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Chapter XXIII
SHOWING HOW MRS. ORME COULD BE VERY WEAK MINDED. I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise. If such surprise be felt I must have told my tale badly. I do not like such revulsions of feeling with regard to my characters as surprises of this nature must generate.
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any person at all
From this reading “I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “ORME COULD BE VERY WEAK MINDED.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I do not like such revulsions of feeling with regard to my characters as surprises of this nature must generate.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “If such surprise be felt I must have told my tale badly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If such surprise be felt I must have told my tale badly.”
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From this reading I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.
any person at all
From this reading I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I do not like such revulsions of feeling with regard to my characters as surprises of this nature must generate.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.
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From this reading If such surprise be felt I must have told my tale badly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ORME COULD BE VERY WEAK MINDED.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.
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From this reading I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.
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From this reading I do not like such revulsions of feeling with regard to my characters as surprises of this nature must generate.
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From this reading I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ORME COULD BE VERY WEAK MINDED.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not like such revulsions of feeling with regard to my characters as surprises of this nature must generate.
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From this reading I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I do not like such revulsions of feeling with regard to my characters as surprises of this nature must generate.
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From this reading If such surprise be felt I must have told my tale badly.
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From this reading I do not like such revulsions of feeling with regard to my characters as surprises of this nature must generate.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.
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From this reading I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.
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From this reading SHOWING HOW MRS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If such surprise be felt I must have told my tale badly.
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From this reading I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.
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From this reading I do not like such revulsions of feeling with regard to my characters as surprises of this nature must generate.
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From this reading I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.
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From this reading ORME COULD BE VERY WEAK MINDED.
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From this reading SHOWING HOW MRS.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If such surprise be felt I must have told my tale badly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If such surprise be felt I must have told my tale badly.
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From this reading I do not like such revulsions of feeling with regard to my characters as surprises of this nature must generate.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.
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From this reading ORME COULD BE VERY WEAK MINDED.
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From this reading I do not like such revulsions of feeling with regard to my characters as surprises of this nature must generate.
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From this reading I do not like such revulsions of feeling with regard to my characters as surprises of this nature must generate.
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From this reading I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.
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From this reading SHOWING HOW MRS.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading If such surprise be felt I must have told my tale badly.
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From this reading I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.
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From this reading I do not like such revulsions of feeling with regard to my characters as surprises of this nature must generate.
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From this reading I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.
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From this reading If such surprise be felt I must have told my tale badly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I do not like such revulsions of feeling with regard to my characters as surprises of this nature must generate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If such surprise be felt I must have told my tale badly.
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From this reading I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.
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From this reading ORME COULD BE VERY WEAK MINDED.
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From this reading ORME COULD BE VERY WEAK MINDED.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I venture to think, I may almost say to hope, that Lady Mason's confession at the end of the last chapter will not have taken anybody by surprise.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I do not like such revulsions of feeling with regard to my characters as surprises of this nature must generate.
