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Chapter XIX
BLACK AND WHITE. When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred. This was something. Had her father awakened, she did not know what might have followed. She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Had her father awakened, she did not know what might have followed.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Had her father awakened, she did not know what might have followed.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Had her father awakened, she did not know what might have followed.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “This was something.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BLACK AND WHITE.
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From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.
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From this reading Had her father awakened, she did not know what might have followed.
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From this reading BLACK AND WHITE.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.
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From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Had her father awakened, she did not know what might have followed.
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From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.
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From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.
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From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.
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From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.
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From this reading Had her father awakened, she did not know what might have followed.
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From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.
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From this reading Had her father awakened, she did not know what might have followed.
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From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had her father awakened, she did not know what might have followed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.
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From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had her father awakened, she did not know what might have followed.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Had her father awakened, she did not know what might have followed.
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From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.
not any; not one
From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had her father awakened, she did not know what might have followed.
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From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.
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From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.
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From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.
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From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading This was something.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was something.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.
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From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was something.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.
at the time that
From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.
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From this reading BLACK AND WHITE.
