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Chapter XIX
“It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold. Oh, how can boys be so incautious; and just when he has heard what comes of it! Poor Leonard! I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood! And Geoff doing the same thing, the very same thing, in spite of such a warning!”
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, how can boys be so incautious; and just when he has heard what comes of it!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor Leonard!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And Geoff doing the same thing, the very same thing, in spite of such a warning!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And Geoff doing the same thing, the very same thing, in spite of such a warning!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!”
plants and bushes growing beneath taller trees
From this reading ““It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!”
but in spite of that
From this reading “I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!”
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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 And Geoff doing the same thing, the very same thing, in spite of such a warning!”
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From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh, how can boys be so incautious; and just when he has heard what comes of it!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
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From this reading Oh, how can boys be so incautious; and just when he has heard what comes of it!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Oh, how can boys be so incautious; and just when he has heard what comes of it!
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From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
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From this reading Oh, how can boys be so incautious; and just when he has heard what comes of it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
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From this reading And Geoff doing the same thing, the very same thing, in spite of such a warning!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Geoff doing the same thing, the very same thing, in spite of such a warning!”
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From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, how can boys be so incautious; and just when he has heard what comes of it!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
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From this reading Oh, how can boys be so incautious; and just when he has heard what comes of it!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
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From this reading Oh, how can boys be so incautious; and just when he has heard what comes of it!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And Geoff doing the same thing, the very same thing, in spite of such a warning!”
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From this reading Oh, how can boys be so incautious; and just when he has heard what comes of it!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
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From this reading Oh, how can boys be so incautious; and just when he has heard what comes of it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
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From this reading Poor Leonard!
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From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, how can boys be so incautious; and just when he has heard what comes of it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Leonard!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Geoff doing the same thing, the very same thing, in spite of such a warning!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oh, how can boys be so incautious; and just when he has heard what comes of it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Geoff doing the same thing, the very same thing, in spite of such a warning!”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And Geoff doing the same thing, the very same thing, in spite of such a warning!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And Geoff doing the same thing, the very same thing, in spite of such a warning!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Geoff doing the same thing, the very same thing, in spite of such a warning!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
plants and bushes growing beneath taller trees
From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Geoff doing the same thing, the very same thing, in spite of such a warning!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Geoff doing the same thing, the very same thing, in spite of such a warning!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
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From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Oh, how can boys be so incautious; and just when he has heard what comes of it!
at the time that
From this reading Oh, how can boys be so incautious; and just when he has heard what comes of it!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
but in spite of that
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
