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Chapter VII
“Ach so!” said Frau Schultz as soon as they were out of earshot, “she has begun already. It is not decent. In a little while he will become quite entangled.” Felicia looked away and did not speak. The other went on,-- “She might have waited a fortnight, a week, and done it gradually.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ach so!” said Frau Schultz as soon as they were out of earshot, “she has begun already.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The other went on,-- “She might have waited a fortnight, a week, and done it gradually.”
range within which sound can be heard
From this reading ““Ach so!” said Frau Schultz as soon as they were out of earshot, “she has begun already.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““Ach so!” said Frau Schultz as soon as they were out of earshot, “she has begun already.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The other went on,-- “She might have waited a fortnight, a week, and done it gradually.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In a little while he will become quite entangled.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Felicia looked away and did not speak.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “The other went on,-- “She might have waited a fortnight, a week, and done it gradually.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In a little while he will become quite entangled.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ach so!” said Frau Schultz as soon as they were out of earshot, “she has begun already.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Felicia looked away and did not speak.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The other went on,-- “She might have waited a fortnight, a week, and done it gradually.”
during the time that
From this reading “In a little while he will become quite entangled.””
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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 In a little while he will become quite entangled.”
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From this reading “Ach so!” said Frau Schultz as soon as they were out of earshot, “she has begun already.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ach so!” said Frau Schultz as soon as they were out of earshot, “she has begun already.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Felicia looked away and did not speak.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Ach so!” said Frau Schultz as soon as they were out of earshot, “she has begun already.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Felicia looked away and did not speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a little while he will become quite entangled.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ach so!” said Frau Schultz as soon as they were out of earshot, “she has begun already.
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From this reading It is not decent.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Felicia looked away and did not speak.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The other went on,-- “She might have waited a fortnight, a week, and done it gradually.
range within which sound can be heard
From this reading “Ach so!” said Frau Schultz as soon as they were out of earshot, “she has begun already.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a little while he will become quite entangled.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Felicia looked away and did not speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other went on,-- “She might have waited a fortnight, a week, and done it gradually.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ach so!” said Frau Schultz as soon as they were out of earshot, “she has begun already.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other went on,-- “She might have waited a fortnight, a week, and done it gradually.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ach so!” said Frau Schultz as soon as they were out of earshot, “she has begun already.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The other went on,-- “She might have waited a fortnight, a week, and done it gradually.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a little while he will become quite entangled.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a little while he will become quite entangled.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not decent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not decent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a little while he will become quite entangled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Felicia looked away and did not speak.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The other went on,-- “She might have waited a fortnight, a week, and done it gradually.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not decent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Ach so!” said Frau Schultz as soon as they were out of earshot, “she has begun already.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The other went on,-- “She might have waited a fortnight, a week, and done it gradually.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other went on,-- “She might have waited a fortnight, a week, and done it gradually.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ach so!” said Frau Schultz as soon as they were out of earshot, “she has begun already.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a little while he will become quite entangled.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ach so!” said Frau Schultz as soon as they were out of earshot, “she has begun already.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ach so!” said Frau Schultz as soon as they were out of earshot, “she has begun already.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ach so!” said Frau Schultz as soon as they were out of earshot, “she has begun already.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Ach so!” said Frau Schultz as soon as they were out of earshot, “she has begun already.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ach so!” said Frau Schultz as soon as they were out of earshot, “she has begun already.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Felicia looked away and did not speak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The other went on,-- “She might have waited a fortnight, a week, and done it gradually.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ach so!” said Frau Schultz as soon as they were out of earshot, “she has begun already.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other went on,-- “She might have waited a fortnight, a week, and done it gradually.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other went on,-- “She might have waited a fortnight, a week, and done it gradually.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The other went on,-- “She might have waited a fortnight, a week, and done it gradually.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Ach so!” said Frau Schultz as soon as they were out of earshot, “she has begun already.
during the time that
From this reading In a little while he will become quite entangled.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In a little while he will become quite entangled.”
