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So miserable, as he was, from head to foot, that it seemed impossible he could endure more, Ferris could not forbear laughing at this burst of piety. “What are you laughing at?” asked Mrs. Vervain, who had cheerfully joined him. “Something I’ve been saying. Well, you won’t have me to laugh at much longer. I do wonder whom you’ll have next.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What are you laughing at?” asked Mrs. Vervain, who had cheerfully joined him.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““Something I’ve been saying.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “So miserable, as he was, from head to foot, that it seemed impossible he could endure more, Ferris could not forbear laughing at this burst of piety.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So miserable, as he was, from head to foot, that it seemed impossible he could endure more, Ferris could not forbear laughing at this burst of piety.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, you won’t have me to laugh at much longer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I do wonder whom you’ll have next.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So miserable, as he was, from head to foot, that it seemed impossible he could endure more, Ferris could not forbear laughing at this burst of piety.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ““Something I’ve been saying.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, you won’t have me to laugh at much longer.”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What are you laughing at?” asked Mrs. Vervain, who had cheerfully joined him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So miserable, as he was, from head to foot, that it seemed impossible he could endure more, Ferris could not forbear laughing at this burst of piety.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What are you laughing at?” asked Mrs. Vervain, who had cheerfully joined him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So miserable, as he was, from head to foot, that it seemed impossible he could endure more, Ferris could not forbear laughing at this burst of piety.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Something I’ve been saying.
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From this reading So miserable, as he was, from head to foot, that it seemed impossible he could endure more, Ferris could not forbear laughing at this burst of piety.
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From this reading “What are you laughing at?” asked Mrs. Vervain, who had cheerfully joined him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So miserable, as he was, from head to foot, that it seemed impossible he could endure more, Ferris could not forbear laughing at this burst of piety.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do wonder whom you’ll have next.”
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From this reading So miserable, as he was, from head to foot, that it seemed impossible he could endure more, Ferris could not forbear laughing at this burst of piety.
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From this reading So miserable, as he was, from head to foot, that it seemed impossible he could endure more, Ferris could not forbear laughing at this burst of piety.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So miserable, as he was, from head to foot, that it seemed impossible he could endure more, Ferris could not forbear laughing at this burst of piety.
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From this reading So miserable, as he was, from head to foot, that it seemed impossible he could endure more, Ferris could not forbear laughing at this burst of piety.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So miserable, as he was, from head to foot, that it seemed impossible he could endure more, Ferris could not forbear laughing at this burst of piety.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “What are you laughing at?” asked Mrs. Vervain, who had cheerfully joined him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well, you won’t have me to laugh at much longer.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So miserable, as he was, from head to foot, that it seemed impossible he could endure more, Ferris could not forbear laughing at this burst of piety.
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From this reading So miserable, as he was, from head to foot, that it seemed impossible he could endure more, Ferris could not forbear laughing at this burst of piety.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What are you laughing at?” asked Mrs. Vervain, who had cheerfully joined him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do wonder whom you’ll have next.”
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From this reading “Something I’ve been saying.
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From this reading So miserable, as he was, from head to foot, that it seemed impossible he could endure more, Ferris could not forbear laughing at this burst of piety.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So miserable, as he was, from head to foot, that it seemed impossible he could endure more, Ferris could not forbear laughing at this burst of piety.
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From this reading “What are you laughing at?” asked Mrs. Vervain, who had cheerfully joined him.
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From this reading Well, you won’t have me to laugh at much longer.
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From this reading So miserable, as he was, from head to foot, that it seemed impossible he could endure more, Ferris could not forbear laughing at this burst of piety.
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From this reading Well, you won’t have me to laugh at much longer.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, you won’t have me to laugh at much longer.
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From this reading So miserable, as he was, from head to foot, that it seemed impossible he could endure more, Ferris could not forbear laughing at this burst of piety.
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From this reading So miserable, as he was, from head to foot, that it seemed impossible he could endure more, Ferris could not forbear laughing at this burst of piety.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What are you laughing at?” asked Mrs. Vervain, who had cheerfully joined him.
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From this reading Well, you won’t have me to laugh at much longer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do wonder whom you’ll have next.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So miserable, as he was, from head to foot, that it seemed impossible he could endure more, Ferris could not forbear laughing at this burst of piety.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So miserable, as he was, from head to foot, that it seemed impossible he could endure more, Ferris could not forbear laughing at this burst of piety.
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From this reading So miserable, as he was, from head to foot, that it seemed impossible he could endure more, Ferris could not forbear laughing at this burst of piety.
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From this reading “Something I’ve been saying.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So miserable, as he was, from head to foot, that it seemed impossible he could endure more, Ferris could not forbear laughing at this burst of piety.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So miserable, as he was, from head to foot, that it seemed impossible he could endure more, Ferris could not forbear laughing at this burst of piety.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something I’ve been saying.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So miserable, as he was, from head to foot, that it seemed impossible he could endure more, Ferris could not forbear laughing at this burst of piety.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So miserable, as he was, from head to foot, that it seemed impossible he could endure more, Ferris could not forbear laughing at this burst of piety.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So miserable, as he was, from head to foot, that it seemed impossible he could endure more, Ferris could not forbear laughing at this burst of piety.
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From this reading “What are you laughing at?” asked Mrs. Vervain, who had cheerfully joined him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So miserable, as he was, from head to foot, that it seemed impossible he could endure more, Ferris could not forbear laughing at this burst of piety.
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From this reading Well, you won’t have me to laugh at much longer.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What are you laughing at?” asked Mrs. Vervain, who had cheerfully joined him.
which person or people
From this reading “What are you laughing at?” asked Mrs. Vervain, who had cheerfully joined him.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I do wonder whom you’ll have next.”
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From this reading Well, you won’t have me to laugh at much longer.
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From this reading I do wonder whom you’ll have next.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What are you laughing at?” asked Mrs. Vervain, who had cheerfully joined him.
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From this reading I do wonder whom you’ll have next.”
