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Chapter XXIII
IN THE CHURCHYARD. Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane. His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this. Perhaps he had never realized until now how very dear Bessy was to his heart. "Why should Bessy have died?" he asked over and over again in his deep distress.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why should Bessy have died?" he asked over and over again in his deep distress.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why should Bessy have died?" he asked over and over again in his deep distress.”
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading “"Why should Bessy have died?" he asked over and over again in his deep distress.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Why should Bessy have died?" he asked over and over again in his deep distress.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps he had never realized until now how very dear Bessy was to his heart.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"Why should Bessy have died?" he asked over and over again in his deep distress.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps he had never realized until now how very dear Bessy was to his heart.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Perhaps he had never realized until now how very dear Bessy was to his heart.”
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From this reading Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why should Bessy have died?" he asked over and over again in his deep distress.
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From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
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From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why should Bessy have died?" he asked over and over again in his deep distress.
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From this reading Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
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From this reading IN THE CHURCHYARD.
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From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
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From this reading Perhaps he had never realized until now how very dear Bessy was to his heart.
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From this reading Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane.
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From this reading "Why should Bessy have died?" he asked over and over again in his deep distress.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
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From this reading "Why should Bessy have died?" he asked over and over again in his deep distress.
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading "Why should Bessy have died?" he asked over and over again in his deep distress.
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From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
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From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Why should Bessy have died?" he asked over and over again in his deep distress.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps he had never realized until now how very dear Bessy was to his heart.
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From this reading Perhaps he had never realized until now how very dear Bessy was to his heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
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From this reading Perhaps he had never realized until now how very dear Bessy was to his heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE CHURCHYARD.
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From this reading Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane.
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From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
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From this reading Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane.
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From this reading Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps he had never realized until now how very dear Bessy was to his heart.
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From this reading Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane.
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From this reading Perhaps he had never realized until now how very dear Bessy was to his heart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Why should Bessy have died?" he asked over and over again in his deep distress.
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From this reading Perhaps he had never realized until now how very dear Bessy was to his heart.
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From this reading Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane.
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From this reading Perhaps he had never realized until now how very dear Bessy was to his heart.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Why should Bessy have died?" he asked over and over again in his deep distress.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane.
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From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
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From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE CHURCHYARD.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps he had never realized until now how very dear Bessy was to his heart.
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From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
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From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
up to a particular time
From this reading Perhaps he had never realized until now how very dear Bessy was to his heart.
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From this reading Perhaps he had never realized until now how very dear Bessy was to his heart.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps he had never realized until now how very dear Bessy was to his heart.
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From this reading "Why should Bessy have died?" he asked over and over again in his deep distress.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
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From this reading Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane.
