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Chapter XXVIII
“What would we give to our beloved?” —E. B. BROWNING. “I WISH they all would not go so very fast,” said little Lena, hiding her face against him from the whirl of cabs and omnibuses. “They bewilder us savages,” said Angela, smiling. “Remember we are from the wilds.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading ““I WISH they all would not go so very fast,” said little Lena, hiding her face against him from the whirl of cabs and omnibuses.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I WISH they all would not go so very fast,” said little Lena, hiding her face against him from the whirl of cabs and omnibuses.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading ““Remember we are from the wilds.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““What would we give to our beloved?””
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “I WISH they all would not go so very fast,” said little Lena, hiding her face against him from the whirl of cabs and omnibuses.
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From this reading “I WISH they all would not go so very fast,” said little Lena, hiding her face against him from the whirl of cabs and omnibuses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I WISH they all would not go so very fast,” said little Lena, hiding her face against him from the whirl of cabs and omnibuses.
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From this reading “They bewilder us savages,” said Angela, smiling.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Remember we are from the wilds.”
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From this reading —E. B. BROWNING.
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From this reading “What would we give to our beloved?”
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From this reading “They bewilder us savages,” said Angela, smiling.
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From this reading —E. B. BROWNING.
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From this reading “I WISH they all would not go so very fast,” said little Lena, hiding her face against him from the whirl of cabs and omnibuses.
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From this reading —E. B. BROWNING.
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From this reading “I WISH they all would not go so very fast,” said little Lena, hiding her face against him from the whirl of cabs and omnibuses.
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From this reading “I WISH they all would not go so very fast,” said little Lena, hiding her face against him from the whirl of cabs and omnibuses.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I WISH they all would not go so very fast,” said little Lena, hiding her face against him from the whirl of cabs and omnibuses.
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From this reading “What would we give to our beloved?”
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From this reading “I WISH they all would not go so very fast,” said little Lena, hiding her face against him from the whirl of cabs and omnibuses.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I WISH they all would not go so very fast,” said little Lena, hiding her face against him from the whirl of cabs and omnibuses.
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From this reading “I WISH they all would not go so very fast,” said little Lena, hiding her face against him from the whirl of cabs and omnibuses.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I WISH they all would not go so very fast,” said little Lena, hiding her face against him from the whirl of cabs and omnibuses.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I WISH they all would not go so very fast,” said little Lena, hiding her face against him from the whirl of cabs and omnibuses.
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From this reading “I WISH they all would not go so very fast,” said little Lena, hiding her face against him from the whirl of cabs and omnibuses.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I WISH they all would not go so very fast,” said little Lena, hiding her face against him from the whirl of cabs and omnibuses.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I WISH they all would not go so very fast,” said little Lena, hiding her face against him from the whirl of cabs and omnibuses.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I WISH they all would not go so very fast,” said little Lena, hiding her face against him from the whirl of cabs and omnibuses.
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From this reading “I WISH they all would not go so very fast,” said little Lena, hiding her face against him from the whirl of cabs and omnibuses.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “What would we give to our beloved?”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Remember we are from the wilds.”
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From this reading “I WISH they all would not go so very fast,” said little Lena, hiding her face against him from the whirl of cabs and omnibuses.
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From this reading “They bewilder us savages,” said Angela, smiling.
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From this reading “They bewilder us savages,” said Angela, smiling.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I WISH they all would not go so very fast,” said little Lena, hiding her face against him from the whirl of cabs and omnibuses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I WISH they all would not go so very fast,” said little Lena, hiding her face against him from the whirl of cabs and omnibuses.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I WISH they all would not go so very fast,” said little Lena, hiding her face against him from the whirl of cabs and omnibuses.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What would we give to our beloved?”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “They bewilder us savages,” said Angela, smiling.
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From this reading “I WISH they all would not go so very fast,” said little Lena, hiding her face against him from the whirl of cabs and omnibuses.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “What would we give to our beloved?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What would we give to our beloved?”
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From this reading “I WISH they all would not go so very fast,” said little Lena, hiding her face against him from the whirl of cabs and omnibuses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Remember we are from the wilds.”
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From this reading “I WISH they all would not go so very fast,” said little Lena, hiding her face against him from the whirl of cabs and omnibuses.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What would we give to our beloved?”
