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Chapter VII
The news reached Aunt Cassie only the next morning at ten and it brought her, full of reproaches and tears, over the dusty lanes to Pentlands. She was hurt, she said, because they had not let her know at once. “I should have risen from my bed and come over immediately,” she repeated. “I was sleeping very badly, in any case. I could have managed everything.
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for the reason that
From this reading “She was hurt, she said, because they had not let her know at once.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The news reached Aunt Cassie only the next morning at ten and it brought her, full of reproaches and tears, over the dusty lanes to Pentlands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I should have risen from my bed and come over immediately,” she repeated.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could have managed everything.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “I could have managed everything.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I should have risen from my bed and come over immediately,” she repeated.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was hurt, she said, because they had not let her know at once.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “She was hurt, she said, because they had not let her know at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The news reached Aunt Cassie only the next morning at ten and it brought her, full of reproaches and tears, over the dusty lanes to Pentlands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The news reached Aunt Cassie only the next morning at ten and it brought her, full of reproaches and tears, over the dusty lanes to Pentlands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was hurt, she said, because they had not let her know at once.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The news reached Aunt Cassie only the next morning at ten and it brought her, full of reproaches and tears, over the dusty lanes to Pentlands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I should have risen from my bed and come over immediately,” she repeated.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The news reached Aunt Cassie only the next morning at ten and it brought her, full of reproaches and tears, over the dusty lanes to Pentlands.
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From this reading “I was sleeping very badly, in any case.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The news reached Aunt Cassie only the next morning at ten and it brought her, full of reproaches and tears, over the dusty lanes to Pentlands.
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From this reading The news reached Aunt Cassie only the next morning at ten and it brought her, full of reproaches and tears, over the dusty lanes to Pentlands.
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From this reading “I was sleeping very badly, in any case.
for the reason that
From this reading She was hurt, she said, because they had not let her know at once.
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From this reading “I should have risen from my bed and come over immediately,” she repeated.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The news reached Aunt Cassie only the next morning at ten and it brought her, full of reproaches and tears, over the dusty lanes to Pentlands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was sleeping very badly, in any case.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The news reached Aunt Cassie only the next morning at ten and it brought her, full of reproaches and tears, over the dusty lanes to Pentlands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should have risen from my bed and come over immediately,” she repeated.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could have managed everything.
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From this reading The news reached Aunt Cassie only the next morning at ten and it brought her, full of reproaches and tears, over the dusty lanes to Pentlands.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I could have managed everything.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I should have risen from my bed and come over immediately,” she repeated.
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From this reading The news reached Aunt Cassie only the next morning at ten and it brought her, full of reproaches and tears, over the dusty lanes to Pentlands.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was hurt, she said, because they had not let her know at once.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I should have risen from my bed and come over immediately,” she repeated.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The news reached Aunt Cassie only the next morning at ten and it brought her, full of reproaches and tears, over the dusty lanes to Pentlands.
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From this reading She was hurt, she said, because they had not let her know at once.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I should have risen from my bed and come over immediately,” she repeated.
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From this reading “I should have risen from my bed and come over immediately,” she repeated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I was sleeping very badly, in any case.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The news reached Aunt Cassie only the next morning at ten and it brought her, full of reproaches and tears, over the dusty lanes to Pentlands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was hurt, she said, because they had not let her know at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The news reached Aunt Cassie only the next morning at ten and it brought her, full of reproaches and tears, over the dusty lanes to Pentlands.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She was hurt, she said, because they had not let her know at once.
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From this reading I could have managed everything.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The news reached Aunt Cassie only the next morning at ten and it brought her, full of reproaches and tears, over the dusty lanes to Pentlands.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I should have risen from my bed and come over immediately,” she repeated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The news reached Aunt Cassie only the next morning at ten and it brought her, full of reproaches and tears, over the dusty lanes to Pentlands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The news reached Aunt Cassie only the next morning at ten and it brought her, full of reproaches and tears, over the dusty lanes to Pentlands.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was hurt, she said, because they had not let her know at once.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The news reached Aunt Cassie only the next morning at ten and it brought her, full of reproaches and tears, over the dusty lanes to Pentlands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was hurt, she said, because they had not let her know at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The news reached Aunt Cassie only the next morning at ten and it brought her, full of reproaches and tears, over the dusty lanes to Pentlands.
above and across; more than
From this reading The news reached Aunt Cassie only the next morning at ten and it brought her, full of reproaches and tears, over the dusty lanes to Pentlands.
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From this reading The news reached Aunt Cassie only the next morning at ten and it brought her, full of reproaches and tears, over the dusty lanes to Pentlands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The news reached Aunt Cassie only the next morning at ten and it brought her, full of reproaches and tears, over the dusty lanes to Pentlands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should have risen from my bed and come over immediately,” she repeated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The news reached Aunt Cassie only the next morning at ten and it brought her, full of reproaches and tears, over the dusty lanes to Pentlands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should have risen from my bed and come over immediately,” she repeated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was hurt, she said, because they had not let her know at once.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was hurt, she said, because they had not let her know at once.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should have risen from my bed and come over immediately,” she repeated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was sleeping very badly, in any case.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The news reached Aunt Cassie only the next morning at ten and it brought her, full of reproaches and tears, over the dusty lanes to Pentlands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The news reached Aunt Cassie only the next morning at ten and it brought her, full of reproaches and tears, over the dusty lanes to Pentlands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The news reached Aunt Cassie only the next morning at ten and it brought her, full of reproaches and tears, over the dusty lanes to Pentlands.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was hurt, she said, because they had not let her know at once.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The news reached Aunt Cassie only the next morning at ten and it brought her, full of reproaches and tears, over the dusty lanes to Pentlands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was sleeping very badly, in any case.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was hurt, she said, because they had not let her know at once.
