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Chapter IV
"Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night. I declare it's a shame. I shall tell Pluma so to-morrow." "Oh, no--no--please don't, Mr. Rex. I--I--had no right to waltz with you," sobbed Daisy, "when I knew you were Pluma's lover."
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “"Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.”
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading “"Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “"Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I--I--had no right to waltz with you," sobbed Daisy, "when I knew you were Pluma's lover."”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall tell Pluma so to-morrow."”
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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 "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
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From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
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From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
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From this reading I declare it's a shame.
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From this reading "Oh, no--no--please don't, Mr. Rex.
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From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I--I--had no right to waltz with you," sobbed Daisy, "when I knew you were Pluma's lover."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
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From this reading I declare it's a shame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I--I--had no right to waltz with you," sobbed Daisy, "when I knew you were Pluma's lover."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
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From this reading I--I--had no right to waltz with you," sobbed Daisy, "when I knew you were Pluma's lover."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, no--no--please don't, Mr. Rex.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, no--no--please don't, Mr. Rex.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, no--no--please don't, Mr. Rex.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, no--no--please don't, Mr. Rex.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall tell Pluma so to-morrow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I--I--had no right to waltz with you," sobbed Daisy, "when I knew you were Pluma's lover."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I--I--had no right to waltz with you," sobbed Daisy, "when I knew you were Pluma's lover."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
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From this reading I declare it's a shame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I shall tell Pluma so to-morrow."
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From this reading I--I--had no right to waltz with you," sobbed Daisy, "when I knew you were Pluma's lover."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall tell Pluma so to-morrow."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall tell Pluma so to-morrow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I--I--had no right to waltz with you," sobbed Daisy, "when I knew you were Pluma's lover."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I--I--had no right to waltz with you," sobbed Daisy, "when I knew you were Pluma's lover."
at the time that
From this reading I--I--had no right to waltz with you," sobbed Daisy, "when I knew you were Pluma's lover."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
