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Chapter VII
Is it the chance shot that tells? Sometimes. Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding. The agent laughed and giving her his first indulgent look, remarked genially: “Romance is not confined to those ancient times.
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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading ““Romance is not confined to those ancient times.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The agent laughed and giving her his first indulgent look, remarked genially:”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The agent laughed and giving her his first indulgent look, remarked genially:”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ““Romance is not confined to those ancient times.”
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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 Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.
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From this reading The agent laughed and giving her his first indulgent look, remarked genially:
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “Romance is not confined to those ancient times.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The agent laughed and giving her his first indulgent look, remarked genially:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.
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From this reading Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.
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From this reading Is it the chance shot that tells?
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From this reading “Romance is not confined to those ancient times.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.
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From this reading Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The agent laughed and giving her his first indulgent look, remarked genially:
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From this reading The agent laughed and giving her his first indulgent look, remarked genially:
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From this reading The agent laughed and giving her his first indulgent look, remarked genially:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The agent laughed and giving her his first indulgent look, remarked genially:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.
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From this reading The agent laughed and giving her his first indulgent look, remarked genially:
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From this reading Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it the chance shot that tells?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it the chance shot that tells?
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From this reading The agent laughed and giving her his first indulgent look, remarked genially:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The agent laughed and giving her his first indulgent look, remarked genially:
not any; not one
From this reading Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Romance is not confined to those ancient times.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.
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From this reading Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The agent laughed and giving her his first indulgent look, remarked genially:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Romance is not confined to those ancient times.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.
except for; apart from
From this reading Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.
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From this reading Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.
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From this reading Is it the chance shot that tells?
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From this reading Sometimes.
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From this reading Is it the chance shot that tells?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is it the chance shot that tells?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Is it the chance shot that tells?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Romance is not confined to those ancient times.
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From this reading “Romance is not confined to those ancient times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Violet had no especial intention in what she said save as a prelude to a pending request, but nothing could have served her purpose better than that one word, wedding.
