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IT ISN'T LAW. On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed. When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself. "Is it what I said to you last night?" asked the Countess. "Oh, mamma, that is impossible," she said.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Is it what I said to you last night?" asked the Countess.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Is it what I said to you last night?" asked the Countess.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.”
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From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.
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From this reading On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Is it what I said to you last night?" asked the Countess.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
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From this reading On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
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From this reading "Is it what I said to you last night?" asked the Countess.
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From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
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From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Is it what I said to you last night?" asked the Countess.
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From this reading On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.
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From this reading "Oh, mamma, that is impossible," she said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it what I said to you last night?" asked the Countess.
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From this reading IT ISN'T LAW.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT ISN'T LAW.
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From this reading On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Is it what I said to you last night?" asked the Countess.
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From this reading IT ISN'T LAW.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, mamma, that is impossible," she said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.
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From this reading "Is it what I said to you last night?" asked the Countess.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.
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From this reading "Oh, mamma, that is impossible," she said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.
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From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
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From this reading "Is it what I said to you last night?" asked the Countess.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
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From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Is it what I said to you last night?" asked the Countess.
at the time that
From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.
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From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is it what I said to you last night?" asked the Countess.
