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Chapter XIV
“Why, if you were fond of the man, didn’t you say so?” Mary, under the fire of those sharp, hard eyes, could not restrain her tears. But, overcome as she was, she managed in broken words to explain that her father had forbidden it. “Oh, your father, was it?” Lady Sybil rejoined.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But, overcome as she was, she managed in broken words to explain that her father had forbidden it.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Mary, under the fire of those sharp, hard eyes, could not restrain her tears.”
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading “But, overcome as she was, she managed in broken words to explain that her father had forbidden it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Lady Sybil rejoined.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Mary, under the fire of those sharp, hard eyes, could not restrain her tears.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Mary, under the fire of those sharp, hard eyes, could not restrain her tears.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, overcome as she was, she managed in broken words to explain that her father had forbidden it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, overcome as she was, she managed in broken words to explain that her father had forbidden it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, overcome as she was, she managed in broken words to explain that her father had forbidden it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mary, under the fire of those sharp, hard eyes, could not restrain her tears.
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From this reading “Why, if you were fond of the man, didn’t you say so?”
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From this reading But, overcome as she was, she managed in broken words to explain that her father had forbidden it.
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From this reading Mary, under the fire of those sharp, hard eyes, could not restrain her tears.
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From this reading But, overcome as she was, she managed in broken words to explain that her father had forbidden it.
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From this reading Mary, under the fire of those sharp, hard eyes, could not restrain her tears.
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From this reading “Why, if you were fond of the man, didn’t you say so?”
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading But, overcome as she was, she managed in broken words to explain that her father had forbidden it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But, overcome as she was, she managed in broken words to explain that her father had forbidden it.
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From this reading Mary, under the fire of those sharp, hard eyes, could not restrain her tears.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mary, under the fire of those sharp, hard eyes, could not restrain her tears.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Why, if you were fond of the man, didn’t you say so?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, overcome as she was, she managed in broken words to explain that her father had forbidden it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But, overcome as she was, she managed in broken words to explain that her father had forbidden it.
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From this reading Lady Sybil rejoined.
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From this reading “Why, if you were fond of the man, didn’t you say so?”
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From this reading But, overcome as she was, she managed in broken words to explain that her father had forbidden it.
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From this reading Mary, under the fire of those sharp, hard eyes, could not restrain her tears.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mary, under the fire of those sharp, hard eyes, could not restrain her tears.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Why, if you were fond of the man, didn’t you say so?”
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From this reading “Oh, your father, was it?”
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From this reading But, overcome as she was, she managed in broken words to explain that her father had forbidden it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lady Sybil rejoined.
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From this reading Mary, under the fire of those sharp, hard eyes, could not restrain her tears.
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From this reading “Why, if you were fond of the man, didn’t you say so?”
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From this reading Mary, under the fire of those sharp, hard eyes, could not restrain her tears.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, overcome as she was, she managed in broken words to explain that her father had forbidden it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Why, if you were fond of the man, didn’t you say so?”
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From this reading Lady Sybil rejoined.
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From this reading Mary, under the fire of those sharp, hard eyes, could not restrain her tears.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But, overcome as she was, she managed in broken words to explain that her father had forbidden it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Why, if you were fond of the man, didn’t you say so?”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Mary, under the fire of those sharp, hard eyes, could not restrain her tears.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, overcome as she was, she managed in broken words to explain that her father had forbidden it.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Mary, under the fire of those sharp, hard eyes, could not restrain her tears.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, overcome as she was, she managed in broken words to explain that her father had forbidden it.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Why, if you were fond of the man, didn’t you say so?”
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From this reading “Why, if you were fond of the man, didn’t you say so?”
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From this reading But, overcome as she was, she managed in broken words to explain that her father had forbidden it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why, if you were fond of the man, didn’t you say so?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, your father, was it?”
