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Chapter XIII
“I hate to have you staying on. Couldn't you come down to us for a week?” “No. We both think it's best to be here when Alan gets back. We want him to go down with us.” Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Couldn't you come down to us for a week?””
every person
From this reading “Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I hate to have you staying on.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No. We both think it's best to be here when Alan gets back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No. We both think it's best to be here when Alan gets back.”
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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 Couldn't you come down to us for a week?”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
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From this reading “No. We both think it's best to be here when Alan gets back.
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From this reading “No. We both think it's best to be here when Alan gets back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “No. We both think it's best to be here when Alan gets back.
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From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
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From this reading “No. We both think it's best to be here when Alan gets back.
the two together, not just one
From this reading “No. We both think it's best to be here when Alan gets back.
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From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
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From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Couldn't you come down to us for a week?”
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From this reading Couldn't you come down to us for a week?”
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From this reading Couldn't you come down to us for a week?”
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From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
every person
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Couldn't you come down to us for a week?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
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From this reading “No. We both think it's best to be here when Alan gets back.
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From this reading We want him to go down with us.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
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From this reading “I hate to have you staying on.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I hate to have you staying on.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No. We both think it's best to be here when Alan gets back.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We want him to go down with us.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I hate to have you staying on.
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From this reading “No. We both think it's best to be here when Alan gets back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
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From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
not any; not one
From this reading “No. We both think it's best to be here when Alan gets back.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I hate to have you staying on.
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From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
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From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
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From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I hate to have you staying on.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No. We both think it's best to be here when Alan gets back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I hate to have you staying on.
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From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Couldn't you come down to us for a week?”
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From this reading We want him to go down with us.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “No. We both think it's best to be here when Alan gets back.
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From this reading Couldn't you come down to us for a week?”
at the time that
From this reading “No. We both think it's best to be here when Alan gets back.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We want him to go down with us.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I hate to have you staying on.
