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Chapter XI
PEN'S HAND IS FORCED It was a justly aggrieved father that Pen found awaiting her in the dining-room. "Half-past eight!" he said. "Where on earth have you been!" Pen was quiet and starry-eyed with happiness. It didn't matter much to her what she said.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Where on earth have you been!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PEN'S HAND IS FORCED It was a justly aggrieved father that Pen found awaiting her in the dining-room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PEN'S HAND IS FORCED It was a justly aggrieved father that Pen found awaiting her in the dining-room.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Where on earth have you been!"”
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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 PEN'S HAND IS FORCED It was a justly aggrieved father that Pen found awaiting her in the dining-room.
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From this reading PEN'S HAND IS FORCED It was a justly aggrieved father that Pen found awaiting her in the dining-room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pen was quiet and starry-eyed with happiness.
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From this reading PEN'S HAND IS FORCED It was a justly aggrieved father that Pen found awaiting her in the dining-room.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Where on earth have you been!"
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From this reading It didn't matter much to her what she said.
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From this reading PEN'S HAND IS FORCED It was a justly aggrieved father that Pen found awaiting her in the dining-room.
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From this reading "Where on earth have you been!"
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From this reading "Half-past eight!" he said.
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From this reading PEN'S HAND IS FORCED It was a justly aggrieved father that Pen found awaiting her in the dining-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEN'S HAND IS FORCED It was a justly aggrieved father that Pen found awaiting her in the dining-room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PEN'S HAND IS FORCED It was a justly aggrieved father that Pen found awaiting her in the dining-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Half-past eight!" he said.
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From this reading PEN'S HAND IS FORCED It was a justly aggrieved father that Pen found awaiting her in the dining-room.
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From this reading Pen was quiet and starry-eyed with happiness.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Where on earth have you been!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Half-past eight!" he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading PEN'S HAND IS FORCED It was a justly aggrieved father that Pen found awaiting her in the dining-room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PEN'S HAND IS FORCED It was a justly aggrieved father that Pen found awaiting her in the dining-room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PEN'S HAND IS FORCED It was a justly aggrieved father that Pen found awaiting her in the dining-room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading PEN'S HAND IS FORCED It was a justly aggrieved father that Pen found awaiting her in the dining-room.
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From this reading PEN'S HAND IS FORCED It was a justly aggrieved father that Pen found awaiting her in the dining-room.
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From this reading It didn't matter much to her what she said.
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From this reading It didn't matter much to her what she said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Where on earth have you been!"
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From this reading PEN'S HAND IS FORCED It was a justly aggrieved father that Pen found awaiting her in the dining-room.
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From this reading PEN'S HAND IS FORCED It was a justly aggrieved father that Pen found awaiting her in the dining-room.
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From this reading Pen was quiet and starry-eyed with happiness.
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From this reading "Half-past eight!" he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It didn't matter much to her what she said.
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From this reading Pen was quiet and starry-eyed with happiness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PEN'S HAND IS FORCED It was a justly aggrieved father that Pen found awaiting her in the dining-room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PEN'S HAND IS FORCED It was a justly aggrieved father that Pen found awaiting her in the dining-room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It didn't matter much to her what she said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PEN'S HAND IS FORCED It was a justly aggrieved father that Pen found awaiting her in the dining-room.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It didn't matter much to her what she said.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where on earth have you been!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pen was quiet and starry-eyed with happiness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where on earth have you been!"
