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Chapter XIX
The nurse turned away with her hard, sneering smile. “I told you it should be done,” she said, “and it _has_ been done. She hasn’t the ghost of a suspicion. I waited in the room; and I saw her take up the letter and open it.” Mrs. Milroy drew a deep breath of relief.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““I told you it should be done,” she said, “and it _has_ been done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I told you it should be done,” she said, “and it _has_ been done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Milroy drew a deep breath of relief.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “I waited in the room; and I saw her take up the letter and open it.””
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading “Mrs. Milroy drew a deep breath of relief.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I waited in the room; and I saw her take up the letter and open it.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I told you it should be done,” she said, “and it _has_ been done.”
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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 She hasn’t the ghost of a suspicion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I told you it should be done,” she said, “and it _has_ been done.
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From this reading The nurse turned away with her hard, sneering smile.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I told you it should be done,” she said, “and it _has_ been done.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I told you it should be done,” she said, “and it _has_ been done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Milroy drew a deep breath of relief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Milroy drew a deep breath of relief.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I told you it should be done,” she said, “and it _has_ been done.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Milroy drew a deep breath of relief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She hasn’t the ghost of a suspicion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The nurse turned away with her hard, sneering smile.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I told you it should be done,” she said, “and it _has_ been done.
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From this reading She hasn’t the ghost of a suspicion.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The nurse turned away with her hard, sneering smile.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I told you it should be done,” she said, “and it _has_ been done.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I waited in the room; and I saw her take up the letter and open it.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I told you it should be done,” she said, “and it _has_ been done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I waited in the room; and I saw her take up the letter and open it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Milroy drew a deep breath of relief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Milroy drew a deep breath of relief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The nurse turned away with her hard, sneering smile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She hasn’t the ghost of a suspicion.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I waited in the room; and I saw her take up the letter and open it.”
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Mrs. Milroy drew a deep breath of relief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I waited in the room; and I saw her take up the letter and open it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I told you it should be done,” she said, “and it _has_ been done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I waited in the room; and I saw her take up the letter and open it.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I told you it should be done,” she said, “and it _has_ been done.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I told you it should be done,” she said, “and it _has_ been done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The nurse turned away with her hard, sneering smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The nurse turned away with her hard, sneering smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She hasn’t the ghost of a suspicion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I waited in the room; and I saw her take up the letter and open it.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The nurse turned away with her hard, sneering smile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I told you it should be done,” she said, “and it _has_ been done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The nurse turned away with her hard, sneering smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I waited in the room; and I saw her take up the letter and open it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I waited in the room; and I saw her take up the letter and open it.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The nurse turned away with her hard, sneering smile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I told you it should be done,” she said, “and it _has_ been done.
