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Chapter XVIII
It would be braver and better to do so, he thought, and would show his calm confidence to his servants. But why should he trouble them? Poor sweet! her head had been aching a good deal that day, she said, and she had gone to lie down. Ruth, perhaps, was with her. He would go up and see.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Poor sweet! her head had been aching a good deal that day, she said, and she had gone to lie down.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It would be braver and better to do so, he thought, and would show his calm confidence to his servants.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor sweet! her head had been aching a good deal that day, she said, and she had gone to lie down.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ruth, perhaps, was with her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor sweet! her head had been aching a good deal that day, she said, and she had gone to lie down.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It would be braver and better to do so, he thought, and would show his calm confidence to his servants.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would be braver and better to do so, he thought, and would show his calm confidence to his servants.”
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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 Poor sweet! her head had been aching a good deal that day, she said, and she had gone to lie down.
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From this reading Poor sweet! her head had been aching a good deal that day, she said, and she had gone to lie down.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It would be braver and better to do so, he thought, and would show his calm confidence to his servants.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be braver and better to do so, he thought, and would show his calm confidence to his servants.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Poor sweet! her head had been aching a good deal that day, she said, and she had gone to lie down.
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From this reading It would be braver and better to do so, he thought, and would show his calm confidence to his servants.
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From this reading It would be braver and better to do so, he thought, and would show his calm confidence to his servants.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But why should he trouble them?
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From this reading It would be braver and better to do so, he thought, and would show his calm confidence to his servants.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It would be braver and better to do so, he thought, and would show his calm confidence to his servants.
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From this reading Poor sweet! her head had been aching a good deal that day, she said, and she had gone to lie down.
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From this reading Poor sweet! her head had been aching a good deal that day, she said, and she had gone to lie down.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It would be braver and better to do so, he thought, and would show his calm confidence to his servants.
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From this reading Poor sweet! her head had been aching a good deal that day, she said, and she had gone to lie down.
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From this reading He would go up and see.
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From this reading Poor sweet! her head had been aching a good deal that day, she said, and she had gone to lie down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor sweet! her head had been aching a good deal that day, she said, and she had gone to lie down.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Poor sweet! her head had been aching a good deal that day, she said, and she had gone to lie down.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It would be braver and better to do so, he thought, and would show his calm confidence to his servants.
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From this reading Poor sweet! her head had been aching a good deal that day, she said, and she had gone to lie down.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Poor sweet! her head had been aching a good deal that day, she said, and she had gone to lie down.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It would be braver and better to do so, he thought, and would show his calm confidence to his servants.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be braver and better to do so, he thought, and would show his calm confidence to his servants.
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From this reading Poor sweet! her head had been aching a good deal that day, she said, and she had gone to lie down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ruth, perhaps, was with her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor sweet! her head had been aching a good deal that day, she said, and she had gone to lie down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ruth, perhaps, was with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor sweet! her head had been aching a good deal that day, she said, and she had gone to lie down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He would go up and see.
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From this reading It would be braver and better to do so, he thought, and would show his calm confidence to his servants.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Poor sweet! her head had been aching a good deal that day, she said, and she had gone to lie down.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But why should he trouble them?
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From this reading It would be braver and better to do so, he thought, and would show his calm confidence to his servants.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It would be braver and better to do so, he thought, and would show his calm confidence to his servants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor sweet! her head had been aching a good deal that day, she said, and she had gone to lie down.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Poor sweet! her head had been aching a good deal that day, she said, and she had gone to lie down.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But why should he trouble them?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be braver and better to do so, he thought, and would show his calm confidence to his servants.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be braver and better to do so, he thought, and would show his calm confidence to his servants.
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From this reading But why should he trouble them?
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From this reading He would go up and see.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ruth, perhaps, was with her.
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From this reading But why should he trouble them?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ruth, perhaps, was with her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be braver and better to do so, he thought, and would show his calm confidence to his servants.
