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Chapter XVIII
In Bed "Violet!" The Countess of Cantyre came dashing into Miss Forster's bedroom--the word "dashing" fairly describes her method of entry. "I have been robbed." Miss Forster was in bed, though very far from asleep, or even inclined to slumber. She had been borne upstairs in the carrying chair, her foot had been bathed and bandaged by sympathetic hands, and she had been placed between the sheets.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"I have been robbed."”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “She had been borne upstairs in the carrying chair, her foot had been bathed and bandaged by sympathetic hands, and she had been placed between the sheets.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss Forster was in bed, though very far from asleep, or even inclined to slumber.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had been borne upstairs in the carrying chair, her foot had been bathed and bandaged by sympathetic hands, and she had been placed between the sheets.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “She had been borne upstairs in the carrying chair, her foot had been bathed and bandaged by sympathetic hands, and she had been placed between the sheets.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have been robbed."”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Miss Forster was in bed, though very far from asleep, or even inclined to slumber.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had been borne upstairs in the carrying chair, her foot had been bathed and bandaged by sympathetic hands, and she had been placed between the sheets.
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From this reading Miss Forster was in bed, though very far from asleep, or even inclined to slumber.
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From this reading She had been borne upstairs in the carrying chair, her foot had been bathed and bandaged by sympathetic hands, and she had been placed between the sheets.
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From this reading She had been borne upstairs in the carrying chair, her foot had been bathed and bandaged by sympathetic hands, and she had been placed between the sheets.
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From this reading In Bed "Violet!"
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From this reading The Countess of Cantyre came dashing into Miss Forster's bedroom--the word "dashing" fairly describes her method of entry.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have been robbed."
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She had been borne upstairs in the carrying chair, her foot had been bathed and bandaged by sympathetic hands, and she had been placed between the sheets.
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From this reading She had been borne upstairs in the carrying chair, her foot had been bathed and bandaged by sympathetic hands, and she had been placed between the sheets.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had been borne upstairs in the carrying chair, her foot had been bathed and bandaged by sympathetic hands, and she had been placed between the sheets.
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From this reading The Countess of Cantyre came dashing into Miss Forster's bedroom--the word "dashing" fairly describes her method of entry.
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From this reading The Countess of Cantyre came dashing into Miss Forster's bedroom--the word "dashing" fairly describes her method of entry.
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From this reading She had been borne upstairs in the carrying chair, her foot had been bathed and bandaged by sympathetic hands, and she had been placed between the sheets.
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From this reading She had been borne upstairs in the carrying chair, her foot had been bathed and bandaged by sympathetic hands, and she had been placed between the sheets.
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From this reading The Countess of Cantyre came dashing into Miss Forster's bedroom--the word "dashing" fairly describes her method of entry.
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From this reading The Countess of Cantyre came dashing into Miss Forster's bedroom--the word "dashing" fairly describes her method of entry.
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From this reading The Countess of Cantyre came dashing into Miss Forster's bedroom--the word "dashing" fairly describes her method of entry.
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From this reading The Countess of Cantyre came dashing into Miss Forster's bedroom--the word "dashing" fairly describes her method of entry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Forster was in bed, though very far from asleep, or even inclined to slumber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Countess of Cantyre came dashing into Miss Forster's bedroom--the word "dashing" fairly describes her method of entry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Forster was in bed, though very far from asleep, or even inclined to slumber.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been borne upstairs in the carrying chair, her foot had been bathed and bandaged by sympathetic hands, and she had been placed between the sheets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Forster was in bed, though very far from asleep, or even inclined to slumber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Countess of Cantyre came dashing into Miss Forster's bedroom--the word "dashing" fairly describes her method of entry.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Miss Forster was in bed, though very far from asleep, or even inclined to slumber.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been borne upstairs in the carrying chair, her foot had been bathed and bandaged by sympathetic hands, and she had been placed between the sheets.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She had been borne upstairs in the carrying chair, her foot had been bathed and bandaged by sympathetic hands, and she had been placed between the sheets.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have been robbed."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Countess of Cantyre came dashing into Miss Forster's bedroom--the word "dashing" fairly describes her method of entry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have been robbed."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Bed "Violet!"
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From this reading Miss Forster was in bed, though very far from asleep, or even inclined to slumber.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Countess of Cantyre came dashing into Miss Forster's bedroom--the word "dashing" fairly describes her method of entry.
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From this reading The Countess of Cantyre came dashing into Miss Forster's bedroom--the word "dashing" fairly describes her method of entry.
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From this reading The Countess of Cantyre came dashing into Miss Forster's bedroom--the word "dashing" fairly describes her method of entry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Countess of Cantyre came dashing into Miss Forster's bedroom--the word "dashing" fairly describes her method of entry.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Miss Forster was in bed, though very far from asleep, or even inclined to slumber.
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From this reading She had been borne upstairs in the carrying chair, her foot had been bathed and bandaged by sympathetic hands, and she had been placed between the sheets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have been robbed."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been borne upstairs in the carrying chair, her foot had been bathed and bandaged by sympathetic hands, and she had been placed between the sheets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had been borne upstairs in the carrying chair, her foot had been bathed and bandaged by sympathetic hands, and she had been placed between the sheets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Forster was in bed, though very far from asleep, or even inclined to slumber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had been borne upstairs in the carrying chair, her foot had been bathed and bandaged by sympathetic hands, and she had been placed between the sheets.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Countess of Cantyre came dashing into Miss Forster's bedroom--the word "dashing" fairly describes her method of entry.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Miss Forster was in bed, though very far from asleep, or even inclined to slumber.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Forster was in bed, though very far from asleep, or even inclined to slumber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had been borne upstairs in the carrying chair, her foot had been bathed and bandaged by sympathetic hands, and she had been placed between the sheets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Forster was in bed, though very far from asleep, or even inclined to slumber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Bed "Violet!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Forster was in bed, though very far from asleep, or even inclined to slumber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Countess of Cantyre came dashing into Miss Forster's bedroom--the word "dashing" fairly describes her method of entry.
