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Chapter XVIII
Agatha proved herself the good soul I had represented her to be. “Certainly, dear,” she said when I came the following morning with my request. “You can have my boudoir all to yourselves.” “I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.” It was an old quarrel between us.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “It was an old quarrel between us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Agatha proved herself the good soul I had represented her to be.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““You can have my boudoir all to yourselves.””
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Agatha proved herself the good soul I had represented her to be.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Certainly, dear,” she said when I came the following morning with my request.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.””
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading “It was an old quarrel between us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.””
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading ““You can have my boudoir all to yourselves.””
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From this reading “I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.”
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From this reading Agatha proved herself the good soul I had represented her to be.
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From this reading “You can have my boudoir all to yourselves.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an old quarrel between us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Agatha proved herself the good soul I had represented her to be.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was an old quarrel between us.
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From this reading “You can have my boudoir all to yourselves.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.”
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From this reading “I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.”
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From this reading “Certainly, dear,” she said when I came the following morning with my request.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You can have my boudoir all to yourselves.”
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From this reading “Certainly, dear,” she said when I came the following morning with my request.
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From this reading “Certainly, dear,” she said when I came the following morning with my request.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.”
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From this reading “Certainly, dear,” she said when I came the following morning with my request.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.”
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From this reading “I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Agatha proved herself the good soul I had represented her to be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Agatha proved herself the good soul I had represented her to be.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You can have my boudoir all to yourselves.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Agatha proved herself the good soul I had represented her to be.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Agatha proved herself the good soul I had represented her to be.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Agatha proved herself the good soul I had represented her to be.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Certainly, dear,” she said when I came the following morning with my request.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Certainly, dear,” she said when I came the following morning with my request.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was an old quarrel between us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agatha proved herself the good soul I had represented her to be.
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading It was an old quarrel between us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agatha proved herself the good soul I had represented her to be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Certainly, dear,” she said when I came the following morning with my request.
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From this reading “Certainly, dear,” she said when I came the following morning with my request.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Certainly, dear,” she said when I came the following morning with my request.
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From this reading Agatha proved herself the good soul I had represented her to be.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Agatha proved herself the good soul I had represented her to be.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Agatha proved herself the good soul I had represented her to be.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was an old quarrel between us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an old quarrel between us.
at the time that
From this reading “Certainly, dear,” she said when I came the following morning with my request.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Certainly, dear,” she said when I came the following morning with my request.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can have my boudoir all to yourselves.”
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading “You can have my boudoir all to yourselves.”
