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Chapter XVIII
A LOVER, AND NEWS OF LOVERS Mary Marriott sat alone in her little flat at the top of the old house in Bloomsbury. The new year had begun, bright and cold from its very first day until the present--eight days after its birth. The terrible fogs and depression of the old year had vanished as if they had never been. On such a morning as this was they seemed but a dim memory. And yet how much had happened during those weeks when London lay under a leaden pall.
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later than; following
From this reading “The new year had begun, bright and cold from its very first day until the present--eight days after its birth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A LOVER, AND NEWS OF LOVERS Mary Marriott sat alone in her little flat at the top of the old house in Bloomsbury.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The terrible fogs and depression of the old year had vanished as if they had never been.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “And yet how much had happened during those weeks when London lay under a leaden pall.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The new year had begun, bright and cold from its very first day until the present--eight days after its birth.”
heavy, dull, or grey in appearance or movement
From this reading “And yet how much had happened during those weeks when London lay under a leaden pall.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A LOVER, AND NEWS OF LOVERS Mary Marriott sat alone in her little flat at the top of the old house in Bloomsbury.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “On such a morning as this was they seemed but a dim memory.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On such a morning as this was they seemed but a dim memory.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The terrible fogs and depression of the old year had vanished as if they had never been.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On such a morning as this was they seemed but a dim memory.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The terrible fogs and depression of the old year had vanished as if they had never been.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “And yet how much had happened during those weeks when London lay under a leaden pall.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “And yet how much had happened during those weeks when London lay under a leaden pall.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “The new year had begun, bright and cold from its very first day until the present--eight days after its birth.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet how much had happened during those weeks when London lay under a leaden pall.”
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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 A LOVER, AND NEWS OF LOVERS Mary Marriott sat alone in her little flat at the top of the old house in Bloomsbury.
later than; following
From this reading The new year had begun, bright and cold from its very first day until the present--eight days after its birth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LOVER, AND NEWS OF LOVERS Mary Marriott sat alone in her little flat at the top of the old house in Bloomsbury.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A LOVER, AND NEWS OF LOVERS Mary Marriott sat alone in her little flat at the top of the old house in Bloomsbury.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The terrible fogs and depression of the old year had vanished as if they had never been.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A LOVER, AND NEWS OF LOVERS Mary Marriott sat alone in her little flat at the top of the old house in Bloomsbury.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The terrible fogs and depression of the old year had vanished as if they had never been.
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From this reading The new year had begun, bright and cold from its very first day until the present--eight days after its birth.
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From this reading The new year had begun, bright and cold from its very first day until the present--eight days after its birth.
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From this reading A LOVER, AND NEWS OF LOVERS Mary Marriott sat alone in her little flat at the top of the old house in Bloomsbury.
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From this reading The new year had begun, bright and cold from its very first day until the present--eight days after its birth.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On such a morning as this was they seemed but a dim memory.
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From this reading The new year had begun, bright and cold from its very first day until the present--eight days after its birth.
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From this reading The new year had begun, bright and cold from its very first day until the present--eight days after its birth.
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From this reading The new year had begun, bright and cold from its very first day until the present--eight days after its birth.
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From this reading The terrible fogs and depression of the old year had vanished as if they had never been.
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From this reading On such a morning as this was they seemed but a dim memory.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading And yet how much had happened during those weeks when London lay under a leaden pall.
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From this reading The new year had begun, bright and cold from its very first day until the present--eight days after its birth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The new year had begun, bright and cold from its very first day until the present--eight days after its birth.
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From this reading A LOVER, AND NEWS OF LOVERS Mary Marriott sat alone in her little flat at the top of the old house in Bloomsbury.
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From this reading The terrible fogs and depression of the old year had vanished as if they had never been.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The new year had begun, bright and cold from its very first day until the present--eight days after its birth.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The new year had begun, bright and cold from its very first day until the present--eight days after its birth.
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From this reading And yet how much had happened during those weeks when London lay under a leaden pall.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A LOVER, AND NEWS OF LOVERS Mary Marriott sat alone in her little flat at the top of the old house in Bloomsbury.
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From this reading A LOVER, AND NEWS OF LOVERS Mary Marriott sat alone in her little flat at the top of the old house in Bloomsbury.
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From this reading And yet how much had happened during those weeks when London lay under a leaden pall.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The terrible fogs and depression of the old year had vanished as if they had never been.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A LOVER, AND NEWS OF LOVERS Mary Marriott sat alone in her little flat at the top of the old house in Bloomsbury.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The new year had begun, bright and cold from its very first day until the present--eight days after its birth.
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From this reading And yet how much had happened during those weeks when London lay under a leaden pall.
heavy, dull, or grey in appearance or movement
From this reading And yet how much had happened during those weeks when London lay under a leaden pall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LOVER, AND NEWS OF LOVERS Mary Marriott sat alone in her little flat at the top of the old house in Bloomsbury.
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From this reading And yet how much had happened during those weeks when London lay under a leaden pall.
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From this reading A LOVER, AND NEWS OF LOVERS Mary Marriott sat alone in her little flat at the top of the old house in Bloomsbury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LOVER, AND NEWS OF LOVERS Mary Marriott sat alone in her little flat at the top of the old house in Bloomsbury.
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From this reading A LOVER, AND NEWS OF LOVERS Mary Marriott sat alone in her little flat at the top of the old house in Bloomsbury.
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From this reading A LOVER, AND NEWS OF LOVERS Mary Marriott sat alone in her little flat at the top of the old house in Bloomsbury.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading On such a morning as this was they seemed but a dim memory.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On such a morning as this was they seemed but a dim memory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And yet how much had happened during those weeks when London lay under a leaden pall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The terrible fogs and depression of the old year had vanished as if they had never been.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The new year had begun, bright and cold from its very first day until the present--eight days after its birth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LOVER, AND NEWS OF LOVERS Mary Marriott sat alone in her little flat at the top of the old house in Bloomsbury.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LOVER, AND NEWS OF LOVERS Mary Marriott sat alone in her little flat at the top of the old house in Bloomsbury.
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From this reading A LOVER, AND NEWS OF LOVERS Mary Marriott sat alone in her little flat at the top of the old house in Bloomsbury.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On such a morning as this was they seemed but a dim memory.
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From this reading And yet how much had happened during those weeks when London lay under a leaden pall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The new year had begun, bright and cold from its very first day until the present--eight days after its birth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LOVER, AND NEWS OF LOVERS Mary Marriott sat alone in her little flat at the top of the old house in Bloomsbury.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On such a morning as this was they seemed but a dim memory.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading On such a morning as this was they seemed but a dim memory.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The terrible fogs and depression of the old year had vanished as if they had never been.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LOVER, AND NEWS OF LOVERS Mary Marriott sat alone in her little flat at the top of the old house in Bloomsbury.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The terrible fogs and depression of the old year had vanished as if they had never been.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On such a morning as this was they seemed but a dim memory.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And yet how much had happened during those weeks when London lay under a leaden pall.
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From this reading A LOVER, AND NEWS OF LOVERS Mary Marriott sat alone in her little flat at the top of the old house in Bloomsbury.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading And yet how much had happened during those weeks when London lay under a leaden pall.
up to a particular time
From this reading The new year had begun, bright and cold from its very first day until the present--eight days after its birth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The terrible fogs and depression of the old year had vanished as if they had never been.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The new year had begun, bright and cold from its very first day until the present--eight days after its birth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On such a morning as this was they seemed but a dim memory.
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From this reading And yet how much had happened during those weeks when London lay under a leaden pall.
at the time that
From this reading And yet how much had happened during those weeks when London lay under a leaden pall.
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From this reading The new year had begun, bright and cold from its very first day until the present--eight days after its birth.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet how much had happened during those weeks when London lay under a leaden pall.
