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Chapter XX
THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan. I thought I should accomplish this very soon after my landing. I found that I must wait for days. It was very hard to wait. Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.
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later than; following
From this reading “I thought I should accomplish this very soon after my landing.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I found that I must wait for days.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I found that I must wait for days.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought I should accomplish this very soon after my landing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought I should accomplish this very soon after my landing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.”
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From this reading I thought I should accomplish this very soon after my landing.
later than; following
From this reading I thought I should accomplish this very soon after my landing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.
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From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.
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From this reading I found that I must wait for days.
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From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I found that I must wait for days.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found that I must wait for days.
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From this reading It was very hard to wait.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought I should accomplish this very soon after my landing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.
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From this reading I thought I should accomplish this very soon after my landing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.
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From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.
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From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.
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From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I found that I must wait for days.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I thought I should accomplish this very soon after my landing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.
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From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.
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From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I thought I should accomplish this very soon after my landing.
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From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought I should accomplish this very soon after my landing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I found that I must wait for days.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I thought I should accomplish this very soon after my landing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought I should accomplish this very soon after my landing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.
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From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought I should accomplish this very soon after my landing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I found that I must wait for days.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.
