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Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic. Her acquaintances would sympathetically have discussed her helplessness and absolute lack of all resource. So very pretty, so young, the mother of a dear little girl—left with no income! How very sad! What _could_ she do?
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So very pretty, so young, the mother of a dear little girl—left with no income!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.”
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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 So very pretty, so young, the mother of a dear little girl—left with no income!
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From this reading Her acquaintances would sympathetically have discussed her helplessness and absolute lack of all resource.
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From this reading Her acquaintances would sympathetically have discussed her helplessness and absolute lack of all resource.
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From this reading Her acquaintances would sympathetically have discussed her helplessness and absolute lack of all resource.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What _could_ she do?
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From this reading So very pretty, so young, the mother of a dear little girl—left with no income!
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From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
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From this reading Her acquaintances would sympathetically have discussed her helplessness and absolute lack of all resource.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What _could_ she do?
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From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
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From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
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From this reading So very pretty, so young, the mother of a dear little girl—left with no income!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
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From this reading Her acquaintances would sympathetically have discussed her helplessness and absolute lack of all resource.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
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From this reading How very sad!
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From this reading So very pretty, so young, the mother of a dear little girl—left with no income!
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From this reading Her acquaintances would sympathetically have discussed her helplessness and absolute lack of all resource.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So very pretty, so young, the mother of a dear little girl—left with no income!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
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From this reading So very pretty, so young, the mother of a dear little girl—left with no income!
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From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
not any; not one
From this reading So very pretty, so young, the mother of a dear little girl—left with no income!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her acquaintances would sympathetically have discussed her helplessness and absolute lack of all resource.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
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From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
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From this reading So very pretty, so young, the mother of a dear little girl—left with no income!
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From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
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From this reading Her acquaintances would sympathetically have discussed her helplessness and absolute lack of all resource.
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From this reading How very sad!
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From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What _could_ she do?
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From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So very pretty, so young, the mother of a dear little girl—left with no income!
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From this reading Her acquaintances would sympathetically have discussed her helplessness and absolute lack of all resource.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
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From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
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From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
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From this reading So very pretty, so young, the mother of a dear little girl—left with no income!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What _could_ she do?
in the company of; together with
From this reading So very pretty, so young, the mother of a dear little girl—left with no income!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So very pretty, so young, the mother of a dear little girl—left with no income!
