Chapter V

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "Teddy," she said bravely, trying to hold back her sobs, "I've been fearing this for a long time, but--I can't believe it wasn't caused by that fearful Varrhus."

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From this reading "The professor did work very hard over that problem," admitted Teddy.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

any thing at all

From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

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From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

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From this reading "Teddy," she said bravely, trying to hold back her sobs, "I've been fearing this for a long time, but--I can't believe it wasn't caused by that fearful Varrhus."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "Teddy," she said bravely, trying to hold back her sobs, "I've been fearing this for a long time, but--I can't believe it wasn't caused by that fearful Varrhus."

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From this reading "Teddy," she said bravely, trying to hold back her sobs, "I've been fearing this for a long time, but--I can't believe it wasn't caused by that fearful Varrhus."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Teddy," she said bravely, trying to hold back her sobs, "I've been fearing this for a long time, but--I can't believe it wasn't caused by that fearful Varrhus."

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "Teddy," she said bravely, trying to hold back her sobs, "I've been fearing this for a long time, but--I can't believe it wasn't caused by that fearful Varrhus."

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

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From this reading "Teddy," she said bravely, trying to hold back her sobs, "I've been fearing this for a long time, but--I can't believe it wasn't caused by that fearful Varrhus."

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From this reading "Teddy," she said bravely, trying to hold back her sobs, "I've been fearing this for a long time, but--I can't believe it wasn't caused by that fearful Varrhus."

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From this reading Teddy put his hand comfortingly on Evelyn's shoulder.

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From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "The professor did work very hard over that problem," admitted Teddy.

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From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

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From this reading Teddy put his hand comfortingly on Evelyn's shoulder.

apart from; not including

From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

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From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

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From this reading "Teddy," she said bravely, trying to hold back her sobs, "I've been fearing this for a long time, but--I can't believe it wasn't caused by that fearful Varrhus."

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From this reading "Teddy," she said bravely, trying to hold back her sobs, "I've been fearing this for a long time, but--I can't believe it wasn't caused by that fearful Varrhus."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Teddy," she said bravely, trying to hold back her sobs, "I've been fearing this for a long time, but--I can't believe it wasn't caused by that fearful Varrhus."

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From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

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From this reading Teddy put his hand comfortingly on Evelyn's shoulder.

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From this reading "The professor did work very hard over that problem," admitted Teddy.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

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From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "Teddy," she said bravely, trying to hold back her sobs, "I've been fearing this for a long time, but--I can't believe it wasn't caused by that fearful Varrhus."

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Teddy put his hand comfortingly on Evelyn's shoulder.

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From this reading "Teddy," she said bravely, trying to hold back her sobs, "I've been fearing this for a long time, but--I can't believe it wasn't caused by that fearful Varrhus."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

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From this reading "Teddy," she said bravely, trying to hold back her sobs, "I've been fearing this for a long time, but--I can't believe it wasn't caused by that fearful Varrhus."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

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From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

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From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Teddy," she said bravely, trying to hold back her sobs, "I've been fearing this for a long time, but--I can't believe it wasn't caused by that fearful Varrhus."

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Evelyn looked up.

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From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

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From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Teddy put his hand comfortingly on Evelyn's shoulder.

above and across; more than

From this reading "The professor did work very hard over that problem," admitted Teddy.

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From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

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From this reading "The professor did work very hard over that problem," admitted Teddy.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "The professor did work very hard over that problem," admitted Teddy.

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From this reading Teddy put his hand comfortingly on Evelyn's shoulder.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

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From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Teddy," she said bravely, trying to hold back her sobs, "I've been fearing this for a long time, but--I can't believe it wasn't caused by that fearful Varrhus."

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From this reading Teddy put his hand comfortingly on Evelyn's shoulder.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Teddy," she said bravely, trying to hold back her sobs, "I've been fearing this for a long time, but--I can't believe it wasn't caused by that fearful Varrhus."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Teddy put his hand comfortingly on Evelyn's shoulder.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "The professor did work very hard over that problem," admitted Teddy.

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From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Teddy," she said bravely, trying to hold back her sobs, "I've been fearing this for a long time, but--I can't believe it wasn't caused by that fearful Varrhus."

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "There isn't anything I can say, Evelyn," he said awkwardly, "except that I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been my own father, and it hurts me terribly to have him go like this."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Teddy," she said bravely, trying to hold back her sobs, "I've been fearing this for a long time, but--I can't believe it wasn't caused by that fearful Varrhus."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Evelyn looked up.

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From this reading "Teddy," she said bravely, trying to hold back her sobs, "I've been fearing this for a long time, but--I can't believe it wasn't caused by that fearful Varrhus."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "The professor did work very hard over that problem," admitted Teddy.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Teddy," she said bravely, trying to hold back her sobs, "I've been fearing this for a long time, but--I can't believe it wasn't caused by that fearful Varrhus."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "The professor did work very hard over that problem," admitted Teddy.