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Chapter V
"That is true." "They should have taken care of her." "They do not know how to, Miss Aldworth. I cannot express to you the neglect that poor woman suffered. She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
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a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.”
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading “I cannot express to you the neglect that poor woman suffered.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"They should have taken care of her."”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"They do not know how to, Miss Aldworth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cannot express to you the neglect that poor woman suffered.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.”
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From this reading "They do not know how to, Miss Aldworth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
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From this reading I cannot express to you the neglect that poor woman suffered.
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From this reading "They should have taken care of her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "They do not know how to, Miss Aldworth.
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading I cannot express to you the neglect that poor woman suffered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "They should have taken care of her."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "They should have taken care of her."
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They do not know how to, Miss Aldworth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot express to you the neglect that poor woman suffered.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is true."
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From this reading She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They do not know how to, Miss Aldworth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They do not know how to, Miss Aldworth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot express to you the neglect that poor woman suffered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "They do not know how to, Miss Aldworth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "They should have taken care of her."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cannot express to you the neglect that poor woman suffered.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "They should have taken care of her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot express to you the neglect that poor woman suffered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They should have taken care of her."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is true."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I cannot express to you the neglect that poor woman suffered.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They should have taken care of her."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They do not know how to, Miss Aldworth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That is true."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot express to you the neglect that poor woman suffered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I cannot express to you the neglect that poor woman suffered.
