Chapter XXXIV
Gyp answered softly: “Yes, you must be.” And her heart felt suddenly as hard as flint. Lady Summerhay gave her a quick look. “I—I hope you won’t mind my being frank—I’ve been so worried. It’s an unhappy position, isn’t it?”
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Gyp
answered
softly:
“Yes,
you
must
be.”
And
her
heart
felt
suddenly
as
hard
as
flint.
Lady
Summerhay
gave
her
a
quick
look.
“I—I
hope
you
won’t
mind
my
being
frank—I’ve
been
so
worried.
It’s
an
unhappy
position,
isn’t
it?”
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Line 1
Gyp
answered
softly:
“Yes,
you
must
be.”
Line 2
And
her
heart
felt
suddenly
as
hard
as
flint.
Line 3
Lady
Summerhay
gave
her
a
quick
look.
Line 4
“I—I
hope
you
won’t
mind
my
being
frank—I’ve
been
so
worried.
Line 5
It’s
an
unhappy
position,
isn’t
it?”
Learner Dictionary
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Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Gyp answered softly: “Yes, you must be.””
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““I—I hope you won’t mind my being frank—I’ve been so worried.”
Being
auxiliary verb
US /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading ““I—I hope you won’t mind my being frank—I’ve been so worried.”
Flint
noun
US /flint/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And her heart felt suddenly as hard as flint.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lady Summerhay gave her a quick look.”
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I—I hope you won’t mind my being frank—I’ve been so worried.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Gyp answered softly: “Yes, you must be.””
Suddenly
noun
US /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And her heart felt suddenly as hard as flint.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lady Summerhay gave her a quick look.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It’s an unhappy position, isn’t it?”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And her heart felt suddenly as hard as flint.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gyp answered softly: “Yes, you must be.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And her heart felt suddenly as hard as flint.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Gyp answered softly: “Yes, you must be.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I—I hope you won’t mind my being frank—I’ve been so worried.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “I—I hope you won’t mind my being frank—I’ve been so worried.
felt
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flint
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frank
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gave
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From this reading Lady Summerhay gave her a quick look.
Gyp
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From this reading Gyp answered softly: “Yes, you must be.”
hard
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heart
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From this reading And her heart felt suddenly as hard as flint.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And her heart felt suddenly as hard as flint.
hope
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From this reading “I—I hope you won’t mind my being frank—I’ve been so worried.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I—I hope you won’t mind my being frank—I’ve been so worried.
I've
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From this reading “I—I hope you won’t mind my being frank—I’ve been so worried.
isn't
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From this reading It’s an unhappy position, isn’t it?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It’s an unhappy position, isn’t it?”
It's
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From this reading It’s an unhappy position, isn’t it?”
Lady
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From this reading Lady Summerhay gave her a quick look.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Summerhay gave her a quick look.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I—I hope you won’t mind my being frank—I’ve been so worried.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Gyp answered softly: “Yes, you must be.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I—I hope you won’t mind my being frank—I’ve been so worried.
position
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From this reading It’s an unhappy position, isn’t it?”
quick
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From this reading Lady Summerhay gave her a quick look.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I—I hope you won’t mind my being frank—I’ve been so worried.
softly
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From this reading Gyp answered softly: “Yes, you must be.”
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And her heart felt suddenly as hard as flint.
Summerhay
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From this reading Lady Summerhay gave her a quick look.
unhappy
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From this reading It’s an unhappy position, isn’t it?”
won't
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From this reading “I—I hope you won’t mind my being frank—I’ve been so worried.
worried
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From this reading “I—I hope you won’t mind my being frank—I’ve been so worried.
Yes
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From this reading Gyp answered softly: “Yes, you must be.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Gyp answered softly: “Yes, you must be.”