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"And now let us hurry in and see Janet," said my wife. "You don't know how heavy and clumsy I feel," said Mr. Gilbert, striving to keep up with us as we walked back. "If I had worn that thing much longer, I should never have been willing to take it off!" Janet had retired, but my wife went up to her room. "I think she has felt it as much as our boy," she said, when she rejoined me.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"If I had worn that thing much longer, I should never have been willing to take it off!"”
awkward in movement or handling things
From this reading “"You don't know how heavy and clumsy I feel," said Mr. Gilbert, striving to keep up with us as we walked back.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"I think she has felt it as much as our boy," she said, when she rejoined me.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"If I had worn that thing much longer, I should never have been willing to take it off!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You don't know how heavy and clumsy I feel," said Mr. Gilbert, striving to keep up with us as we walked back.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"And now let us hurry in and see Janet," said my wife.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If I had worn that thing much longer, I should never have been willing to take it off!"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I think she has felt it as much as our boy," she said, when she rejoined me.”
went away to a private place
From this reading “Janet had retired, but my wife went up to her room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If I had worn that thing much longer, I should never have been willing to take it off!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If I had worn that thing much longer, I should never have been willing to take it off!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I think she has felt it as much as our boy," she said, when she rejoined me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Janet had retired, but my wife went up to her room.”
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading “"If I had worn that thing much longer, I should never have been willing to take it off!"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And now let us hurry in and see Janet," said my wife.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You don't know how heavy and clumsy I feel," said Mr. Gilbert, striving to keep up with us as we walked back.
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From this reading "You don't know how heavy and clumsy I feel," said Mr. Gilbert, striving to keep up with us as we walked back.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "If I had worn that thing much longer, I should never have been willing to take it off!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think she has felt it as much as our boy," she said, when she rejoined me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Janet had retired, but my wife went up to her room.
awkward in movement or handling things
From this reading "You don't know how heavy and clumsy I feel," said Mr. Gilbert, striving to keep up with us as we walked back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't know how heavy and clumsy I feel," said Mr. Gilbert, striving to keep up with us as we walked back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't know how heavy and clumsy I feel," said Mr. Gilbert, striving to keep up with us as we walked back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think she has felt it as much as our boy," she said, when she rejoined me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't know how heavy and clumsy I feel," said Mr. Gilbert, striving to keep up with us as we walked back.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "If I had worn that thing much longer, I should never have been willing to take it off!"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I think she has felt it as much as our boy," she said, when she rejoined me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If I had worn that thing much longer, I should never have been willing to take it off!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't know how heavy and clumsy I feel," said Mr. Gilbert, striving to keep up with us as we walked back.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Janet had retired, but my wife went up to her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't know how heavy and clumsy I feel," said Mr. Gilbert, striving to keep up with us as we walked back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And now let us hurry in and see Janet," said my wife.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You don't know how heavy and clumsy I feel," said Mr. Gilbert, striving to keep up with us as we walked back.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I had worn that thing much longer, I should never have been willing to take it off!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And now let us hurry in and see Janet," said my wife.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If I had worn that thing much longer, I should never have been willing to take it off!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And now let us hurry in and see Janet," said my wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't know how heavy and clumsy I feel," said Mr. Gilbert, striving to keep up with us as we walked back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You don't know how heavy and clumsy I feel," said Mr. Gilbert, striving to keep up with us as we walked back.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "And now let us hurry in and see Janet," said my wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I had worn that thing much longer, I should never have been willing to take it off!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I think she has felt it as much as our boy," she said, when she rejoined me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't know how heavy and clumsy I feel," said Mr. Gilbert, striving to keep up with us as we walked back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I had worn that thing much longer, I should never have been willing to take it off!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And now let us hurry in and see Janet," said my wife.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If I had worn that thing much longer, I should never have been willing to take it off!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And now let us hurry in and see Janet," said my wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I had worn that thing much longer, I should never have been willing to take it off!"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I think she has felt it as much as our boy," she said, when she rejoined me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I think she has felt it as much as our boy," she said, when she rejoined me.
went away to a private place
From this reading Janet had retired, but my wife went up to her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Janet had retired, but my wife went up to her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And now let us hurry in and see Janet," said my wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And now let us hurry in and see Janet," said my wife.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I think she has felt it as much as our boy," she said, when she rejoined me.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "If I had worn that thing much longer, I should never have been willing to take it off!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't know how heavy and clumsy I feel," said Mr. Gilbert, striving to keep up with us as we walked back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If I had worn that thing much longer, I should never have been willing to take it off!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If I had worn that thing much longer, I should never have been willing to take it off!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If I had worn that thing much longer, I should never have been willing to take it off!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think she has felt it as much as our boy," she said, when she rejoined me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You don't know how heavy and clumsy I feel," said Mr. Gilbert, striving to keep up with us as we walked back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't know how heavy and clumsy I feel," said Mr. Gilbert, striving to keep up with us as we walked back.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And now let us hurry in and see Janet," said my wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't know how heavy and clumsy I feel," said Mr. Gilbert, striving to keep up with us as we walked back.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "You don't know how heavy and clumsy I feel," said Mr. Gilbert, striving to keep up with us as we walked back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Janet had retired, but my wife went up to her room.
at the time that
From this reading "I think she has felt it as much as our boy," she said, when she rejoined me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And now let us hurry in and see Janet," said my wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I had worn that thing much longer, I should never have been willing to take it off!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You don't know how heavy and clumsy I feel," said Mr. Gilbert, striving to keep up with us as we walked back.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading "If I had worn that thing much longer, I should never have been willing to take it off!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't know how heavy and clumsy I feel," said Mr. Gilbert, striving to keep up with us as we walked back.
