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Chapter II
"O no! she spoke very calmly of her sickness, and said she had lived a blessed life. Perhaps it was that made me shed those few small tears. She seemed a very religious person." "Yes," said Basil, "it is almost a pity that religion is going out. But then you are to have the franchise."
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But then you are to have the franchise."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"O no! she spoke very calmly of her sickness, and said she had lived a blessed life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps it was that made me shed those few small tears.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She seemed a very religious person."”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Perhaps it was that made me shed those few small tears.”
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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 "O no! she spoke very calmly of her sickness, and said she had lived a blessed life.
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From this reading "Yes," said Basil, "it is almost a pity that religion is going out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "O no! she spoke very calmly of her sickness, and said she had lived a blessed life.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But then you are to have the franchise."
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From this reading "Yes," said Basil, "it is almost a pity that religion is going out.
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From this reading "O no! she spoke very calmly of her sickness, and said she had lived a blessed life.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But then you are to have the franchise."
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From this reading "O no! she spoke very calmly of her sickness, and said she had lived a blessed life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps it was that made me shed those few small tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But then you are to have the franchise."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," said Basil, "it is almost a pity that religion is going out.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "O no! she spoke very calmly of her sickness, and said she had lived a blessed life.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But then you are to have the franchise."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "O no! she spoke very calmly of her sickness, and said she had lived a blessed life.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes," said Basil, "it is almost a pity that religion is going out.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it was that made me shed those few small tears.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O no! she spoke very calmly of her sickness, and said she had lived a blessed life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O no! she spoke very calmly of her sickness, and said she had lived a blessed life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps it was that made me shed those few small tears.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Perhaps it was that made me shed those few small tears.
not any; not one
From this reading "O no! she spoke very calmly of her sickness, and said she had lived a blessed life.
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From this reading "O no! she spoke very calmly of her sickness, and said she had lived a blessed life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "O no! she spoke very calmly of her sickness, and said she had lived a blessed life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," said Basil, "it is almost a pity that religion is going out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps it was that made me shed those few small tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seemed a very religious person."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," said Basil, "it is almost a pity that religion is going out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," said Basil, "it is almost a pity that religion is going out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seemed a very religious person."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O no! she spoke very calmly of her sickness, and said she had lived a blessed life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed a very religious person."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "O no! she spoke very calmly of her sickness, and said she had lived a blessed life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps it was that made me shed those few small tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O no! she spoke very calmly of her sickness, and said she had lived a blessed life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps it was that made me shed those few small tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O no! she spoke very calmly of her sickness, and said she had lived a blessed life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps it was that made me shed those few small tears.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps it was that made me shed those few small tears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But then you are to have the franchise."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But then you are to have the franchise."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Perhaps it was that made me shed those few small tears.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But then you are to have the franchise."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O no! she spoke very calmly of her sickness, and said she had lived a blessed life.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps it was that made me shed those few small tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," said Basil, "it is almost a pity that religion is going out.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But then you are to have the franchise."
