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OH, THE PITY OF IT! "One love is false, one love is true: Ah, if a maiden only knew!" "It is dear honey that is licked off a thorn." The thing Elizabeth Tresham had done her best to prevent had really happened, but she was not much to blame. Circumstances quite unexpectedly had disarranged her plans and made her physically unable to keep her usual guard over her companion.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The thing Elizabeth Tresham had done her best to prevent had really happened, but she was not much to blame.”
a young woman who is not married
From this reading “"One love is false, one love is true: Ah, if a maiden only knew!"”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"One love is false, one love is true: Ah, if a maiden only knew!"”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Circumstances quite unexpectedly had disarranged her plans and made her physically unable to keep her usual guard over her companion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Circumstances quite unexpectedly had disarranged her plans and made her physically unable to keep her usual guard over her companion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The thing Elizabeth Tresham had done her best to prevent had really happened, but she was not much to blame.”
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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 "One love is false, one love is true: Ah, if a maiden only knew!"
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From this reading "One love is false, one love is true: Ah, if a maiden only knew!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Circumstances quite unexpectedly had disarranged her plans and made her physically unable to keep her usual guard over her companion.
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From this reading The thing Elizabeth Tresham had done her best to prevent had really happened, but she was not much to blame.
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From this reading The thing Elizabeth Tresham had done her best to prevent had really happened, but she was not much to blame.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The thing Elizabeth Tresham had done her best to prevent had really happened, but she was not much to blame.
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From this reading Circumstances quite unexpectedly had disarranged her plans and made her physically unable to keep her usual guard over her companion.
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From this reading Circumstances quite unexpectedly had disarranged her plans and made her physically unable to keep her usual guard over her companion.
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From this reading "It is dear honey that is licked off a thorn."
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From this reading Circumstances quite unexpectedly had disarranged her plans and made her physically unable to keep her usual guard over her companion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing Elizabeth Tresham had done her best to prevent had really happened, but she was not much to blame.
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From this reading The thing Elizabeth Tresham had done her best to prevent had really happened, but she was not much to blame.
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From this reading "One love is false, one love is true: Ah, if a maiden only knew!"
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From this reading Circumstances quite unexpectedly had disarranged her plans and made her physically unable to keep her usual guard over her companion.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The thing Elizabeth Tresham had done her best to prevent had really happened, but she was not much to blame.
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From this reading The thing Elizabeth Tresham had done her best to prevent had really happened, but she was not much to blame.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The thing Elizabeth Tresham had done her best to prevent had really happened, but she was not much to blame.
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From this reading "It is dear honey that is licked off a thorn."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "One love is false, one love is true: Ah, if a maiden only knew!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "One love is false, one love is true: Ah, if a maiden only knew!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading OH, THE PITY OF IT!
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From this reading Circumstances quite unexpectedly had disarranged her plans and made her physically unable to keep her usual guard over her companion.
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From this reading "One love is false, one love is true: Ah, if a maiden only knew!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is dear honey that is licked off a thorn."
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From this reading "One love is false, one love is true: Ah, if a maiden only knew!"
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From this reading Circumstances quite unexpectedly had disarranged her plans and made her physically unable to keep her usual guard over her companion.
a young woman who is not married
From this reading "One love is false, one love is true: Ah, if a maiden only knew!"
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From this reading The thing Elizabeth Tresham had done her best to prevent had really happened, but she was not much to blame.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The thing Elizabeth Tresham had done her best to prevent had really happened, but she was not much to blame.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OH, THE PITY OF IT!
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From this reading "It is dear honey that is licked off a thorn."
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From this reading OH, THE PITY OF IT!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One love is false, one love is true: Ah, if a maiden only knew!"
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From this reading "One love is false, one love is true: Ah, if a maiden only knew!"
above and across; more than
From this reading Circumstances quite unexpectedly had disarranged her plans and made her physically unable to keep her usual guard over her companion.
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From this reading Circumstances quite unexpectedly had disarranged her plans and made her physically unable to keep her usual guard over her companion.
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From this reading OH, THE PITY OF IT!
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From this reading Circumstances quite unexpectedly had disarranged her plans and made her physically unable to keep her usual guard over her companion.
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From this reading The thing Elizabeth Tresham had done her best to prevent had really happened, but she was not much to blame.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Circumstances quite unexpectedly had disarranged her plans and made her physically unable to keep her usual guard over her companion.
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From this reading The thing Elizabeth Tresham had done her best to prevent had really happened, but she was not much to blame.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The thing Elizabeth Tresham had done her best to prevent had really happened, but she was not much to blame.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It is dear honey that is licked off a thorn."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OH, THE PITY OF IT!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing Elizabeth Tresham had done her best to prevent had really happened, but she was not much to blame.
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From this reading "It is dear honey that is licked off a thorn."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The thing Elizabeth Tresham had done her best to prevent had really happened, but she was not much to blame.
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From this reading The thing Elizabeth Tresham had done her best to prevent had really happened, but she was not much to blame.
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From this reading "One love is false, one love is true: Ah, if a maiden only knew!"
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From this reading Circumstances quite unexpectedly had disarranged her plans and made her physically unable to keep her usual guard over her companion.
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From this reading Circumstances quite unexpectedly had disarranged her plans and made her physically unable to keep her usual guard over her companion.
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From this reading Circumstances quite unexpectedly had disarranged her plans and made her physically unable to keep her usual guard over her companion.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The thing Elizabeth Tresham had done her best to prevent had really happened, but she was not much to blame.
