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Chapter XL
|ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul. “I've just been up with some flowers,” she said. “Oh, it is so sad! I had a good cry.” “I have no doubt it made you feel better,” he said, looking at her tenderly.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “|ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “|ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “|ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had a good cry.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have no doubt it made you feel better,” he said, looking at her tenderly.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “|ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “|ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul.”
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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 had a good cry.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading |ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I have no doubt it made you feel better,” he said, looking at her tenderly.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading |ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul.
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From this reading “I have no doubt it made you feel better,” he said, looking at her tenderly.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading |ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul.
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From this reading I had a good cry.”
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From this reading “I have no doubt it made you feel better,” he said, looking at her tenderly.
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From this reading |ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have no doubt it made you feel better,” he said, looking at her tenderly.
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From this reading “I've just been up with some flowers,” she said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had a good cry.”
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From this reading |ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading |ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have no doubt it made you feel better,” he said, looking at her tenderly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I have no doubt it made you feel better,” he said, looking at her tenderly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading |ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had a good cry.”
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From this reading “I've just been up with some flowers,” she said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, it is so sad!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, it is so sad!
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From this reading “I've just been up with some flowers,” she said.
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From this reading |ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have no doubt it made you feel better,” he said, looking at her tenderly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have no doubt it made you feel better,” he said, looking at her tenderly.
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From this reading |ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul.
not any; not one
From this reading “I have no doubt it made you feel better,” he said, looking at her tenderly.
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From this reading “Oh, it is so sad!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading |ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul.
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From this reading “Oh, it is so sad!
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From this reading “I've just been up with some flowers,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading |ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Oh, it is so sad!
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From this reading “I've just been up with some flowers,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have no doubt it made you feel better,” he said, looking at her tenderly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading |ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I've just been up with some flowers,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul.
at the time that
From this reading |ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading |ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I've just been up with some flowers,” she said.
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From this reading |ETHEL had been to her uncle's grave one afternoon, and was returning through the wood which lay between the farmhouse and the village when she met Paul.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have no doubt it made you feel better,” he said, looking at her tenderly.
