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Chapter XI
"If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever. Don't let us tell anybody, this morning, that we're going. I couldn't bear it." They had been obliged to take the secretary of the hotel into their confidence, in the process of paying their bill. He put on his high hat and came out to see them off.
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any person at all
From this reading “Don't let us tell anybody, this morning, that we're going.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They had been obliged to take the secretary of the hotel into their confidence, in the process of paying their bill.”
two people or things considered together
From this reading “"If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Don't let us tell anybody, this morning, that we're going.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don't let us tell anybody, this morning, that we're going.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had been obliged to take the secretary of the hotel into their confidence, in the process of paying their bill.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don't let us tell anybody, this morning, that we're going.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “"If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He put on his high hat and came out to see them off.
any person at all
From this reading Don't let us tell anybody, this morning, that we're going.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever.
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From this reading I couldn't bear it."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had been obliged to take the secretary of the hotel into their confidence, in the process of paying their bill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He put on his high hat and came out to see them off.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had been obliged to take the secretary of the hotel into their confidence, in the process of paying their bill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn't bear it."
two people or things considered together
From this reading "If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't let us tell anybody, this morning, that we're going.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He put on his high hat and came out to see them off.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He put on his high hat and came out to see them off.
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From this reading He put on his high hat and came out to see them off.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He put on his high hat and came out to see them off.
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From this reading They had been obliged to take the secretary of the hotel into their confidence, in the process of paying their bill.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I couldn't bear it."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had been obliged to take the secretary of the hotel into their confidence, in the process of paying their bill.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They had been obliged to take the secretary of the hotel into their confidence, in the process of paying their bill.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I couldn't bear it."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Don't let us tell anybody, this morning, that we're going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don't let us tell anybody, this morning, that we're going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had been obliged to take the secretary of the hotel into their confidence, in the process of paying their bill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had been obliged to take the secretary of the hotel into their confidence, in the process of paying their bill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He put on his high hat and came out to see them off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He put on his high hat and came out to see them off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He put on his high hat and came out to see them off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had been obliged to take the secretary of the hotel into their confidence, in the process of paying their bill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had been obliged to take the secretary of the hotel into their confidence, in the process of paying their bill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He put on his high hat and came out to see them off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had been obliged to take the secretary of the hotel into their confidence, in the process of paying their bill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He put on his high hat and came out to see them off.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had been obliged to take the secretary of the hotel into their confidence, in the process of paying their bill.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don't let us tell anybody, this morning, that we're going.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Don't let us tell anybody, this morning, that we're going.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had been obliged to take the secretary of the hotel into their confidence, in the process of paying their bill.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading "If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been obliged to take the secretary of the hotel into their confidence, in the process of paying their bill.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Don't let us tell anybody, this morning, that we're going.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had been obliged to take the secretary of the hotel into their confidence, in the process of paying their bill.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don't let us tell anybody, this morning, that we're going.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't let us tell anybody, this morning, that we're going.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever.
at the time that
From this reading "If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you had told them we were going, dear," said Mrs. March, when the couple were themselves gone, "we should have been as old as ever.
