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Chapter XXXII
“The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me. I was like one driven out of his senses. For a week I did not know what to do; I did not dare to go to see them for fear they should reproach me. And that was how they both turned me out of the house. “Oh God!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a week I did not know what to do; I did not dare to go to see them for fear they should reproach me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I was like one driven out of his senses.”
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading “I was like one driven out of his senses.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.”
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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 For a week I did not know what to do; I did not dare to go to see them for fear they should reproach me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
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From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
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From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
the two together, not just one
From this reading And that was how they both turned me out of the house.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
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From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
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From this reading For a week I did not know what to do; I did not dare to go to see them for fear they should reproach me.
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From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
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From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For a week I did not know what to do; I did not dare to go to see them for fear they should reproach me.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
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From this reading I was like one driven out of his senses.
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From this reading For a week I did not know what to do; I did not dare to go to see them for fear they should reproach me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
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From this reading For a week I did not know what to do; I did not dare to go to see them for fear they should reproach me.
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From this reading “Oh God!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I was like one driven out of his senses.
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From this reading And that was how they both turned me out of the house.
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From this reading And that was how they both turned me out of the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a week I did not know what to do; I did not dare to go to see them for fear they should reproach me.
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From this reading I was like one driven out of his senses.
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From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For a week I did not know what to do; I did not dare to go to see them for fear they should reproach me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was like one driven out of his senses.
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From this reading “Oh God!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I was like one driven out of his senses.
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From this reading I was like one driven out of his senses.
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From this reading For a week I did not know what to do; I did not dare to go to see them for fear they should reproach me.
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From this reading For a week I did not know what to do; I did not dare to go to see them for fear they should reproach me.
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading I was like one driven out of his senses.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
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From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
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From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For a week I did not know what to do; I did not dare to go to see them for fear they should reproach me.
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From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a week I did not know what to do; I did not dare to go to see them for fear they should reproach me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
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From this reading And that was how they both turned me out of the house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was like one driven out of his senses.
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From this reading For a week I did not know what to do; I did not dare to go to see them for fear they should reproach me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
