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Chapter IX
'It is vanity, my dear, vanity. You must not set your mind upon it,' said Mrs Haldane. 'Oh, but it was delightful,' said Norah, 'it was wonderful! if you had been there yourself you would have liked it as much as I did. Everybody looked so nice, and everybody _was_ so nice, Mrs Haldane. A thing that makes every one kind and pleasant and smiling must be good, don't you think so?
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “'Oh, but it was delightful,' said Norah, 'it was wonderful! if you had been there yourself you would have liked it as much as I did.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “A thing that makes every one kind and pleasant and smiling must be good, don't you think so?”
every person
From this reading “Everybody looked so nice, and everybody _was_ so nice, Mrs Haldane.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A thing that makes every one kind and pleasant and smiling must be good, don't you think so?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “'Oh, but it was delightful,' said Norah, 'it was wonderful! if you had been there yourself you would have liked it as much as I did.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everybody looked so nice, and everybody _was_ so nice, Mrs Haldane.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You must not set your mind upon it,' said Mrs Haldane.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must not set your mind upon it,' said Mrs Haldane.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A thing that makes every one kind and pleasant and smiling must be good, don't you think so?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A thing that makes every one kind and pleasant and smiling must be good, don't you think so?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A thing that makes every one kind and pleasant and smiling must be good, don't you think so?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A thing that makes every one kind and pleasant and smiling must be good, don't you think so?”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “You must not set your mind upon it,' said Mrs Haldane.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'Oh, but it was delightful,' said Norah, 'it was wonderful! if you had been there yourself you would have liked it as much as I did.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “'Oh, but it was delightful,' said Norah, 'it was wonderful! if you had been there yourself you would have liked it as much as I did.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “'Oh, but it was delightful,' said Norah, 'it was wonderful! if you had been there yourself you would have liked it as much as I did.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A thing that makes every one kind and pleasant and smiling must be good, don't you think so?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everybody looked so nice, and everybody _was_ so nice, Mrs Haldane.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Oh, but it was delightful,' said Norah, 'it was wonderful! if you had been there yourself you would have liked it as much as I did.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A thing that makes every one kind and pleasant and smiling must be good, don't you think so?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'Oh, but it was delightful,' said Norah, 'it was wonderful! if you had been there yourself you would have liked it as much as I did.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Oh, but it was delightful,' said Norah, 'it was wonderful! if you had been there yourself you would have liked it as much as I did.
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From this reading 'It is vanity, my dear, vanity.
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From this reading 'Oh, but it was delightful,' said Norah, 'it was wonderful! if you had been there yourself you would have liked it as much as I did.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'Oh, but it was delightful,' said Norah, 'it was wonderful! if you had been there yourself you would have liked it as much as I did.
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From this reading A thing that makes every one kind and pleasant and smiling must be good, don't you think so?
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A thing that makes every one kind and pleasant and smiling must be good, don't you think so?
every person
From this reading Everybody looked so nice, and everybody _was_ so nice, Mrs Haldane.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A thing that makes every one kind and pleasant and smiling must be good, don't you think so?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'Oh, but it was delightful,' said Norah, 'it was wonderful! if you had been there yourself you would have liked it as much as I did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You must not set your mind upon it,' said Mrs Haldane.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Oh, but it was delightful,' said Norah, 'it was wonderful! if you had been there yourself you would have liked it as much as I did.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Oh, but it was delightful,' said Norah, 'it was wonderful! if you had been there yourself you would have liked it as much as I did.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'Oh, but it was delightful,' said Norah, 'it was wonderful! if you had been there yourself you would have liked it as much as I did.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'It is vanity, my dear, vanity.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'It is vanity, my dear, vanity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A thing that makes every one kind and pleasant and smiling must be good, don't you think so?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Oh, but it was delightful,' said Norah, 'it was wonderful! if you had been there yourself you would have liked it as much as I did.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody looked so nice, and everybody _was_ so nice, Mrs Haldane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A thing that makes every one kind and pleasant and smiling must be good, don't you think so?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You must not set your mind upon it,' said Mrs Haldane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You must not set your mind upon it,' said Mrs Haldane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Oh, but it was delightful,' said Norah, 'it was wonderful! if you had been there yourself you would have liked it as much as I did.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must not set your mind upon it,' said Mrs Haldane.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'It is vanity, my dear, vanity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody looked so nice, and everybody _was_ so nice, Mrs Haldane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Oh, but it was delightful,' said Norah, 'it was wonderful! if you had been there yourself you would have liked it as much as I did.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You must not set your mind upon it,' said Mrs Haldane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Oh, but it was delightful,' said Norah, 'it was wonderful! if you had been there yourself you would have liked it as much as I did.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A thing that makes every one kind and pleasant and smiling must be good, don't you think so?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A thing that makes every one kind and pleasant and smiling must be good, don't you think so?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You must not set your mind upon it,' said Mrs Haldane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You must not set your mind upon it,' said Mrs Haldane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A thing that makes every one kind and pleasant and smiling must be good, don't you think so?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Everybody looked so nice, and everybody _was_ so nice, Mrs Haldane.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A thing that makes every one kind and pleasant and smiling must be good, don't you think so?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Oh, but it was delightful,' said Norah, 'it was wonderful! if you had been there yourself you would have liked it as much as I did.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A thing that makes every one kind and pleasant and smiling must be good, don't you think so?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A thing that makes every one kind and pleasant and smiling must be good, don't you think so?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading You must not set your mind upon it,' said Mrs Haldane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'It is vanity, my dear, vanity.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Oh, but it was delightful,' said Norah, 'it was wonderful! if you had been there yourself you would have liked it as much as I did.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'Oh, but it was delightful,' said Norah, 'it was wonderful! if you had been there yourself you would have liked it as much as I did.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'Oh, but it was delightful,' said Norah, 'it was wonderful! if you had been there yourself you would have liked it as much as I did.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must not set your mind upon it,' said Mrs Haldane.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must not set your mind upon it,' said Mrs Haldane.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading 'Oh, but it was delightful,' said Norah, 'it was wonderful! if you had been there yourself you would have liked it as much as I did.
