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Chapter XX
GRACE CRAWLEY AT HOME. On the morning after his return from London Mr. Crawley showed symptoms of great fatigue, and his wife implored him to remain in bed. But this he would not do. He would get up, and go out down to the brickfields. He had specially bound himself,--he said, to see that the duties of the parish did not suffer by being left in his hands.
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later than; following
From this reading “On the morning after his return from London Mr. Crawley showed symptoms of great fatigue, and his wife implored him to remain in bed.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “He had specially bound himself,--he said, to see that the duties of the parish did not suffer by being left in his hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the morning after his return from London Mr. Crawley showed symptoms of great fatigue, and his wife implored him to remain in bed.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “He had specially bound himself,--he said, to see that the duties of the parish did not suffer by being left in his hands.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He had specially bound himself,--he said, to see that the duties of the parish did not suffer by being left in his hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had specially bound himself,--he said, to see that the duties of the parish did not suffer by being left in his hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the morning after his return from London Mr. Crawley showed symptoms of great fatigue, and his wife implored him to remain in bed.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But this he would not do.”
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later than; following
From this reading On the morning after his return from London Mr. Crawley showed symptoms of great fatigue, and his wife implored him to remain in bed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the morning after his return from London Mr. Crawley showed symptoms of great fatigue, and his wife implored him to remain in bed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GRACE CRAWLEY AT HOME.
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From this reading On the morning after his return from London Mr. Crawley showed symptoms of great fatigue, and his wife implored him to remain in bed.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He had specially bound himself,--he said, to see that the duties of the parish did not suffer by being left in his hands.
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From this reading He had specially bound himself,--he said, to see that the duties of the parish did not suffer by being left in his hands.
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From this reading He would get up, and go out down to the brickfields.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this he would not do.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had specially bound himself,--he said, to see that the duties of the parish did not suffer by being left in his hands.
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From this reading GRACE CRAWLEY AT HOME.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He had specially bound himself,--he said, to see that the duties of the parish did not suffer by being left in his hands.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But this he would not do.
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From this reading He would get up, and go out down to the brickfields.
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From this reading He had specially bound himself,--he said, to see that the duties of the parish did not suffer by being left in his hands.
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From this reading On the morning after his return from London Mr. Crawley showed symptoms of great fatigue, and his wife implored him to remain in bed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the morning after his return from London Mr. Crawley showed symptoms of great fatigue, and his wife implored him to remain in bed.
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From this reading He would get up, and go out down to the brickfields.
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From this reading He would get up, and go out down to the brickfields.
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From this reading GRACE CRAWLEY AT HOME.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning after his return from London Mr. Crawley showed symptoms of great fatigue, and his wife implored him to remain in bed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had specially bound himself,--he said, to see that the duties of the parish did not suffer by being left in his hands.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He had specially bound himself,--he said, to see that the duties of the parish did not suffer by being left in his hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But this he would not do.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the morning after his return from London Mr. Crawley showed symptoms of great fatigue, and his wife implored him to remain in bed.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had specially bound himself,--he said, to see that the duties of the parish did not suffer by being left in his hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the morning after his return from London Mr. Crawley showed symptoms of great fatigue, and his wife implored him to remain in bed.
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From this reading GRACE CRAWLEY AT HOME.
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From this reading On the morning after his return from London Mr. Crawley showed symptoms of great fatigue, and his wife implored him to remain in bed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the morning after his return from London Mr. Crawley showed symptoms of great fatigue, and his wife implored him to remain in bed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had specially bound himself,--he said, to see that the duties of the parish did not suffer by being left in his hands.
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From this reading On the morning after his return from London Mr. Crawley showed symptoms of great fatigue, and his wife implored him to remain in bed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning after his return from London Mr. Crawley showed symptoms of great fatigue, and his wife implored him to remain in bed.
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From this reading On the morning after his return from London Mr. Crawley showed symptoms of great fatigue, and his wife implored him to remain in bed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But this he would not do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the morning after his return from London Mr. Crawley showed symptoms of great fatigue, and his wife implored him to remain in bed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morning after his return from London Mr. Crawley showed symptoms of great fatigue, and his wife implored him to remain in bed.
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From this reading He would get up, and go out down to the brickfields.
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From this reading He had specially bound himself,--he said, to see that the duties of the parish did not suffer by being left in his hands.
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From this reading On the morning after his return from London Mr. Crawley showed symptoms of great fatigue, and his wife implored him to remain in bed.
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From this reading On the morning after his return from London Mr. Crawley showed symptoms of great fatigue, and his wife implored him to remain in bed.
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From this reading He had specially bound himself,--he said, to see that the duties of the parish did not suffer by being left in his hands.
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From this reading He had specially bound himself,--he said, to see that the duties of the parish did not suffer by being left in his hands.
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From this reading On the morning after his return from London Mr. Crawley showed symptoms of great fatigue, and his wife implored him to remain in bed.
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From this reading He had specially bound himself,--he said, to see that the duties of the parish did not suffer by being left in his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had specially bound himself,--he said, to see that the duties of the parish did not suffer by being left in his hands.
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From this reading On the morning after his return from London Mr. Crawley showed symptoms of great fatigue, and his wife implored him to remain in bed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had specially bound himself,--he said, to see that the duties of the parish did not suffer by being left in his hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the morning after his return from London Mr. Crawley showed symptoms of great fatigue, and his wife implored him to remain in bed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this he would not do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the morning after his return from London Mr. Crawley showed symptoms of great fatigue, and his wife implored him to remain in bed.
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From this reading He would get up, and go out down to the brickfields.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the morning after his return from London Mr. Crawley showed symptoms of great fatigue, and his wife implored him to remain in bed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But this he would not do.
