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Chapter XIV
Not long afterward the group was in the Sable Room, a large version of Harmony Lodge's common-room, having hot drinks and cinnamon-cake. Cortin was starting to recover, and realizing it was probably a good thing His Majesty had surprised her. If he'd asked, she would have turned it down; now, it was too late. But--"Your Majesty, I don't see how I can do both jobs properly." "You can't, of course, and I don't expect you to.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If he'd asked, she would have turned it down; now, it was too late.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You can't, of course, and I don't expect you to.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “"You can't, of course, and I don't expect you to.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cortin was starting to recover, and realizing it was probably a good thing His Majesty had surprised her.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If he'd asked, she would have turned it down; now, it was too late.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Not long afterward the group was in the Sable Room, a large version of Harmony Lodge's common-room, having hot drinks and cinnamon-cake.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not long afterward the group was in the Sable Room, a large version of Harmony Lodge's common-room, having hot drinks and cinnamon-cake.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cortin was starting to recover, and realizing it was probably a good thing His Majesty had surprised her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cortin was starting to recover, and realizing it was probably a good thing His Majesty had surprised her.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If he'd asked, she would have turned it down; now, it was too late.”
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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 Not long afterward the group was in the Sable Room, a large version of Harmony Lodge's common-room, having hot drinks and cinnamon-cake.
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From this reading Not long afterward the group was in the Sable Room, a large version of Harmony Lodge's common-room, having hot drinks and cinnamon-cake.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not long afterward the group was in the Sable Room, a large version of Harmony Lodge's common-room, having hot drinks and cinnamon-cake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he'd asked, she would have turned it down; now, it was too late.
the two together, not just one
From this reading But--"Your Majesty, I don't see how I can do both jobs properly."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But--"Your Majesty, I don't see how I can do both jobs properly."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But--"Your Majesty, I don't see how I can do both jobs properly."
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From this reading "You can't, of course, and I don't expect you to.
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From this reading Not long afterward the group was in the Sable Room, a large version of Harmony Lodge's common-room, having hot drinks and cinnamon-cake.
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From this reading Not long afterward the group was in the Sable Room, a large version of Harmony Lodge's common-room, having hot drinks and cinnamon-cake.
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From this reading Cortin was starting to recover, and realizing it was probably a good thing His Majesty had surprised her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You can't, of course, and I don't expect you to.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But--"Your Majesty, I don't see how I can do both jobs properly."
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From this reading But--"Your Majesty, I don't see how I can do both jobs properly."
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From this reading If he'd asked, she would have turned it down; now, it was too late.
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From this reading Not long afterward the group was in the Sable Room, a large version of Harmony Lodge's common-room, having hot drinks and cinnamon-cake.
to think that something will happen
From this reading "You can't, of course, and I don't expect you to.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cortin was starting to recover, and realizing it was probably a good thing His Majesty had surprised her.
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From this reading Not long afterward the group was in the Sable Room, a large version of Harmony Lodge's common-room, having hot drinks and cinnamon-cake.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cortin was starting to recover, and realizing it was probably a good thing His Majesty had surprised her.
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From this reading Not long afterward the group was in the Sable Room, a large version of Harmony Lodge's common-room, having hot drinks and cinnamon-cake.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he'd asked, she would have turned it down; now, it was too late.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Not long afterward the group was in the Sable Room, a large version of Harmony Lodge's common-room, having hot drinks and cinnamon-cake.
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From this reading If he'd asked, she would have turned it down; now, it was too late.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cortin was starting to recover, and realizing it was probably a good thing His Majesty had surprised her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cortin was starting to recover, and realizing it was probably a good thing His Majesty had surprised her.
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From this reading Not long afterward the group was in the Sable Room, a large version of Harmony Lodge's common-room, having hot drinks and cinnamon-cake.
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From this reading But--"Your Majesty, I don't see how I can do both jobs properly."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But--"Your Majesty, I don't see how I can do both jobs properly."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he'd asked, she would have turned it down; now, it was too late.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not long afterward the group was in the Sable Room, a large version of Harmony Lodge's common-room, having hot drinks and cinnamon-cake.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Cortin was starting to recover, and realizing it was probably a good thing His Majesty had surprised her.
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From this reading But--"Your Majesty, I don't see how I can do both jobs properly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not long afterward the group was in the Sable Room, a large version of Harmony Lodge's common-room, having hot drinks and cinnamon-cake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he'd asked, she would have turned it down; now, it was too late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not long afterward the group was in the Sable Room, a large version of Harmony Lodge's common-room, having hot drinks and cinnamon-cake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not long afterward the group was in the Sable Room, a large version of Harmony Lodge's common-room, having hot drinks and cinnamon-cake.
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From this reading Cortin was starting to recover, and realizing it was probably a good thing His Majesty had surprised her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not long afterward the group was in the Sable Room, a large version of Harmony Lodge's common-room, having hot drinks and cinnamon-cake.
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From this reading If he'd asked, she would have turned it down; now, it was too late.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not long afterward the group was in the Sable Room, a large version of Harmony Lodge's common-room, having hot drinks and cinnamon-cake.
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From this reading Cortin was starting to recover, and realizing it was probably a good thing His Majesty had surprised her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But--"Your Majesty, I don't see how I can do both jobs properly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cortin was starting to recover, and realizing it was probably a good thing His Majesty had surprised her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cortin was starting to recover, and realizing it was probably a good thing His Majesty had surprised her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not long afterward the group was in the Sable Room, a large version of Harmony Lodge's common-room, having hot drinks and cinnamon-cake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not long afterward the group was in the Sable Room, a large version of Harmony Lodge's common-room, having hot drinks and cinnamon-cake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But--"Your Majesty, I don't see how I can do both jobs properly."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he'd asked, she would have turned it down; now, it was too late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cortin was starting to recover, and realizing it was probably a good thing His Majesty had surprised her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cortin was starting to recover, and realizing it was probably a good thing His Majesty had surprised her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not long afterward the group was in the Sable Room, a large version of Harmony Lodge's common-room, having hot drinks and cinnamon-cake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cortin was starting to recover, and realizing it was probably a good thing His Majesty had surprised her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cortin was starting to recover, and realizing it was probably a good thing His Majesty had surprised her.
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From this reading If he'd asked, she would have turned it down; now, it was too late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he'd asked, she would have turned it down; now, it was too late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not long afterward the group was in the Sable Room, a large version of Harmony Lodge's common-room, having hot drinks and cinnamon-cake.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not long afterward the group was in the Sable Room, a large version of Harmony Lodge's common-room, having hot drinks and cinnamon-cake.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he'd asked, she would have turned it down; now, it was too late.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can't, of course, and I don't expect you to.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But--"Your Majesty, I don't see how I can do both jobs properly."
