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Chapter XXIX
Ned Chester fulfilled the promise he gave to the Duchess that he would see Mrs. Lenoir safely to her home. When the exhausted woman recovered from her fainting condition and was sufficiently strong to lean on his arm and walk slowly along, he said to her: "You may thank your stars I was near you when you fell. I am going to help you home. Where do you live?"
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “When the exhausted woman recovered from her fainting condition and was sufficiently strong to lean on his arm and walk slowly along, he said to her:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am going to help you home.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"You may thank your stars I was near you when you fell.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Ned Chester fulfilled the promise he gave to the Duchess that he would see Mrs. Lenoir safely to her home.”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading When the exhausted woman recovered from her fainting condition and was sufficiently strong to lean on his arm and walk slowly along, he said to her:
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am going to help you home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the exhausted woman recovered from her fainting condition and was sufficiently strong to lean on his arm and walk slowly along, he said to her:
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From this reading When the exhausted woman recovered from her fainting condition and was sufficiently strong to lean on his arm and walk slowly along, he said to her:
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From this reading Ned Chester fulfilled the promise he gave to the Duchess that he would see Mrs. Lenoir safely to her home.
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From this reading When the exhausted woman recovered from her fainting condition and was sufficiently strong to lean on his arm and walk slowly along, he said to her:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Where do you live?"
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From this reading Ned Chester fulfilled the promise he gave to the Duchess that he would see Mrs. Lenoir safely to her home.
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From this reading When the exhausted woman recovered from her fainting condition and was sufficiently strong to lean on his arm and walk slowly along, he said to her:
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From this reading When the exhausted woman recovered from her fainting condition and was sufficiently strong to lean on his arm and walk slowly along, he said to her:
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From this reading "You may thank your stars I was near you when you fell.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the exhausted woman recovered from her fainting condition and was sufficiently strong to lean on his arm and walk slowly along, he said to her:
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From this reading Ned Chester fulfilled the promise he gave to the Duchess that he would see Mrs. Lenoir safely to her home.
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From this reading Ned Chester fulfilled the promise he gave to the Duchess that he would see Mrs. Lenoir safely to her home.
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From this reading I am going to help you home.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ned Chester fulfilled the promise he gave to the Duchess that he would see Mrs. Lenoir safely to her home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am going to help you home.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ned Chester fulfilled the promise he gave to the Duchess that he would see Mrs. Lenoir safely to her home.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the exhausted woman recovered from her fainting condition and was sufficiently strong to lean on his arm and walk slowly along, he said to her:
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From this reading Ned Chester fulfilled the promise he gave to the Duchess that he would see Mrs. Lenoir safely to her home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You may thank your stars I was near you when you fell.
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From this reading When the exhausted woman recovered from her fainting condition and was sufficiently strong to lean on his arm and walk slowly along, he said to her:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ned Chester fulfilled the promise he gave to the Duchess that he would see Mrs. Lenoir safely to her home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where do you live?"
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "You may thank your stars I was near you when you fell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ned Chester fulfilled the promise he gave to the Duchess that he would see Mrs. Lenoir safely to her home.
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From this reading "You may thank your stars I was near you when you fell.
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From this reading Ned Chester fulfilled the promise he gave to the Duchess that he would see Mrs. Lenoir safely to her home.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the exhausted woman recovered from her fainting condition and was sufficiently strong to lean on his arm and walk slowly along, he said to her:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ned Chester fulfilled the promise he gave to the Duchess that he would see Mrs. Lenoir safely to her home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the exhausted woman recovered from her fainting condition and was sufficiently strong to lean on his arm and walk slowly along, he said to her:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ned Chester fulfilled the promise he gave to the Duchess that he would see Mrs. Lenoir safely to her home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the exhausted woman recovered from her fainting condition and was sufficiently strong to lean on his arm and walk slowly along, he said to her:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ned Chester fulfilled the promise he gave to the Duchess that he would see Mrs. Lenoir safely to her home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the exhausted woman recovered from her fainting condition and was sufficiently strong to lean on his arm and walk slowly along, he said to her:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You may thank your stars I was near you when you fell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the exhausted woman recovered from her fainting condition and was sufficiently strong to lean on his arm and walk slowly along, he said to her:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the exhausted woman recovered from her fainting condition and was sufficiently strong to lean on his arm and walk slowly along, he said to her:
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From this reading "You may thank your stars I was near you when you fell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ned Chester fulfilled the promise he gave to the Duchess that he would see Mrs. Lenoir safely to her home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ned Chester fulfilled the promise he gave to the Duchess that he would see Mrs. Lenoir safely to her home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ned Chester fulfilled the promise he gave to the Duchess that he would see Mrs. Lenoir safely to her home.
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From this reading When the exhausted woman recovered from her fainting condition and was sufficiently strong to lean on his arm and walk slowly along, he said to her:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the exhausted woman recovered from her fainting condition and was sufficiently strong to lean on his arm and walk slowly along, he said to her:
at the time that
From this reading When the exhausted woman recovered from her fainting condition and was sufficiently strong to lean on his arm and walk slowly along, he said to her:
in or at the place that
From this reading Where do you live?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the exhausted woman recovered from her fainting condition and was sufficiently strong to lean on his arm and walk slowly along, he said to her:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ned Chester fulfilled the promise he gave to the Duchess that he would see Mrs. Lenoir safely to her home.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You may thank your stars I was near you when you fell.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You may thank your stars I was near you when you fell.
