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Chapter XXXIX
I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man." --ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING. "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers. "I thought I saw her carriage driving away as I came up." "She has been here."
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “"Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."”
except for; apart from
From this reading “I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."”
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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 thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."
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From this reading "I thought I saw her carriage driving away as I came up."
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From this reading --ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."
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From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.
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From this reading --ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."
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From this reading "I thought I saw her carriage driving away as I came up."
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From this reading "I thought I saw her carriage driving away as I came up."
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From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I thought I saw her carriage driving away as I came up."
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From this reading --ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.
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From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I thought I saw her carriage driving away as I came up."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.
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From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.
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From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.
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From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.
except for; apart from
From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I thought I saw her carriage driving away as I came up."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She has been here."
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From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I thought I saw her carriage driving away as I came up."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."
