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Chapter XII
VISITORS PEGGY had other visitors besides Captain D'Arcy. Mrs. Dale, and Lucy, and Mrs. Creak all came. Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from her. Lucy was the one she liked best, and Lucy was full of news. "Yes, we're back in the house again, and 'tis only the library be quite destroyed.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, we're back in the house again, and 'tis only the library be quite destroyed.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from her.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “VISITORS PEGGY had other visitors besides Captain D'Arcy.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “VISITORS PEGGY had other visitors besides Captain D'Arcy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from her.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from her.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from 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 Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, we're back in the house again, and 'tis only the library be quite destroyed.
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From this reading Mrs. Dale, and Lucy, and Mrs. Creak all came.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Dale, and Lucy, and Mrs. Creak all came.
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From this reading "Yes, we're back in the house again, and 'tis only the library be quite destroyed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Yes, we're back in the house again, and 'tis only the library be quite destroyed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from her.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading VISITORS PEGGY had other visitors besides Captain D'Arcy.
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From this reading Lucy was the one she liked best, and Lucy was full of news.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from her.
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From this reading Mrs. Dale, and Lucy, and Mrs. Creak all came.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading VISITORS PEGGY had other visitors besides Captain D'Arcy.
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From this reading Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from her.
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From this reading Mrs. Dale, and Lucy, and Mrs. Creak all came.
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From this reading VISITORS PEGGY had other visitors besides Captain D'Arcy.
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From this reading Mrs. Dale, and Lucy, and Mrs. Creak all came.
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From this reading "Yes, we're back in the house again, and 'tis only the library be quite destroyed.
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From this reading Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from her.
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From this reading Lucy was the one she liked best, and Lucy was full of news.
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From this reading Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading VISITORS PEGGY had other visitors besides Captain D'Arcy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from her.
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From this reading Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from her.
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From this reading "Yes, we're back in the house again, and 'tis only the library be quite destroyed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes, we're back in the house again, and 'tis only the library be quite destroyed.
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From this reading Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, we're back in the house again, and 'tis only the library be quite destroyed.
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From this reading Lucy was the one she liked best, and Lucy was full of news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Dale, and Lucy, and Mrs. Creak all came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Dale, and Lucy, and Mrs. Creak all came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from her.
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From this reading Lucy was the one she liked best, and Lucy was full of news.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lucy was the one she liked best, and Lucy was full of news.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, we're back in the house again, and 'tis only the library be quite destroyed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VISITORS PEGGY had other visitors besides Captain D'Arcy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VISITORS PEGGY had other visitors besides Captain D'Arcy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lucy was the one she liked best, and Lucy was full of news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from her.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, we're back in the house again, and 'tis only the library be quite destroyed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VISITORS PEGGY had other visitors besides Captain D'Arcy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, we're back in the house again, and 'tis only the library be quite destroyed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nesbitt said 'horsepitals give her the shivers, and she'd never been inside one since her mother had died there,' but Peggy was quite content with a message from her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, we're back in the house again, and 'tis only the library be quite destroyed.
