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Chapter XII
THE COUSINS. Some days passed. Mistress Malvine had been buried. No direct communication had taken place between Anthony and his father. The gentle Bessie, full of distress at the breach, had done what she could to heal it; but ineffectually.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Mistress Malvine had been buried.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “No direct communication had taken place between Anthony and his father.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The gentle Bessie, full of distress at the breach, had done what she could to heal it; but ineffectually.”
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading “The gentle Bessie, full of distress at the breach, had done what she could to heal it; but ineffectually.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The gentle Bessie, full of distress at the breach, had done what she could to heal it; but ineffectually.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Some days passed.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No direct communication had taken place between Anthony and his father.
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From this reading No direct communication had taken place between Anthony and his father.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The gentle Bessie, full of distress at the breach, had done what she could to heal it; but ineffectually.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mistress Malvine had been buried.
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From this reading The gentle Bessie, full of distress at the breach, had done what she could to heal it; but ineffectually.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading No direct communication had taken place between Anthony and his father.
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From this reading The gentle Bessie, full of distress at the breach, had done what she could to heal it; but ineffectually.
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From this reading Mistress Malvine had been buried.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The gentle Bessie, full of distress at the breach, had done what she could to heal it; but ineffectually.
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From this reading No direct communication had taken place between Anthony and his father.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The gentle Bessie, full of distress at the breach, had done what she could to heal it; but ineffectually.
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From this reading THE COUSINS.
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From this reading Some days passed.
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From this reading No direct communication had taken place between Anthony and his father.
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading The gentle Bessie, full of distress at the breach, had done what she could to heal it; but ineffectually.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gentle Bessie, full of distress at the breach, had done what she could to heal it; but ineffectually.
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From this reading No direct communication had taken place between Anthony and his father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gentle Bessie, full of distress at the breach, had done what she could to heal it; but ineffectually.
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From this reading The gentle Bessie, full of distress at the breach, had done what she could to heal it; but ineffectually.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mistress Malvine had been buried.
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From this reading The gentle Bessie, full of distress at the breach, had done what she could to heal it; but ineffectually.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No direct communication had taken place between Anthony and his father.
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From this reading The gentle Bessie, full of distress at the breach, had done what she could to heal it; but ineffectually.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The gentle Bessie, full of distress at the breach, had done what she could to heal it; but ineffectually.
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From this reading Mistress Malvine had been buried.
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From this reading Mistress Malvine had been buried.
not any; not one
From this reading No direct communication had taken place between Anthony and his father.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gentle Bessie, full of distress at the breach, had done what she could to heal it; but ineffectually.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some days passed.
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From this reading No direct communication had taken place between Anthony and his father.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The gentle Bessie, full of distress at the breach, had done what she could to heal it; but ineffectually.
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From this reading Some days passed.
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From this reading No direct communication had taken place between Anthony and his father.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COUSINS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The gentle Bessie, full of distress at the breach, had done what she could to heal it; but ineffectually.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The gentle Bessie, full of distress at the breach, had done what she could to heal it; but ineffectually.
