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Chapter XXVI
"The fool saith, Who would have thought it?" Winter had brought trouble with it to Warpington Vicarage. A new baby had arrived, and the old baby was learning, not in silence, what kings and ministers undergo when they are deposed. Hester had never greatly cared for the old baby. She was secretly afraid of it.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Winter had brought trouble with it to Warpington Vicarage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A new baby had arrived, and the old baby was learning, not in silence, what kings and ministers undergo when they are deposed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The fool saith, Who would have thought it?"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"The fool saith, Who would have thought it?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hester had never greatly cared for the old baby.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “A new baby had arrived, and the old baby was learning, not in silence, what kings and ministers undergo when they are deposed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The fool saith, Who would have thought it?"”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"The fool saith, Who would have thought it?"”
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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 A new baby had arrived, and the old baby was learning, not in silence, what kings and ministers undergo when they are deposed.
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From this reading She was secretly afraid of it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A new baby had arrived, and the old baby was learning, not in silence, what kings and ministers undergo when they are deposed.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A new baby had arrived, and the old baby was learning, not in silence, what kings and ministers undergo when they are deposed.
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From this reading A new baby had arrived, and the old baby was learning, not in silence, what kings and ministers undergo when they are deposed.
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From this reading A new baby had arrived, and the old baby was learning, not in silence, what kings and ministers undergo when they are deposed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Winter had brought trouble with it to Warpington Vicarage.
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From this reading Hester had never greatly cared for the old baby.
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From this reading A new baby had arrived, and the old baby was learning, not in silence, what kings and ministers undergo when they are deposed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The fool saith, Who would have thought it?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hester had never greatly cared for the old baby.
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From this reading Hester had never greatly cared for the old baby.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Winter had brought trouble with it to Warpington Vicarage.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The fool saith, Who would have thought it?"
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From this reading Hester had never greatly cared for the old baby.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A new baby had arrived, and the old baby was learning, not in silence, what kings and ministers undergo when they are deposed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The fool saith, Who would have thought it?"
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From this reading A new baby had arrived, and the old baby was learning, not in silence, what kings and ministers undergo when they are deposed.
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From this reading A new baby had arrived, and the old baby was learning, not in silence, what kings and ministers undergo when they are deposed.
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From this reading A new baby had arrived, and the old baby was learning, not in silence, what kings and ministers undergo when they are deposed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hester had never greatly cared for the old baby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A new baby had arrived, and the old baby was learning, not in silence, what kings and ministers undergo when they are deposed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A new baby had arrived, and the old baby was learning, not in silence, what kings and ministers undergo when they are deposed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was secretly afraid of it.
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From this reading A new baby had arrived, and the old baby was learning, not in silence, what kings and ministers undergo when they are deposed.
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From this reading "The fool saith, Who would have thought it?"
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From this reading She was secretly afraid of it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was secretly afraid of it.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A new baby had arrived, and the old baby was learning, not in silence, what kings and ministers undergo when they are deposed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The fool saith, Who would have thought it?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A new baby had arrived, and the old baby was learning, not in silence, what kings and ministers undergo when they are deposed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The fool saith, Who would have thought it?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Winter had brought trouble with it to Warpington Vicarage.
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From this reading Winter had brought trouble with it to Warpington Vicarage.
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From this reading A new baby had arrived, and the old baby was learning, not in silence, what kings and ministers undergo when they are deposed.
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From this reading Winter had brought trouble with it to Warpington Vicarage.
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From this reading Winter had brought trouble with it to Warpington Vicarage.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A new baby had arrived, and the old baby was learning, not in silence, what kings and ministers undergo when they are deposed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A new baby had arrived, and the old baby was learning, not in silence, what kings and ministers undergo when they are deposed.
at the time that
From this reading A new baby had arrived, and the old baby was learning, not in silence, what kings and ministers undergo when they are deposed.
which person or people
From this reading "The fool saith, Who would have thought it?"
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From this reading Winter had brought trouble with it to Warpington Vicarage.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Winter had brought trouble with it to Warpington Vicarage.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "The fool saith, Who would have thought it?"
