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Chapter XVII
The Christening The next day was the day of the christening. Caldigate, on his return home from Cambridge, had felt himself doomed to silence. He could not now at this moment tell his wife that the man had come,--the man who would doubtless work her such terrible misery. She was very strong. She had gone through the whole little event of her baby's birth quite as well as could be expected, and had been just what all her friends might have wished her to be.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She had gone through the whole little event of her baby's birth quite as well as could be expected, and had been just what all her friends might have wished her to be.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He could not now at this moment tell his wife that the man had come,--the man who would doubtless work her such terrible misery.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He could not now at this moment tell his wife that the man had come,--the man who would doubtless work her such terrible misery.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She had gone through the whole little event of her baby's birth quite as well as could be expected, and had been just what all her friends might have wished her to be.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Caldigate, on his return home from Cambridge, had felt himself doomed to silence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had gone through the whole little event of her baby's birth quite as well as could be expected, and had been just what all her friends might have wished her to be.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “She had gone through the whole little event of her baby's birth quite as well as could be expected, and had been just what all her friends might have wished her to be.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Christening The next day was the day of the christening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had gone through the whole little event of her baby's birth quite as well as could be expected, and had been just what all her friends might have wished her to be.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Caldigate, on his return home from Cambridge, had felt himself doomed to silence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He could not now at this moment tell his wife that the man had come,--the man who would doubtless work her such terrible misery.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He could not now at this moment tell his wife that the man had come,--the man who would doubtless work her such terrible misery.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She had gone through the whole little event of her baby's birth quite as well as could be expected, and had been just what all her friends might have wished her to be.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had gone through the whole little event of her baby's birth quite as well as could be expected, and had been just what all her friends might have wished her to be.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He could not now at this moment tell his wife that the man had come,--the man who would doubtless work her such terrible misery.”
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From this reading She had gone through the whole little event of her baby's birth quite as well as could be expected, and had been just what all her friends might have wished her to be.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had gone through the whole little event of her baby's birth quite as well as could be expected, and had been just what all her friends might have wished her to be.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had gone through the whole little event of her baby's birth quite as well as could be expected, and had been just what all her friends might have wished her to be.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He could not now at this moment tell his wife that the man had come,--the man who would doubtless work her such terrible misery.
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From this reading She had gone through the whole little event of her baby's birth quite as well as could be expected, and had been just what all her friends might have wished her to be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had gone through the whole little event of her baby's birth quite as well as could be expected, and had been just what all her friends might have wished her to be.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had gone through the whole little event of her baby's birth quite as well as could be expected, and had been just what all her friends might have wished her to be.
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From this reading She had gone through the whole little event of her baby's birth quite as well as could be expected, and had been just what all her friends might have wished her to be.
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From this reading Caldigate, on his return home from Cambridge, had felt himself doomed to silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Caldigate, on his return home from Cambridge, had felt himself doomed to silence.
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From this reading The Christening The next day was the day of the christening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could not now at this moment tell his wife that the man had come,--the man who would doubtless work her such terrible misery.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not now at this moment tell his wife that the man had come,--the man who would doubtless work her such terrible misery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Christening The next day was the day of the christening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Caldigate, on his return home from Cambridge, had felt himself doomed to silence.
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From this reading He could not now at this moment tell his wife that the man had come,--the man who would doubtless work her such terrible misery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had gone through the whole little event of her baby's birth quite as well as could be expected, and had been just what all her friends might have wished her to be.
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From this reading She had gone through the whole little event of her baby's birth quite as well as could be expected, and had been just what all her friends might have wished her to be.
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From this reading Caldigate, on his return home from Cambridge, had felt himself doomed to silence.
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From this reading She had gone through the whole little event of her baby's birth quite as well as could be expected, and had been just what all her friends might have wished her to be.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Caldigate, on his return home from Cambridge, had felt himself doomed to silence.
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From this reading She had gone through the whole little event of her baby's birth quite as well as could be expected, and had been just what all her friends might have wished her to be.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Caldigate, on his return home from Cambridge, had felt himself doomed to silence.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had gone through the whole little event of her baby's birth quite as well as could be expected, and had been just what all her friends might have wished her to be.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not now at this moment tell his wife that the man had come,--the man who would doubtless work her such terrible misery.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He could not now at this moment tell his wife that the man had come,--the man who would doubtless work her such terrible misery.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Caldigate, on his return home from Cambridge, had felt himself doomed to silence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Caldigate, on his return home from Cambridge, had felt himself doomed to silence.
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From this reading Caldigate, on his return home from Cambridge, had felt himself doomed to silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had gone through the whole little event of her baby's birth quite as well as could be expected, and had been just what all her friends might have wished her to be.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had gone through the whole little event of her baby's birth quite as well as could be expected, and had been just what all her friends might have wished her to be.
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From this reading He could not now at this moment tell his wife that the man had come,--the man who would doubtless work her such terrible misery.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She had gone through the whole little event of her baby's birth quite as well as could be expected, and had been just what all her friends might have wished her to be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could not now at this moment tell his wife that the man had come,--the man who would doubtless work her such terrible misery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could not now at this moment tell his wife that the man had come,--the man who would doubtless work her such terrible misery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Christening The next day was the day of the christening.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not now at this moment tell his wife that the man had come,--the man who would doubtless work her such terrible misery.
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From this reading He could not now at this moment tell his wife that the man had come,--the man who would doubtless work her such terrible misery.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Christening The next day was the day of the christening.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Caldigate, on his return home from Cambridge, had felt himself doomed to silence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had gone through the whole little event of her baby's birth quite as well as could be expected, and had been just what all her friends might have wished her to be.
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From this reading Caldigate, on his return home from Cambridge, had felt himself doomed to silence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was very strong.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Caldigate, on his return home from Cambridge, had felt himself doomed to silence.
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From this reading She was very strong.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He could not now at this moment tell his wife that the man had come,--the man who would doubtless work her such terrible misery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could not now at this moment tell his wife that the man had come,--the man who would doubtless work her such terrible misery.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He could not now at this moment tell his wife that the man had come,--the man who would doubtless work her such terrible misery.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He could not now at this moment tell his wife that the man had come,--the man who would doubtless work her such terrible misery.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Christening The next day was the day of the christening.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He could not now at this moment tell his wife that the man had come,--the man who would doubtless work her such terrible misery.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had gone through the whole little event of her baby's birth quite as well as could be expected, and had been just what all her friends might have wished her to be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Caldigate, on his return home from Cambridge, had felt himself doomed to silence.
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From this reading She was very strong.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Christening The next day was the day of the christening.
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From this reading She had gone through the whole little event of her baby's birth quite as well as could be expected, and had been just what all her friends might have wished her to be.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She had gone through the whole little event of her baby's birth quite as well as could be expected, and had been just what all her friends might have wished her to be.
which person or people
From this reading He could not now at this moment tell his wife that the man had come,--the man who would doubtless work her such terrible misery.
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From this reading She had gone through the whole little event of her baby's birth quite as well as could be expected, and had been just what all her friends might have wished her to be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could not now at this moment tell his wife that the man had come,--the man who would doubtless work her such terrible misery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had gone through the whole little event of her baby's birth quite as well as could be expected, and had been just what all her friends might have wished her to be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could not now at this moment tell his wife that the man had come,--the man who would doubtless work her such terrible misery.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He could not now at this moment tell his wife that the man had come,--the man who would doubtless work her such terrible misery.
