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Chapter XIII
The priest made a gesture of impatience. 'Oh yes, I understand,' she continued; 'you are afraid lest we should compromise you in your schemes. The best way to ensure our not doing so is to leave us in peace and cease from worrying us. Ah! in spite of all your grand airs, you are not so very clever. We have the same interests as you have, we are all of the same family, and we might very well hunt together.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'Oh yes, I understand,' she continued; 'you are afraid lest we should compromise you in your schemes.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have the same interests as you have, we are all of the same family, and we might very well hunt together.”
in order that something should not happen
From this reading “'Oh yes, I understand,' she continued; 'you are afraid lest we should compromise you in your schemes.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “We have the same interests as you have, we are all of the same family, and we might very well hunt together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We have the same interests as you have, we are all of the same family, and we might very well hunt together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Oh yes, I understand,' she continued; 'you are afraid lest we should compromise you in your schemes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We have the same interests as you have, we are all of the same family, and we might very well hunt together.”
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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 The priest made a gesture of impatience.
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From this reading 'Oh yes, I understand,' she continued; 'you are afraid lest we should compromise you in your schemes.
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From this reading Ah! in spite of all your grand airs, you are not so very clever.
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From this reading Ah! in spite of all your grand airs, you are not so very clever.
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From this reading Ah! in spite of all your grand airs, you are not so very clever.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The best way to ensure our not doing so is to leave us in peace and cease from worrying us.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Oh yes, I understand,' she continued; 'you are afraid lest we should compromise you in your schemes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We have the same interests as you have, we are all of the same family, and we might very well hunt together.
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From this reading The best way to ensure our not doing so is to leave us in peace and cease from worrying us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The best way to ensure our not doing so is to leave us in peace and cease from worrying us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah! in spite of all your grand airs, you are not so very clever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Oh yes, I understand,' she continued; 'you are afraid lest we should compromise you in your schemes.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'Oh yes, I understand,' she continued; 'you are afraid lest we should compromise you in your schemes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The best way to ensure our not doing so is to leave us in peace and cease from worrying us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The best way to ensure our not doing so is to leave us in peace and cease from worrying us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have the same interests as you have, we are all of the same family, and we might very well hunt together.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The best way to ensure our not doing so is to leave us in peace and cease from worrying us.
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From this reading The priest made a gesture of impatience.
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From this reading Ah! in spite of all your grand airs, you are not so very clever.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have the same interests as you have, we are all of the same family, and we might very well hunt together.
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From this reading We have the same interests as you have, we are all of the same family, and we might very well hunt together.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Oh yes, I understand,' she continued; 'you are afraid lest we should compromise you in your schemes.
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From this reading The priest made a gesture of impatience.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Oh yes, I understand,' she continued; 'you are afraid lest we should compromise you in your schemes.
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From this reading We have the same interests as you have, we are all of the same family, and we might very well hunt together.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The best way to ensure our not doing so is to leave us in peace and cease from worrying us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The best way to ensure our not doing so is to leave us in peace and cease from worrying us.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading 'Oh yes, I understand,' she continued; 'you are afraid lest we should compromise you in your schemes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The priest made a gesture of impatience.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading We have the same interests as you have, we are all of the same family, and we might very well hunt together.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The best way to ensure our not doing so is to leave us in peace and cease from worrying us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The priest made a gesture of impatience.
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From this reading 'Oh yes, I understand,' she continued; 'you are afraid lest we should compromise you in your schemes.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The best way to ensure our not doing so is to leave us in peace and cease from worrying us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The best way to ensure our not doing so is to leave us in peace and cease from worrying us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The priest made a gesture of impatience.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have the same interests as you have, we are all of the same family, and we might very well hunt together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Oh yes, I understand,' she continued; 'you are afraid lest we should compromise you in your schemes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Oh yes, I understand,' she continued; 'you are afraid lest we should compromise you in your schemes.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 'Oh yes, I understand,' she continued; 'you are afraid lest we should compromise you in your schemes.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The best way to ensure our not doing so is to leave us in peace and cease from worrying us.
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From this reading Ah! in spite of all your grand airs, you are not so very clever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The priest made a gesture of impatience.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The best way to ensure our not doing so is to leave us in peace and cease from worrying us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have the same interests as you have, we are all of the same family, and we might very well hunt together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Oh yes, I understand,' she continued; 'you are afraid lest we should compromise you in your schemes.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The best way to ensure our not doing so is to leave us in peace and cease from worrying us.
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From this reading Ah! in spite of all your grand airs, you are not so very clever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The best way to ensure our not doing so is to leave us in peace and cease from worrying us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'Oh yes, I understand,' she continued; 'you are afraid lest we should compromise you in your schemes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have the same interests as you have, we are all of the same family, and we might very well hunt together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The best way to ensure our not doing so is to leave us in peace and cease from worrying us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Oh yes, I understand,' she continued; 'you are afraid lest we should compromise you in your schemes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Oh yes, I understand,' she continued; 'you are afraid lest we should compromise you in your schemes.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Oh yes, I understand,' she continued; 'you are afraid lest we should compromise you in your schemes.
