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Chapter XIV
“Mrs. de Lara,” queries Hector D’Estrange, in a voice in which respect and tenderness are mingled, “you have heard the statement for the prosecution in which you and I are accused of undue intimacy? You have heard my reply, in which I declare you to be my mother? Which statement is correct?” “Yours,” she replies in a firm, clear voice. “I am your mother.”
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Mrs. de Lara,” queries Hector D’Estrange, in a voice in which respect and tenderness are mingled, “you have heard the statement for the prosecution in which you and I are accused of undue intimacy?”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading ““Yours,” she replies in a firm, clear voice.”
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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 “Mrs. de Lara,” queries Hector D’Estrange, in a voice in which respect and tenderness are mingled, “you have heard the statement for the prosecution in which you and I are accused of undue intimacy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. de Lara,” queries Hector D’Estrange, in a voice in which respect and tenderness are mingled, “you have heard the statement for the prosecution in which you and I are accused of undue intimacy?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am your mother.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Mrs. de Lara,” queries Hector D’Estrange, in a voice in which respect and tenderness are mingled, “you have heard the statement for the prosecution in which you and I are accused of undue intimacy?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Mrs. de Lara,” queries Hector D’Estrange, in a voice in which respect and tenderness are mingled, “you have heard the statement for the prosecution in which you and I are accused of undue intimacy?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You have heard my reply, in which I declare you to be my mother?
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From this reading “Yours,” she replies in a firm, clear voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Which statement is correct?”
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From this reading “Mrs. de Lara,” queries Hector D’Estrange, in a voice in which respect and tenderness are mingled, “you have heard the statement for the prosecution in which you and I are accused of undue intimacy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. de Lara,” queries Hector D’Estrange, in a voice in which respect and tenderness are mingled, “you have heard the statement for the prosecution in which you and I are accused of undue intimacy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have heard my reply, in which I declare you to be my mother?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yours,” she replies in a firm, clear voice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Mrs. de Lara,” queries Hector D’Estrange, in a voice in which respect and tenderness are mingled, “you have heard the statement for the prosecution in which you and I are accused of undue intimacy?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Mrs. de Lara,” queries Hector D’Estrange, in a voice in which respect and tenderness are mingled, “you have heard the statement for the prosecution in which you and I are accused of undue intimacy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. de Lara,” queries Hector D’Estrange, in a voice in which respect and tenderness are mingled, “you have heard the statement for the prosecution in which you and I are accused of undue intimacy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. de Lara,” queries Hector D’Estrange, in a voice in which respect and tenderness are mingled, “you have heard the statement for the prosecution in which you and I are accused of undue intimacy?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Mrs. de Lara,” queries Hector D’Estrange, in a voice in which respect and tenderness are mingled, “you have heard the statement for the prosecution in which you and I are accused of undue intimacy?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Mrs. de Lara,” queries Hector D’Estrange, in a voice in which respect and tenderness are mingled, “you have heard the statement for the prosecution in which you and I are accused of undue intimacy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. de Lara,” queries Hector D’Estrange, in a voice in which respect and tenderness are mingled, “you have heard the statement for the prosecution in which you and I are accused of undue intimacy?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Which statement is correct?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. de Lara,” queries Hector D’Estrange, in a voice in which respect and tenderness are mingled, “you have heard the statement for the prosecution in which you and I are accused of undue intimacy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. de Lara,” queries Hector D’Estrange, in a voice in which respect and tenderness are mingled, “you have heard the statement for the prosecution in which you and I are accused of undue intimacy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have heard my reply, in which I declare you to be my mother?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. de Lara,” queries Hector D’Estrange, in a voice in which respect and tenderness are mingled, “you have heard the statement for the prosecution in which you and I are accused of undue intimacy?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You have heard my reply, in which I declare you to be my mother?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Mrs. de Lara,” queries Hector D’Estrange, in a voice in which respect and tenderness are mingled, “you have heard the statement for the prosecution in which you and I are accused of undue intimacy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. de Lara,” queries Hector D’Estrange, in a voice in which respect and tenderness are mingled, “you have heard the statement for the prosecution in which you and I are accused of undue intimacy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. de Lara,” queries Hector D’Estrange, in a voice in which respect and tenderness are mingled, “you have heard the statement for the prosecution in which you and I are accused of undue intimacy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yours,” she replies in a firm, clear voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have heard my reply, in which I declare you to be my mother?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. de Lara,” queries Hector D’Estrange, in a voice in which respect and tenderness are mingled, “you have heard the statement for the prosecution in which you and I are accused of undue intimacy?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yours,” she replies in a firm, clear voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. de Lara,” queries Hector D’Estrange, in a voice in which respect and tenderness are mingled, “you have heard the statement for the prosecution in which you and I are accused of undue intimacy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. de Lara,” queries Hector D’Estrange, in a voice in which respect and tenderness are mingled, “you have heard the statement for the prosecution in which you and I are accused of undue intimacy?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Mrs. de Lara,” queries Hector D’Estrange, in a voice in which respect and tenderness are mingled, “you have heard the statement for the prosecution in which you and I are accused of undue intimacy?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You have heard my reply, in which I declare you to be my mother?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. de Lara,” queries Hector D’Estrange, in a voice in which respect and tenderness are mingled, “you have heard the statement for the prosecution in which you and I are accused of undue intimacy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. de Lara,” queries Hector D’Estrange, in a voice in which respect and tenderness are mingled, “you have heard the statement for the prosecution in which you and I are accused of undue intimacy?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Mrs. de Lara,” queries Hector D’Estrange, in a voice in which respect and tenderness are mingled, “you have heard the statement for the prosecution in which you and I are accused of undue intimacy?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mrs. de Lara,” queries Hector D’Estrange, in a voice in which respect and tenderness are mingled, “you have heard the statement for the prosecution in which you and I are accused of undue intimacy?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am your mother.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Yours,” she replies in a firm, clear voice.
