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Chapter XIX
HOW IT HAPPENED. "Mother," said Lord Chandos, "I never knew a month pass as this has done--the days have wings. It is the sixteenth to-day, and it does not seem to be twenty-four hours since it was the first." "That shows, at least, that life has been pleasant to you," said the countess. "Yes, it has been very pleasant," he replied, and then he sighed deeply.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"That shows, at least, that life has been pleasant to you," said the countess.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Mother," said Lord Chandos, "I never knew a month pass as this has done--the days have wings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is the sixteenth to-day, and it does not seem to be twenty-four hours since it was the first."”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Mother," said Lord Chandos, "I never knew a month pass as this has done--the days have wings.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Mother," said Lord Chandos, "I never knew a month pass as this has done--the days have wings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That shows, at least, that life has been pleasant to you," said the countess.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That shows, at least, that life has been pleasant to you," said the countess.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Mother," said Lord Chandos, "I never knew a month pass as this has done--the days have wings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That shows, at least, that life has been pleasant to you," said the countess.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, it has been very pleasant," he replied, and then he sighed deeply.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “It is the sixteenth to-day, and it does not seem to be twenty-four hours since it was the first."”
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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 "Mother," said Lord Chandos, "I never knew a month pass as this has done--the days have wings.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is the sixteenth to-day, and it does not seem to be twenty-four hours since it was the first."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Mother," said Lord Chandos, "I never knew a month pass as this has done--the days have wings.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "That shows, at least, that life has been pleasant to you," said the countess.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is the sixteenth to-day, and it does not seem to be twenty-four hours since it was the first."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "That shows, at least, that life has been pleasant to you," said the countess.
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From this reading "Mother," said Lord Chandos, "I never knew a month pass as this has done--the days have wings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That shows, at least, that life has been pleasant to you," said the countess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mother," said Lord Chandos, "I never knew a month pass as this has done--the days have wings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, it has been very pleasant," he replied, and then he sighed deeply.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the sixteenth to-day, and it does not seem to be twenty-four hours since it was the first."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mother," said Lord Chandos, "I never knew a month pass as this has done--the days have wings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the sixteenth to-day, and it does not seem to be twenty-four hours since it was the first."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW IT HAPPENED.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mother," said Lord Chandos, "I never knew a month pass as this has done--the days have wings.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Mother," said Lord Chandos, "I never knew a month pass as this has done--the days have wings.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, it has been very pleasant," he replied, and then he sighed deeply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is the sixteenth to-day, and it does not seem to be twenty-four hours since it was the first."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW IT HAPPENED.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Mother," said Lord Chandos, "I never knew a month pass as this has done--the days have wings.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the sixteenth to-day, and it does not seem to be twenty-four hours since it was the first."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOW IT HAPPENED.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mother," said Lord Chandos, "I never knew a month pass as this has done--the days have wings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That shows, at least, that life has been pleasant to you," said the countess.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That shows, at least, that life has been pleasant to you," said the countess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mother," said Lord Chandos, "I never knew a month pass as this has done--the days have wings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mother," said Lord Chandos, "I never knew a month pass as this has done--the days have wings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mother," said Lord Chandos, "I never knew a month pass as this has done--the days have wings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mother," said Lord Chandos, "I never knew a month pass as this has done--the days have wings.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is the sixteenth to-day, and it does not seem to be twenty-four hours since it was the first."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mother," said Lord Chandos, "I never knew a month pass as this has done--the days have wings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That shows, at least, that life has been pleasant to you," said the countess.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, it has been very pleasant," he replied, and then he sighed deeply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mother," said Lord Chandos, "I never knew a month pass as this has done--the days have wings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is the sixteenth to-day, and it does not seem to be twenty-four hours since it was the first."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That shows, at least, that life has been pleasant to you," said the countess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, it has been very pleasant," he replied, and then he sighed deeply.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is the sixteenth to-day, and it does not seem to be twenty-four hours since it was the first."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is the sixteenth to-day, and it does not seem to be twenty-four hours since it was the first."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That shows, at least, that life has been pleasant to you," said the countess.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Mother," said Lord Chandos, "I never knew a month pass as this has done--the days have wings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, it has been very pleasant," he replied, and then he sighed deeply.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Mother," said Lord Chandos, "I never knew a month pass as this has done--the days have wings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is the sixteenth to-day, and it does not seem to be twenty-four hours since it was the first."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is the sixteenth to-day, and it does not seem to be twenty-four hours since it was the first."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is the sixteenth to-day, and it does not seem to be twenty-four hours since it was the first."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, it has been very pleasant," he replied, and then he sighed deeply.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the sixteenth to-day, and it does not seem to be twenty-four hours since it was the first."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mother," said Lord Chandos, "I never knew a month pass as this has done--the days have wings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, it has been very pleasant," he replied, and then he sighed deeply.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That shows, at least, that life has been pleasant to you," said the countess.
