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Chapter III
"Why didn't you leave it to me?" expostulated Graeme, kneeling beside her. "I'd have explained properly. She misunderstood ... or pretended to." The girl raised a face from which all vestige of colour had fled. Her eyes were wide and pitiful; she held a sugar basin in one hand, in the other a butter knife.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “"Why didn't you leave it to me?" expostulated Graeme, kneeling beside her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her eyes were wide and pitiful; she held a sugar basin in one hand, in the other a butter knife.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I'd have explained properly.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Her eyes were wide and pitiful; she held a sugar basin in one hand, in the other a butter knife.”
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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 The girl raised a face from which all vestige of colour had fled.
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From this reading The girl raised a face from which all vestige of colour had fled.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her eyes were wide and pitiful; she held a sugar basin in one hand, in the other a butter knife.
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From this reading Her eyes were wide and pitiful; she held a sugar basin in one hand, in the other a butter knife.
next to; at the side of
From this reading "Why didn't you leave it to me?" expostulated Graeme, kneeling beside her.
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From this reading Her eyes were wide and pitiful; she held a sugar basin in one hand, in the other a butter knife.
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From this reading The girl raised a face from which all vestige of colour had fled.
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From this reading "Why didn't you leave it to me?" expostulated Graeme, kneeling beside her.
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From this reading "I'd have explained properly.
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From this reading "Why didn't you leave it to me?" expostulated Graeme, kneeling beside her.
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From this reading Her eyes were wide and pitiful; she held a sugar basin in one hand, in the other a butter knife.
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From this reading The girl raised a face from which all vestige of colour had fled.
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From this reading The girl raised a face from which all vestige of colour had fled.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The girl raised a face from which all vestige of colour had fled.
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From this reading The girl raised a face from which all vestige of colour had fled.
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From this reading "Why didn't you leave it to me?" expostulated Graeme, kneeling beside her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The girl raised a face from which all vestige of colour had fled.
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From this reading Her eyes were wide and pitiful; she held a sugar basin in one hand, in the other a butter knife.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I'd have explained properly.
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From this reading Her eyes were wide and pitiful; she held a sugar basin in one hand, in the other a butter knife.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Why didn't you leave it to me?" expostulated Graeme, kneeling beside her.
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From this reading "I'd have explained properly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her eyes were wide and pitiful; she held a sugar basin in one hand, in the other a butter knife.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why didn't you leave it to me?" expostulated Graeme, kneeling beside her.
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From this reading "Why didn't you leave it to me?" expostulated Graeme, kneeling beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her eyes were wide and pitiful; she held a sugar basin in one hand, in the other a butter knife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why didn't you leave it to me?" expostulated Graeme, kneeling beside her.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why didn't you leave it to me?" expostulated Graeme, kneeling beside her.
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From this reading She misunderstood ... or pretended to."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The girl raised a face from which all vestige of colour had fled.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her eyes were wide and pitiful; she held a sugar basin in one hand, in the other a butter knife.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She misunderstood ... or pretended to."
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From this reading Her eyes were wide and pitiful; she held a sugar basin in one hand, in the other a butter knife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her eyes were wide and pitiful; she held a sugar basin in one hand, in the other a butter knife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She misunderstood ... or pretended to."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd have explained properly.
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From this reading The girl raised a face from which all vestige of colour had fled.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She misunderstood ... or pretended to."
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From this reading Her eyes were wide and pitiful; she held a sugar basin in one hand, in the other a butter knife.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl raised a face from which all vestige of colour had fled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why didn't you leave it to me?" expostulated Graeme, kneeling beside her.
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From this reading The girl raised a face from which all vestige of colour had fled.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her eyes were wide and pitiful; she held a sugar basin in one hand, in the other a butter knife.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The girl raised a face from which all vestige of colour had fled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why didn't you leave it to me?" expostulated Graeme, kneeling beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her eyes were wide and pitiful; she held a sugar basin in one hand, in the other a butter knife.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why didn't you leave it to me?" expostulated Graeme, kneeling beside her.
