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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was just a week since his arrival at Givre, and Anna wished, before he left, to return to the place where they had sat on their first afternoon together.
abutting
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From this reading He was to meet her in the brown sitting-room at ten, and they were to walk down to the river and talk over their future in the little pavilion abutting on the wall of the park.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
Anna
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From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
appeal
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From this reading Her sensitiveness to the appeal of inanimate things, to the colour and texture of whatever wove itself into the substance of her emotion, made her want to hear Darrow’s voice, and to feel his eyes on her, in the spot where bliss had first flowed into her heart.
arrival
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From this reading It was just a week since his arrival at Givre, and Anna wished, before he left, to return to the place where they had sat on their first afternoon together.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was just a week since his arrival at Givre, and Anna wished, before he left, to return to the place where they had sat on their first afternoon together.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading That bliss, in the interval, had wound itself into every fold of her being.
bliss
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From this reading Her sensitiveness to the appeal of inanimate things, to the colour and texture of whatever wove itself into the substance of her emotion, made her want to hear Darrow’s voice, and to feel his eyes on her, in the spot where bliss had first flowed into her heart.
brown
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From this reading He was to meet her in the brown sitting-room at ten, and they were to walk down to the river and talk over their future in the little pavilion abutting on the wall of the park.
colour
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From this reading Her sensitiveness to the appeal of inanimate things, to the colour and texture of whatever wove itself into the substance of her emotion, made her want to hear Darrow’s voice, and to feel his eyes on her, in the spot where bliss had first flowed into her heart.
consideration
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From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
Darrow's
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From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
day
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From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
devote
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From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
down
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From this reading He was to meet her in the brown sitting-room at ten, and they were to walk down to the river and talk over their future in the little pavilion abutting on the wall of the park.
early
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From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
emotion
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From this reading Her sensitiveness to the appeal of inanimate things, to the colour and texture of whatever wove itself into the substance of her emotion, made her want to hear Darrow’s voice, and to feel his eyes on her, in the spot where bliss had first flowed into her heart.
evening
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From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading That bliss, in the interval, had wound itself into every fold of her being.
eyes
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From this reading Her sensitiveness to the appeal of inanimate things, to the colour and texture of whatever wove itself into the substance of her emotion, made her want to hear Darrow’s voice, and to feel his eyes on her, in the spot where bliss had first flowed into her heart.
family
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From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
feel
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From this reading Her sensitiveness to the appeal of inanimate things, to the colour and texture of whatever wove itself into the substance of her emotion, made her want to hear Darrow’s voice, and to feel his eyes on her, in the spot where bliss had first flowed into her heart.
final
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From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was just a week since his arrival at Givre, and Anna wished, before he left, to return to the place where they had sat on their first afternoon together.
flowed
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From this reading Her sensitiveness to the appeal of inanimate things, to the colour and texture of whatever wove itself into the substance of her emotion, made her want to hear Darrow’s voice, and to feel his eyes on her, in the spot where bliss had first flowed into her heart.
fold
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From this reading That bliss, in the interval, had wound itself into every fold of her being.
foreseeing
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From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
future
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From this reading He was to meet her in the brown sitting-room at ten, and they were to walk down to the river and talk over their future in the little pavilion abutting on the wall of the park.
given
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From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
Givre
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From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her sensitiveness to the appeal of inanimate things, to the colour and texture of whatever wove itself into the substance of her emotion, made her want to hear Darrow’s voice, and to feel his eyes on her, in the spot where bliss had first flowed into her heart.
heart
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From this reading Her sensitiveness to the appeal of inanimate things, to the colour and texture of whatever wove itself into the substance of her emotion, made her want to hear Darrow’s voice, and to feel his eyes on her, in the spot where bliss had first flowed into her heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was to meet her in the brown sitting-room at ten, and they were to walk down to the river and talk over their future in the little pavilion abutting on the wall of the park.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was just a week since his arrival at Givre, and Anna wished, before he left, to return to the place where they had sat on their first afternoon together.
hour
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From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was to meet her in the brown sitting-room at ten, and they were to walk down to the river and talk over their future in the little pavilion abutting on the wall of the park.
inanimate
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From this reading Her sensitiveness to the appeal of inanimate things, to the colour and texture of whatever wove itself into the substance of her emotion, made her want to hear Darrow’s voice, and to feel his eyes on her, in the spot where bliss had first flowed into her heart.
interval
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From this reading That bliss, in the interval, had wound itself into every fold of her being.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her sensitiveness to the appeal of inanimate things, to the colour and texture of whatever wove itself into the substance of her emotion, made her want to hear Darrow’s voice, and to feel his eyes on her, in the spot where bliss had first flowed into her heart.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was just a week since his arrival at Givre, and Anna wished, before he left, to return to the place where they had sat on their first afternoon together.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Her sensitiveness to the appeal of inanimate things, to the colour and texture of whatever wove itself into the substance of her emotion, made her want to hear Darrow’s voice, and to feel his eyes on her, in the spot where bliss had first flowed into her heart.
just
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From this reading It was just a week since his arrival at Givre, and Anna wished, before he left, to return to the place where they had sat on their first afternoon together.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was just a week since his arrival at Givre, and Anna wished, before he left, to return to the place where they had sat on their first afternoon together.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was to meet her in the brown sitting-room at ten, and they were to walk down to the river and talk over their future in the little pavilion abutting on the wall of the park.
made
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From this reading Her sensitiveness to the appeal of inanimate things, to the colour and texture of whatever wove itself into the substance of her emotion, made her want to hear Darrow’s voice, and to feel his eyes on her, in the spot where bliss had first flowed into her heart.
meet
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From this reading He was to meet her in the brown sitting-room at ten, and they were to walk down to the river and talk over their future in the little pavilion abutting on the wall of the park.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was to meet her in the brown sitting-room at ten, and they were to walk down to the river and talk over their future in the little pavilion abutting on the wall of the park.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was to meet her in the brown sitting-room at ten, and they were to walk down to the river and talk over their future in the little pavilion abutting on the wall of the park.
park
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From this reading He was to meet her in the brown sitting-room at ten, and they were to walk down to the river and talk over their future in the little pavilion abutting on the wall of the park.
pavilion
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From this reading He was to meet her in the brown sitting-room at ten, and they were to walk down to the river and talk over their future in the little pavilion abutting on the wall of the park.
place
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From this reading It was just a week since his arrival at Givre, and Anna wished, before he left, to return to the place where they had sat on their first afternoon together.
plans
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From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
return
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From this reading It was just a week since his arrival at Givre, and Anna wished, before he left, to return to the place where they had sat on their first afternoon together.
river
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From this reading He was to meet her in the brown sitting-room at ten, and they were to walk down to the river and talk over their future in the little pavilion abutting on the wall of the park.
sat
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From this reading It was just a week since his arrival at Givre, and Anna wished, before he left, to return to the place where they had sat on their first afternoon together.
sensitiveness
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From this reading Her sensitiveness to the appeal of inanimate things, to the colour and texture of whatever wove itself into the substance of her emotion, made her want to hear Darrow’s voice, and to feel his eyes on her, in the spot where bliss had first flowed into her heart.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was just a week since his arrival at Givre, and Anna wished, before he left, to return to the place where they had sat on their first afternoon together.
sitting-room
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From this reading He was to meet her in the brown sitting-room at ten, and they were to walk down to the river and talk over their future in the little pavilion abutting on the wall of the park.
spot
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From this reading Her sensitiveness to the appeal of inanimate things, to the colour and texture of whatever wove itself into the substance of her emotion, made her want to hear Darrow’s voice, and to feel his eyes on her, in the spot where bliss had first flowed into her heart.
substancenounUS /ˈsʌbstəns/
wealth or financial means
From this reading Her sensitiveness to the appeal of inanimate things, to the colour and texture of whatever wove itself into the substance of her emotion, made her want to hear Darrow’s voice, and to feel his eyes on her, in the spot where bliss had first flowed into her heart.
talk
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From this reading He was to meet her in the brown sitting-room at ten, and they were to walk down to the river and talk over their future in the little pavilion abutting on the wall of the park.
ten
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From this reading He was to meet her in the brown sitting-room at ten, and they were to walk down to the river and talk over their future in the little pavilion abutting on the wall of the park.
texture
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From this reading Her sensitiveness to the appeal of inanimate things, to the colour and texture of whatever wove itself into the substance of her emotion, made her want to hear Darrow’s voice, and to feel his eyes on her, in the spot where bliss had first flowed into her heart.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was to meet her in the brown sitting-room at ten, and they were to walk down to the river and talk over their future in the little pavilion abutting on the wall of the park.
things
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From this reading Her sensitiveness to the appeal of inanimate things, to the colour and texture of whatever wove itself into the substance of her emotion, made her want to hear Darrow’s voice, and to feel his eyes on her, in the spot where bliss had first flowed into her heart.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
together
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From this reading It was just a week since his arrival at Givre, and Anna wished, before he left, to return to the place where they had sat on their first afternoon together.
voice
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From this reading Her sensitiveness to the appeal of inanimate things, to the colour and texture of whatever wove itself into the substance of her emotion, made her want to hear Darrow’s voice, and to feel his eyes on her, in the spot where bliss had first flowed into her heart.
walk
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From this reading He was to meet her in the brown sitting-room at ten, and they were to walk down to the river and talk over their future in the little pavilion abutting on the wall of the park.
wall
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From this reading He was to meet her in the brown sitting-room at ten, and they were to walk down to the river and talk over their future in the little pavilion abutting on the wall of the park.
want
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From this reading Her sensitiveness to the appeal of inanimate things, to the colour and texture of whatever wove itself into the substance of her emotion, made her want to hear Darrow’s voice, and to feel his eyes on her, in the spot where bliss had first flowed into her heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
week
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From this reading It was just a week since his arrival at Givre, and Anna wished, before he left, to return to the place where they had sat on their first afternoon together.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was to meet her in the brown sitting-room at ten, and they were to walk down to the river and talk over their future in the little pavilion abutting on the wall of the park.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Her sensitiveness to the appeal of inanimate things, to the colour and texture of whatever wove itself into the substance of her emotion, made her want to hear Darrow’s voice, and to feel his eyes on her, in the spot where bliss had first flowed into her heart.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was just a week since his arrival at Givre, and Anna wished, before he left, to return to the place where they had sat on their first afternoon together.
wished
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From this reading It was just a week since his arrival at Givre, and Anna wished, before he left, to return to the place where they had sat on their first afternoon together.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
wound
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From this reading That bliss, in the interval, had wound itself into every fold of her being.
wove
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From this reading Her sensitiveness to the appeal of inanimate things, to the colour and texture of whatever wove itself into the substance of her emotion, made her want to hear Darrow’s voice, and to feel his eyes on her, in the spot where bliss had first flowed into her heart.
XXIII
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From this reading XXIII The next day was Darrow’s last at Givre and, foreseeing that the afternoon and evening would have to be given to the family, he had asked Anna to devote an early hour to the final consideration of their plans.
