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Chapter IV
Arthur looked at her in amazement. Was this his gentle sister-in-law? Her very voice seemed changed, and her frame was shaking with her unusual emotion. ‘What do you mean?’ he asked. ‘Surely you have Henry’s welfare at heart as much as we have.’
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘What do you mean?’ he asked.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘Surely you have Henry’s welfare at heart as much as we have.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Arthur looked at her in amazement.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her very voice seemed changed, and her frame was shaking with her unusual emotion.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Her very voice seemed changed, and her frame was shaking with her unusual emotion.”
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From this reading Arthur looked at her in amazement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her very voice seemed changed, and her frame was shaking with her unusual emotion.
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From this reading Arthur looked at her in amazement.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘Surely you have Henry’s welfare at heart as much as we have.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘What do you mean?’ he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arthur looked at her in amazement.
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From this reading Her very voice seemed changed, and her frame was shaking with her unusual emotion.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘What do you mean?’ he asked.
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From this reading Her very voice seemed changed, and her frame was shaking with her unusual emotion.
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From this reading Her very voice seemed changed, and her frame was shaking with her unusual emotion.
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From this reading Was this his gentle sister-in-law?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘Surely you have Henry’s welfare at heart as much as we have.’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘What do you mean?’ he asked.
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From this reading ‘Surely you have Henry’s welfare at heart as much as we have.’
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From this reading ‘Surely you have Henry’s welfare at heart as much as we have.’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Arthur looked at her in amazement.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Was this his gentle sister-in-law?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Arthur looked at her in amazement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arthur looked at her in amazement.
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From this reading ‘What do you mean?’ he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Surely you have Henry’s welfare at heart as much as we have.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her very voice seemed changed, and her frame was shaking with her unusual emotion.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her very voice seemed changed, and her frame was shaking with her unusual emotion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was this his gentle sister-in-law?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Surely you have Henry’s welfare at heart as much as we have.’
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Was this his gentle sister-in-law?
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From this reading Her very voice seemed changed, and her frame was shaking with her unusual emotion.
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From this reading Her very voice seemed changed, and her frame was shaking with her unusual emotion.
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From this reading Her very voice seemed changed, and her frame was shaking with her unusual emotion.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was this his gentle sister-in-law?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘Surely you have Henry’s welfare at heart as much as we have.’
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From this reading ‘Surely you have Henry’s welfare at heart as much as we have.’
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘What do you mean?’ he asked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her very voice seemed changed, and her frame was shaking with her unusual emotion.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘What do you mean?’ he asked.
