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Chapter XVII
'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady. 'She was here just now, but she ran away.' 'Yes; she ran away from the conversation.' 'Ran away from the conversation, Major! Now what were we talking about, Olive?'
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Now what were we talking about, Olive?'”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now what were we talking about, Olive?'
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From this reading 'She was here just now, but she ran away.'
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.
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From this reading 'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.
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From this reading 'Yes; she ran away from the conversation.'
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From this reading 'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'Yes; she ran away from the conversation.'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.
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From this reading 'She was here just now, but she ran away.'
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From this reading 'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.
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From this reading 'Ran away from the conversation, Major!
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From this reading 'She was here just now, but she ran away.'
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From this reading 'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.
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From this reading Now what were we talking about, Olive?'
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From this reading 'She was here just now, but she ran away.'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'She was here just now, but she ran away.'
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.
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From this reading Now what were we talking about, Olive?'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'She was here just now, but she ran away.'
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now what were we talking about, Olive?'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now what were we talking about, Olive?'
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From this reading 'Yes; she ran away from the conversation.'
