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"You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested. "You always did profess to have sense, and that isn't sense." "I never had any sense," said Cornelia, "I can see that now. I have been a perfect fool from the beginning." "You may have been a fool," said Charmian, judicially, "but you have not been false, and I am not going to let you say so.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been a perfect fool from the beginning."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I have been a perfect fool from the beginning."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have been a perfect fool from the beginning."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You always did profess to have sense, and that isn't sense."”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"You may have been a fool," said Charmian, judicially, "but you have not been false, and I am not going to let you say so.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I never had any sense," said Cornelia, "I can see that now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.”
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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 "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
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From this reading "You always did profess to have sense, and that isn't sense."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "You may have been a fool," said Charmian, judicially, "but you have not been false, and I am not going to let you say so.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I never had any sense," said Cornelia, "I can see that now.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been a perfect fool from the beginning."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have been a perfect fool from the beginning."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You may have been a fool," said Charmian, judicially, "but you have not been false, and I am not going to let you say so.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I never had any sense," said Cornelia, "I can see that now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "You always did profess to have sense, and that isn't sense."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You may have been a fool," said Charmian, judicially, "but you have not been false, and I am not going to let you say so.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been a perfect fool from the beginning."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have been a perfect fool from the beginning."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You may have been a fool," said Charmian, judicially, "but you have not been false, and I am not going to let you say so.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I never had any sense," said Cornelia, "I can see that now.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You always did profess to have sense, and that isn't sense."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You always did profess to have sense, and that isn't sense."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You may have been a fool," said Charmian, judicially, "but you have not been false, and I am not going to let you say so.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "You may have been a fool," said Charmian, judicially, "but you have not been false, and I am not going to let you say so.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I never had any sense," said Cornelia, "I can see that now.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You may have been a fool," said Charmian, judicially, "but you have not been false, and I am not going to let you say so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I never had any sense," said Cornelia, "I can see that now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have been a perfect fool from the beginning."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You always did profess to have sense, and that isn't sense."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I never had any sense," said Cornelia, "I can see that now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I never had any sense," said Cornelia, "I can see that now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You always did profess to have sense, and that isn't sense."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You may have been a fool," said Charmian, judicially, "but you have not been false, and I am not going to let you say so.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You always did profess to have sense, and that isn't sense."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have been a perfect fool from the beginning."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You always did profess to have sense, and that isn't sense."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
