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Chapter XXXV
Arthur Lestrange was sharply troubled when he found he was to see no more of Barbara. He went again and again to Wylder Hall, but neither mother nor daughter would receive him. When he learned that Miss Brown was for sale, he bought her for love of her mistress. All the explanation he could get from lady Ann was, that the young woman's mother was impossible; she was more than half a savage. Time's wheels went slow thereafter at Mortgrange.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went again and again to Wylder Hall, but neither mother nor daughter would receive him.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “All the explanation he could get from lady Ann was, that the young woman's mother was impossible; she was more than half a savage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Arthur Lestrange was sharply troubled when he found he was to see no more of Barbara.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All the explanation he could get from lady Ann was, that the young woman's mother was impossible; she was more than half a savage.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “He went again and again to Wylder Hall, but neither mother nor daughter would receive him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Arthur Lestrange was sharply troubled when he found he was to see no more of Barbara.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went again and again to Wylder Hall, but neither mother nor daughter would receive him.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He went again and again to Wylder Hall, but neither mother nor daughter would receive him.”
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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 All the explanation he could get from lady Ann was, that the young woman's mother was impossible; she was more than half a savage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went again and again to Wylder Hall, but neither mother nor daughter would receive him.
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From this reading All the explanation he could get from lady Ann was, that the young woman's mother was impossible; she was more than half a savage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went again and again to Wylder Hall, but neither mother nor daughter would receive him.
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From this reading All the explanation he could get from lady Ann was, that the young woman's mother was impossible; she was more than half a savage.
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From this reading Arthur Lestrange was sharply troubled when he found he was to see no more of Barbara.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Time's wheels went slow thereafter at Mortgrange.
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From this reading Arthur Lestrange was sharply troubled when he found he was to see no more of Barbara.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he learned that Miss Brown was for sale, he bought her for love of her mistress.
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From this reading When he learned that Miss Brown was for sale, he bought her for love of her mistress.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He went again and again to Wylder Hall, but neither mother nor daughter would receive him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All the explanation he could get from lady Ann was, that the young woman's mother was impossible; she was more than half a savage.
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From this reading He went again and again to Wylder Hall, but neither mother nor daughter would receive him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the explanation he could get from lady Ann was, that the young woman's mother was impossible; she was more than half a savage.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When he learned that Miss Brown was for sale, he bought her for love of her mistress.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arthur Lestrange was sharply troubled when he found he was to see no more of Barbara.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All the explanation he could get from lady Ann was, that the young woman's mother was impossible; she was more than half a savage.
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From this reading All the explanation he could get from lady Ann was, that the young woman's mother was impossible; she was more than half a savage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the explanation he could get from lady Ann was, that the young woman's mother was impossible; she was more than half a savage.
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From this reading He went again and again to Wylder Hall, but neither mother nor daughter would receive him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arthur Lestrange was sharply troubled when he found he was to see no more of Barbara.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When he learned that Miss Brown was for sale, he bought her for love of her mistress.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He went again and again to Wylder Hall, but neither mother nor daughter would receive him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the explanation he could get from lady Ann was, that the young woman's mother was impossible; she was more than half a savage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the explanation he could get from lady Ann was, that the young woman's mother was impossible; she was more than half a savage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he learned that Miss Brown was for sale, he bought her for love of her mistress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arthur Lestrange was sharply troubled when he found he was to see no more of Barbara.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he learned that Miss Brown was for sale, he bought her for love of her mistress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he learned that Miss Brown was for sale, he bought her for love of her mistress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he learned that Miss Brown was for sale, he bought her for love of her mistress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arthur Lestrange was sharply troubled when he found he was to see no more of Barbara.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time's wheels went slow thereafter at Mortgrange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went again and again to Wylder Hall, but neither mother nor daughter would receive him.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He went again and again to Wylder Hall, but neither mother nor daughter would receive him.
not any; not one
From this reading Arthur Lestrange was sharply troubled when he found he was to see no more of Barbara.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He went again and again to Wylder Hall, but neither mother nor daughter would receive him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Arthur Lestrange was sharply troubled when he found he was to see no more of Barbara.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went again and again to Wylder Hall, but neither mother nor daughter would receive him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he learned that Miss Brown was for sale, he bought her for love of her mistress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the explanation he could get from lady Ann was, that the young woman's mother was impossible; she was more than half a savage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arthur Lestrange was sharply troubled when he found he was to see no more of Barbara.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Arthur Lestrange was sharply troubled when he found he was to see no more of Barbara.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the explanation he could get from lady Ann was, that the young woman's mother was impossible; she was more than half a savage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time's wheels went slow thereafter at Mortgrange.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading All the explanation he could get from lady Ann was, that the young woman's mother was impossible; she was more than half a savage.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When he learned that Miss Brown was for sale, he bought her for love of her mistress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the explanation he could get from lady Ann was, that the young woman's mother was impossible; she was more than half a savage.
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From this reading Time's wheels went slow thereafter at Mortgrange.
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From this reading Time's wheels went slow thereafter at Mortgrange.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Arthur Lestrange was sharply troubled when he found he was to see no more of Barbara.
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From this reading Arthur Lestrange was sharply troubled when he found he was to see no more of Barbara.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Arthur Lestrange was sharply troubled when he found he was to see no more of Barbara.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went again and again to Wylder Hall, but neither mother nor daughter would receive him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time's wheels went slow thereafter at Mortgrange.
at the time that
From this reading Arthur Lestrange was sharply troubled when he found he was to see no more of Barbara.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the explanation he could get from lady Ann was, that the young woman's mother was impossible; she was more than half a savage.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He went again and again to Wylder Hall, but neither mother nor daughter would receive him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went again and again to Wylder Hall, but neither mother nor daughter would receive him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the explanation he could get from lady Ann was, that the young woman's mother was impossible; she was more than half a savage.
