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Chapter VII
It might have been difficult to make out that she smiled. "Mrs. Lowder." He did make out something, and then fairly coloured for its attestation of his comparative simplicity. "I call _her_ on the whole the best. I can't imagine a man's having a better."
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It might have been difficult to make out that she smiled.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It might have been difficult to make out that she smiled.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “I can't imagine a man's having a better."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I can't imagine a man's having a better."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It might have been difficult to make out that she smiled.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “It might have been difficult to make out that she smiled.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “He did make out something, and then fairly coloured for its attestation of his comparative simplicity.”
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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 I can't imagine a man's having a better."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He did make out something, and then fairly coloured for its attestation of his comparative simplicity.
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From this reading He did make out something, and then fairly coloured for its attestation of his comparative simplicity.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It might have been difficult to make out that she smiled.
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From this reading "I call _her_ on the whole the best.
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From this reading I can't imagine a man's having a better."
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From this reading "I call _her_ on the whole the best.
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From this reading I can't imagine a man's having a better."
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From this reading He did make out something, and then fairly coloured for its attestation of his comparative simplicity.
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From this reading He did make out something, and then fairly coloured for its attestation of his comparative simplicity.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did make out something, and then fairly coloured for its attestation of his comparative simplicity.
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From this reading It might have been difficult to make out that she smiled.
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From this reading He did make out something, and then fairly coloured for its attestation of his comparative simplicity.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He did make out something, and then fairly coloured for its attestation of his comparative simplicity.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It might have been difficult to make out that she smiled.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I can't imagine a man's having a better."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did make out something, and then fairly coloured for its attestation of his comparative simplicity.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I call _her_ on the whole the best.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He did make out something, and then fairly coloured for its attestation of his comparative simplicity.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I call _her_ on the whole the best.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I can't imagine a man's having a better."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It might have been difficult to make out that she smiled.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He did make out something, and then fairly coloured for its attestation of his comparative simplicity.
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From this reading "Mrs. Lowder."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It might have been difficult to make out that she smiled.
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From this reading I can't imagine a man's having a better."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might have been difficult to make out that she smiled.
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From this reading "Mrs. Lowder."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He did make out something, and then fairly coloured for its attestation of his comparative simplicity.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I call _her_ on the whole the best.
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From this reading It might have been difficult to make out that she smiled.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It might have been difficult to make out that she smiled.
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From this reading He did make out something, and then fairly coloured for its attestation of his comparative simplicity.
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From this reading It might have been difficult to make out that she smiled.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He did make out something, and then fairly coloured for its attestation of his comparative simplicity.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It might have been difficult to make out that she smiled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I call _her_ on the whole the best.
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From this reading He did make out something, and then fairly coloured for its attestation of his comparative simplicity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It might have been difficult to make out that she smiled.
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From this reading "I call _her_ on the whole the best.
