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Chapter II
“Sarah!” “There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.” “Sarah! What can be done by Trottle, can be done by me. I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What can be done by Trottle, can be done by me.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.””
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From this reading I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What can be done by Trottle, can be done by me.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What can be done by Trottle, can be done by me.
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From this reading “There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.”
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From this reading “There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.”
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From this reading “There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What can be done by Trottle, can be done by me.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.
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From this reading “There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What can be done by Trottle, can be done by me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.
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From this reading I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.
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From this reading “Sarah!”
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From this reading I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.
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From this reading “There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.
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From this reading What can be done by Trottle, can be done by me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What can be done by Trottle, can be done by me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.”
