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Chapter X
To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire. It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon. Edwin grew loud in his regrets. Audrey would have called it crying over spilt milk. He could do nothing but think of Audrey and her philosophical proverbs.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Audrey would have called it crying over spilt milk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “He could do nothing but think of Audrey and her philosophical proverbs.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Audrey would have called it crying over spilt milk.”
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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 It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.
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From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.
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From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.
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From this reading Audrey would have called it crying over spilt milk.
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From this reading To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.
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From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.
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From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He could do nothing but think of Audrey and her philosophical proverbs.
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From this reading Audrey would have called it crying over spilt milk.
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From this reading To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.
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From this reading Audrey would have called it crying over spilt milk.
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From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.
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From this reading To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He could do nothing but think of Audrey and her philosophical proverbs.
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From this reading Edwin grew loud in his regrets.
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From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.
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From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.
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From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.
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From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.
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From this reading To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.
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From this reading To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.
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From this reading Edwin grew loud in his regrets.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Audrey would have called it crying over spilt milk.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could do nothing but think of Audrey and her philosophical proverbs.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He could do nothing but think of Audrey and her philosophical proverbs.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Edwin grew loud in his regrets.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Edwin grew loud in his regrets.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.
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From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.
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From this reading Edwin grew loud in his regrets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.
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From this reading Audrey would have called it crying over spilt milk.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He could do nothing but think of Audrey and her philosophical proverbs.
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From this reading To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He could do nothing but think of Audrey and her philosophical proverbs.
above and across; more than
From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could do nothing but think of Audrey and her philosophical proverbs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could do nothing but think of Audrey and her philosophical proverbs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edwin grew loud in his regrets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Audrey would have called it crying over spilt milk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.
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From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Audrey would have called it crying over spilt milk.
