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Chapter VIII
There was something that might almost have been called a quarrel downstairs that night over the new arrival. Ombra was cross, and her mother was displeased; but Mrs. Anderson had far too strong a sense of propriety to suffer herself to scold. When she said ‘I am disappointed in you, Ombra. I have seldom been more wounded than when I came to the door, and did not find you,’ she had done all that occurred to her in the way of reproof. ‘But I had a headache, mamma.’
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “There was something that might almost have been called a quarrel downstairs that night over the new arrival.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have seldom been more wounded than when I came to the door, and did not find you,’ she had done all that occurred to her in the way of reproof.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “There was something that might almost have been called a quarrel downstairs that night over the new arrival.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Ombra was cross, and her mother was displeased; but Mrs. Anderson had far too strong a sense of propriety to suffer herself to scold.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “There was something that might almost have been called a quarrel downstairs that night over the new arrival.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “There was something that might almost have been called a quarrel downstairs that night over the new arrival.”
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading “There was something that might almost have been called a quarrel downstairs that night over the new arrival.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There was something that might almost have been called a quarrel downstairs that night over the new arrival.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have seldom been more wounded than when I came to the door, and did not find you,’ she had done all that occurred to her in the way of reproof.”
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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 There was something that might almost have been called a quarrel downstairs that night over the new arrival.
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From this reading I have seldom been more wounded than when I came to the door, and did not find you,’ she had done all that occurred to her in the way of reproof.
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From this reading There was something that might almost have been called a quarrel downstairs that night over the new arrival.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading When she said ‘I am disappointed in you, Ombra.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ombra was cross, and her mother was displeased; but Mrs. Anderson had far too strong a sense of propriety to suffer herself to scold.
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From this reading Ombra was cross, and her mother was displeased; but Mrs. Anderson had far too strong a sense of propriety to suffer herself to scold.
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From this reading There was something that might almost have been called a quarrel downstairs that night over the new arrival.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was something that might almost have been called a quarrel downstairs that night over the new arrival.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ombra was cross, and her mother was displeased; but Mrs. Anderson had far too strong a sense of propriety to suffer herself to scold.
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From this reading There was something that might almost have been called a quarrel downstairs that night over the new arrival.
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From this reading I have seldom been more wounded than when I came to the door, and did not find you,’ she had done all that occurred to her in the way of reproof.
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From this reading Ombra was cross, and her mother was displeased; but Mrs. Anderson had far too strong a sense of propriety to suffer herself to scold.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I have seldom been more wounded than when I came to the door, and did not find you,’ she had done all that occurred to her in the way of reproof.
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From this reading When she said ‘I am disappointed in you, Ombra.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ombra was cross, and her mother was displeased; but Mrs. Anderson had far too strong a sense of propriety to suffer herself to scold.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have seldom been more wounded than when I came to the door, and did not find you,’ she had done all that occurred to her in the way of reproof.
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From this reading I have seldom been more wounded than when I came to the door, and did not find you,’ she had done all that occurred to her in the way of reproof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was something that might almost have been called a quarrel downstairs that night over the new arrival.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ombra was cross, and her mother was displeased; but Mrs. Anderson had far too strong a sense of propriety to suffer herself to scold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have seldom been more wounded than when I came to the door, and did not find you,’ she had done all that occurred to her in the way of reproof.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ombra was cross, and her mother was displeased; but Mrs. Anderson had far too strong a sense of propriety to suffer herself to scold.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was something that might almost have been called a quarrel downstairs that night over the new arrival.
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From this reading ‘But I had a headache, mamma.’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ombra was cross, and her mother was displeased; but Mrs. Anderson had far too strong a sense of propriety to suffer herself to scold.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ombra was cross, and her mother was displeased; but Mrs. Anderson had far too strong a sense of propriety to suffer herself to scold.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When she said ‘I am disappointed in you, Ombra.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When she said ‘I am disappointed in you, Ombra.
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From this reading ‘But I had a headache, mamma.’
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There was something that might almost have been called a quarrel downstairs that night over the new arrival.
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From this reading I have seldom been more wounded than when I came to the door, and did not find you,’ she had done all that occurred to her in the way of reproof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ombra was cross, and her mother was displeased; but Mrs. Anderson had far too strong a sense of propriety to suffer herself to scold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ombra was cross, and her mother was displeased; but Mrs. Anderson had far too strong a sense of propriety to suffer herself to scold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was something that might almost have been called a quarrel downstairs that night over the new arrival.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was something that might almost have been called a quarrel downstairs that night over the new arrival.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have seldom been more wounded than when I came to the door, and did not find you,’ she had done all that occurred to her in the way of reproof.
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From this reading I have seldom been more wounded than when I came to the door, and did not find you,’ she had done all that occurred to her in the way of reproof.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ombra was cross, and her mother was displeased; but Mrs. Anderson had far too strong a sense of propriety to suffer herself to scold.
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From this reading Ombra was cross, and her mother was displeased; but Mrs. Anderson had far too strong a sense of propriety to suffer herself to scold.
above and across; more than
From this reading There was something that might almost have been called a quarrel downstairs that night over the new arrival.
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From this reading Ombra was cross, and her mother was displeased; but Mrs. Anderson had far too strong a sense of propriety to suffer herself to scold.
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading There was something that might almost have been called a quarrel downstairs that night over the new arrival.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have seldom been more wounded than when I came to the door, and did not find you,’ she had done all that occurred to her in the way of reproof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she said ‘I am disappointed in you, Ombra.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ombra was cross, and her mother was displeased; but Mrs. Anderson had far too strong a sense of propriety to suffer herself to scold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have seldom been more wounded than when I came to the door, and did not find you,’ she had done all that occurred to her in the way of reproof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ombra was cross, and her mother was displeased; but Mrs. Anderson had far too strong a sense of propriety to suffer herself to scold.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she said ‘I am disappointed in you, Ombra.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something that might almost have been called a quarrel downstairs that night over the new arrival.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ombra was cross, and her mother was displeased; but Mrs. Anderson had far too strong a sense of propriety to suffer herself to scold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ombra was cross, and her mother was displeased; but Mrs. Anderson had far too strong a sense of propriety to suffer herself to scold.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I have seldom been more wounded than when I came to the door, and did not find you,’ she had done all that occurred to her in the way of reproof.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was something that might almost have been called a quarrel downstairs that night over the new arrival.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was something that might almost have been called a quarrel downstairs that night over the new arrival.
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From this reading There was something that might almost have been called a quarrel downstairs that night over the new arrival.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ombra was cross, and her mother was displeased; but Mrs. Anderson had far too strong a sense of propriety to suffer herself to scold.
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From this reading Ombra was cross, and her mother was displeased; but Mrs. Anderson had far too strong a sense of propriety to suffer herself to scold.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something that might almost have been called a quarrel downstairs that night over the new arrival.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have seldom been more wounded than when I came to the door, and did not find you,’ she had done all that occurred to her in the way of reproof.
at the time that
From this reading When she said ‘I am disappointed in you, Ombra.
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From this reading I have seldom been more wounded than when I came to the door, and did not find you,’ she had done all that occurred to her in the way of reproof.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When she said ‘I am disappointed in you, Ombra.
