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Chapter IV
BRACK. Sorry to shatter your poetical illusions, little Mrs. Hedda, but, as a matter of fact, our lamented friend met his end under other circumstances. The shot did _not_ strike him in the _breast_--but---- [_Pauses._ HEDDA. [_Excitedly._] General Gabler's pistols! I might have known it!
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I might have known it!”
expressed great sadness or disappointment
From this reading “Sorry to shatter your poetical illusions, little Mrs. Hedda, but, as a matter of fact, our lamented friend met his end under other circumstances.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sorry to shatter your poetical illusions, little Mrs. Hedda, but, as a matter of fact, our lamented friend met his end under other circumstances.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I might have known it!”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Sorry to shatter your poetical illusions, little Mrs. Hedda, but, as a matter of fact, our lamented friend met his end under other circumstances.”
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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 Sorry to shatter your poetical illusions, little Mrs. Hedda, but, as a matter of fact, our lamented friend met his end under other circumstances.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sorry to shatter your poetical illusions, little Mrs. Hedda, but, as a matter of fact, our lamented friend met his end under other circumstances.
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From this reading BRACK.
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From this reading The shot did _not_ strike him in the _breast_--but---- [_Pauses._ HEDDA.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sorry to shatter your poetical illusions, little Mrs. Hedda, but, as a matter of fact, our lamented friend met his end under other circumstances.
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From this reading Sorry to shatter your poetical illusions, little Mrs. Hedda, but, as a matter of fact, our lamented friend met his end under other circumstances.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The shot did _not_ strike him in the _breast_--but---- [_Pauses._ HEDDA.
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From this reading Sorry to shatter your poetical illusions, little Mrs. Hedda, but, as a matter of fact, our lamented friend met his end under other circumstances.
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From this reading [_Excitedly._] General Gabler's pistols!
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From this reading Sorry to shatter your poetical illusions, little Mrs. Hedda, but, as a matter of fact, our lamented friend met his end under other circumstances.
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From this reading Sorry to shatter your poetical illusions, little Mrs. Hedda, but, as a matter of fact, our lamented friend met his end under other circumstances.
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From this reading [_Excitedly._] General Gabler's pistols!
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From this reading [_Excitedly._] General Gabler's pistols!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I might have known it!
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From this reading Sorry to shatter your poetical illusions, little Mrs. Hedda, but, as a matter of fact, our lamented friend met his end under other circumstances.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The shot did _not_ strike him in the _breast_--but---- [_Pauses._ HEDDA.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sorry to shatter your poetical illusions, little Mrs. Hedda, but, as a matter of fact, our lamented friend met his end under other circumstances.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I might have known it!
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From this reading Sorry to shatter your poetical illusions, little Mrs. Hedda, but, as a matter of fact, our lamented friend met his end under other circumstances.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The shot did _not_ strike him in the _breast_--but---- [_Pauses._ HEDDA.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I might have known it!
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From this reading I might have known it!
expressed great sadness or disappointment
From this reading Sorry to shatter your poetical illusions, little Mrs. Hedda, but, as a matter of fact, our lamented friend met his end under other circumstances.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sorry to shatter your poetical illusions, little Mrs. Hedda, but, as a matter of fact, our lamented friend met his end under other circumstances.
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From this reading Sorry to shatter your poetical illusions, little Mrs. Hedda, but, as a matter of fact, our lamented friend met his end under other circumstances.
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From this reading Sorry to shatter your poetical illusions, little Mrs. Hedda, but, as a matter of fact, our lamented friend met his end under other circumstances.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I might have known it!
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From this reading Sorry to shatter your poetical illusions, little Mrs. Hedda, but, as a matter of fact, our lamented friend met his end under other circumstances.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The shot did _not_ strike him in the _breast_--but---- [_Pauses._ HEDDA.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sorry to shatter your poetical illusions, little Mrs. Hedda, but, as a matter of fact, our lamented friend met his end under other circumstances.
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From this reading Sorry to shatter your poetical illusions, little Mrs. Hedda, but, as a matter of fact, our lamented friend met his end under other circumstances.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Sorry to shatter your poetical illusions, little Mrs. Hedda, but, as a matter of fact, our lamented friend met his end under other circumstances.
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From this reading The shot did _not_ strike him in the _breast_--but---- [_Pauses._ HEDDA.
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From this reading [_Excitedly._] General Gabler's pistols!
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From this reading Sorry to shatter your poetical illusions, little Mrs. Hedda, but, as a matter of fact, our lamented friend met his end under other circumstances.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sorry to shatter your poetical illusions, little Mrs. Hedda, but, as a matter of fact, our lamented friend met his end under other circumstances.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shot did _not_ strike him in the _breast_--but---- [_Pauses._ HEDDA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sorry to shatter your poetical illusions, little Mrs. Hedda, but, as a matter of fact, our lamented friend met his end under other circumstances.
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From this reading The shot did _not_ strike him in the _breast_--but---- [_Pauses._ HEDDA.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The shot did _not_ strike him in the _breast_--but---- [_Pauses._ HEDDA.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sorry to shatter your poetical illusions, little Mrs. Hedda, but, as a matter of fact, our lamented friend met his end under other circumstances.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Sorry to shatter your poetical illusions, little Mrs. Hedda, but, as a matter of fact, our lamented friend met his end under other circumstances.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sorry to shatter your poetical illusions, little Mrs. Hedda, but, as a matter of fact, our lamented friend met his end under other circumstances.
