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Chapter II
“So you and John Harding are friends!” He smiled. “Yes; and I lament your astonishment.” She blushed at her stupid betrayal of the thought, while he made no effort to conceal his amusement. “It may be an unkind thing to say of him, but we have been good friends for several years.”
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““It may be an unkind thing to say of him, but we have been good friends for several years.””
The action of betraying one's country, a group, or a person; breach of trust.
From this reading “She blushed at her stupid betrayal of the thought, while he made no effort to conceal his amusement.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It may be an unkind thing to say of him, but we have been good friends for several years.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““It may be an unkind thing to say of him, but we have been good friends for several years.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““So you and John Harding are friends!””
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““It may be an unkind thing to say of him, but we have been good friends for several years.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““It may be an unkind thing to say of him, but we have been good friends for several years.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It may be an unkind thing to say of him, but we have been good friends for several years.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She blushed at her stupid betrayal of the thought, while he made no effort to conceal his amusement.”
during the time that
From this reading “She blushed at her stupid betrayal of the thought, while he made no effort to conceal his amusement.”
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From this reading She blushed at her stupid betrayal of the thought, while he made no effort to conceal his amusement.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “It may be an unkind thing to say of him, but we have been good friends for several years.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “So you and John Harding are friends!”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “So you and John Harding are friends!”
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From this reading “Yes; and I lament your astonishment.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She blushed at her stupid betrayal of the thought, while he made no effort to conceal his amusement.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It may be an unkind thing to say of him, but we have been good friends for several years.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It may be an unkind thing to say of him, but we have been good friends for several years.”
The action of betraying one's country, a group, or a person; breach of trust.
From this reading She blushed at her stupid betrayal of the thought, while he made no effort to conceal his amusement.
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From this reading She blushed at her stupid betrayal of the thought, while he made no effort to conceal his amusement.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “It may be an unkind thing to say of him, but we have been good friends for several years.”
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From this reading She blushed at her stupid betrayal of the thought, while he made no effort to conceal his amusement.
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From this reading She blushed at her stupid betrayal of the thought, while he made no effort to conceal his amusement.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It may be an unkind thing to say of him, but we have been good friends for several years.”
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From this reading “So you and John Harding are friends!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It may be an unkind thing to say of him, but we have been good friends for several years.”
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From this reading “So you and John Harding are friends!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It may be an unkind thing to say of him, but we have been good friends for several years.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He smiled.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She blushed at her stupid betrayal of the thought, while he made no effort to conceal his amusement.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It may be an unkind thing to say of him, but we have been good friends for several years.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She blushed at her stupid betrayal of the thought, while he made no effort to conceal his amusement.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes; and I lament your astonishment.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It may be an unkind thing to say of him, but we have been good friends for several years.”
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From this reading “So you and John Harding are friends!”
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From this reading “Yes; and I lament your astonishment.”
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From this reading She blushed at her stupid betrayal of the thought, while he made no effort to conceal his amusement.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “It may be an unkind thing to say of him, but we have been good friends for several years.”
not any; not one
From this reading She blushed at her stupid betrayal of the thought, while he made no effort to conceal his amusement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She blushed at her stupid betrayal of the thought, while he made no effort to conceal his amusement.
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From this reading “It may be an unkind thing to say of him, but we have been good friends for several years.”
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From this reading “It may be an unkind thing to say of him, but we have been good friends for several years.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She blushed at her stupid betrayal of the thought, while he made no effort to conceal his amusement.
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From this reading He smiled.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So you and John Harding are friends!”
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From this reading She blushed at her stupid betrayal of the thought, while he made no effort to conceal his amusement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She blushed at her stupid betrayal of the thought, while he made no effort to conceal his amusement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It may be an unkind thing to say of him, but we have been good friends for several years.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She blushed at her stupid betrayal of the thought, while he made no effort to conceal his amusement.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She blushed at her stupid betrayal of the thought, while he made no effort to conceal his amusement.
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From this reading “It may be an unkind thing to say of him, but we have been good friends for several years.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “It may be an unkind thing to say of him, but we have been good friends for several years.”
during the time that
From this reading She blushed at her stupid betrayal of the thought, while he made no effort to conceal his amusement.
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From this reading “It may be an unkind thing to say of him, but we have been good friends for several years.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes; and I lament your astonishment.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So you and John Harding are friends!”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes; and I lament your astonishment.”
