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From this reading When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We don't know; a man came, and she went.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We don't know; a man came, and she went.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.
at the time that
From this reading When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where is Mrs. Freeland, Biddy?”
belonging to which person
From this reading When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.
