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Chapter XVIII
"What you have to do will be to put the will aside, as if it had never been made. I hope it will not add to the trouble you must have to settle everything without it." "Are you in earnest?" asked Mr Rainy gravely. "Surely, I am in earnest." "Do you mean to say that you refuse to receive the property which your husband left to you?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Are you in earnest?" asked Mr Rainy gravely.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"What you have to do will be to put the will aside, as if it had never been made.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “I hope it will not add to the trouble you must have to settle everything without it."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"What you have to do will be to put the will aside, as if it had never been made.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you mean to say that you refuse to receive the property which your husband left to you?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I hope it will not add to the trouble you must have to settle everything without it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What you have to do will be to put the will aside, as if it had never been made.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “I hope it will not add to the trouble you must have to settle everything without it."”
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From this reading I hope it will not add to the trouble you must have to settle everything without it."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Surely, I am in earnest."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you in earnest?" asked Mr Rainy gravely.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What you have to do will be to put the will aside, as if it had never been made.
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From this reading "What you have to do will be to put the will aside, as if it had never been made.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Are you in earnest?" asked Mr Rainy gravely.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What you have to do will be to put the will aside, as if it had never been made.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "What you have to do will be to put the will aside, as if it had never been made.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What you have to do will be to put the will aside, as if it had never been made.
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From this reading "Are you in earnest?" asked Mr Rainy gravely.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I hope it will not add to the trouble you must have to settle everything without it."
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From this reading "Are you in earnest?" asked Mr Rainy gravely.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "What you have to do will be to put the will aside, as if it had never been made.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What you have to do will be to put the will aside, as if it had never been made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope it will not add to the trouble you must have to settle everything without it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you mean to say that you refuse to receive the property which your husband left to you?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hope it will not add to the trouble you must have to settle everything without it."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "What you have to do will be to put the will aside, as if it had never been made.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Are you in earnest?" asked Mr Rainy gravely.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What you have to do will be to put the will aside, as if it had never been made.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you mean to say that you refuse to receive the property which your husband left to you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What you have to do will be to put the will aside, as if it had never been made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you mean to say that you refuse to receive the property which your husband left to you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are you in earnest?" asked Mr Rainy gravely.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I hope it will not add to the trouble you must have to settle everything without it."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What you have to do will be to put the will aside, as if it had never been made.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I hope it will not add to the trouble you must have to settle everything without it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you mean to say that you refuse to receive the property which your husband left to you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What you have to do will be to put the will aside, as if it had never been made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are you in earnest?" asked Mr Rainy gravely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you mean to say that you refuse to receive the property which your husband left to you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you mean to say that you refuse to receive the property which your husband left to you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you mean to say that you refuse to receive the property which your husband left to you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope it will not add to the trouble you must have to settle everything without it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Surely, I am in earnest."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Do you mean to say that you refuse to receive the property which your husband left to you?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What you have to do will be to put the will aside, as if it had never been made.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What you have to do will be to put the will aside, as if it had never been made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope it will not add to the trouble you must have to settle everything without it."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What you have to do will be to put the will aside, as if it had never been made.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Do you mean to say that you refuse to receive the property which your husband left to you?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "What you have to do will be to put the will aside, as if it had never been made.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I hope it will not add to the trouble you must have to settle everything without it."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What you have to do will be to put the will aside, as if it had never been made.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you mean to say that you refuse to receive the property which your husband left to you?
