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Chapter XXIII
That awful girl! Cornelia shut the door, and dropped weakly into a chair. Her punishment was come upon her. She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house. And now what should she do?
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her punishment was come upon her.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Her punishment was come upon her.”
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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 Cornelia shut the door, and dropped weakly into a chair.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cornelia shut the door, and dropped weakly into a chair.
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From this reading That awful girl!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.
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From this reading Cornelia shut the door, and dropped weakly into a chair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her punishment was come upon her.
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From this reading Cornelia shut the door, and dropped weakly into a chair.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And now what should she do?
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From this reading Cornelia shut the door, and dropped weakly into a chair.
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From this reading Cornelia shut the door, and dropped weakly into a chair.
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From this reading She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.
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From this reading She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.
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From this reading She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That awful girl!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her punishment was come upon her.
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From this reading She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Cornelia shut the door, and dropped weakly into a chair.
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From this reading She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now what should she do?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her punishment was come upon her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And now what should she do?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cornelia shut the door, and dropped weakly into a chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That awful girl!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cornelia shut the door, and dropped weakly into a chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her punishment was come upon her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her punishment was come upon her.
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From this reading Cornelia shut the door, and dropped weakly into a chair.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And now what should she do?
in the company of; together with
From this reading She might have known she ought not to meddle with a girl like that, inviting her to the house and making her feel free there, setting the seal of family friendship on an intimacy that never ought to have been between her and the son of the house.
