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Chapter VI
“That she should have him there. That is, if not himself, something,--somebody who would so much more than fill his place, that she would never have a lonely or unloved minute. Her eyes brightened, and shaded, and pondered, doubting. She ‘didn’t see how it could ever be.’ I told her not to try and see how, but to leave it to Christ.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She ‘didn’t see how it could ever be.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She ‘didn’t see how it could ever be.’”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““That she should have him there.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “That is, if not himself, something,--somebody who would so much more than fill his place, that she would never have a lonely or unloved minute.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That is, if not himself, something,--somebody who would so much more than fill his place, that she would never have a lonely or unloved minute.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “That is, if not himself, something,--somebody who would so much more than fill his place, that she would never have a lonely or unloved minute.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “That is, if not himself, something,--somebody who would so much more than fill his place, that she would never have a lonely or unloved minute.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I told her not to try and see how, but to leave it to Christ.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “That is, if not himself, something,--somebody who would so much more than fill his place, that she would never have a lonely or unloved minute.”
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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 That is, if not himself, something,--somebody who would so much more than fill his place, that she would never have a lonely or unloved minute.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her eyes brightened, and shaded, and pondered, doubting.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She ‘didn’t see how it could ever be.’
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From this reading Her eyes brightened, and shaded, and pondered, doubting.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I told her not to try and see how, but to leave it to Christ.
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From this reading I told her not to try and see how, but to leave it to Christ.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She ‘didn’t see how it could ever be.’
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From this reading She ‘didn’t see how it could ever be.’
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From this reading Her eyes brightened, and shaded, and pondered, doubting.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She ‘didn’t see how it could ever be.’
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From this reading Her eyes brightened, and shaded, and pondered, doubting.
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From this reading That is, if not himself, something,--somebody who would so much more than fill his place, that she would never have a lonely or unloved minute.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That she should have him there.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her eyes brightened, and shaded, and pondered, doubting.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That she should have him there.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading That is, if not himself, something,--somebody who would so much more than fill his place, that she would never have a lonely or unloved minute.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That is, if not himself, something,--somebody who would so much more than fill his place, that she would never have a lonely or unloved minute.
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From this reading She ‘didn’t see how it could ever be.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I told her not to try and see how, but to leave it to Christ.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading That is, if not himself, something,--somebody who would so much more than fill his place, that she would never have a lonely or unloved minute.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is, if not himself, something,--somebody who would so much more than fill his place, that she would never have a lonely or unloved minute.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She ‘didn’t see how it could ever be.’
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From this reading I told her not to try and see how, but to leave it to Christ.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is, if not himself, something,--somebody who would so much more than fill his place, that she would never have a lonely or unloved minute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is, if not himself, something,--somebody who would so much more than fill his place, that she would never have a lonely or unloved minute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is, if not himself, something,--somebody who would so much more than fill his place, that she would never have a lonely or unloved minute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is, if not himself, something,--somebody who would so much more than fill his place, that she would never have a lonely or unloved minute.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That is, if not himself, something,--somebody who would so much more than fill his place, that she would never have a lonely or unloved minute.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That is, if not himself, something,--somebody who would so much more than fill his place, that she would never have a lonely or unloved minute.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That is, if not himself, something,--somebody who would so much more than fill his place, that she would never have a lonely or unloved minute.
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From this reading That is, if not himself, something,--somebody who would so much more than fill his place, that she would never have a lonely or unloved minute.
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From this reading Her eyes brightened, and shaded, and pondered, doubting.
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From this reading She ‘didn’t see how it could ever be.’
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From this reading Her eyes brightened, and shaded, and pondered, doubting.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That she should have him there.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “That she should have him there.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That is, if not himself, something,--somebody who would so much more than fill his place, that she would never have a lonely or unloved minute.
a person, without saying who
From this reading That is, if not himself, something,--somebody who would so much more than fill his place, that she would never have a lonely or unloved minute.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading That is, if not himself, something,--somebody who would so much more than fill his place, that she would never have a lonely or unloved minute.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That is, if not himself, something,--somebody who would so much more than fill his place, that she would never have a lonely or unloved minute.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That she should have him there.
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From this reading “That she should have him there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I told her not to try and see how, but to leave it to Christ.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told her not to try and see how, but to leave it to Christ.
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From this reading I told her not to try and see how, but to leave it to Christ.
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From this reading That is, if not himself, something,--somebody who would so much more than fill his place, that she would never have a lonely or unloved minute.
which person or people
From this reading That is, if not himself, something,--somebody who would so much more than fill his place, that she would never have a lonely or unloved minute.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That is, if not himself, something,--somebody who would so much more than fill his place, that she would never have a lonely or unloved minute.
