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Chapter XVII
“We must postpone the Pringle confirmation,” said Whippham. “I wonder to whom I could telephone.” Lady Ella appeared, and came and knelt down by the bishop's chair. “I never ought to have let this happen,” she said, taking his wrists in her hands. “You are in a fever, dear.”
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““I wonder to whom I could telephone.””
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading ““I never ought to have let this happen,” she said, taking his wrists in her hands.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I never ought to have let this happen,” she said, taking his wrists in her hands.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““I never ought to have let this happen,” she said, taking his wrists in her hands.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““We must postpone the Pringle confirmation,” said Whippham.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I never ought to have let this happen,” she said, taking his wrists in her hands.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading ““I never ought to have let this happen,” she said, taking his wrists in her hands.”
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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 “You are in a fever, dear.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Ella appeared, and came and knelt down by the bishop's chair.
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From this reading Lady Ella appeared, and came and knelt down by the bishop's chair.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are in a fever, dear.”
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From this reading Lady Ella appeared, and came and knelt down by the bishop's chair.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lady Ella appeared, and came and knelt down by the bishop's chair.
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From this reading Lady Ella appeared, and came and knelt down by the bishop's chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Ella appeared, and came and knelt down by the bishop's chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We must postpone the Pringle confirmation,” said Whippham.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I wonder to whom I could telephone.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You are in a fever, dear.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Ella appeared, and came and knelt down by the bishop's chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Ella appeared, and came and knelt down by the bishop's chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You are in a fever, dear.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “I never ought to have let this happen,” she said, taking his wrists in her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I never ought to have let this happen,” she said, taking his wrists in her hands.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I never ought to have let this happen,” she said, taking his wrists in her hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I never ought to have let this happen,” she said, taking his wrists in her hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I never ought to have let this happen,” she said, taking his wrists in her hands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder to whom I could telephone.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I never ought to have let this happen,” she said, taking his wrists in her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Ella appeared, and came and knelt down by the bishop's chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Ella appeared, and came and knelt down by the bishop's chair.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I never ought to have let this happen,” she said, taking his wrists in her hands.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must postpone the Pringle confirmation,” said Whippham.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never ought to have let this happen,” she said, taking his wrists in her hands.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I never ought to have let this happen,” she said, taking his wrists in her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We must postpone the Pringle confirmation,” said Whippham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We must postpone the Pringle confirmation,” said Whippham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We must postpone the Pringle confirmation,” said Whippham.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I never ought to have let this happen,” she said, taking his wrists in her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I never ought to have let this happen,” she said, taking his wrists in her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wonder to whom I could telephone.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “We must postpone the Pringle confirmation,” said Whippham.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I never ought to have let this happen,” she said, taking his wrists in her hands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I wonder to whom I could telephone.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We must postpone the Pringle confirmation,” said Whippham.
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From this reading “We must postpone the Pringle confirmation,” said Whippham.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I wonder to whom I could telephone.”
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From this reading “I wonder to whom I could telephone.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I never ought to have let this happen,” she said, taking his wrists in her hands.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are in a fever, dear.”
