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Chapter IV
If they had only told her that her mother was dead! Death, Laura understood. There had been Ben, the beloved mongrel who was poisoned, and Grandmamma, and birds, and once a kitten. Her mother had explained it all to her at the time. Remembering, she would still have had, in the shock, her mother to lean upon.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “There had been Ben, the beloved mongrel who was poisoned, and Grandmamma, and birds, and once a kitten.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If they had only told her that her mother was dead!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Remembering, she would still have had, in the shock, her mother to lean upon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There had been Ben, the beloved mongrel who was poisoned, and Grandmamma, and birds, and once a kitten.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Remembering, she would still have had, in the shock, her mother to lean upon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her mother had explained it all to her at the time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If they had only told her that her mother was dead!”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Remembering, she would still have had, in the shock, her mother to lean upon.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Remembering, she would still have had, in the shock, her mother to lean upon.”
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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 There had been Ben, the beloved mongrel who was poisoned, and Grandmamma, and birds, and once a kitten.
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From this reading Her mother had explained it all to her at the time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There had been Ben, the beloved mongrel who was poisoned, and Grandmamma, and birds, and once a kitten.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her mother had explained it all to her at the time.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been Ben, the beloved mongrel who was poisoned, and Grandmamma, and birds, and once a kitten.
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From this reading There had been Ben, the beloved mongrel who was poisoned, and Grandmamma, and birds, and once a kitten.
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From this reading There had been Ben, the beloved mongrel who was poisoned, and Grandmamma, and birds, and once a kitten.
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From this reading There had been Ben, the beloved mongrel who was poisoned, and Grandmamma, and birds, and once a kitten.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If they had only told her that her mother was dead!
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From this reading Death, Laura understood.
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From this reading Her mother had explained it all to her at the time.
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From this reading There had been Ben, the beloved mongrel who was poisoned, and Grandmamma, and birds, and once a kitten.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If they had only told her that her mother was dead!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Remembering, she would still have had, in the shock, her mother to lean upon.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If they had only told her that her mother was dead!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If they had only told her that her mother was dead!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Remembering, she would still have had, in the shock, her mother to lean upon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her mother had explained it all to her at the time.
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From this reading There had been Ben, the beloved mongrel who was poisoned, and Grandmamma, and birds, and once a kitten.
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From this reading Death, Laura understood.
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From this reading Remembering, she would still have had, in the shock, her mother to lean upon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been Ben, the beloved mongrel who was poisoned, and Grandmamma, and birds, and once a kitten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If they had only told her that her mother was dead!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been Ben, the beloved mongrel who was poisoned, and Grandmamma, and birds, and once a kitten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If they had only told her that her mother was dead!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been Ben, the beloved mongrel who was poisoned, and Grandmamma, and birds, and once a kitten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Remembering, she would still have had, in the shock, her mother to lean upon.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Remembering, she would still have had, in the shock, her mother to lean upon.
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From this reading Remembering, she would still have had, in the shock, her mother to lean upon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Remembering, she would still have had, in the shock, her mother to lean upon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If they had only told her that her mother was dead!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There had been Ben, the beloved mongrel who was poisoned, and Grandmamma, and birds, and once a kitten.
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From this reading There had been Ben, the beloved mongrel who was poisoned, and Grandmamma, and birds, and once a kitten.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If they had only told her that her mother was dead!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mother had explained it all to her at the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her mother had explained it all to her at the time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If they had only told her that her mother was dead!
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From this reading Death, Laura understood.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Remembering, she would still have had, in the shock, her mother to lean upon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If they had only told her that her mother was dead!
which person or people
From this reading There had been Ben, the beloved mongrel who was poisoned, and Grandmamma, and birds, and once a kitten.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Remembering, she would still have had, in the shock, her mother to lean upon.
