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Chapter III
“And what did you--I beg your pardon!” “Oh, not at all. I said I would stand to my offer.” She repressed, apparently, some form of protest, and presently asked, “And what shall I say?” “Oh, if you like, that you have learned who the purchaser of St. Johnswort is, and that you know he will not give way.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She repressed, apparently, some form of protest, and presently asked, “And what shall I say?””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Oh, if you like, that you have learned who the purchaser of St. Johnswort is, and that you know he will not give way.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, if you like, that you have learned who the purchaser of St. Johnswort is, and that you know he will not give way.””
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “She repressed, apparently, some form of protest, and presently asked, “And what shall I say?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I said I would stand to my offer.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I said I would stand to my offer.””
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From this reading “Oh, not at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And what did you--I beg your pardon!”
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From this reading She repressed, apparently, some form of protest, and presently asked, “And what shall I say?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She repressed, apparently, some form of protest, and presently asked, “And what shall I say?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Oh, not at all.
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From this reading “And what did you--I beg your pardon!”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “And what did you--I beg your pardon!”
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From this reading She repressed, apparently, some form of protest, and presently asked, “And what shall I say?”
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From this reading “Oh, if you like, that you have learned who the purchaser of St. Johnswort is, and that you know he will not give way.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh, if you like, that you have learned who the purchaser of St. Johnswort is, and that you know he will not give way.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, if you like, that you have learned who the purchaser of St. Johnswort is, and that you know he will not give way.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And what did you--I beg your pardon!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Oh, if you like, that you have learned who the purchaser of St. Johnswort is, and that you know he will not give way.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, if you like, that you have learned who the purchaser of St. Johnswort is, and that you know he will not give way.”
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From this reading “Oh, if you like, that you have learned who the purchaser of St. Johnswort is, and that you know he will not give way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, if you like, that you have learned who the purchaser of St. Johnswort is, and that you know he will not give way.”
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From this reading “Oh, if you like, that you have learned who the purchaser of St. Johnswort is, and that you know he will not give way.”
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From this reading “Oh, if you like, that you have learned who the purchaser of St. Johnswort is, and that you know he will not give way.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I said I would stand to my offer.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Oh, not at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She repressed, apparently, some form of protest, and presently asked, “And what shall I say?”
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From this reading I said I would stand to my offer.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, not at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And what did you--I beg your pardon!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She repressed, apparently, some form of protest, and presently asked, “And what shall I say?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She repressed, apparently, some form of protest, and presently asked, “And what shall I say?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, if you like, that you have learned who the purchaser of St. Johnswort is, and that you know he will not give way.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She repressed, apparently, some form of protest, and presently asked, “And what shall I say?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said I would stand to my offer.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She repressed, apparently, some form of protest, and presently asked, “And what shall I say?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading She repressed, apparently, some form of protest, and presently asked, “And what shall I say?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She repressed, apparently, some form of protest, and presently asked, “And what shall I say?”
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From this reading She repressed, apparently, some form of protest, and presently asked, “And what shall I say?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, if you like, that you have learned who the purchaser of St. Johnswort is, and that you know he will not give way.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said I would stand to my offer.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, if you like, that you have learned who the purchaser of St. Johnswort is, and that you know he will not give way.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, if you like, that you have learned who the purchaser of St. Johnswort is, and that you know he will not give way.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I said I would stand to my offer.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, if you like, that you have learned who the purchaser of St. Johnswort is, and that you know he will not give way.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And what did you--I beg your pardon!”
which person or people
From this reading “Oh, if you like, that you have learned who the purchaser of St. Johnswort is, and that you know he will not give way.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Oh, if you like, that you have learned who the purchaser of St. Johnswort is, and that you know he will not give way.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I said I would stand to my offer.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And what did you--I beg your pardon!”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And what did you--I beg your pardon!”
