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Chapter XVII
He hurried back over the bare, moon-white road. He had seen Miss Wylder come that morning, and hoped to reach the house, which was not very far off, before she should have gone to bed. Of her alone in that house did he feel he could ask the help he needed. If she had gone home, he would try the gardener's wife! But he wanted a woman with wit as well as will.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of her alone in that house did he feel he could ask the help he needed.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “He had seen Miss Wylder come that morning, and hoped to reach the house, which was not very far off, before she should have gone to bed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had seen Miss Wylder come that morning, and hoped to reach the house, which was not very far off, before she should have gone to bed.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Of her alone in that house did he feel he could ask the help he needed.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He had seen Miss Wylder come that morning, and hoped to reach the house, which was not very far off, before she should have gone to bed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of her alone in that house did he feel he could ask the help he needed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had seen Miss Wylder come that morning, and hoped to reach the house, which was not very far off, before she should have gone to bed.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He hurried back over the bare, moon-white road.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But he wanted a woman with wit as well as will.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If she had gone home, he would try the gardener's wife!”
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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 But he wanted a woman with wit as well as will.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of her alone in that house did he feel he could ask the help he needed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had seen Miss Wylder come that morning, and hoped to reach the house, which was not very far off, before she should have gone to bed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But he wanted a woman with wit as well as will.
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From this reading Of her alone in that house did he feel he could ask the help he needed.
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From this reading He hurried back over the bare, moon-white road.
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From this reading He hurried back over the bare, moon-white road.
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From this reading He had seen Miss Wylder come that morning, and hoped to reach the house, which was not very far off, before she should have gone to bed.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had seen Miss Wylder come that morning, and hoped to reach the house, which was not very far off, before she should have gone to bed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he wanted a woman with wit as well as will.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had seen Miss Wylder come that morning, and hoped to reach the house, which was not very far off, before she should have gone to bed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Of her alone in that house did he feel he could ask the help he needed.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Of her alone in that house did he feel he could ask the help he needed.
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From this reading He had seen Miss Wylder come that morning, and hoped to reach the house, which was not very far off, before she should have gone to bed.
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From this reading Of her alone in that house did he feel he could ask the help he needed.
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From this reading If she had gone home, he would try the gardener's wife!
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From this reading He had seen Miss Wylder come that morning, and hoped to reach the house, which was not very far off, before she should have gone to bed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had seen Miss Wylder come that morning, and hoped to reach the house, which was not very far off, before she should have gone to bed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had seen Miss Wylder come that morning, and hoped to reach the house, which was not very far off, before she should have gone to bed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hurried back over the bare, moon-white road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of her alone in that house did he feel he could ask the help he needed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Of her alone in that house did he feel he could ask the help he needed.
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From this reading If she had gone home, he would try the gardener's wife!
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From this reading He had seen Miss Wylder come that morning, and hoped to reach the house, which was not very far off, before she should have gone to bed.
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From this reading He had seen Miss Wylder come that morning, and hoped to reach the house, which was not very far off, before she should have gone to bed.
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From this reading He hurried back over the bare, moon-white road.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she had gone home, he would try the gardener's wife!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of her alone in that house did he feel he could ask the help he needed.
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From this reading He had seen Miss Wylder come that morning, and hoped to reach the house, which was not very far off, before she should have gone to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hurried back over the bare, moon-white road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had seen Miss Wylder come that morning, and hoped to reach the house, which was not very far off, before she should have gone to bed.
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From this reading Of her alone in that house did he feel he could ask the help he needed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had seen Miss Wylder come that morning, and hoped to reach the house, which was not very far off, before she should have gone to bed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of her alone in that house did he feel he could ask the help he needed.
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From this reading He had seen Miss Wylder come that morning, and hoped to reach the house, which was not very far off, before she should have gone to bed.
above and across; more than
From this reading He hurried back over the bare, moon-white road.
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From this reading He had seen Miss Wylder come that morning, and hoped to reach the house, which was not very far off, before she should have gone to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hurried back over the bare, moon-white road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had seen Miss Wylder come that morning, and hoped to reach the house, which was not very far off, before she should have gone to bed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had seen Miss Wylder come that morning, and hoped to reach the house, which was not very far off, before she should have gone to bed.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He had seen Miss Wylder come that morning, and hoped to reach the house, which was not very far off, before she should have gone to bed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had seen Miss Wylder come that morning, and hoped to reach the house, which was not very far off, before she should have gone to bed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He hurried back over the bare, moon-white road.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had seen Miss Wylder come that morning, and hoped to reach the house, which was not very far off, before she should have gone to bed.
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From this reading If she had gone home, he would try the gardener's wife!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had seen Miss Wylder come that morning, and hoped to reach the house, which was not very far off, before she should have gone to bed.
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From this reading But he wanted a woman with wit as well as will.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had seen Miss Wylder come that morning, and hoped to reach the house, which was not very far off, before she should have gone to bed.
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From this reading But he wanted a woman with wit as well as will.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had seen Miss Wylder come that morning, and hoped to reach the house, which was not very far off, before she should have gone to bed.
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From this reading If she had gone home, he would try the gardener's wife!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But he wanted a woman with wit as well as will.
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From this reading But he wanted a woman with wit as well as will.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But he wanted a woman with wit as well as will.
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From this reading But he wanted a woman with wit as well as will.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If she had gone home, he would try the gardener's wife!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had seen Miss Wylder come that morning, and hoped to reach the house, which was not very far off, before she should have gone to bed.
