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Chapter XXIX
TIME FLIES. Eighteen months passed away in England, and nothing more was heard of the two fugitives to Africa. Lady Emily's cup was very full indeed. On the self-same day she learned of her husband's death and her son's mysterious and unaccountable disappearance. From that moment forth, he was to her as if dead.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From that moment forth, he was to her as if dead.”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “On the self-same day she learned of her husband's death and her son's mysterious and unaccountable disappearance.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Eighteen months passed away in England, and nothing more was heard of the two fugitives to Africa.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Eighteen months passed away in England, and nothing more was heard of the two fugitives to Africa.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TIME FLIES.”
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From this reading Eighteen months passed away in England, and nothing more was heard of the two fugitives to Africa.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Eighteen months passed away in England, and nothing more was heard of the two fugitives to Africa.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From that moment forth, he was to her as if dead.
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From this reading Eighteen months passed away in England, and nothing more was heard of the two fugitives to Africa.
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From this reading Lady Emily's cup was very full indeed.
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From this reading On the self-same day she learned of her husband's death and her son's mysterious and unaccountable disappearance.
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From this reading On the self-same day she learned of her husband's death and her son's mysterious and unaccountable disappearance.
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From this reading On the self-same day she learned of her husband's death and her son's mysterious and unaccountable disappearance.
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From this reading Eighteen months passed away in England, and nothing more was heard of the two fugitives to Africa.
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From this reading Lady Emily's cup was very full indeed.
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From this reading Eighteen months passed away in England, and nothing more was heard of the two fugitives to Africa.
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From this reading TIME FLIES.
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From this reading From that moment forth, he was to her as if dead.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From that moment forth, he was to her as if dead.
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From this reading Eighteen months passed away in England, and nothing more was heard of the two fugitives to Africa.
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From this reading Lady Emily's cup was very full indeed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From that moment forth, he was to her as if dead.
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From this reading Eighteen months passed away in England, and nothing more was heard of the two fugitives to Africa.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the self-same day she learned of her husband's death and her son's mysterious and unaccountable disappearance.
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From this reading On the self-same day she learned of her husband's death and her son's mysterious and unaccountable disappearance.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading From that moment forth, he was to her as if dead.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Eighteen months passed away in England, and nothing more was heard of the two fugitives to Africa.
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From this reading Lady Emily's cup was very full indeed.
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From this reading Lady Emily's cup was very full indeed.
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From this reading On the self-same day she learned of her husband's death and her son's mysterious and unaccountable disappearance.
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From this reading From that moment forth, he was to her as if dead.
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From this reading Eighteen months passed away in England, and nothing more was heard of the two fugitives to Africa.
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From this reading Eighteen months passed away in England, and nothing more was heard of the two fugitives to Africa.
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading On the self-same day she learned of her husband's death and her son's mysterious and unaccountable disappearance.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Eighteen months passed away in England, and nothing more was heard of the two fugitives to Africa.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Eighteen months passed away in England, and nothing more was heard of the two fugitives to Africa.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the self-same day she learned of her husband's death and her son's mysterious and unaccountable disappearance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eighteen months passed away in England, and nothing more was heard of the two fugitives to Africa.
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From this reading On the self-same day she learned of her husband's death and her son's mysterious and unaccountable disappearance.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the self-same day she learned of her husband's death and her son's mysterious and unaccountable disappearance.
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From this reading On the self-same day she learned of her husband's death and her son's mysterious and unaccountable disappearance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From that moment forth, he was to her as if dead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eighteen months passed away in England, and nothing more was heard of the two fugitives to Africa.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TIME FLIES.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Eighteen months passed away in England, and nothing more was heard of the two fugitives to Africa.
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From this reading Eighteen months passed away in England, and nothing more was heard of the two fugitives to Africa.
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From this reading On the self-same day she learned of her husband's death and her son's mysterious and unaccountable disappearance.
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From this reading Lady Emily's cup was very full indeed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eighteen months passed away in England, and nothing more was heard of the two fugitives to Africa.
