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Chapter IV
A SACRED PROMISE--WON BY GUILE. Upon the happy musings of the lovers came a harsh interruption. They turned and saw Miser Farebrother and Jeremiah. "I have been looking for you, Phoebe," said the miser; "and so has Jeremiah." "Your flowers, miss," said Jeremiah, offering them.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"I have been looking for you, Phoebe," said the miser; "and so has Jeremiah."”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"I have been looking for you, Phoebe," said the miser; "and so has Jeremiah."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have been looking for you, Phoebe," said the miser; "and so has Jeremiah."”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Upon the happy musings of the lovers came a harsh interruption.”
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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 A SACRED PROMISE--WON BY GUILE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They turned and saw Miser Farebrother and Jeremiah.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have been looking for you, Phoebe," said the miser; "and so has Jeremiah."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A SACRED PROMISE--WON BY GUILE.
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From this reading Upon the happy musings of the lovers came a harsh interruption.
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From this reading They turned and saw Miser Farebrother and Jeremiah.
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From this reading "Your flowers, miss," said Jeremiah, offering them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I have been looking for you, Phoebe," said the miser; "and so has Jeremiah."
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From this reading A SACRED PROMISE--WON BY GUILE.
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From this reading Upon the happy musings of the lovers came a harsh interruption.
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From this reading Upon the happy musings of the lovers came a harsh interruption.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I have been looking for you, Phoebe," said the miser; "and so has Jeremiah."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have been looking for you, Phoebe," said the miser; "and so has Jeremiah."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have been looking for you, Phoebe," said the miser; "and so has Jeremiah."
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From this reading Upon the happy musings of the lovers came a harsh interruption.
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From this reading They turned and saw Miser Farebrother and Jeremiah.
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From this reading "I have been looking for you, Phoebe," said the miser; "and so has Jeremiah."
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From this reading Upon the happy musings of the lovers came a harsh interruption.
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From this reading They turned and saw Miser Farebrother and Jeremiah.
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From this reading "Your flowers, miss," said Jeremiah, offering them.
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From this reading Upon the happy musings of the lovers came a harsh interruption.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Upon the happy musings of the lovers came a harsh interruption.
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From this reading "Your flowers, miss," said Jeremiah, offering them.
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From this reading "I have been looking for you, Phoebe," said the miser; "and so has Jeremiah."
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From this reading A SACRED PROMISE--WON BY GUILE.
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From this reading A SACRED PROMISE--WON BY GUILE.
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From this reading "I have been looking for you, Phoebe," said the miser; "and so has Jeremiah."
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From this reading They turned and saw Miser Farebrother and Jeremiah.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I have been looking for you, Phoebe," said the miser; "and so has Jeremiah."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Upon the happy musings of the lovers came a harsh interruption.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Your flowers, miss," said Jeremiah, offering them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They turned and saw Miser Farebrother and Jeremiah.
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From this reading They turned and saw Miser Farebrother and Jeremiah.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the happy musings of the lovers came a harsh interruption.
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From this reading A SACRED PROMISE--WON BY GUILE.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have been looking for you, Phoebe," said the miser; "and so has Jeremiah."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your flowers, miss," said Jeremiah, offering them.
