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Chapter III
He came very near to her, slightly swaying. “Fanny, you are a darling, but you are hard; you are hard as the Commandments.” “That is not very kind, Peyton,” she protested; “but I have some common sense.” “Haven't you any uncommon sense?” he begged. “That's what I want.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““That is not very kind, Peyton,” she protested; “but I have some common sense.””
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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 “Fanny, you are a darling, but you are hard; you are hard as the Commandments.”
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From this reading “Haven't you any uncommon sense?” he begged.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Fanny, you are a darling, but you are hard; you are hard as the Commandments.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Fanny, you are a darling, but you are hard; you are hard as the Commandments.”
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From this reading “Haven't you any uncommon sense?” he begged.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Fanny, you are a darling, but you are hard; you are hard as the Commandments.”
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From this reading He came very near to her, slightly swaying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Fanny, you are a darling, but you are hard; you are hard as the Commandments.”
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From this reading “That is not very kind, Peyton,” she protested; “but I have some common sense.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Fanny, you are a darling, but you are hard; you are hard as the Commandments.”
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From this reading “Fanny, you are a darling, but you are hard; you are hard as the Commandments.”
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From this reading “Fanny, you are a darling, but you are hard; you are hard as the Commandments.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That is not very kind, Peyton,” she protested; “but I have some common sense.”
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From this reading “Haven't you any uncommon sense?” he begged.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came very near to her, slightly swaying.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He came very near to her, slightly swaying.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That is not very kind, Peyton,” she protested; “but I have some common sense.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is not very kind, Peyton,” she protested; “but I have some common sense.”
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From this reading “That is not very kind, Peyton,” she protested; “but I have some common sense.”
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From this reading He came very near to her, slightly swaying.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “That is not very kind, Peyton,” she protested; “but I have some common sense.”
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From this reading “That is not very kind, Peyton,” she protested; “but I have some common sense.”
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From this reading “That is not very kind, Peyton,” she protested; “but I have some common sense.”
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From this reading “That is not very kind, Peyton,” she protested; “but I have some common sense.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That is not very kind, Peyton,” she protested; “but I have some common sense.”
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From this reading He came very near to her, slightly swaying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That is not very kind, Peyton,” she protested; “but I have some common sense.”
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From this reading He came very near to her, slightly swaying.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is not very kind, Peyton,” she protested; “but I have some common sense.”
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From this reading “That's what I want.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Fanny, you are a darling, but you are hard; you are hard as the Commandments.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He came very near to her, slightly swaying.
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From this reading “Haven't you any uncommon sense?” he begged.
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From this reading He came very near to her, slightly swaying.
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From this reading “That's what I want.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “That's what I want.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Fanny, you are a darling, but you are hard; you are hard as the Commandments.”
