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Chapter XI
“The mother might have managed better, Rosie--why wasn’t I sent for? I’m the eldest and the heir, and I ought to have been here. Poor old papa--he would miss me, I know. He was fond of me because I was the biggest. He used to tell me things, I ought to have been sent for.
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for the reason that
From this reading “He was fond of me because I was the biggest.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I’m the eldest and the heir, and I ought to have been here.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““The mother might have managed better, Rosie--why wasn’t I sent for?”
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading “I’m the eldest and the heir, and I ought to have been here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m the eldest and the heir, and I ought to have been here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor old papa--he would miss me, I know.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““The mother might have managed better, Rosie--why wasn’t I sent for?”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I’m the eldest and the heir, and I ought to have been here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor old papa--he would miss me, I know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He used to tell me things, I ought to have been sent for.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Poor old papa--he would miss me, I know.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I’m the eldest and the heir, and I ought to have been here.
for the reason that
From this reading He was fond of me because I was the biggest.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I’m the eldest and the heir, and I ought to have been here.
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From this reading “The mother might have managed better, Rosie--why wasn’t I sent for?
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From this reading He was fond of me because I was the biggest.
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From this reading I’m the eldest and the heir, and I ought to have been here.
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From this reading He was fond of me because I was the biggest.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “The mother might have managed better, Rosie--why wasn’t I sent for?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The mother might have managed better, Rosie--why wasn’t I sent for?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Poor old papa--he would miss me, I know.
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading I’m the eldest and the heir, and I ought to have been here.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’m the eldest and the heir, and I ought to have been here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The mother might have managed better, Rosie--why wasn’t I sent for?
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From this reading I’m the eldest and the heir, and I ought to have been here.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor old papa--he would miss me, I know.
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From this reading “The mother might have managed better, Rosie--why wasn’t I sent for?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Poor old papa--he would miss me, I know.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “The mother might have managed better, Rosie--why wasn’t I sent for?
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From this reading Poor old papa--he would miss me, I know.
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From this reading “The mother might have managed better, Rosie--why wasn’t I sent for?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was fond of me because I was the biggest.
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From this reading Poor old papa--he would miss me, I know.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I’m the eldest and the heir, and I ought to have been here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor old papa--he would miss me, I know.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor old papa--he would miss me, I know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The mother might have managed better, Rosie--why wasn’t I sent for?
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From this reading “The mother might have managed better, Rosie--why wasn’t I sent for?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He used to tell me things, I ought to have been sent for.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The mother might have managed better, Rosie--why wasn’t I sent for?
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From this reading He used to tell me things, I ought to have been sent for.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’m the eldest and the heir, and I ought to have been here.
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From this reading He used to tell me things, I ought to have been sent for.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was fond of me because I was the biggest.
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From this reading “The mother might have managed better, Rosie--why wasn’t I sent for?
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From this reading “The mother might have managed better, Rosie--why wasn’t I sent for?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Poor old papa--he would miss me, I know.
