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Chapter IX
When Ada woke however, instead of being, as I was, more hopeless, she was almost sanguine. ‘There is my money, you know,’ she said. ‘After all, so long as it is only money--I will go and see them, as the men said, and they will come to terms. So long as we are together, what do I mind whether we have a large house or a little one? And Harry himself speaks of my settlement.
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later than; following
From this reading “‘After all, so long as it is only money--I will go and see them, as the men said, and they will come to terms.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “When Ada woke however, instead of being, as I was, more hopeless, she was almost sanguine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘After all, so long as it is only money--I will go and see them, as the men said, and they will come to terms.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “So long as we are together, what do I mind whether we have a large house or a little one?”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “And Harry himself speaks of my settlement.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “When Ada woke however, instead of being, as I was, more hopeless, she was almost sanguine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘There is my money, you know,’ she said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So long as we are together, what do I mind whether we have a large house or a little one?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘After all, so long as it is only money--I will go and see them, as the men said, and they will come to terms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So long as we are together, what do I mind whether we have a large house or a little one?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “So long as we are together, what do I mind whether we have a large house or a little one?”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “So long as we are together, what do I mind whether we have a large house or a little one?”
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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 So long as we are together, what do I mind whether we have a large house or a little one?
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From this reading When Ada woke however, instead of being, as I was, more hopeless, she was almost sanguine.
later than; following
From this reading ‘After all, so long as it is only money--I will go and see them, as the men said, and they will come to terms.
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From this reading ‘After all, so long as it is only money--I will go and see them, as the men said, and they will come to terms.
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From this reading When Ada woke however, instead of being, as I was, more hopeless, she was almost sanguine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘After all, so long as it is only money--I will go and see them, as the men said, and they will come to terms.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So long as we are together, what do I mind whether we have a large house or a little one?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Ada woke however, instead of being, as I was, more hopeless, she was almost sanguine.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading When Ada woke however, instead of being, as I was, more hopeless, she was almost sanguine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘After all, so long as it is only money--I will go and see them, as the men said, and they will come to terms.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading So long as we are together, what do I mind whether we have a large house or a little one?
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From this reading ‘After all, so long as it is only money--I will go and see them, as the men said, and they will come to terms.
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From this reading And Harry himself speaks of my settlement.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So long as we are together, what do I mind whether we have a large house or a little one?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And Harry himself speaks of my settlement.
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From this reading When Ada woke however, instead of being, as I was, more hopeless, she was almost sanguine.
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From this reading So long as we are together, what do I mind whether we have a large house or a little one?
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading When Ada woke however, instead of being, as I was, more hopeless, she was almost sanguine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When Ada woke however, instead of being, as I was, more hopeless, she was almost sanguine.
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From this reading When Ada woke however, instead of being, as I was, more hopeless, she was almost sanguine.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘There is my money, you know,’ she said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘After all, so long as it is only money--I will go and see them, as the men said, and they will come to terms.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘There is my money, you know,’ she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So long as we are together, what do I mind whether we have a large house or a little one?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So long as we are together, what do I mind whether we have a large house or a little one?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘After all, so long as it is only money--I will go and see them, as the men said, and they will come to terms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘After all, so long as it is only money--I will go and see them, as the men said, and they will come to terms.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So long as we are together, what do I mind whether we have a large house or a little one?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘There is my money, you know,’ she said.
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From this reading When Ada woke however, instead of being, as I was, more hopeless, she was almost sanguine.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘There is my money, you know,’ she said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Ada woke however, instead of being, as I was, more hopeless, she was almost sanguine.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So long as we are together, what do I mind whether we have a large house or a little one?
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From this reading ‘After all, so long as it is only money--I will go and see them, as the men said, and they will come to terms.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So long as we are together, what do I mind whether we have a large house or a little one?
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From this reading ‘There is my money, you know,’ she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Ada woke however, instead of being, as I was, more hopeless, she was almost sanguine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘After all, so long as it is only money--I will go and see them, as the men said, and they will come to terms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Harry himself speaks of my settlement.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Ada woke however, instead of being, as I was, more hopeless, she was almost sanguine.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘After all, so long as it is only money--I will go and see them, as the men said, and they will come to terms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Harry himself speaks of my settlement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘After all, so long as it is only money--I will go and see them, as the men said, and they will come to terms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘After all, so long as it is only money--I will go and see them, as the men said, and they will come to terms.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ‘After all, so long as it is only money--I will go and see them, as the men said, and they will come to terms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘There is my money, you know,’ she said.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘After all, so long as it is only money--I will go and see them, as the men said, and they will come to terms.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘After all, so long as it is only money--I will go and see them, as the men said, and they will come to terms.
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From this reading So long as we are together, what do I mind whether we have a large house or a little one?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Ada woke however, instead of being, as I was, more hopeless, she was almost sanguine.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So long as we are together, what do I mind whether we have a large house or a little one?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So long as we are together, what do I mind whether we have a large house or a little one?
at the time that
From this reading When Ada woke however, instead of being, as I was, more hopeless, she was almost sanguine.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading So long as we are together, what do I mind whether we have a large house or a little one?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘After all, so long as it is only money--I will go and see them, as the men said, and they will come to terms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Ada woke however, instead of being, as I was, more hopeless, she was almost sanguine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘There is my money, you know,’ she said.
