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Chapter XIV
"Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe." "The giver would be flattered," Berenice observed. "Was it Clare Tophaven?" He looked at her, laughing; then seemed to reflect. "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked at her, laughing; then seemed to reflect.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked at her, laughing; then seemed to reflect.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"The giver would be flattered," Berenice observed.”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at her, laughing; then seemed to reflect.
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From this reading "Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The giver would be flattered," Berenice observed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
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From this reading "The giver would be flattered," Berenice observed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
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From this reading "Was it Clare Tophaven?"
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From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
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From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The giver would be flattered," Berenice observed.
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From this reading "The giver would be flattered," Berenice observed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe."
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From this reading "Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked at her, laughing; then seemed to reflect.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe."
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From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Was it Clare Tophaven?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at her, laughing; then seemed to reflect.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at her, laughing; then seemed to reflect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The giver would be flattered," Berenice observed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at her, laughing; then seemed to reflect.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at her, laughing; then seemed to reflect.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The giver would be flattered," Berenice observed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at her, laughing; then seemed to reflect.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Was it Clare Tophaven?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Was it Clare Tophaven?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "The giver would be flattered," Berenice observed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe."
