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Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings. Perhaps the shock would kill her. Oh, if Mrs. St. John had but waited a little longer! Why need she have hurried away so precipitately? Well, there was no help for it.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Why need she have hurried away so precipitately?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, there was no help for it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, if Mrs. St. John had but waited a little longer!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, if Mrs. St. John had but waited a little longer!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why need she have hurried away so precipitately?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps the shock would kill her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, there was no help for it.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Perhaps the shock would kill her.”
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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 Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
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From this reading Why need she have hurried away so precipitately?
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From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
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From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Oh, if Mrs. St. John had but waited a little longer!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, there was no help for it.
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From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Oh, if Mrs. St. John had but waited a little longer!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why need she have hurried away so precipitately?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, there was no help for it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps the shock would kill her.
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From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
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From this reading Why need she have hurried away so precipitately?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Oh, if Mrs. St. John had but waited a little longer!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
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From this reading Oh, if Mrs. St. John had but waited a little longer!
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From this reading Perhaps the shock would kill her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, if Mrs. St. John had but waited a little longer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, if Mrs. St. John had but waited a little longer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, if Mrs. St. John had but waited a little longer!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why need she have hurried away so precipitately?
not any; not one
From this reading Well, there was no help for it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
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From this reading Oh, if Mrs. St. John had but waited a little longer!
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From this reading Perhaps the shock would kill her.
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From this reading Why need she have hurried away so precipitately?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why need she have hurried away so precipitately?
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From this reading Perhaps the shock would kill her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why need she have hurried away so precipitately?
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From this reading Oh, if Mrs. St. John had but waited a little longer!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps the shock would kill her.
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From this reading Well, there was no help for it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
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From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
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From this reading Oh, if Mrs. St. John had but waited a little longer!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, there was no help for it.
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From this reading Well, there was no help for it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
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From this reading Why need she have hurried away so precipitately?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Perhaps the shock would kill her.
