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Chapter XI
A PRESCRIPTION. As may be imagined, the dinner which was soon afterwards partaken of by the family was anything but a cheerful meal. For the first time Io sat opposite to her husband gloomy and silent, scarcely touching the food before her. “Are you not well, my love?” asked Oscar anxiously. “I ought not to have suffered you to walk to church in the heat.”
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any thing at all
From this reading “As may be imagined, the dinner which was soon afterwards partaken of by the family was anything but a cheerful meal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Are you not well, my love?” asked Oscar anxiously.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “For the first time Io sat opposite to her husband gloomy and silent, scarcely touching the food before her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the first time Io sat opposite to her husband gloomy and silent, scarcely touching the food before her.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I ought not to have suffered you to walk to church in the heat.””
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “As may be imagined, the dinner which was soon afterwards partaken of by the family was anything but a cheerful meal.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading ““I ought not to have suffered you to walk to church in the heat.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As may be imagined, the dinner which was soon afterwards partaken of by the family was anything but a cheerful meal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the first time Io sat opposite to her husband gloomy and silent, scarcely touching the food before her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Are you not well, my love?” asked Oscar anxiously.”
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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 A PRESCRIPTION.
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From this reading As may be imagined, the dinner which was soon afterwards partaken of by the family was anything but a cheerful meal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the first time Io sat opposite to her husband gloomy and silent, scarcely touching the food before her.
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From this reading “Are you not well, my love?” asked Oscar anxiously.
any thing at all
From this reading As may be imagined, the dinner which was soon afterwards partaken of by the family was anything but a cheerful meal.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you not well, my love?” asked Oscar anxiously.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As may be imagined, the dinner which was soon afterwards partaken of by the family was anything but a cheerful meal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Are you not well, my love?” asked Oscar anxiously.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As may be imagined, the dinner which was soon afterwards partaken of by the family was anything but a cheerful meal.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For the first time Io sat opposite to her husband gloomy and silent, scarcely touching the food before her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As may be imagined, the dinner which was soon afterwards partaken of by the family was anything but a cheerful meal.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As may be imagined, the dinner which was soon afterwards partaken of by the family was anything but a cheerful meal.
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From this reading As may be imagined, the dinner which was soon afterwards partaken of by the family was anything but a cheerful meal.
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From this reading “I ought not to have suffered you to walk to church in the heat.”
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From this reading As may be imagined, the dinner which was soon afterwards partaken of by the family was anything but a cheerful meal.
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From this reading As may be imagined, the dinner which was soon afterwards partaken of by the family was anything but a cheerful meal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time Io sat opposite to her husband gloomy and silent, scarcely touching the food before her.
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From this reading For the first time Io sat opposite to her husband gloomy and silent, scarcely touching the food before her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first time Io sat opposite to her husband gloomy and silent, scarcely touching the food before her.
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From this reading For the first time Io sat opposite to her husband gloomy and silent, scarcely touching the food before her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I ought not to have suffered you to walk to church in the heat.”
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From this reading “I ought not to have suffered you to walk to church in the heat.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For the first time Io sat opposite to her husband gloomy and silent, scarcely touching the food before her.
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From this reading For the first time Io sat opposite to her husband gloomy and silent, scarcely touching the food before her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I ought not to have suffered you to walk to church in the heat.”
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From this reading As may be imagined, the dinner which was soon afterwards partaken of by the family was anything but a cheerful meal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I ought not to have suffered you to walk to church in the heat.”
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From this reading For the first time Io sat opposite to her husband gloomy and silent, scarcely touching the food before her.
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From this reading “Are you not well, my love?” asked Oscar anxiously.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading As may be imagined, the dinner which was soon afterwards partaken of by the family was anything but a cheerful meal.
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From this reading As may be imagined, the dinner which was soon afterwards partaken of by the family was anything but a cheerful meal.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Are you not well, my love?” asked Oscar anxiously.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Are you not well, my love?” asked Oscar anxiously.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As may be imagined, the dinner which was soon afterwards partaken of by the family was anything but a cheerful meal.
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From this reading For the first time Io sat opposite to her husband gloomy and silent, scarcely touching the food before her.
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From this reading “Are you not well, my love?” asked Oscar anxiously.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I ought not to have suffered you to walk to church in the heat.”
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From this reading As may be imagined, the dinner which was soon afterwards partaken of by the family was anything but a cheerful meal.
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From this reading A PRESCRIPTION.
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From this reading For the first time Io sat opposite to her husband gloomy and silent, scarcely touching the food before her.
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From this reading For the first time Io sat opposite to her husband gloomy and silent, scarcely touching the food before her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the first time Io sat opposite to her husband gloomy and silent, scarcely touching the food before her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As may be imagined, the dinner which was soon afterwards partaken of by the family was anything but a cheerful meal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I ought not to have suffered you to walk to church in the heat.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As may be imagined, the dinner which was soon afterwards partaken of by the family was anything but a cheerful meal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time Io sat opposite to her husband gloomy and silent, scarcely touching the food before her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the first time Io sat opposite to her husband gloomy and silent, scarcely touching the food before her.
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From this reading For the first time Io sat opposite to her husband gloomy and silent, scarcely touching the food before her.
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From this reading “I ought not to have suffered you to walk to church in the heat.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As may be imagined, the dinner which was soon afterwards partaken of by the family was anything but a cheerful meal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Are you not well, my love?” asked Oscar anxiously.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As may be imagined, the dinner which was soon afterwards partaken of by the family was anything but a cheerful meal.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you not well, my love?” asked Oscar anxiously.
