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Chapter XVIII
He sprang from bed and picked them up. What could they possibly mean? They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias. And they certainly had not been there when at six o'clock he had come in. He would in that case have seen them against the pale carpet.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “He would in that case have seen them against the pale carpet.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And they certainly had not been there when at six o'clock he had come in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And they certainly had not been there when at six o'clock he had come in.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “What could they possibly mean?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He would in that case have seen them against the pale carpet.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He would in that case have seen them against the pale carpet.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He would in that case have seen them against the pale carpet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sprang from bed and picked them up.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.
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From this reading He sprang from bed and picked them up.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And they certainly had not been there when at six o'clock he had come in.
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From this reading He would in that case have seen them against the pale carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He would in that case have seen them against the pale carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And they certainly had not been there when at six o'clock he had come in.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What could they possibly mean?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He sprang from bed and picked them up.
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From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would in that case have seen them against the pale carpet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sprang from bed and picked them up.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And they certainly had not been there when at six o'clock he had come in.
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From this reading What could they possibly mean?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And they certainly had not been there when at six o'clock he had come in.
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From this reading And they certainly had not been there when at six o'clock he had come in.
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From this reading He would in that case have seen them against the pale carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sprang from bed and picked them up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What could they possibly mean?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He would in that case have seen them against the pale carpet.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And they certainly had not been there when at six o'clock he had come in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sprang from bed and picked them up.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He sprang from bed and picked them up.
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From this reading And they certainly had not been there when at six o'clock he had come in.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What could they possibly mean?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.
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From this reading He sprang from bed and picked them up.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What could they possibly mean?
at the time that
From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would in that case have seen them against the pale carpet.
