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Chapter XIII
Halleck flushed, ashamed of the wrong his thoughts, or rather his emotions, had done. “No, I don't,” he answered. “I was at your church.” “I ought to have been there myself,” he returned, gravely, “and then I should have known.” She took his self-reproach literally.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““No, I don't,” he answered.”
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading “Halleck flushed, ashamed of the wrong his thoughts, or rather his emotions, had done.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““I ought to have been there myself,” he returned, gravely, “and then I should have known.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Halleck flushed, ashamed of the wrong his thoughts, or rather his emotions, had done.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I ought to have been there myself,” he returned, gravely, “and then I should have known.””
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ““I ought to have been there myself,” he returned, gravely, “and then I should have known.””
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading ““I ought to have been there myself,” he returned, gravely, “and then I should have known.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I ought to have been there myself,” he returned, gravely, “and then I should have known.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She took his self-reproach literally.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I ought to have been there myself,” he returned, gravely, “and then I should have known.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No, I don't,” he answered.
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading Halleck flushed, ashamed of the wrong his thoughts, or rather his emotions, had done.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I was at your church.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I ought to have been there myself,” he returned, gravely, “and then I should have known.”
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From this reading “I was at your church.”
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From this reading “No, I don't,” he answered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Halleck flushed, ashamed of the wrong his thoughts, or rather his emotions, had done.
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From this reading Halleck flushed, ashamed of the wrong his thoughts, or rather his emotions, had done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Halleck flushed, ashamed of the wrong his thoughts, or rather his emotions, had done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I ought to have been there myself,” he returned, gravely, “and then I should have known.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Halleck flushed, ashamed of the wrong his thoughts, or rather his emotions, had done.
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From this reading Halleck flushed, ashamed of the wrong his thoughts, or rather his emotions, had done.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I ought to have been there myself,” he returned, gravely, “and then I should have known.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No, I don't,” he answered.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Halleck flushed, ashamed of the wrong his thoughts, or rather his emotions, had done.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, I don't,” he answered.
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From this reading “I ought to have been there myself,” he returned, gravely, “and then I should have known.”
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From this reading She took his self-reproach literally.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I ought to have been there myself,” he returned, gravely, “and then I should have known.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I don't,” he answered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Halleck flushed, ashamed of the wrong his thoughts, or rather his emotions, had done.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Halleck flushed, ashamed of the wrong his thoughts, or rather his emotions, had done.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I ought to have been there myself,” he returned, gravely, “and then I should have known.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Halleck flushed, ashamed of the wrong his thoughts, or rather his emotions, had done.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I ought to have been there myself,” he returned, gravely, “and then I should have known.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She took his self-reproach literally.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took his self-reproach literally.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I ought to have been there myself,” he returned, gravely, “and then I should have known.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Halleck flushed, ashamed of the wrong his thoughts, or rather his emotions, had done.
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From this reading “I ought to have been there myself,” he returned, gravely, “and then I should have known.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I ought to have been there myself,” he returned, gravely, “and then I should have known.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Halleck flushed, ashamed of the wrong his thoughts, or rather his emotions, had done.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I ought to have been there myself,” he returned, gravely, “and then I should have known.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took his self-reproach literally.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was at your church.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Halleck flushed, ashamed of the wrong his thoughts, or rather his emotions, had done.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I was at your church.”
