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A Thunderbolt We scarce breathed anything but grief, We almost held our breath: We were inwardly unmanned and numbed With the looking out for death. FABER. "Now, girls, what are you doing? I am to take you for a constitutional in the Park—act nursemaid, in fact—your mother says so! What!
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any thing at all
From this reading “A Thunderbolt We scarce breathed anything but grief, We almost held our breath: We were inwardly unmanned and numbed With the looking out for death.”
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading “A Thunderbolt We scarce breathed anything but grief, We almost held our breath: We were inwardly unmanned and numbed With the looking out for death.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am to take you for a constitutional in the Park—act nursemaid, in fact—your mother says so!”
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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 Thunderbolt We scarce breathed anything but grief, We almost held our breath: We were inwardly unmanned and numbed With the looking out for death.
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From this reading I am to take you for a constitutional in the Park—act nursemaid, in fact—your mother says so!
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From this reading A Thunderbolt We scarce breathed anything but grief, We almost held our breath: We were inwardly unmanned and numbed With the looking out for death.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am to take you for a constitutional in the Park—act nursemaid, in fact—your mother says so!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Thunderbolt We scarce breathed anything but grief, We almost held our breath: We were inwardly unmanned and numbed With the looking out for death.
any thing at all
From this reading A Thunderbolt We scarce breathed anything but grief, We almost held our breath: We were inwardly unmanned and numbed With the looking out for death.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Now, girls, what are you doing?
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From this reading A Thunderbolt We scarce breathed anything but grief, We almost held our breath: We were inwardly unmanned and numbed With the looking out for death.
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From this reading A Thunderbolt We scarce breathed anything but grief, We almost held our breath: We were inwardly unmanned and numbed With the looking out for death.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A Thunderbolt We scarce breathed anything but grief, We almost held our breath: We were inwardly unmanned and numbed With the looking out for death.
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From this reading I am to take you for a constitutional in the Park—act nursemaid, in fact—your mother says so!
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From this reading A Thunderbolt We scarce breathed anything but grief, We almost held our breath: We were inwardly unmanned and numbed With the looking out for death.
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From this reading "Now, girls, what are you doing?
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From this reading FABER.
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From this reading I am to take you for a constitutional in the Park—act nursemaid, in fact—your mother says so!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A Thunderbolt We scarce breathed anything but grief, We almost held our breath: We were inwardly unmanned and numbed With the looking out for death.
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From this reading "Now, girls, what are you doing?
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From this reading A Thunderbolt We scarce breathed anything but grief, We almost held our breath: We were inwardly unmanned and numbed With the looking out for death.
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From this reading A Thunderbolt We scarce breathed anything but grief, We almost held our breath: We were inwardly unmanned and numbed With the looking out for death.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am to take you for a constitutional in the Park—act nursemaid, in fact—your mother says so!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am to take you for a constitutional in the Park—act nursemaid, in fact—your mother says so!
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From this reading A Thunderbolt We scarce breathed anything but grief, We almost held our breath: We were inwardly unmanned and numbed With the looking out for death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Thunderbolt We scarce breathed anything but grief, We almost held our breath: We were inwardly unmanned and numbed With the looking out for death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am to take you for a constitutional in the Park—act nursemaid, in fact—your mother says so!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, girls, what are you doing?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Thunderbolt We scarce breathed anything but grief, We almost held our breath: We were inwardly unmanned and numbed With the looking out for death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am to take you for a constitutional in the Park—act nursemaid, in fact—your mother says so!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A Thunderbolt We scarce breathed anything but grief, We almost held our breath: We were inwardly unmanned and numbed With the looking out for death.
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From this reading A Thunderbolt We scarce breathed anything but grief, We almost held our breath: We were inwardly unmanned and numbed With the looking out for death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am to take you for a constitutional in the Park—act nursemaid, in fact—your mother says so!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am to take you for a constitutional in the Park—act nursemaid, in fact—your mother says so!
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading A Thunderbolt We scarce breathed anything but grief, We almost held our breath: We were inwardly unmanned and numbed With the looking out for death.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am to take you for a constitutional in the Park—act nursemaid, in fact—your mother says so!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am to take you for a constitutional in the Park—act nursemaid, in fact—your mother says so!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Thunderbolt We scarce breathed anything but grief, We almost held our breath: We were inwardly unmanned and numbed With the looking out for death.
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From this reading A Thunderbolt We scarce breathed anything but grief, We almost held our breath: We were inwardly unmanned and numbed With the looking out for death.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am to take you for a constitutional in the Park—act nursemaid, in fact—your mother says so!
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From this reading A Thunderbolt We scarce breathed anything but grief, We almost held our breath: We were inwardly unmanned and numbed With the looking out for death.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A Thunderbolt We scarce breathed anything but grief, We almost held our breath: We were inwardly unmanned and numbed With the looking out for death.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A Thunderbolt We scarce breathed anything but grief, We almost held our breath: We were inwardly unmanned and numbed With the looking out for death.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Now, girls, what are you doing?
in the company of; together with
From this reading A Thunderbolt We scarce breathed anything but grief, We almost held our breath: We were inwardly unmanned and numbed With the looking out for death.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now, girls, what are you doing?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am to take you for a constitutional in the Park—act nursemaid, in fact—your mother says so!
