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Chapter XIII
“Certainly the performance would have seemed better if _she_ had been better,” Mrs. Alsager confessed. “And the play would have seemed better if the performance had been better,” Wayworth said, gloomily, from the corner of the brougham. “She does what she can, and she has talent, and she looked lovely. But she doesn’t _see_ Nona Vincent. She doesn’t see the type—she doesn’t see the individual—she doesn’t see the woman you meant.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““Certainly the performance would have seemed better if _she_ had been better,” Mrs. Alsager confessed.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““She does what she can, and she has talent, and she looked lovely.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Certainly the performance would have seemed better if _she_ had been better,” Mrs. Alsager confessed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““She does what she can, and she has talent, and she looked lovely.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Certainly the performance would have seemed better if _she_ had been better,” Mrs. Alsager confessed.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““Certainly the performance would have seemed better if _she_ had been better,” Mrs. Alsager confessed.”
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From this reading “Certainly the performance would have seemed better if _she_ had been better,” Mrs. Alsager confessed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And the play would have seemed better if the performance had been better,” Wayworth said, gloomily, from the corner of the brougham.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Certainly the performance would have seemed better if _she_ had been better,” Mrs. Alsager confessed.
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From this reading “Certainly the performance would have seemed better if _she_ had been better,” Mrs. Alsager confessed.
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From this reading “And the play would have seemed better if the performance had been better,” Wayworth said, gloomily, from the corner of the brougham.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she doesn’t _see_ Nona Vincent.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “She does what she can, and she has talent, and she looked lovely.
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From this reading “Certainly the performance would have seemed better if _she_ had been better,” Mrs. Alsager confessed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Certainly the performance would have seemed better if _she_ had been better,” Mrs. Alsager confessed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And the play would have seemed better if the performance had been better,” Wayworth said, gloomily, from the corner of the brougham.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She does what she can, and she has talent, and she looked lovely.
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From this reading But she doesn’t _see_ Nona Vincent.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “And the play would have seemed better if the performance had been better,” Wayworth said, gloomily, from the corner of the brougham.
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From this reading “And the play would have seemed better if the performance had been better,” Wayworth said, gloomily, from the corner of the brougham.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Certainly the performance would have seemed better if _she_ had been better,” Mrs. Alsager confessed.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She does what she can, and she has talent, and she looked lovely.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Certainly the performance would have seemed better if _she_ had been better,” Mrs. Alsager confessed.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Certainly the performance would have seemed better if _she_ had been better,” Mrs. Alsager confessed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She doesn’t see the type—she doesn’t see the individual—she doesn’t see the woman you meant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She does what she can, and she has talent, and she looked lovely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She does what she can, and she has talent, and she looked lovely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She doesn’t see the type—she doesn’t see the individual—she doesn’t see the woman you meant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Certainly the performance would have seemed better if _she_ had been better,” Mrs. Alsager confessed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she doesn’t _see_ Nona Vincent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And the play would have seemed better if the performance had been better,” Wayworth said, gloomily, from the corner of the brougham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Certainly the performance would have seemed better if _she_ had been better,” Mrs. Alsager confessed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And the play would have seemed better if the performance had been better,” Wayworth said, gloomily, from the corner of the brougham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And the play would have seemed better if the performance had been better,” Wayworth said, gloomily, from the corner of the brougham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she doesn’t _see_ Nona Vincent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Certainly the performance would have seemed better if _she_ had been better,” Mrs. Alsager confessed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Certainly the performance would have seemed better if _she_ had been better,” Mrs. Alsager confessed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She does what she can, and she has talent, and she looked lovely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Certainly the performance would have seemed better if _she_ had been better,” Mrs. Alsager confessed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She doesn’t see the type—she doesn’t see the individual—she doesn’t see the woman you meant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she doesn’t _see_ Nona Vincent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And the play would have seemed better if the performance had been better,” Wayworth said, gloomily, from the corner of the brougham.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “She does what she can, and she has talent, and she looked lovely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She doesn’t see the type—she doesn’t see the individual—she doesn’t see the woman you meant.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Certainly the performance would have seemed better if _she_ had been better,” Mrs. Alsager confessed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She doesn’t see the type—she doesn’t see the individual—she doesn’t see the woman you meant.
