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Chapter XI
A MODEL NURSE, AND FRIEND IN NEED. Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be. She was too wary to press matters, and although she longed to know all, yet she refrained from asking. She knew enough of Zillah's frank and confiding nature to feel sure that the confidence would come of itself some day unasked. Zillah was one of those who can not keep a secret.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She was too wary to press matters, and although she longed to know all, yet she refrained from asking.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She knew enough of Zillah's frank and confiding nature to feel sure that the confidence would come of itself some day unasked.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She knew enough of Zillah's frank and confiding nature to feel sure that the confidence would come of itself some day unasked.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She knew enough of Zillah's frank and confiding nature to feel sure that the confidence would come of itself some day unasked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was too wary to press matters, and although she longed to know all, yet she refrained from asking.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A MODEL NURSE, AND FRIEND IN NEED.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Zillah was one of those who can not keep a secret.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “Zillah was one of those who can not keep a secret.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She knew enough of Zillah's frank and confiding nature to feel sure that the confidence would come of itself some day unasked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Zillah was one of those who can not keep a secret.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She knew enough of Zillah's frank and confiding nature to feel sure that the confidence would come of itself some day unasked.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “She was too wary to press matters, and although she longed to know all, yet she refrained from asking.”
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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 A MODEL NURSE, AND FRIEND IN NEED.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be.
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From this reading Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be.
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From this reading She was too wary to press matters, and although she longed to know all, yet she refrained from asking.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was too wary to press matters, and although she longed to know all, yet she refrained from asking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MODEL NURSE, AND FRIEND IN NEED.
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From this reading She was too wary to press matters, and although she longed to know all, yet she refrained from asking.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Zillah was one of those who can not keep a secret.
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From this reading Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew enough of Zillah's frank and confiding nature to feel sure that the confidence would come of itself some day unasked.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She knew enough of Zillah's frank and confiding nature to feel sure that the confidence would come of itself some day unasked.
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From this reading She knew enough of Zillah's frank and confiding nature to feel sure that the confidence would come of itself some day unasked.
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From this reading Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be.
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From this reading She knew enough of Zillah's frank and confiding nature to feel sure that the confidence would come of itself some day unasked.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be.
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From this reading Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be.
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From this reading She knew enough of Zillah's frank and confiding nature to feel sure that the confidence would come of itself some day unasked.
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From this reading She knew enough of Zillah's frank and confiding nature to feel sure that the confidence would come of itself some day unasked.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be.
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From this reading She knew enough of Zillah's frank and confiding nature to feel sure that the confidence would come of itself some day unasked.
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From this reading A MODEL NURSE, AND FRIEND IN NEED.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was too wary to press matters, and although she longed to know all, yet she refrained from asking.
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From this reading Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MODEL NURSE, AND FRIEND IN NEED.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading She knew enough of Zillah's frank and confiding nature to feel sure that the confidence would come of itself some day unasked.
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From this reading Zillah was one of those who can not keep a secret.
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From this reading She knew enough of Zillah's frank and confiding nature to feel sure that the confidence would come of itself some day unasked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was too wary to press matters, and although she longed to know all, yet she refrained from asking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was too wary to press matters, and although she longed to know all, yet she refrained from asking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was too wary to press matters, and although she longed to know all, yet she refrained from asking.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MODEL NURSE, AND FRIEND IN NEED.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew enough of Zillah's frank and confiding nature to feel sure that the confidence would come of itself some day unasked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MODEL NURSE, AND FRIEND IN NEED.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be.
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From this reading A MODEL NURSE, AND FRIEND IN NEED.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Zillah was one of those who can not keep a secret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was too wary to press matters, and although she longed to know all, yet she refrained from asking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was too wary to press matters, and although she longed to know all, yet she refrained from asking.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Zillah was one of those who can not keep a secret.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was too wary to press matters, and although she longed to know all, yet she refrained from asking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew enough of Zillah's frank and confiding nature to feel sure that the confidence would come of itself some day unasked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She knew enough of Zillah's frank and confiding nature to feel sure that the confidence would come of itself some day unasked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Zillah was one of those who can not keep a secret.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be.
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From this reading She was too wary to press matters, and although she longed to know all, yet she refrained from asking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew enough of Zillah's frank and confiding nature to feel sure that the confidence would come of itself some day unasked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was too wary to press matters, and although she longed to know all, yet she refrained from asking.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be.
which person or people
From this reading Zillah was one of those who can not keep a secret.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She knew enough of Zillah's frank and confiding nature to feel sure that the confidence would come of itself some day unasked.
but in spite of that
From this reading She was too wary to press matters, and although she longed to know all, yet she refrained from asking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zillah did not tell Hilda about the particular cause of the Earl's sickness for some time, but Hilda was sufficiently acute to conjecture what it might be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew enough of Zillah's frank and confiding nature to feel sure that the confidence would come of itself some day unasked.
