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Chapter IX
"I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us. When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...." "Oh, don’t apologize. There is no personal ill-feeling." And so we left the settlement.
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in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading “"I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And so we left the settlement.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.”
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From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so we left the settlement.
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From this reading "Oh, don’t apologize.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
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From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
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From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
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From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
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From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, don’t apologize.
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From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
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From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
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From this reading There is no personal ill-feeling."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so we left the settlement.
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From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
not any; not one
From this reading There is no personal ill-feeling."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
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From this reading "Oh, don’t apologize.
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From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
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From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
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From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
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From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
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From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
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From this reading There is no personal ill-feeling."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And so we left the settlement.
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From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
at the time that
From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
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From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
