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Chapter XXXVII
“Oh, dear!” sighed Etheldred, as she fastened her white muslin, “I’m afraid it is my nature to hate my neighbour.” “My dear Ethel, what is coming next?” said Margaret. “I like my neighbour at home, and whom I have to work for, very much,” said Ethel, “but oh! my neighbour that I have to be civil to!” “Poor old King! I am afraid your day will be spoiled with all your toils as lady of the house.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I like my neighbour at home, and whom I have to work for, very much,” said Ethel, “but oh! my neighbour that I have to be civil to!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““My dear Ethel, what is coming next?” said Margaret.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Poor old King!”
given too much comfort or indulgence
From this reading “I am afraid your day will be spoiled with all your toils as lady of the house.”
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From this reading “Oh, dear!” sighed Etheldred, as she fastened her white muslin, “I’m afraid it is my nature to hate my neighbour.”
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From this reading I am afraid your day will be spoiled with all your toils as lady of the house.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am afraid your day will be spoiled with all your toils as lady of the house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I like my neighbour at home, and whom I have to work for, very much,” said Ethel, “but oh! my neighbour that I have to be civil to!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Oh, dear!” sighed Etheldred, as she fastened her white muslin, “I’m afraid it is my nature to hate my neighbour.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I like my neighbour at home, and whom I have to work for, very much,” said Ethel, “but oh! my neighbour that I have to be civil to!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I like my neighbour at home, and whom I have to work for, very much,” said Ethel, “but oh! my neighbour that I have to be civil to!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I like my neighbour at home, and whom I have to work for, very much,” said Ethel, “but oh! my neighbour that I have to be civil to!”
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From this reading “I like my neighbour at home, and whom I have to work for, very much,” said Ethel, “but oh! my neighbour that I have to be civil to!”
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From this reading “My dear Ethel, what is coming next?” said Margaret.
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From this reading I am afraid your day will be spoiled with all your toils as lady of the house.
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From this reading “Oh, dear!” sighed Etheldred, as she fastened her white muslin, “I’m afraid it is my nature to hate my neighbour.”
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From this reading “My dear Ethel, what is coming next?” said Margaret.
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From this reading “Oh, dear!” sighed Etheldred, as she fastened her white muslin, “I’m afraid it is my nature to hate my neighbour.”
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From this reading “Oh, dear!” sighed Etheldred, as she fastened her white muslin, “I’m afraid it is my nature to hate my neighbour.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I like my neighbour at home, and whom I have to work for, very much,” said Ethel, “but oh! my neighbour that I have to be civil to!”
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From this reading “Oh, dear!” sighed Etheldred, as she fastened her white muslin, “I’m afraid it is my nature to hate my neighbour.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I like my neighbour at home, and whom I have to work for, very much,” said Ethel, “but oh! my neighbour that I have to be civil to!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, dear!” sighed Etheldred, as she fastened her white muslin, “I’m afraid it is my nature to hate my neighbour.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I like my neighbour at home, and whom I have to work for, very much,” said Ethel, “but oh! my neighbour that I have to be civil to!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am afraid your day will be spoiled with all your toils as lady of the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I like my neighbour at home, and whom I have to work for, very much,” said Ethel, “but oh! my neighbour that I have to be civil to!”
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From this reading “Oh, dear!” sighed Etheldred, as she fastened her white muslin, “I’m afraid it is my nature to hate my neighbour.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, dear!” sighed Etheldred, as she fastened her white muslin, “I’m afraid it is my nature to hate my neighbour.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, dear!” sighed Etheldred, as she fastened her white muslin, “I’m afraid it is my nature to hate my neighbour.”
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From this reading “Poor old King!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am afraid your day will be spoiled with all your toils as lady of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I like my neighbour at home, and whom I have to work for, very much,” said Ethel, “but oh! my neighbour that I have to be civil to!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear Ethel, what is coming next?” said Margaret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I like my neighbour at home, and whom I have to work for, very much,” said Ethel, “but oh! my neighbour that I have to be civil to!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, dear!” sighed Etheldred, as she fastened her white muslin, “I’m afraid it is my nature to hate my neighbour.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, dear!” sighed Etheldred, as she fastened her white muslin, “I’m afraid it is my nature to hate my neighbour.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, dear!” sighed Etheldred, as she fastened her white muslin, “I’m afraid it is my nature to hate my neighbour.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, dear!” sighed Etheldred, as she fastened her white muslin, “I’m afraid it is my nature to hate my neighbour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My dear Ethel, what is coming next?” said Margaret.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am afraid your day will be spoiled with all your toils as lady of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, dear!” sighed Etheldred, as she fastened her white muslin, “I’m afraid it is my nature to hate my neighbour.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Poor old King!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor old King!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear Ethel, what is coming next?” said Margaret.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, dear!” sighed Etheldred, as she fastened her white muslin, “I’m afraid it is my nature to hate my neighbour.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, dear!” sighed Etheldred, as she fastened her white muslin, “I’m afraid it is my nature to hate my neighbour.”
given too much comfort or indulgence
From this reading I am afraid your day will be spoiled with all your toils as lady of the house.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I like my neighbour at home, and whom I have to work for, very much,” said Ethel, “but oh! my neighbour that I have to be civil to!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am afraid your day will be spoiled with all your toils as lady of the house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, dear!” sighed Etheldred, as she fastened her white muslin, “I’m afraid it is my nature to hate my neighbour.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am afraid your day will be spoiled with all your toils as lady of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I like my neighbour at home, and whom I have to work for, very much,” said Ethel, “but oh! my neighbour that I have to be civil to!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “My dear Ethel, what is coming next?” said Margaret.
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From this reading “Oh, dear!” sighed Etheldred, as she fastened her white muslin, “I’m afraid it is my nature to hate my neighbour.”
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I like my neighbour at home, and whom I have to work for, very much,” said Ethel, “but oh! my neighbour that I have to be civil to!”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I am afraid your day will be spoiled with all your toils as lady of the house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am afraid your day will be spoiled with all your toils as lady of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I like my neighbour at home, and whom I have to work for, very much,” said Ethel, “but oh! my neighbour that I have to be civil to!”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am afraid your day will be spoiled with all your toils as lady of the house.
