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Chapter XXVII
_June 20._ I HAVE been called on to make a very solemn and awful decision—and I have made it. Some days ago my father sent for me into his room, and said to me: "Rosamond, the time has come for you to decide upon your way of life. If you are going back to the convent it is time and more that you were gone. You know what your mother's and my wishes once were on the subject.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “_June 20._ I HAVE been called on to make a very solemn and awful decision—and I have made it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Rosamond, the time has come for you to decide upon your way of life.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Rosamond, the time has come for you to decide upon your way of life.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “_June 20._ I HAVE been called on to make a very solemn and awful decision—and I have made it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know what your mother's and my wishes once were on the subject.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Rosamond, the time has come for you to decide upon your way of life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_June 20._ I HAVE been called on to make a very solemn and awful decision—and I have made it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know what your mother's and my wishes once were on the subject.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Rosamond, the time has come for you to decide upon your way of life.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"Rosamond, the time has come for you to decide upon your way of life.”
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From this reading _June 20._ I HAVE been called on to make a very solemn and awful decision—and I have made it.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _June 20._ I HAVE been called on to make a very solemn and awful decision—and I have made it.
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From this reading Some days ago my father sent for me into his room, and said to me:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _June 20._ I HAVE been called on to make a very solemn and awful decision—and I have made it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If you are going back to the convent it is time and more that you were gone.
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From this reading _June 20._ I HAVE been called on to make a very solemn and awful decision—and I have made it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you are going back to the convent it is time and more that you were gone.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _June 20._ I HAVE been called on to make a very solemn and awful decision—and I have made it.
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From this reading _June 20._ I HAVE been called on to make a very solemn and awful decision—and I have made it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Rosamond, the time has come for you to decide upon your way of life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you are going back to the convent it is time and more that you were gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some days ago my father sent for me into his room, and said to me:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Rosamond, the time has come for you to decide upon your way of life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _June 20._ I HAVE been called on to make a very solemn and awful decision—and I have made it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some days ago my father sent for me into his room, and said to me:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some days ago my father sent for me into his room, and said to me:
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From this reading If you are going back to the convent it is time and more that you were gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you are going back to the convent it is time and more that you were gone.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Rosamond, the time has come for you to decide upon your way of life.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _June 20._ I HAVE been called on to make a very solemn and awful decision—and I have made it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some days ago my father sent for me into his room, and said to me:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _June 20._ I HAVE been called on to make a very solemn and awful decision—and I have made it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you are going back to the convent it is time and more that you were gone.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Some days ago my father sent for me into his room, and said to me:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If you are going back to the convent it is time and more that you were gone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _June 20._ I HAVE been called on to make a very solemn and awful decision—and I have made it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _June 20._ I HAVE been called on to make a very solemn and awful decision—and I have made it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know what your mother's and my wishes once were on the subject.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Rosamond, the time has come for you to decide upon your way of life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _June 20._ I HAVE been called on to make a very solemn and awful decision—and I have made it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _June 20._ I HAVE been called on to make a very solemn and awful decision—and I have made it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some days ago my father sent for me into his room, and said to me:
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From this reading If you are going back to the convent it is time and more that you were gone.
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From this reading You know what your mother's and my wishes once were on the subject.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Some days ago my father sent for me into his room, and said to me:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Rosamond, the time has come for you to decide upon your way of life.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _June 20._ I HAVE been called on to make a very solemn and awful decision—and I have made it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know what your mother's and my wishes once were on the subject.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some days ago my father sent for me into his room, and said to me:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Rosamond, the time has come for you to decide upon your way of life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some days ago my father sent for me into his room, and said to me:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some days ago my father sent for me into his room, and said to me:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _June 20._ I HAVE been called on to make a very solemn and awful decision—and I have made it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some days ago my father sent for me into his room, and said to me:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know what your mother's and my wishes once were on the subject.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If you are going back to the convent it is time and more that you were gone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Rosamond, the time has come for you to decide upon your way of life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Rosamond, the time has come for you to decide upon your way of life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _June 20._ I HAVE been called on to make a very solemn and awful decision—and I have made it.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Rosamond, the time has come for you to decide upon your way of life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _June 20._ I HAVE been called on to make a very solemn and awful decision—and I have made it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Rosamond, the time has come for you to decide upon your way of life.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If you are going back to the convent it is time and more that you were gone.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You know what your mother's and my wishes once were on the subject.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know what your mother's and my wishes once were on the subject.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Rosamond, the time has come for you to decide upon your way of life.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Rosamond, the time has come for you to decide upon your way of life.
