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Chapter XV
The second wedding day of Zara Shulski dawned with a glorious sun. One of those autumn mornings that seem like a return to the spring--so fresh and pure the air. She had not seen her bridegroom since she got back from Bournemouth, nor any of the family; she had said to her uncle that she could not bear it. "I am at the end of my forces, Uncle Francis. You are so clever--you can invent some good excuse.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She had not seen her bridegroom since she got back from Bournemouth, nor any of the family; she had said to her uncle that she could not bear it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are so clever--you can invent some good excuse.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of those autumn mornings that seem like a return to the spring--so fresh and pure the air.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The second wedding day of Zara Shulski dawned with a glorious sun.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “She had not seen her bridegroom since she got back from Bournemouth, nor any of the family; she had said to her uncle that she could not bear it.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “One of those autumn mornings that seem like a return to the spring--so fresh and pure the air.”
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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 The second wedding day of Zara Shulski dawned with a glorious sun.
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From this reading One of those autumn mornings that seem like a return to the spring--so fresh and pure the air.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am at the end of my forces, Uncle Francis.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of those autumn mornings that seem like a return to the spring--so fresh and pure the air.
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From this reading She had not seen her bridegroom since she got back from Bournemouth, nor any of the family; she had said to her uncle that she could not bear it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are so clever--you can invent some good excuse.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I am at the end of my forces, Uncle Francis.
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From this reading One of those autumn mornings that seem like a return to the spring--so fresh and pure the air.
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From this reading She had not seen her bridegroom since she got back from Bournemouth, nor any of the family; she had said to her uncle that she could not bear it.
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From this reading She had not seen her bridegroom since she got back from Bournemouth, nor any of the family; she had said to her uncle that she could not bear it.
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From this reading She had not seen her bridegroom since she got back from Bournemouth, nor any of the family; she had said to her uncle that she could not bear it.
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From this reading She had not seen her bridegroom since she got back from Bournemouth, nor any of the family; she had said to her uncle that she could not bear it.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You are so clever--you can invent some good excuse.
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From this reading You are so clever--you can invent some good excuse.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had not seen her bridegroom since she got back from Bournemouth, nor any of the family; she had said to her uncle that she could not bear it.
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From this reading The second wedding day of Zara Shulski dawned with a glorious sun.
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From this reading The second wedding day of Zara Shulski dawned with a glorious sun.
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From this reading "I am at the end of my forces, Uncle Francis.
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From this reading You are so clever--you can invent some good excuse.
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From this reading She had not seen her bridegroom since she got back from Bournemouth, nor any of the family; she had said to her uncle that she could not bear it.
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From this reading "I am at the end of my forces, Uncle Francis.
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From this reading "I am at the end of my forces, Uncle Francis.
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From this reading One of those autumn mornings that seem like a return to the spring--so fresh and pure the air.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had not seen her bridegroom since she got back from Bournemouth, nor any of the family; she had said to her uncle that she could not bear it.
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From this reading The second wedding day of Zara Shulski dawned with a glorious sun.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You are so clever--you can invent some good excuse.
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From this reading She had not seen her bridegroom since she got back from Bournemouth, nor any of the family; she had said to her uncle that she could not bear it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had not seen her bridegroom since she got back from Bournemouth, nor any of the family; she had said to her uncle that she could not bear it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had not seen her bridegroom since she got back from Bournemouth, nor any of the family; she had said to her uncle that she could not bear it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am at the end of my forces, Uncle Francis.
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From this reading You are so clever--you can invent some good excuse.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had not seen her bridegroom since she got back from Bournemouth, nor any of the family; she had said to her uncle that she could not bear it.
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From this reading One of those autumn mornings that seem like a return to the spring--so fresh and pure the air.
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From this reading One of those autumn mornings that seem like a return to the spring--so fresh and pure the air.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I am at the end of my forces, Uncle Francis.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She had not seen her bridegroom since she got back from Bournemouth, nor any of the family; she had said to her uncle that she could not bear it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not seen her bridegroom since she got back from Bournemouth, nor any of the family; she had said to her uncle that she could not bear it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The second wedding day of Zara Shulski dawned with a glorious sun.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of those autumn mornings that seem like a return to the spring--so fresh and pure the air.
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From this reading One of those autumn mornings that seem like a return to the spring--so fresh and pure the air.
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From this reading One of those autumn mornings that seem like a return to the spring--so fresh and pure the air.
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From this reading She had not seen her bridegroom since she got back from Bournemouth, nor any of the family; she had said to her uncle that she could not bear it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The second wedding day of Zara Shulski dawned with a glorious sun.
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From this reading One of those autumn mornings that seem like a return to the spring--so fresh and pure the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had not seen her bridegroom since she got back from Bournemouth, nor any of the family; she had said to her uncle that she could not bear it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had not seen her bridegroom since she got back from Bournemouth, nor any of the family; she had said to her uncle that she could not bear it.
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From this reading The second wedding day of Zara Shulski dawned with a glorious sun.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She had not seen her bridegroom since she got back from Bournemouth, nor any of the family; she had said to her uncle that she could not bear it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading One of those autumn mornings that seem like a return to the spring--so fresh and pure the air.
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From this reading You are so clever--you can invent some good excuse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of those autumn mornings that seem like a return to the spring--so fresh and pure the air.
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From this reading The second wedding day of Zara Shulski dawned with a glorious sun.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One of those autumn mornings that seem like a return to the spring--so fresh and pure the air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The second wedding day of Zara Shulski dawned with a glorious sun.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading One of those autumn mornings that seem like a return to the spring--so fresh and pure the air.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One of those autumn mornings that seem like a return to the spring--so fresh and pure the air.
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From this reading She had not seen her bridegroom since she got back from Bournemouth, nor any of the family; she had said to her uncle that she could not bear it.
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From this reading The second wedding day of Zara Shulski dawned with a glorious sun.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The second wedding day of Zara Shulski dawned with a glorious sun.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are so clever--you can invent some good excuse.
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From this reading The second wedding day of Zara Shulski dawned with a glorious sun.
