Chapter IV

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

From this reading There is a cloud on Mrs. Monkton's brow, she is staring out of the window instead of into her sister's face, and she is evidently a little distressed or uncertain.

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

From this reading There is a cloud on Mrs. Monkton's brow, she is staring out of the window instead of into her sister's face, and she is evidently a little distressed or uncertain.

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From this reading "Well, Barbara, can I go?"

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "You have been there so lately, and----" "You want to say something," says the younger sister, seating herself on the sofa, and drawing Mrs. Monkton down beside her.

next to; at the side of

From this reading "You have been there so lately, and----" "You want to say something," says the younger sister, seating herself on the sofa, and drawing Mrs. Monkton down beside her.

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From this reading There is a cloud on Mrs. Monkton's brow, she is staring out of the window instead of into her sister's face, and she is evidently a little distressed or uncertain.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "Well, Barbara, can I go?"

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From this reading There is a cloud on Mrs. Monkton's brow, she is staring out of the window instead of into her sister's face, and she is evidently a little distressed or uncertain.

suffering from pain, danger, or serious difficulty

From this reading There is a cloud on Mrs. Monkton's brow, she is staring out of the window instead of into her sister's face, and she is evidently a little distressed or uncertain.

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From this reading "I don't know"--doubtfully.

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From this reading "I don't know"--doubtfully.

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From this reading "You have been there so lately, and----" "You want to say something," says the younger sister, seating herself on the sofa, and drawing Mrs. Monkton down beside her.

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From this reading "You have been there so lately, and----" "You want to say something," says the younger sister, seating herself on the sofa, and drawing Mrs. Monkton down beside her.

an old word for “before”

From this reading "Look ere thou leap, see ere thou go."

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From this reading There is a cloud on Mrs. Monkton's brow, she is staring out of the window instead of into her sister's face, and she is evidently a little distressed or uncertain.

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From this reading There is a cloud on Mrs. Monkton's brow, she is staring out of the window instead of into her sister's face, and she is evidently a little distressed or uncertain.

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From this reading "Look ere thou leap, see ere thou go."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "You have been there so lately, and----" "You want to say something," says the younger sister, seating herself on the sofa, and drawing Mrs. Monkton down beside her.

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

From this reading There is a cloud on Mrs. Monkton's brow, she is staring out of the window instead of into her sister's face, and she is evidently a little distressed or uncertain.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading "You have been there so lately, and----" "You want to say something," says the younger sister, seating herself on the sofa, and drawing Mrs. Monkton down beside her.

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

From this reading "Well, Barbara, can I go?"

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From this reading There is a cloud on Mrs. Monkton's brow, she is staring out of the window instead of into her sister's face, and she is evidently a little distressed or uncertain.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading There is a cloud on Mrs. Monkton's brow, she is staring out of the window instead of into her sister's face, and she is evidently a little distressed or uncertain.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There is a cloud on Mrs. Monkton's brow, she is staring out of the window instead of into her sister's face, and she is evidently a little distressed or uncertain.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I don't know"--doubtfully.

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From this reading "You have been there so lately, and----" "You want to say something," says the younger sister, seating herself on the sofa, and drawing Mrs. Monkton down beside her.

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From this reading "Look ere thou leap, see ere thou go."

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There is a cloud on Mrs. Monkton's brow, she is staring out of the window instead of into her sister's face, and she is evidently a little distressed or uncertain.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Look ere thou leap, see ere thou go."

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From this reading "You have been there so lately, and----" "You want to say something," says the younger sister, seating herself on the sofa, and drawing Mrs. Monkton down beside her.

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From this reading There is a cloud on Mrs. Monkton's brow, she is staring out of the window instead of into her sister's face, and she is evidently a little distressed or uncertain.

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From this reading There is a cloud on Mrs. Monkton's brow, she is staring out of the window instead of into her sister's face, and she is evidently a little distressed or uncertain.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There is a cloud on Mrs. Monkton's brow, she is staring out of the window instead of into her sister's face, and she is evidently a little distressed or uncertain.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There is a cloud on Mrs. Monkton's brow, she is staring out of the window instead of into her sister's face, and she is evidently a little distressed or uncertain.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading There is a cloud on Mrs. Monkton's brow, she is staring out of the window instead of into her sister's face, and she is evidently a little distressed or uncertain.

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From this reading There is a cloud on Mrs. Monkton's brow, she is staring out of the window instead of into her sister's face, and she is evidently a little distressed or uncertain.

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From this reading "You have been there so lately, and----" "You want to say something," says the younger sister, seating herself on the sofa, and drawing Mrs. Monkton down beside her.

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From this reading "You have been there so lately, and----" "You want to say something," says the younger sister, seating herself on the sofa, and drawing Mrs. Monkton down beside her.

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From this reading "You have been there so lately, and----" "You want to say something," says the younger sister, seating herself on the sofa, and drawing Mrs. Monkton down beside her.

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From this reading "Look ere thou leap, see ere thou go."

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

From this reading There is a cloud on Mrs. Monkton's brow, she is staring out of the window instead of into her sister's face, and she is evidently a little distressed or uncertain.

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From this reading "You have been there so lately, and----" "You want to say something," says the younger sister, seating herself on the sofa, and drawing Mrs. Monkton down beside her.

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From this reading There is a cloud on Mrs. Monkton's brow, she is staring out of the window instead of into her sister's face, and she is evidently a little distressed or uncertain.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "You have been there so lately, and----" "You want to say something," says the younger sister, seating herself on the sofa, and drawing Mrs. Monkton down beside her.

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From this reading "You have been there so lately, and----" "You want to say something," says the younger sister, seating herself on the sofa, and drawing Mrs. Monkton down beside her.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading "You have been there so lately, and----" "You want to say something," says the younger sister, seating herself on the sofa, and drawing Mrs. Monkton down beside her.

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From this reading There is a cloud on Mrs. Monkton's brow, she is staring out of the window instead of into her sister's face, and she is evidently a little distressed or uncertain.

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

From this reading There is a cloud on Mrs. Monkton's brow, she is staring out of the window instead of into her sister's face, and she is evidently a little distressed or uncertain.

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From this reading There is a cloud on Mrs. Monkton's brow, she is staring out of the window instead of into her sister's face, and she is evidently a little distressed or uncertain.

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading "Look ere thou leap, see ere thou go."

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

From this reading "You have been there so lately, and----" "You want to say something," says the younger sister, seating herself on the sofa, and drawing Mrs. Monkton down beside her.

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From this reading There is a cloud on Mrs. Monkton's brow, she is staring out of the window instead of into her sister's face, and she is evidently a little distressed or uncertain.

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

From this reading "You have been there so lately, and----" "You want to say something," says the younger sister, seating herself on the sofa, and drawing Mrs. Monkton down beside her.

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

From this reading "Well, Barbara, can I go?"

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From this reading There is a cloud on Mrs. Monkton's brow, she is staring out of the window instead of into her sister's face, and she is evidently a little distressed or uncertain.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You have been there so lately, and----" "You want to say something," says the younger sister, seating herself on the sofa, and drawing Mrs. Monkton down beside her.

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From this reading "You have been there so lately, and----" "You want to say something," says the younger sister, seating herself on the sofa, and drawing Mrs. Monkton down beside her.