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Chapter XVI
“Is there any reason,” she pleaded, “why you should have hidden things from me?” He stood remorseful and distressed. “I should have talked to you,” he said lamely. “Edward,” she said, laying her hands on his shoulders, “will you do one thing for me? Will you try to eat a little breakfast?
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suffering from pain, danger, or serious difficulty
From this reading “He stood remorseful and distressed.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading ““Edward,” she said, laying her hands on his shoulders, “will you do one thing for me?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Is there any reason,” she pleaded, “why you should have hidden things from me?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Will you try to eat a little breakfast?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Edward,” she said, laying her hands on his shoulders, “will you do one thing for me?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He stood remorseful and distressed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Edward,” she said, laying her hands on his shoulders, “will you do one thing for me?”
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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 Will you try to eat a little breakfast?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stood remorseful and distressed.
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From this reading “Is there any reason,” she pleaded, “why you should have hidden things from me?”
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From this reading Will you try to eat a little breakfast?
suffering from pain, danger, or serious difficulty
From this reading He stood remorseful and distressed.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Edward,” she said, laying her hands on his shoulders, “will you do one thing for me?
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From this reading Will you try to eat a little breakfast?
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From this reading “Edward,” she said, laying her hands on his shoulders, “will you do one thing for me?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Edward,” she said, laying her hands on his shoulders, “will you do one thing for me?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Is there any reason,” she pleaded, “why you should have hidden things from me?”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Edward,” she said, laying her hands on his shoulders, “will you do one thing for me?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Is there any reason,” she pleaded, “why you should have hidden things from me?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood remorseful and distressed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Edward,” she said, laying her hands on his shoulders, “will you do one thing for me?
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From this reading “Is there any reason,” she pleaded, “why you should have hidden things from me?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Edward,” she said, laying her hands on his shoulders, “will you do one thing for me?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I should have talked to you,” he said lamely.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is there any reason,” she pleaded, “why you should have hidden things from me?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should have talked to you,” he said lamely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Edward,” she said, laying her hands on his shoulders, “will you do one thing for me?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Will you try to eat a little breakfast?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Is there any reason,” she pleaded, “why you should have hidden things from me?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Edward,” she said, laying her hands on his shoulders, “will you do one thing for me?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Edward,” she said, laying her hands on his shoulders, “will you do one thing for me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is there any reason,” she pleaded, “why you should have hidden things from me?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is there any reason,” she pleaded, “why you should have hidden things from me?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stood remorseful and distressed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should have talked to you,” he said lamely.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Is there any reason,” she pleaded, “why you should have hidden things from me?”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Is there any reason,” she pleaded, “why you should have hidden things from me?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Edward,” she said, laying her hands on his shoulders, “will you do one thing for me?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood remorseful and distressed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should have talked to you,” he said lamely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is there any reason,” she pleaded, “why you should have hidden things from me?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Edward,” she said, laying her hands on his shoulders, “will you do one thing for me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is there any reason,” she pleaded, “why you should have hidden things from me?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I should have talked to you,” he said lamely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will you try to eat a little breakfast?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is there any reason,” she pleaded, “why you should have hidden things from me?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Edward,” she said, laying her hands on his shoulders, “will you do one thing for me?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Is there any reason,” she pleaded, “why you should have hidden things from me?”
