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"But why cannot you go, my dear child? You must go." "It is impossible, mother, and it is all Marcia's doing. Our only fear was that perhaps Marcia would not come; but when she did enter the house we did feel ourselves safe. Nesta, poor pet, was going to play tennis with the Fortescues, but everything is knocked on the head now."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Our only fear was that perhaps Marcia would not come; but when she did enter the house we did feel ourselves safe.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Nesta, poor pet, was going to play tennis with the Fortescues, but everything is knocked on the head now."”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must go."”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “Our only fear was that perhaps Marcia would not come; but when she did enter the house we did feel ourselves safe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Our only fear was that perhaps Marcia would not come; but when she did enter the house we did feel ourselves safe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nesta, poor pet, was going to play tennis with the Fortescues, but everything is knocked on the head now."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Our only fear was that perhaps Marcia would not come; but when she did enter the house we did feel ourselves safe.”
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From this reading "It is impossible, mother, and it is all Marcia's doing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It is impossible, mother, and it is all Marcia's doing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But why cannot you go, my dear child?
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From this reading "But why cannot you go, my dear child?
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From this reading "But why cannot you go, my dear child?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our only fear was that perhaps Marcia would not come; but when she did enter the house we did feel ourselves safe.
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From this reading "But why cannot you go, my dear child?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Our only fear was that perhaps Marcia would not come; but when she did enter the house we did feel ourselves safe.
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From this reading "It is impossible, mother, and it is all Marcia's doing.
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From this reading Our only fear was that perhaps Marcia would not come; but when she did enter the house we did feel ourselves safe.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Nesta, poor pet, was going to play tennis with the Fortescues, but everything is knocked on the head now."
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From this reading Our only fear was that perhaps Marcia would not come; but when she did enter the house we did feel ourselves safe.
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From this reading Our only fear was that perhaps Marcia would not come; but when she did enter the house we did feel ourselves safe.
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From this reading Nesta, poor pet, was going to play tennis with the Fortescues, but everything is knocked on the head now."
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From this reading "But why cannot you go, my dear child?
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From this reading Nesta, poor pet, was going to play tennis with the Fortescues, but everything is knocked on the head now."
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From this reading Nesta, poor pet, was going to play tennis with the Fortescues, but everything is knocked on the head now."
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From this reading Our only fear was that perhaps Marcia would not come; but when she did enter the house we did feel ourselves safe.
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From this reading "It is impossible, mother, and it is all Marcia's doing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is impossible, mother, and it is all Marcia's doing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is impossible, mother, and it is all Marcia's doing.
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From this reading Nesta, poor pet, was going to play tennis with the Fortescues, but everything is knocked on the head now."
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From this reading Our only fear was that perhaps Marcia would not come; but when she did enter the house we did feel ourselves safe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is impossible, mother, and it is all Marcia's doing.
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From this reading "It is impossible, mother, and it is all Marcia's doing.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must go."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "But why cannot you go, my dear child?
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From this reading Nesta, poor pet, was going to play tennis with the Fortescues, but everything is knocked on the head now."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Our only fear was that perhaps Marcia would not come; but when she did enter the house we did feel ourselves safe.
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From this reading Nesta, poor pet, was going to play tennis with the Fortescues, but everything is knocked on the head now."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nesta, poor pet, was going to play tennis with the Fortescues, but everything is knocked on the head now."
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From this reading Our only fear was that perhaps Marcia would not come; but when she did enter the house we did feel ourselves safe.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our only fear was that perhaps Marcia would not come; but when she did enter the house we did feel ourselves safe.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Our only fear was that perhaps Marcia would not come; but when she did enter the house we did feel ourselves safe.
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From this reading Our only fear was that perhaps Marcia would not come; but when she did enter the house we did feel ourselves safe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nesta, poor pet, was going to play tennis with the Fortescues, but everything is knocked on the head now."
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From this reading Nesta, poor pet, was going to play tennis with the Fortescues, but everything is knocked on the head now."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nesta, poor pet, was going to play tennis with the Fortescues, but everything is knocked on the head now."
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From this reading Our only fear was that perhaps Marcia would not come; but when she did enter the house we did feel ourselves safe.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Our only fear was that perhaps Marcia would not come; but when she did enter the house we did feel ourselves safe.
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From this reading Nesta, poor pet, was going to play tennis with the Fortescues, but everything is knocked on the head now."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Our only fear was that perhaps Marcia would not come; but when she did enter the house we did feel ourselves safe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Our only fear was that perhaps Marcia would not come; but when she did enter the house we did feel ourselves safe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nesta, poor pet, was going to play tennis with the Fortescues, but everything is knocked on the head now."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our only fear was that perhaps Marcia would not come; but when she did enter the house we did feel ourselves safe.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Our only fear was that perhaps Marcia would not come; but when she did enter the house we did feel ourselves safe.
at the time that
From this reading Our only fear was that perhaps Marcia would not come; but when she did enter the house we did feel ourselves safe.
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From this reading "But why cannot you go, my dear child?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nesta, poor pet, was going to play tennis with the Fortescues, but everything is knocked on the head now."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Our only fear was that perhaps Marcia would not come; but when she did enter the house we did feel ourselves safe.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But why cannot you go, my dear child?
