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Chapter VII
ON THE PIAZZA. The life of Bathalina Clemens was one long wail in the past-potential tense. "I might have been" was the refrain of all her days. "I might ha' been Peter Mixon's wife, if my sinful pride hadn't a made me high-minded," she said continually. "How'd I know he'd give up so easily, 'cause I said I wouldn't let him lick the ground I walked on?"
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"I might have been" was the refrain of all her days.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I might have been" was the refrain of all her days.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How'd I know he'd give up so easily, 'cause I said I wouldn't let him lick the ground I walked on?"”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"How'd I know he'd give up so easily, 'cause I said I wouldn't let him lick the ground I walked on?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The life of Bathalina Clemens was one long wail in the past-potential tense.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The life of Bathalina Clemens was one long wail in the past-potential tense.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"I might have been" was the refrain of all her days.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The life of Bathalina Clemens was one long wail in the past-potential tense.”
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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 "I might ha' been Peter Mixon's wife, if my sinful pride hadn't a made me high-minded," she said continually.
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From this reading "I might have been" was the refrain of all her days.
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From this reading The life of Bathalina Clemens was one long wail in the past-potential tense.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I might have been" was the refrain of all her days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How'd I know he'd give up so easily, 'cause I said I wouldn't let him lick the ground I walked on?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The life of Bathalina Clemens was one long wail in the past-potential tense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I might ha' been Peter Mixon's wife, if my sinful pride hadn't a made me high-minded," she said continually.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I might have been" was the refrain of all her days.
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From this reading "How'd I know he'd give up so easily, 'cause I said I wouldn't let him lick the ground I walked on?"
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From this reading "How'd I know he'd give up so easily, 'cause I said I wouldn't let him lick the ground I walked on?"
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From this reading "How'd I know he'd give up so easily, 'cause I said I wouldn't let him lick the ground I walked on?"
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From this reading "I might ha' been Peter Mixon's wife, if my sinful pride hadn't a made me high-minded," she said continually.
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From this reading "I might ha' been Peter Mixon's wife, if my sinful pride hadn't a made me high-minded," she said continually.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I might have been" was the refrain of all her days.
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From this reading "How'd I know he'd give up so easily, 'cause I said I wouldn't let him lick the ground I walked on?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I might have been" was the refrain of all her days.
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From this reading "I might ha' been Peter Mixon's wife, if my sinful pride hadn't a made me high-minded," she said continually.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How'd I know he'd give up so easily, 'cause I said I wouldn't let him lick the ground I walked on?"
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From this reading "How'd I know he'd give up so easily, 'cause I said I wouldn't let him lick the ground I walked on?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I might have been" was the refrain of all her days.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I might ha' been Peter Mixon's wife, if my sinful pride hadn't a made me high-minded," she said continually.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The life of Bathalina Clemens was one long wail in the past-potential tense.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How'd I know he'd give up so easily, 'cause I said I wouldn't let him lick the ground I walked on?"
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "How'd I know he'd give up so easily, 'cause I said I wouldn't let him lick the ground I walked on?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How'd I know he'd give up so easily, 'cause I said I wouldn't let him lick the ground I walked on?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The life of Bathalina Clemens was one long wail in the past-potential tense.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The life of Bathalina Clemens was one long wail in the past-potential tense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I might ha' been Peter Mixon's wife, if my sinful pride hadn't a made me high-minded," she said continually.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I might ha' been Peter Mixon's wife, if my sinful pride hadn't a made me high-minded," she said continually.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "I might have been" was the refrain of all her days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I might ha' been Peter Mixon's wife, if my sinful pride hadn't a made me high-minded," she said continually.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I might ha' been Peter Mixon's wife, if my sinful pride hadn't a made me high-minded," she said continually.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The life of Bathalina Clemens was one long wail in the past-potential tense.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE PIAZZA.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The life of Bathalina Clemens was one long wail in the past-potential tense.
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From this reading The life of Bathalina Clemens was one long wail in the past-potential tense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I might ha' been Peter Mixon's wife, if my sinful pride hadn't a made me high-minded," she said continually.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE PIAZZA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I might ha' been Peter Mixon's wife, if my sinful pride hadn't a made me high-minded," she said continually.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I might have been" was the refrain of all her days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I might ha' been Peter Mixon's wife, if my sinful pride hadn't a made me high-minded," she said continually.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I might ha' been Peter Mixon's wife, if my sinful pride hadn't a made me high-minded," she said continually.
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From this reading "I might ha' been Peter Mixon's wife, if my sinful pride hadn't a made me high-minded," she said continually.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "How'd I know he'd give up so easily, 'cause I said I wouldn't let him lick the ground I walked on?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The life of Bathalina Clemens was one long wail in the past-potential tense.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE PIAZZA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How'd I know he'd give up so easily, 'cause I said I wouldn't let him lick the ground I walked on?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The life of Bathalina Clemens was one long wail in the past-potential tense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How'd I know he'd give up so easily, 'cause I said I wouldn't let him lick the ground I walked on?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The life of Bathalina Clemens was one long wail in the past-potential tense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I might ha' been Peter Mixon's wife, if my sinful pride hadn't a made me high-minded," she said continually.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How'd I know he'd give up so easily, 'cause I said I wouldn't let him lick the ground I walked on?"
