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Chapter III
“IF I SHOULD FAIL.” Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her. Had she fallen asleep by the brook and dreamed it all? She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress. “Cecil Neville!”
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.”
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From this reading Had she fallen asleep by the brook and dreamed it all?
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From this reading She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had she fallen asleep by the brook and dreamed it all?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.
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From this reading Had she fallen asleep by the brook and dreamed it all?
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From this reading She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.
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From this reading Had she fallen asleep by the brook and dreamed it all?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Had she fallen asleep by the brook and dreamed it all?
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From this reading “Cecil Neville!”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.
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From this reading Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.
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From this reading Had she fallen asleep by the brook and dreamed it all?
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From this reading She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.
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From this reading “IF I SHOULD FAIL.”
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From this reading Had she fallen asleep by the brook and dreamed it all?
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From this reading Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had she fallen asleep by the brook and dreamed it all?
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From this reading She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.
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From this reading She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “IF I SHOULD FAIL.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “IF I SHOULD FAIL.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Had she fallen asleep by the brook and dreamed it all?
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From this reading “Cecil Neville!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.
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From this reading Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.
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From this reading She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “IF I SHOULD FAIL.”
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From this reading Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Had she fallen asleep by the brook and dreamed it all?
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From this reading Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.
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From this reading Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.
