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Chapter XII
And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola. Oh no--it's impossible. He had altered. If he had been like this we must have seen it. What Viola had seen--if she had seen anything--was only the foreshadowing, the bare possibility of this.
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any thing at all
From this reading “What Viola had seen--if she had seen anything--was only the foreshadowing, the bare possibility of this.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If he had been like this we must have seen it.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “If he had been like this we must have seen it.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.”
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From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
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From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
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From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
any thing at all
From this reading What Viola had seen--if she had seen anything--was only the foreshadowing, the bare possibility of this.
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From this reading What Viola had seen--if she had seen anything--was only the foreshadowing, the bare possibility of this.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
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From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
apart from; not including
From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
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From this reading What Viola had seen--if she had seen anything--was only the foreshadowing, the bare possibility of this.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he had been like this we must have seen it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had been like this we must have seen it.
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From this reading Oh no--it's impossible.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
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From this reading Oh no--it's impossible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If he had been like this we must have seen it.
not any; not one
From this reading Oh no--it's impossible.
not one, and not any
From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
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From this reading Oh no--it's impossible.
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From this reading What Viola had seen--if she had seen anything--was only the foreshadowing, the bare possibility of this.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What Viola had seen--if she had seen anything--was only the foreshadowing, the bare possibility of this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What Viola had seen--if she had seen anything--was only the foreshadowing, the bare possibility of this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If he had been like this we must have seen it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If he had been like this we must have seen it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What Viola had seen--if she had seen anything--was only the foreshadowing, the bare possibility of this.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And I cannot tell you whether he was really altered, or whether he had been like that all the time before Amershott had shown him up, and none of us had seen it except Viola.
