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Chapter XI
“I see them--they stare at me in the dark!” said Miss Tita. “You are nervous, with all you have been through.” “Oh, yes, very--very!” “You mustn’t mind; that will pass away,” I said, kindly. Then I added, resignedly, for it really seemed to me that I must accept the situation, “Well, so it is, and it can’t be helped.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then I added, resignedly, for it really seemed to me that I must accept the situation, “Well, so it is, and it can’t be helped.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““You are nervous, with all you have been through.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““You are nervous, with all you have been through.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You mustn’t mind; that will pass away,” I said, kindly.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Then I added, resignedly, for it really seemed to me that I must accept the situation, “Well, so it is, and it can’t be helped.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then I added, resignedly, for it really seemed to me that I must accept the situation, “Well, so it is, and it can’t be helped.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““You are nervous, with all you have been through.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then I added, resignedly, for it really seemed to me that I must accept the situation, “Well, so it is, and it can’t be helped.”
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From this reading Then I added, resignedly, for it really seemed to me that I must accept the situation, “Well, so it is, and it can’t be helped.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then I added, resignedly, for it really seemed to me that I must accept the situation, “Well, so it is, and it can’t be helped.
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From this reading “You are nervous, with all you have been through.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then I added, resignedly, for it really seemed to me that I must accept the situation, “Well, so it is, and it can’t be helped.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are nervous, with all you have been through.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I see them--they stare at me in the dark!” said Miss Tita.
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From this reading “You mustn’t mind; that will pass away,” I said, kindly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then I added, resignedly, for it really seemed to me that I must accept the situation, “Well, so it is, and it can’t be helped.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You are nervous, with all you have been through.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then I added, resignedly, for it really seemed to me that I must accept the situation, “Well, so it is, and it can’t be helped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I see them--they stare at me in the dark!” said Miss Tita.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then I added, resignedly, for it really seemed to me that I must accept the situation, “Well, so it is, and it can’t be helped.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You are nervous, with all you have been through.”
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From this reading Then I added, resignedly, for it really seemed to me that I must accept the situation, “Well, so it is, and it can’t be helped.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I see them--they stare at me in the dark!” said Miss Tita.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I see them--they stare at me in the dark!” said Miss Tita.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then I added, resignedly, for it really seemed to me that I must accept the situation, “Well, so it is, and it can’t be helped.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then I added, resignedly, for it really seemed to me that I must accept the situation, “Well, so it is, and it can’t be helped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You mustn’t mind; that will pass away,” I said, kindly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I see them--they stare at me in the dark!” said Miss Tita.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You mustn’t mind; that will pass away,” I said, kindly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I see them--they stare at me in the dark!” said Miss Tita.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Then I added, resignedly, for it really seemed to me that I must accept the situation, “Well, so it is, and it can’t be helped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You mustn’t mind; that will pass away,” I said, kindly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You are nervous, with all you have been through.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, yes, very--very!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You mustn’t mind; that will pass away,” I said, kindly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then I added, resignedly, for it really seemed to me that I must accept the situation, “Well, so it is, and it can’t be helped.
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From this reading Then I added, resignedly, for it really seemed to me that I must accept the situation, “Well, so it is, and it can’t be helped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I see them--they stare at me in the dark!” said Miss Tita.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I see them--they stare at me in the dark!” said Miss Tita.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then I added, resignedly, for it really seemed to me that I must accept the situation, “Well, so it is, and it can’t be helped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then I added, resignedly, for it really seemed to me that I must accept the situation, “Well, so it is, and it can’t be helped.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then I added, resignedly, for it really seemed to me that I must accept the situation, “Well, so it is, and it can’t be helped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I see them--they stare at me in the dark!” said Miss Tita.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You mustn’t mind; that will pass away,” I said, kindly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I see them--they stare at me in the dark!” said Miss Tita.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I see them--they stare at me in the dark!” said Miss Tita.
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From this reading Then I added, resignedly, for it really seemed to me that I must accept the situation, “Well, so it is, and it can’t be helped.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I see them--they stare at me in the dark!” said Miss Tita.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You are nervous, with all you have been through.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I see them--they stare at me in the dark!” said Miss Tita.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then I added, resignedly, for it really seemed to me that I must accept the situation, “Well, so it is, and it can’t be helped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, yes, very--very!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then I added, resignedly, for it really seemed to me that I must accept the situation, “Well, so it is, and it can’t be helped.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “You mustn’t mind; that will pass away,” I said, kindly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You are nervous, with all you have been through.”
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From this reading “Oh, yes, very--very!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are nervous, with all you have been through.”
