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Chapter XXVIII
The Lady Henrietta was desolated when Paul and his father announced their intention of taking a month or six weeks' cruise with Captain Grigsby. So unnecessary, she said, at this time of the year, almost the beginning of May, when England was really getting most enjoyable. And they were obliged to pacify her as best they could. The Mediterranean! Such miles off--and so eccentric, too, starting when other people would be leaving!
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “So unnecessary, she said, at this time of the year, almost the beginning of May, when England was really getting most enjoyable.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The Lady Henrietta was desolated when Paul and his father announced their intention of taking a month or six weeks' cruise with Captain Grigsby.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “And they were obliged to pacify her as best they could.”
a journey by sea for a particular purpose
From this reading “The Lady Henrietta was desolated when Paul and his father announced their intention of taking a month or six weeks' cruise with Captain Grigsby.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “So unnecessary, she said, at this time of the year, almost the beginning of May, when England was really getting most enjoyable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So unnecessary, she said, at this time of the year, almost the beginning of May, when England was really getting most enjoyable.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Such miles off--and so eccentric, too, starting when other people would be leaving!”
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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 The Lady Henrietta was desolated when Paul and his father announced their intention of taking a month or six weeks' cruise with Captain Grigsby.
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From this reading So unnecessary, she said, at this time of the year, almost the beginning of May, when England was really getting most enjoyable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Lady Henrietta was desolated when Paul and his father announced their intention of taking a month or six weeks' cruise with Captain Grigsby.
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From this reading The Lady Henrietta was desolated when Paul and his father announced their intention of taking a month or six weeks' cruise with Captain Grigsby.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And they were obliged to pacify her as best they could.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So unnecessary, she said, at this time of the year, almost the beginning of May, when England was really getting most enjoyable.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Such miles off--and so eccentric, too, starting when other people would be leaving!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So unnecessary, she said, at this time of the year, almost the beginning of May, when England was really getting most enjoyable.
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From this reading And they were obliged to pacify her as best they could.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Lady Henrietta was desolated when Paul and his father announced their intention of taking a month or six weeks' cruise with Captain Grigsby.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And they were obliged to pacify her as best they could.
a journey by sea for a particular purpose
From this reading The Lady Henrietta was desolated when Paul and his father announced their intention of taking a month or six weeks' cruise with Captain Grigsby.
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From this reading The Lady Henrietta was desolated when Paul and his father announced their intention of taking a month or six weeks' cruise with Captain Grigsby.
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From this reading Such miles off--and so eccentric, too, starting when other people would be leaving!
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From this reading So unnecessary, she said, at this time of the year, almost the beginning of May, when England was really getting most enjoyable.
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From this reading So unnecessary, she said, at this time of the year, almost the beginning of May, when England was really getting most enjoyable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Lady Henrietta was desolated when Paul and his father announced their intention of taking a month or six weeks' cruise with Captain Grigsby.
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From this reading So unnecessary, she said, at this time of the year, almost the beginning of May, when England was really getting most enjoyable.
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From this reading The Lady Henrietta was desolated when Paul and his father announced their intention of taking a month or six weeks' cruise with Captain Grigsby.
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From this reading The Lady Henrietta was desolated when Paul and his father announced their intention of taking a month or six weeks' cruise with Captain Grigsby.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And they were obliged to pacify her as best they could.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Lady Henrietta was desolated when Paul and his father announced their intention of taking a month or six weeks' cruise with Captain Grigsby.
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From this reading The Lady Henrietta was desolated when Paul and his father announced their intention of taking a month or six weeks' cruise with Captain Grigsby.
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From this reading The Lady Henrietta was desolated when Paul and his father announced their intention of taking a month or six weeks' cruise with Captain Grigsby.
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From this reading Such miles off--and so eccentric, too, starting when other people would be leaving!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading So unnecessary, she said, at this time of the year, almost the beginning of May, when England was really getting most enjoyable.
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From this reading The Mediterranean!
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From this reading Such miles off--and so eccentric, too, starting when other people would be leaving!
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From this reading The Lady Henrietta was desolated when Paul and his father announced their intention of taking a month or six weeks' cruise with Captain Grigsby.
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From this reading So unnecessary, she said, at this time of the year, almost the beginning of May, when England was really getting most enjoyable.
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From this reading And they were obliged to pacify her as best they could.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Lady Henrietta was desolated when Paul and his father announced their intention of taking a month or six weeks' cruise with Captain Grigsby.
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From this reading Such miles off--and so eccentric, too, starting when other people would be leaving!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Lady Henrietta was desolated when Paul and his father announced their intention of taking a month or six weeks' cruise with Captain Grigsby.
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From this reading Such miles off--and so eccentric, too, starting when other people would be leaving!
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From this reading And they were obliged to pacify her as best they could.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Lady Henrietta was desolated when Paul and his father announced their intention of taking a month or six weeks' cruise with Captain Grigsby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such miles off--and so eccentric, too, starting when other people would be leaving!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So unnecessary, she said, at this time of the year, almost the beginning of May, when England was really getting most enjoyable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So unnecessary, she said, at this time of the year, almost the beginning of May, when England was really getting most enjoyable.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So unnecessary, she said, at this time of the year, almost the beginning of May, when England was really getting most enjoyable.
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From this reading The Lady Henrietta was desolated when Paul and his father announced their intention of taking a month or six weeks' cruise with Captain Grigsby.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So unnecessary, she said, at this time of the year, almost the beginning of May, when England was really getting most enjoyable.
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From this reading Such miles off--and so eccentric, too, starting when other people would be leaving!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such miles off--and so eccentric, too, starting when other people would be leaving!
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From this reading The Lady Henrietta was desolated when Paul and his father announced their intention of taking a month or six weeks' cruise with Captain Grigsby.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Lady Henrietta was desolated when Paul and his father announced their intention of taking a month or six weeks' cruise with Captain Grigsby.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Lady Henrietta was desolated when Paul and his father announced their intention of taking a month or six weeks' cruise with Captain Grigsby.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they were obliged to pacify her as best they could.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So unnecessary, she said, at this time of the year, almost the beginning of May, when England was really getting most enjoyable.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So unnecessary, she said, at this time of the year, almost the beginning of May, when England was really getting most enjoyable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And they were obliged to pacify her as best they could.
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From this reading Such miles off--and so eccentric, too, starting when other people would be leaving!
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From this reading So unnecessary, she said, at this time of the year, almost the beginning of May, when England was really getting most enjoyable.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Lady Henrietta was desolated when Paul and his father announced their intention of taking a month or six weeks' cruise with Captain Grigsby.
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From this reading The Lady Henrietta was desolated when Paul and his father announced their intention of taking a month or six weeks' cruise with Captain Grigsby.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And they were obliged to pacify her as best they could.
at the time that
From this reading The Lady Henrietta was desolated when Paul and his father announced their intention of taking a month or six weeks' cruise with Captain Grigsby.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Lady Henrietta was desolated when Paul and his father announced their intention of taking a month or six weeks' cruise with Captain Grigsby.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Such miles off--and so eccentric, too, starting when other people would be leaving!
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From this reading So unnecessary, she said, at this time of the year, almost the beginning of May, when England was really getting most enjoyable.
