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Chapter XVIII
"My darling, I do not know what to think," Colonel Lockhart exclaims, anxiously. "A moment ago you were so bright and happy--now you look pale and startled, and your words are strange and wild. Has anything frightened you, my darling?" She lifts her heavy, dark eyes almost beseechingly to his own. "Philip, please do not talk to me, now," she says.
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any thing at all
From this reading “Has anything frightened you, my darling?"”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Has anything frightened you, my darling?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My darling, I do not know what to think," Colonel Lockhart exclaims, anxiously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A moment ago you were so bright and happy--now you look pale and startled, and your words are strange and wild.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My darling, I do not know what to think," Colonel Lockhart exclaims, 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 moment ago you were so bright and happy--now you look pale and startled, and your words are strange and wild.
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From this reading "A moment ago you were so bright and happy--now you look pale and startled, and your words are strange and wild.
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From this reading She lifts her heavy, dark eyes almost beseechingly to his own.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "A moment ago you were so bright and happy--now you look pale and startled, and your words are strange and wild.
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From this reading "My darling, I do not know what to think," Colonel Lockhart exclaims, anxiously.
any thing at all
From this reading Has anything frightened you, my darling?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "A moment ago you were so bright and happy--now you look pale and startled, and your words are strange and wild.
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From this reading She lifts her heavy, dark eyes almost beseechingly to his own.
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From this reading "A moment ago you were so bright and happy--now you look pale and startled, and your words are strange and wild.
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From this reading "My darling, I do not know what to think," Colonel Lockhart exclaims, anxiously.
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From this reading She lifts her heavy, dark eyes almost beseechingly to his own.
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From this reading "My darling, I do not know what to think," Colonel Lockhart exclaims, anxiously.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "My darling, I do not know what to think," Colonel Lockhart exclaims, anxiously.
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From this reading "My darling, I do not know what to think," Colonel Lockhart exclaims, anxiously.
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From this reading She lifts her heavy, dark eyes almost beseechingly to his own.
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From this reading Has anything frightened you, my darling?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A moment ago you were so bright and happy--now you look pale and startled, and your words are strange and wild.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has anything frightened you, my darling?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She lifts her heavy, dark eyes almost beseechingly to his own.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She lifts her heavy, dark eyes almost beseechingly to his own.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She lifts her heavy, dark eyes almost beseechingly to his own.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My darling, I do not know what to think," Colonel Lockhart exclaims, anxiously.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My darling, I do not know what to think," Colonel Lockhart exclaims, anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She lifts her heavy, dark eyes almost beseechingly to his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My darling, I do not know what to think," Colonel Lockhart exclaims, anxiously.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A moment ago you were so bright and happy--now you look pale and startled, and your words are strange and wild.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Philip, please do not talk to me, now," she says.
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From this reading "A moment ago you were so bright and happy--now you look pale and startled, and your words are strange and wild.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My darling, I do not know what to think," Colonel Lockhart exclaims, anxiously.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "My darling, I do not know what to think," Colonel Lockhart exclaims, anxiously.
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From this reading "A moment ago you were so bright and happy--now you look pale and startled, and your words are strange and wild.
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From this reading She lifts her heavy, dark eyes almost beseechingly to his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A moment ago you were so bright and happy--now you look pale and startled, and your words are strange and wild.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Philip, please do not talk to me, now," she says.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Philip, please do not talk to me, now," she says.
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From this reading "Philip, please do not talk to me, now," she says.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lifts her heavy, dark eyes almost beseechingly to his own.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "A moment ago you were so bright and happy--now you look pale and startled, and your words are strange and wild.
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From this reading "A moment ago you were so bright and happy--now you look pale and startled, and your words are strange and wild.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A moment ago you were so bright and happy--now you look pale and startled, and your words are strange and wild.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Philip, please do not talk to me, now," she says.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My darling, I do not know what to think," Colonel Lockhart exclaims, anxiously.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My darling, I do not know what to think," Colonel Lockhart exclaims, anxiously.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "A moment ago you were so bright and happy--now you look pale and startled, and your words are strange and wild.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "My darling, I do not know what to think," Colonel Lockhart exclaims, anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A moment ago you were so bright and happy--now you look pale and startled, and your words are strange and wild.
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From this reading "A moment ago you were so bright and happy--now you look pale and startled, and your words are strange and wild.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "A moment ago you were so bright and happy--now you look pale and startled, and your words are strange and wild.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "A moment ago you were so bright and happy--now you look pale and startled, and your words are strange and wild.
