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Chapter VI
“Oh yes; I must go too,” said the girl wistfully, forlornly. She had tears in her voice, tears of despair and vexation, I should have said. “That’s too bad,” said Mrs. March, and, as she did not offer any solution of the matter, I thought it rather heartless of her to go on and rub it in. “And we were just planning some things we could do together.” “It can’t be helped now,” returned the girl.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““And we were just planning some things we could do together.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She had tears in her voice, tears of despair and vexation, I should have said.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““Oh yes; I must go too,” said the girl wistfully, forlornly.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““It can’t be helped now,” returned the girl.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““That’s too bad,” said Mrs. March, and, as she did not offer any solution of the matter, I thought it rather heartless of her to go on and rub it in.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had tears in her voice, tears of despair and vexation, I should have said.
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From this reading “That’s too bad,” said Mrs. March, and, as she did not offer any solution of the matter, I thought it rather heartless of her to go on and rub it in.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “That’s too bad,” said Mrs. March, and, as she did not offer any solution of the matter, I thought it rather heartless of her to go on and rub it in.
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From this reading “That’s too bad,” said Mrs. March, and, as she did not offer any solution of the matter, I thought it rather heartless of her to go on and rub it in.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It can’t be helped now,” returned the girl.
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From this reading “It can’t be helped now,” returned the girl.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “And we were just planning some things we could do together.”
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From this reading She had tears in her voice, tears of despair and vexation, I should have said.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “That’s too bad,” said Mrs. March, and, as she did not offer any solution of the matter, I thought it rather heartless of her to go on and rub it in.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “And we were just planning some things we could do together.”
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From this reading “Oh yes; I must go too,” said the girl wistfully, forlornly.
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From this reading “Oh yes; I must go too,” said the girl wistfully, forlornly.
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From this reading “Oh yes; I must go too,” said the girl wistfully, forlornly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had tears in her voice, tears of despair and vexation, I should have said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had tears in her voice, tears of despair and vexation, I should have said.
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From this reading “That’s too bad,” said Mrs. March, and, as she did not offer any solution of the matter, I thought it rather heartless of her to go on and rub it in.
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From this reading “It can’t be helped now,” returned the girl.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had tears in her voice, tears of despair and vexation, I should have said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh yes; I must go too,” said the girl wistfully, forlornly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had tears in her voice, tears of despair and vexation, I should have said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “That’s too bad,” said Mrs. March, and, as she did not offer any solution of the matter, I thought it rather heartless of her to go on and rub it in.
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From this reading “And we were just planning some things we could do together.”
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From this reading “That’s too bad,” said Mrs. March, and, as she did not offer any solution of the matter, I thought it rather heartless of her to go on and rub it in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s too bad,” said Mrs. March, and, as she did not offer any solution of the matter, I thought it rather heartless of her to go on and rub it in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s too bad,” said Mrs. March, and, as she did not offer any solution of the matter, I thought it rather heartless of her to go on and rub it in.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Oh yes; I must go too,” said the girl wistfully, forlornly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “That’s too bad,” said Mrs. March, and, as she did not offer any solution of the matter, I thought it rather heartless of her to go on and rub it in.
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From this reading “It can’t be helped now,” returned the girl.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had tears in her voice, tears of despair and vexation, I should have said.
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From this reading “That’s too bad,” said Mrs. March, and, as she did not offer any solution of the matter, I thought it rather heartless of her to go on and rub it in.
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From this reading “Oh yes; I must go too,” said the girl wistfully, forlornly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “That’s too bad,” said Mrs. March, and, as she did not offer any solution of the matter, I thought it rather heartless of her to go on and rub it in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And we were just planning some things we could do together.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s too bad,” said Mrs. March, and, as she did not offer any solution of the matter, I thought it rather heartless of her to go on and rub it in.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It can’t be helped now,” returned the girl.
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From this reading “That’s too bad,” said Mrs. March, and, as she did not offer any solution of the matter, I thought it rather heartless of her to go on and rub it in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh yes; I must go too,” said the girl wistfully, forlornly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had tears in her voice, tears of despair and vexation, I should have said.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She had tears in her voice, tears of despair and vexation, I should have said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s too bad,” said Mrs. March, and, as she did not offer any solution of the matter, I thought it rather heartless of her to go on and rub it in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And we were just planning some things we could do together.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had tears in her voice, tears of despair and vexation, I should have said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s too bad,” said Mrs. March, and, as she did not offer any solution of the matter, I thought it rather heartless of her to go on and rub it in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh yes; I must go too,” said the girl wistfully, forlornly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And we were just planning some things we could do together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That’s too bad,” said Mrs. March, and, as she did not offer any solution of the matter, I thought it rather heartless of her to go on and rub it in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That’s too bad,” said Mrs. March, and, as she did not offer any solution of the matter, I thought it rather heartless of her to go on and rub it in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And we were just planning some things we could do together.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh yes; I must go too,” said the girl wistfully, forlornly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had tears in her voice, tears of despair and vexation, I should have said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had tears in her voice, tears of despair and vexation, I should have said.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “And we were just planning some things we could do together.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And we were just planning some things we could do together.”
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From this reading “Oh yes; I must go too,” said the girl wistfully, forlornly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh yes; I must go too,” said the girl wistfully, forlornly.
