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Chapter VIII
When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation. "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together. Such a new thing for him! I don't think even I, his trusted friend, can boast of such an incident." "We just stayed to watch the sunset," and Meryl turned away on some slight pretext.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't think even I, his trusted friend, can boast of such an incident."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Such a new thing for him!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't think even I, his trusted friend, can boast of such an incident."”
up to a particular time
From this reading “"If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.”
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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 "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I don't think even I, his trusted friend, can boast of such an incident."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
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From this reading "We just stayed to watch the sunset," and Meryl turned away on some slight pretext.
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From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
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From this reading I don't think even I, his trusted friend, can boast of such an incident."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I don't think even I, his trusted friend, can boast of such an incident."
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From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
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From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
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From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
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From this reading I don't think even I, his trusted friend, can boast of such an incident."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't think even I, his trusted friend, can boast of such an incident."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Such a new thing for him!
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From this reading I don't think even I, his trusted friend, can boast of such an incident."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Such a new thing for him!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I don't think even I, his trusted friend, can boast of such an incident."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't think even I, his trusted friend, can boast of such an incident."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
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From this reading I don't think even I, his trusted friend, can boast of such an incident."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
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From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
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From this reading Such a new thing for him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
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From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I don't think even I, his trusted friend, can boast of such an incident."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "We just stayed to watch the sunset," and Meryl turned away on some slight pretext.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We just stayed to watch the sunset," and Meryl turned away on some slight pretext.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We just stayed to watch the sunset," and Meryl turned away on some slight pretext.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We just stayed to watch the sunset," and Meryl turned away on some slight pretext.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We just stayed to watch the sunset," and Meryl turned away on some slight pretext.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a new thing for him!
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From this reading "We just stayed to watch the sunset," and Meryl turned away on some slight pretext.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such a new thing for him!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't think even I, his trusted friend, can boast of such an incident."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't think even I, his trusted friend, can boast of such an incident."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We just stayed to watch the sunset," and Meryl turned away on some slight pretext.
up to a particular time
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We just stayed to watch the sunset," and Meryl turned away on some slight pretext.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We just stayed to watch the sunset," and Meryl turned away on some slight pretext.
at the time that
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
