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Chapter XXXIII
THE DEBT REPAID She rose early, in the murky cold of the winter morning. When, at eight o’clock, she knocked as usual at her grandfather’s door his answer made her tremble. ‘I shall be down in a few minutes, Jane; I’ll have breakfast with you.’ It was long since he had risen at this hour. His voice sounded less like that of an old man, and, in spite of his calling her by her name, she felt the tone to be severe.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘I shall be down in a few minutes, Jane; I’ll have breakfast with you.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was long since he had risen at this hour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE DEBT REPAID She rose early, in the murky cold of the winter morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His voice sounded less like that of an old man, and, in spite of his calling her by her name, she felt the tone to be severe.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “‘I shall be down in a few minutes, Jane; I’ll have breakfast with you.’”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “It was long since he had risen at this hour.”
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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 ‘I shall be down in a few minutes, Jane; I’ll have breakfast with you.’
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His voice sounded less like that of an old man, and, in spite of his calling her by her name, she felt the tone to be severe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His voice sounded less like that of an old man, and, in spite of his calling her by her name, she felt the tone to be severe.
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From this reading When, at eight o’clock, she knocked as usual at her grandfather’s door his answer made her tremble.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When, at eight o’clock, she knocked as usual at her grandfather’s door his answer made her tremble.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When, at eight o’clock, she knocked as usual at her grandfather’s door his answer made her tremble.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘I shall be down in a few minutes, Jane; I’ll have breakfast with you.’
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From this reading ‘I shall be down in a few minutes, Jane; I’ll have breakfast with you.’
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His voice sounded less like that of an old man, and, in spite of his calling her by her name, she felt the tone to be severe.
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From this reading His voice sounded less like that of an old man, and, in spite of his calling her by her name, she felt the tone to be severe.
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From this reading THE DEBT REPAID She rose early, in the murky cold of the winter morning.
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From this reading THE DEBT REPAID She rose early, in the murky cold of the winter morning.
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From this reading When, at eight o’clock, she knocked as usual at her grandfather’s door his answer made her tremble.
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From this reading ‘I shall be down in a few minutes, Jane; I’ll have breakfast with you.’
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From this reading THE DEBT REPAID She rose early, in the murky cold of the winter morning.
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From this reading When, at eight o’clock, she knocked as usual at her grandfather’s door his answer made her tremble.
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From this reading His voice sounded less like that of an old man, and, in spite of his calling her by her name, she felt the tone to be severe.
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From this reading ‘I shall be down in a few minutes, Jane; I’ll have breakfast with you.’
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From this reading When, at eight o’clock, she knocked as usual at her grandfather’s door his answer made her tremble.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was long since he had risen at this hour.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘I shall be down in a few minutes, Jane; I’ll have breakfast with you.’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was long since he had risen at this hour.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When, at eight o’clock, she knocked as usual at her grandfather’s door his answer made her tremble.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When, at eight o’clock, she knocked as usual at her grandfather’s door his answer made her tremble.
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From this reading It was long since he had risen at this hour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I shall be down in a few minutes, Jane; I’ll have breakfast with you.’
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From this reading ‘I shall be down in a few minutes, Jane; I’ll have breakfast with you.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DEBT REPAID She rose early, in the murky cold of the winter morning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was long since he had risen at this hour.
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From this reading ‘I shall be down in a few minutes, Jane; I’ll have breakfast with you.’
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From this reading When, at eight o’clock, she knocked as usual at her grandfather’s door his answer made her tremble.
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From this reading His voice sounded less like that of an old man, and, in spite of his calling her by her name, she felt the tone to be severe.
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From this reading His voice sounded less like that of an old man, and, in spite of his calling her by her name, she felt the tone to be severe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was long since he had risen at this hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When, at eight o’clock, she knocked as usual at her grandfather’s door his answer made her tremble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His voice sounded less like that of an old man, and, in spite of his calling her by her name, she felt the tone to be severe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I shall be down in a few minutes, Jane; I’ll have breakfast with you.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DEBT REPAID She rose early, in the murky cold of the winter morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DEBT REPAID She rose early, in the murky cold of the winter morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His voice sounded less like that of an old man, and, in spite of his calling her by her name, she felt the tone to be severe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When, at eight o’clock, she knocked as usual at her grandfather’s door his answer made her tremble.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DEBT REPAID She rose early, in the murky cold of the winter morning.
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From this reading His voice sounded less like that of an old man, and, in spite of his calling her by her name, she felt the tone to be severe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DEBT REPAID She rose early, in the murky cold of the winter morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was long since he had risen at this hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DEBT REPAID She rose early, in the murky cold of the winter morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His voice sounded less like that of an old man, and, in spite of his calling her by her name, she felt the tone to be severe.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ‘I shall be down in a few minutes, Jane; I’ll have breakfast with you.’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE DEBT REPAID She rose early, in the murky cold of the winter morning.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was long since he had risen at this hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His voice sounded less like that of an old man, and, in spite of his calling her by her name, she felt the tone to be severe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His voice sounded less like that of an old man, and, in spite of his calling her by her name, she felt the tone to be severe.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His voice sounded less like that of an old man, and, in spite of his calling her by her name, she felt the tone to be severe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEBT REPAID She rose early, in the murky cold of the winter morning.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was long since he had risen at this hour.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His voice sounded less like that of an old man, and, in spite of his calling her by her name, she felt the tone to be severe.
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From this reading His voice sounded less like that of an old man, and, in spite of his calling her by her name, she felt the tone to be severe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When, at eight o’clock, she knocked as usual at her grandfather’s door his answer made her tremble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When, at eight o’clock, she knocked as usual at her grandfather’s door his answer made her tremble.
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From this reading His voice sounded less like that of an old man, and, in spite of his calling her by her name, she felt the tone to be severe.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was long since he had risen at this hour.
at the time that
From this reading When, at eight o’clock, she knocked as usual at her grandfather’s door his answer made her tremble.
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From this reading THE DEBT REPAID She rose early, in the murky cold of the winter morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘I shall be down in a few minutes, Jane; I’ll have breakfast with you.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘I shall be down in a few minutes, Jane; I’ll have breakfast with you.’
