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Chapter IV
"Not my good friend Jaqui, please," interrupted the Daughter of the House. "Said to himself," continued John Gayther, "that he did not want a mother, but a wife. A few weeks before he would have supposed such a thing impossible, but now a certain sympathy for Florino rose in his heart. So he did not go up-stairs that evening, and the lady was very much disturbed and did not sleep well. "In a few days Jaqui got ready to go away again, and this time he went to bid the lady good-by.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"In a few days Jaqui got ready to go away again, and this time he went to bid the lady good-by.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “A few weeks before he would have supposed such a thing impossible, but now a certain sympathy for Florino rose in his heart.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Said to himself," continued John Gayther, "that he did not want a mother, but a wife.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Not my good friend Jaqui, please," interrupted the Daughter of the House.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “A few weeks before he would have supposed such a thing impossible, but now a certain sympathy for Florino rose in his heart.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"Said to himself," continued John Gayther, "that he did not want a mother, but a wife.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Not my good friend Jaqui, please," interrupted the Daughter of the House.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Said to himself," continued John Gayther, "that he did not want a mother, but a wife.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A few weeks before he would have supposed such a thing impossible, but now a certain sympathy for Florino rose in his heart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"In a few days Jaqui got ready to go away again, and this time he went to bid the lady good-by.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So he did not go up-stairs that evening, and the lady was very much disturbed and did not sleep well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"In a few days Jaqui got ready to go away again, and this time he went to bid the lady good-by.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “A few weeks before he would have supposed such a thing impossible, but now a certain sympathy for Florino rose in his heart.”
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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 "Said to himself," continued John Gayther, "that he did not want a mother, but a wife.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In a few days Jaqui got ready to go away again, and this time he went to bid the lady good-by.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So he did not go up-stairs that evening, and the lady was very much disturbed and did not sleep well.
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From this reading "In a few days Jaqui got ready to go away again, and this time he went to bid the lady good-by.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A few weeks before he would have supposed such a thing impossible, but now a certain sympathy for Florino rose in his heart.
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From this reading "In a few days Jaqui got ready to go away again, and this time he went to bid the lady good-by.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Said to himself," continued John Gayther, "that he did not want a mother, but a wife.
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From this reading A few weeks before he would have supposed such a thing impossible, but now a certain sympathy for Florino rose in his heart.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Said to himself," continued John Gayther, "that he did not want a mother, but a wife.
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From this reading "Not my good friend Jaqui, please," interrupted the Daughter of the House.
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From this reading "In a few days Jaqui got ready to go away again, and this time he went to bid the lady good-by.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Said to himself," continued John Gayther, "that he did not want a mother, but a wife.
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From this reading So he did not go up-stairs that evening, and the lady was very much disturbed and did not sleep well.
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From this reading So he did not go up-stairs that evening, and the lady was very much disturbed and did not sleep well.
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From this reading A few weeks before he would have supposed such a thing impossible, but now a certain sympathy for Florino rose in his heart.
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From this reading A few weeks before he would have supposed such a thing impossible, but now a certain sympathy for Florino rose in his heart.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A few weeks before he would have supposed such a thing impossible, but now a certain sympathy for Florino rose in his heart.
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From this reading "Not my good friend Jaqui, please," interrupted the Daughter of the House.
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From this reading "Said to himself," continued John Gayther, "that he did not want a mother, but a wife.
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From this reading So he did not go up-stairs that evening, and the lady was very much disturbed and did not sleep well.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not my good friend Jaqui, please," interrupted the Daughter of the House.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In a few days Jaqui got ready to go away again, and this time he went to bid the lady good-by.
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From this reading "In a few days Jaqui got ready to go away again, and this time he went to bid the lady good-by.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A few weeks before he would have supposed such a thing impossible, but now a certain sympathy for Florino rose in his heart.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Said to himself," continued John Gayther, "that he did not want a mother, but a wife.
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From this reading A few weeks before he would have supposed such a thing impossible, but now a certain sympathy for Florino rose in his heart.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Said to himself," continued John Gayther, "that he did not want a mother, but a wife.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A few weeks before he would have supposed such a thing impossible, but now a certain sympathy for Florino rose in his heart.
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From this reading "Not my good friend Jaqui, please," interrupted the Daughter of the House.
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From this reading A few weeks before he would have supposed such a thing impossible, but now a certain sympathy for Florino rose in his heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few weeks before he would have supposed such a thing impossible, but now a certain sympathy for Florino rose in his heart.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Not my good friend Jaqui, please," interrupted the Daughter of the House.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not my good friend Jaqui, please," interrupted the Daughter of the House.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Said to himself," continued John Gayther, "that he did not want a mother, but a wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So he did not go up-stairs that evening, and the lady was very much disturbed and did not sleep well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Said to himself," continued John Gayther, "that he did not want a mother, but a wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So he did not go up-stairs that evening, and the lady was very much disturbed and did not sleep well.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Not my good friend Jaqui, please," interrupted the Daughter of the House.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not my good friend Jaqui, please," interrupted the Daughter of the House.
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From this reading A few weeks before he would have supposed such a thing impossible, but now a certain sympathy for Florino rose in his heart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Not my good friend Jaqui, please," interrupted the Daughter of the House.
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From this reading "Not my good friend Jaqui, please," interrupted the Daughter of the House.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In a few days Jaqui got ready to go away again, and this time he went to bid the lady good-by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few weeks before he would have supposed such a thing impossible, but now a certain sympathy for Florino rose in his heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Said to himself," continued John Gayther, "that he did not want a mother, but a wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So he did not go up-stairs that evening, and the lady was very much disturbed and did not sleep well.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he did not go up-stairs that evening, and the lady was very much disturbed and did not sleep well.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A few weeks before he would have supposed such a thing impossible, but now a certain sympathy for Florino rose in his heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few weeks before he would have supposed such a thing impossible, but now a certain sympathy for Florino rose in his heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few weeks before he would have supposed such a thing impossible, but now a certain sympathy for Florino rose in his heart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Said to himself," continued John Gayther, "that he did not want a mother, but a wife.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Not my good friend Jaqui, please," interrupted the Daughter of the House.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few weeks before he would have supposed such a thing impossible, but now a certain sympathy for Florino rose in his heart.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "In a few days Jaqui got ready to go away again, and this time he went to bid the lady good-by.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In a few days Jaqui got ready to go away again, and this time he went to bid the lady good-by.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Said to himself," continued John Gayther, "that he did not want a mother, but a wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So he did not go up-stairs that evening, and the lady was very much disturbed and did not sleep well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So he did not go up-stairs that evening, and the lady was very much disturbed and did not sleep well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Said to himself," continued John Gayther, "that he did not want a mother, but a wife.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So he did not go up-stairs that evening, and the lady was very much disturbed and did not sleep well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few weeks before he would have supposed such a thing impossible, but now a certain sympathy for Florino rose in his heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So he did not go up-stairs that evening, and the lady was very much disturbed and did not sleep well.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In a few days Jaqui got ready to go away again, and this time he went to bid the lady good-by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Said to himself," continued John Gayther, "that he did not want a mother, but a wife.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A few weeks before he would have supposed such a thing impossible, but now a certain sympathy for Florino rose in his heart.
