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Chapter XXX
WAS YORKE HAPPY? Lady Eleanor was happy, and, unlike a great many persons, was not ashamed to admit that she was. "Why should I be ashamed or try to hide my joy?" she said to Lady Denby, who remarked her niece's high spirits, and her evident satisfaction with her own condition and the world in general. "I am happy! happy! happy! and every one may know it." "They do know it, my dear," said Lady Denby, dryly.
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feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading “Lady Eleanor was happy, and, unlike a great many persons, was not ashamed to admit that she was.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “"I am happy! happy! happy! and every one may know it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lady Eleanor was happy, and, unlike a great many persons, was not ashamed to admit that she was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I am happy! happy! happy! and every one may know it."”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"I am happy! happy! happy! and every one may know it."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"I am happy! happy! happy! and every one may know it."”
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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 Lady Eleanor was happy, and, unlike a great many persons, was not ashamed to admit that she was.
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From this reading Lady Eleanor was happy, and, unlike a great many persons, was not ashamed to admit that she was.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am happy! happy! happy! and every one may know it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Eleanor was happy, and, unlike a great many persons, was not ashamed to admit that she was.
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading Lady Eleanor was happy, and, unlike a great many persons, was not ashamed to admit that she was.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Why should I be ashamed or try to hide my joy?" she said to Lady Denby, who remarked her niece's high spirits, and her evident satisfaction with her own condition and the world in general.
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From this reading "Why should I be ashamed or try to hide my joy?" she said to Lady Denby, who remarked her niece's high spirits, and her evident satisfaction with her own condition and the world in general.
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From this reading "They do know it, my dear," said Lady Denby, dryly.
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From this reading "Why should I be ashamed or try to hide my joy?" she said to Lady Denby, who remarked her niece's high spirits, and her evident satisfaction with her own condition and the world in general.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "They do know it, my dear," said Lady Denby, dryly.
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From this reading "They do know it, my dear," said Lady Denby, dryly.
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From this reading Lady Eleanor was happy, and, unlike a great many persons, was not ashamed to admit that she was.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "I am happy! happy! happy! and every one may know it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why should I be ashamed or try to hide my joy?" she said to Lady Denby, who remarked her niece's high spirits, and her evident satisfaction with her own condition and the world in general.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why should I be ashamed or try to hide my joy?" she said to Lady Denby, who remarked her niece's high spirits, and her evident satisfaction with her own condition and the world in general.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Eleanor was happy, and, unlike a great many persons, was not ashamed to admit that she was.
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From this reading WAS YORKE HAPPY?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Why should I be ashamed or try to hide my joy?" she said to Lady Denby, who remarked her niece's high spirits, and her evident satisfaction with her own condition and the world in general.
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From this reading "Why should I be ashamed or try to hide my joy?" she said to Lady Denby, who remarked her niece's high spirits, and her evident satisfaction with her own condition and the world in general.
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From this reading "Why should I be ashamed or try to hide my joy?" she said to Lady Denby, who remarked her niece's high spirits, and her evident satisfaction with her own condition and the world in general.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why should I be ashamed or try to hide my joy?" she said to Lady Denby, who remarked her niece's high spirits, and her evident satisfaction with her own condition and the world in general.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Why should I be ashamed or try to hide my joy?" she said to Lady Denby, who remarked her niece's high spirits, and her evident satisfaction with her own condition and the world in general.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I am happy! happy! happy! and every one may know it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why should I be ashamed or try to hide my joy?" she said to Lady Denby, who remarked her niece's high spirits, and her evident satisfaction with her own condition and the world in general.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am happy! happy! happy! and every one may know it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Eleanor was happy, and, unlike a great many persons, was not ashamed to admit that she was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Eleanor was happy, and, unlike a great many persons, was not ashamed to admit that she was.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "I am happy! happy! happy! and every one may know it."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why should I be ashamed or try to hide my joy?" she said to Lady Denby, who remarked her niece's high spirits, and her evident satisfaction with her own condition and the world in general.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why should I be ashamed or try to hide my joy?" she said to Lady Denby, who remarked her niece's high spirits, and her evident satisfaction with her own condition and the world in general.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lady Eleanor was happy, and, unlike a great many persons, was not ashamed to admit that she was.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I am happy! happy! happy! and every one may know it."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Why should I be ashamed or try to hide my joy?" she said to Lady Denby, who remarked her niece's high spirits, and her evident satisfaction with her own condition and the world in general.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why should I be ashamed or try to hide my joy?" she said to Lady Denby, who remarked her niece's high spirits, and her evident satisfaction with her own condition and the world in general.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Eleanor was happy, and, unlike a great many persons, was not ashamed to admit that she was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why should I be ashamed or try to hide my joy?" she said to Lady Denby, who remarked her niece's high spirits, and her evident satisfaction with her own condition and the world in general.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why should I be ashamed or try to hide my joy?" she said to Lady Denby, who remarked her niece's high spirits, and her evident satisfaction with her own condition and the world in general.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why should I be ashamed or try to hide my joy?" she said to Lady Denby, who remarked her niece's high spirits, and her evident satisfaction with her own condition and the world in general.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Eleanor was happy, and, unlike a great many persons, was not ashamed to admit that she was.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Why should I be ashamed or try to hide my joy?" she said to Lady Denby, who remarked her niece's high spirits, and her evident satisfaction with her own condition and the world in general.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why should I be ashamed or try to hide my joy?" she said to Lady Denby, who remarked her niece's high spirits, and her evident satisfaction with her own condition and the world in general.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lady Eleanor was happy, and, unlike a great many persons, was not ashamed to admit that she was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why should I be ashamed or try to hide my joy?" she said to Lady Denby, who remarked her niece's high spirits, and her evident satisfaction with her own condition and the world in general.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They do know it, my dear," said Lady Denby, dryly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lady Eleanor was happy, and, unlike a great many persons, was not ashamed to admit that she was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why should I be ashamed or try to hide my joy?" she said to Lady Denby, who remarked her niece's high spirits, and her evident satisfaction with her own condition and the world in general.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Eleanor was happy, and, unlike a great many persons, was not ashamed to admit that she was.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WAS YORKE HAPPY?
which person or people
From this reading "Why should I be ashamed or try to hide my joy?" she said to Lady Denby, who remarked her niece's high spirits, and her evident satisfaction with her own condition and the world in general.
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From this reading "Why should I be ashamed or try to hide my joy?" she said to Lady Denby, who remarked her niece's high spirits, and her evident satisfaction with her own condition and the world in general.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Why should I be ashamed or try to hide my joy?" she said to Lady Denby, who remarked her niece's high spirits, and her evident satisfaction with her own condition and the world in general.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why should I be ashamed or try to hide my joy?" she said to Lady Denby, who remarked her niece's high spirits, and her evident satisfaction with her own condition and the world in general.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WAS YORKE HAPPY?
