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MISS BROWN PLEADS HER OWN CASE, AND MR. ROBINSON WALKS ON BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE. At the time of Mrs. McCockerell's death Robinson and Maryanne Brown were not on comfortable terms with each other. She had twitted him with being remiss in asserting his own rights in the presence of his rival, and he had accused her of being fickle, if not actually false. "I shall be just as fickle as I please," she said.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “She had twitted him with being remiss in asserting his own rights in the presence of his rival, and he had accused her of being fickle, if not actually false.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"I shall be just as fickle as I please," she said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the time of Mrs. McCockerell's death Robinson and Maryanne Brown were not on comfortable terms with each other.”
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From this reading She had twitted him with being remiss in asserting his own rights in the presence of his rival, and he had accused her of being fickle, if not actually false.
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From this reading She had twitted him with being remiss in asserting his own rights in the presence of his rival, and he had accused her of being fickle, if not actually false.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MISS BROWN PLEADS HER OWN CASE, AND MR.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I shall be just as fickle as I please," she said.
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From this reading She had twitted him with being remiss in asserting his own rights in the presence of his rival, and he had accused her of being fickle, if not actually false.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the time of Mrs. McCockerell's death Robinson and Maryanne Brown were not on comfortable terms with each other.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I shall be just as fickle as I please," she said.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She had twitted him with being remiss in asserting his own rights in the presence of his rival, and he had accused her of being fickle, if not actually false.
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From this reading ROBINSON WALKS ON BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE.
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From this reading ROBINSON WALKS ON BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE.
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From this reading MISS BROWN PLEADS HER OWN CASE, AND MR.
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From this reading MISS BROWN PLEADS HER OWN CASE, AND MR.
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From this reading At the time of Mrs. McCockerell's death Robinson and Maryanne Brown were not on comfortable terms with each other.
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From this reading At the time of Mrs. McCockerell's death Robinson and Maryanne Brown were not on comfortable terms with each other.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading At the time of Mrs. McCockerell's death Robinson and Maryanne Brown were not on comfortable terms with each other.
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From this reading She had twitted him with being remiss in asserting his own rights in the presence of his rival, and he had accused her of being fickle, if not actually false.
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From this reading She had twitted him with being remiss in asserting his own rights in the presence of his rival, and he had accused her of being fickle, if not actually false.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had twitted him with being remiss in asserting his own rights in the presence of his rival, and he had accused her of being fickle, if not actually false.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had twitted him with being remiss in asserting his own rights in the presence of his rival, and he had accused her of being fickle, if not actually false.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MISS BROWN PLEADS HER OWN CASE, AND MR.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had twitted him with being remiss in asserting his own rights in the presence of his rival, and he had accused her of being fickle, if not actually false.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had twitted him with being remiss in asserting his own rights in the presence of his rival, and he had accused her of being fickle, if not actually false.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall be just as fickle as I please," she said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She had twitted him with being remiss in asserting his own rights in the presence of his rival, and he had accused her of being fickle, if not actually false.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had twitted him with being remiss in asserting his own rights in the presence of his rival, and he had accused her of being fickle, if not actually false.
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From this reading "I shall be just as fickle as I please," she said.
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From this reading At the time of Mrs. McCockerell's death Robinson and Maryanne Brown were not on comfortable terms with each other.
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From this reading At the time of Mrs. McCockerell's death Robinson and Maryanne Brown were not on comfortable terms with each other.
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From this reading MISS BROWN PLEADS HER OWN CASE, AND MR.
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From this reading MISS BROWN PLEADS HER OWN CASE, AND MR.
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From this reading At the time of Mrs. McCockerell's death Robinson and Maryanne Brown were not on comfortable terms with each other.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At the time of Mrs. McCockerell's death Robinson and Maryanne Brown were not on comfortable terms with each other.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the time of Mrs. McCockerell's death Robinson and Maryanne Brown were not on comfortable terms with each other.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ROBINSON WALKS ON BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE.
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From this reading At the time of Mrs. McCockerell's death Robinson and Maryanne Brown were not on comfortable terms with each other.
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From this reading MISS BROWN PLEADS HER OWN CASE, AND MR.
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From this reading MISS BROWN PLEADS HER OWN CASE, AND MR.
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From this reading "I shall be just as fickle as I please," she said.
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From this reading She had twitted him with being remiss in asserting his own rights in the presence of his rival, and he had accused her of being fickle, if not actually false.
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From this reading She had twitted him with being remiss in asserting his own rights in the presence of his rival, and he had accused her of being fickle, if not actually false.
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From this reading She had twitted him with being remiss in asserting his own rights in the presence of his rival, and he had accused her of being fickle, if not actually false.
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From this reading She had twitted him with being remiss in asserting his own rights in the presence of his rival, and he had accused her of being fickle, if not actually false.
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From this reading ROBINSON WALKS ON BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE.
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From this reading "I shall be just as fickle as I please," she said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall be just as fickle as I please," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had twitted him with being remiss in asserting his own rights in the presence of his rival, and he had accused her of being fickle, if not actually false.
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From this reading At the time of Mrs. McCockerell's death Robinson and Maryanne Brown were not on comfortable terms with each other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the time of Mrs. McCockerell's death Robinson and Maryanne Brown were not on comfortable terms with each other.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the time of Mrs. McCockerell's death Robinson and Maryanne Brown were not on comfortable terms with each other.
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From this reading She had twitted him with being remiss in asserting his own rights in the presence of his rival, and he had accused her of being fickle, if not actually false.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROBINSON WALKS ON BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At the time of Mrs. McCockerell's death Robinson and Maryanne Brown were not on comfortable terms with each other.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the time of Mrs. McCockerell's death Robinson and Maryanne Brown were not on comfortable terms with each other.
