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Chapter XV
PHOEBE IS STILL FURTHER ENTRAPPED. When Phoebe recovered her senses she found herself in her bedroom, with Mrs. Pamflett in attendance upon her. She was so dazed and confused that for a few minutes she could not recall what had transpired, but presently she remembered, and she burst into tears. "There! there!" said Mrs. Pamflett, smoothing the young girl's hair with her hand. "Don't take on so!
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She was so dazed and confused that for a few minutes she could not recall what had transpired, but presently she remembered, and she burst into tears.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Phoebe recovered her senses she found herself in her bedroom, with Mrs. Pamflett in attendance upon her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There! there!" said Mrs. Pamflett, smoothing the young girl's hair with her hand.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “When Phoebe recovered her senses she found herself in her bedroom, with Mrs. Pamflett in attendance upon her.”
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading “When Phoebe recovered her senses she found herself in her bedroom, with Mrs. Pamflett in attendance upon her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PHOEBE IS STILL FURTHER ENTRAPPED.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't take on so!”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “When Phoebe recovered her senses she found herself in her bedroom, with Mrs. Pamflett in attendance upon her.”
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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 She was so dazed and confused that for a few minutes she could not recall what had transpired, but presently she remembered, and she burst into tears.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was so dazed and confused that for a few minutes she could not recall what had transpired, but presently she remembered, and she burst into tears.
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From this reading When Phoebe recovered her senses she found herself in her bedroom, with Mrs. Pamflett in attendance upon her.
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From this reading When Phoebe recovered her senses she found herself in her bedroom, with Mrs. Pamflett in attendance upon her.
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From this reading She was so dazed and confused that for a few minutes she could not recall what had transpired, but presently she remembered, and she burst into tears.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was so dazed and confused that for a few minutes she could not recall what had transpired, but presently she remembered, and she burst into tears.
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From this reading She was so dazed and confused that for a few minutes she could not recall what had transpired, but presently she remembered, and she burst into tears.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was so dazed and confused that for a few minutes she could not recall what had transpired, but presently she remembered, and she burst into tears.
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From this reading She was so dazed and confused that for a few minutes she could not recall what had transpired, but presently she remembered, and she burst into tears.
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From this reading "Don't take on so!
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From this reading PHOEBE IS STILL FURTHER ENTRAPPED.
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From this reading She was so dazed and confused that for a few minutes she could not recall what had transpired, but presently she remembered, and she burst into tears.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was so dazed and confused that for a few minutes she could not recall what had transpired, but presently she remembered, and she burst into tears.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Phoebe recovered her senses she found herself in her bedroom, with Mrs. Pamflett in attendance upon her.
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From this reading PHOEBE IS STILL FURTHER ENTRAPPED.
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From this reading "There! there!" said Mrs. Pamflett, smoothing the young girl's hair with her hand.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was so dazed and confused that for a few minutes she could not recall what had transpired, but presently she remembered, and she burst into tears.
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From this reading "There! there!" said Mrs. Pamflett, smoothing the young girl's hair with her hand.
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From this reading "There! there!" said Mrs. Pamflett, smoothing the young girl's hair with her hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Phoebe recovered her senses she found herself in her bedroom, with Mrs. Pamflett in attendance upon her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Phoebe recovered her senses she found herself in her bedroom, with Mrs. Pamflett in attendance upon her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Phoebe recovered her senses she found herself in her bedroom, with Mrs. Pamflett in attendance upon her.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She was so dazed and confused that for a few minutes she could not recall what had transpired, but presently she remembered, and she burst into tears.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PHOEBE IS STILL FURTHER ENTRAPPED.
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From this reading She was so dazed and confused that for a few minutes she could not recall what had transpired, but presently she remembered, and she burst into tears.
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From this reading When Phoebe recovered her senses she found herself in her bedroom, with Mrs. Pamflett in attendance upon her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was so dazed and confused that for a few minutes she could not recall what had transpired, but presently she remembered, and she burst into tears.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Don't take on so!
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From this reading When Phoebe recovered her senses she found herself in her bedroom, with Mrs. Pamflett in attendance upon her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHOEBE IS STILL FURTHER ENTRAPPED.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was so dazed and confused that for a few minutes she could not recall what had transpired, but presently she remembered, and she burst into tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was so dazed and confused that for a few minutes she could not recall what had transpired, but presently she remembered, and she burst into tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Phoebe recovered her senses she found herself in her bedroom, with Mrs. Pamflett in attendance upon her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was so dazed and confused that for a few minutes she could not recall what had transpired, but presently she remembered, and she burst into tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There! there!" said Mrs. Pamflett, smoothing the young girl's hair with her hand.
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading When Phoebe recovered her senses she found herself in her bedroom, with Mrs. Pamflett in attendance upon her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Phoebe recovered her senses she found herself in her bedroom, with Mrs. Pamflett in attendance upon her.
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From this reading "There! there!" said Mrs. Pamflett, smoothing the young girl's hair with her hand.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was so dazed and confused that for a few minutes she could not recall what had transpired, but presently she remembered, and she burst into tears.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PHOEBE IS STILL FURTHER ENTRAPPED.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't take on so!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was so dazed and confused that for a few minutes she could not recall what had transpired, but presently she remembered, and she burst into tears.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was so dazed and confused that for a few minutes she could not recall what had transpired, but presently she remembered, and she burst into tears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There! there!" said Mrs. Pamflett, smoothing the young girl's hair with her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There! there!" said Mrs. Pamflett, smoothing the young girl's hair with her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was so dazed and confused that for a few minutes she could not recall what had transpired, but presently she remembered, and she burst into tears.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When Phoebe recovered her senses she found herself in her bedroom, with Mrs. Pamflett in attendance upon her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was so dazed and confused that for a few minutes she could not recall what had transpired, but presently she remembered, and she burst into tears.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She was so dazed and confused that for a few minutes she could not recall what had transpired, but presently she remembered, and she burst into tears.
at the time that
From this reading When Phoebe recovered her senses she found herself in her bedroom, with Mrs. Pamflett in attendance upon her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Phoebe recovered her senses she found herself in her bedroom, with Mrs. Pamflett in attendance upon her.
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From this reading "There! there!" said Mrs. Pamflett, smoothing the young girl's hair with her hand.
