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Chapter XXIV
Jeannie got up out of her chair, where she had been sitting ever since Daisy entered. Daisy as she spoke had risen also from the writing-table, and, still holding the photograph of Diana in her hand, stood by her. "You must give me a moment, Daisy," she said. "I have got to think. And, my dear, while I am thinking do not try to guess.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Jeannie got up out of her chair, where she had been sitting ever since Daisy entered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jeannie got up out of her chair, where she had been sitting ever since Daisy entered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Daisy as she spoke had risen also from the writing-table, and, still holding the photograph of Diana in her hand, stood by her.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have got to think.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"You must give me a moment, Daisy," she said.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Jeannie got up out of her chair, where she had been sitting ever since Daisy entered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Daisy as she spoke had risen also from the writing-table, and, still holding the photograph of Diana in her hand, stood by her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Daisy as she spoke had risen also from the writing-table, and, still holding the photograph of Diana in her hand, stood by her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have got to think.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And, my dear, while I am thinking do not try to guess.”
during the time that
From this reading “And, my dear, while I am thinking do not try to guess.”
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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 "You must give me a moment, Daisy," she said.
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From this reading Daisy as she spoke had risen also from the writing-table, and, still holding the photograph of Diana in her hand, stood by her.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And, my dear, while I am thinking do not try to guess.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Daisy as she spoke had risen also from the writing-table, and, still holding the photograph of Diana in her hand, stood by her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Daisy as she spoke had risen also from the writing-table, and, still holding the photograph of Diana in her hand, stood by her.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jeannie got up out of her chair, where she had been sitting ever since Daisy entered.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Daisy as she spoke had risen also from the writing-table, and, still holding the photograph of Diana in her hand, stood by her.
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From this reading Jeannie got up out of her chair, where she had been sitting ever since Daisy entered.
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From this reading Jeannie got up out of her chair, where she had been sitting ever since Daisy entered.
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From this reading And, my dear, while I am thinking do not try to guess.
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From this reading Daisy as she spoke had risen also from the writing-table, and, still holding the photograph of Diana in her hand, stood by her.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And, my dear, while I am thinking do not try to guess.
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From this reading Jeannie got up out of her chair, where she had been sitting ever since Daisy entered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jeannie got up out of her chair, where she had been sitting ever since Daisy entered.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Daisy as she spoke had risen also from the writing-table, and, still holding the photograph of Diana in her hand, stood by her.
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From this reading "You must give me a moment, Daisy," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jeannie got up out of her chair, where she had been sitting ever since Daisy entered.
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From this reading And, my dear, while I am thinking do not try to guess.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jeannie got up out of her chair, where she had been sitting ever since Daisy entered.
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From this reading Daisy as she spoke had risen also from the writing-table, and, still holding the photograph of Diana in her hand, stood by her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have got to think.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jeannie got up out of her chair, where she had been sitting ever since Daisy entered.
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From this reading Daisy as she spoke had risen also from the writing-table, and, still holding the photograph of Diana in her hand, stood by her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have got to think.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Daisy as she spoke had risen also from the writing-table, and, still holding the photograph of Diana in her hand, stood by her.
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From this reading Jeannie got up out of her chair, where she had been sitting ever since Daisy entered.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You must give me a moment, Daisy," she said.
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From this reading "You must give me a moment, Daisy," she said.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must give me a moment, Daisy," she said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And, my dear, while I am thinking do not try to guess.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And, my dear, while I am thinking do not try to guess.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jeannie got up out of her chair, where she had been sitting ever since Daisy entered.
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From this reading Jeannie got up out of her chair, where she had been sitting ever since Daisy entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Daisy as she spoke had risen also from the writing-table, and, still holding the photograph of Diana in her hand, stood by her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Daisy as she spoke had risen also from the writing-table, and, still holding the photograph of Diana in her hand, stood by her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You must give me a moment, Daisy," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jeannie got up out of her chair, where she had been sitting ever since Daisy entered.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Jeannie got up out of her chair, where she had been sitting ever since Daisy entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jeannie got up out of her chair, where she had been sitting ever since Daisy entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Daisy as she spoke had risen also from the writing-table, and, still holding the photograph of Diana in her hand, stood by her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daisy as she spoke had risen also from the writing-table, and, still holding the photograph of Diana in her hand, stood by her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daisy as she spoke had risen also from the writing-table, and, still holding the photograph of Diana in her hand, stood by her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Daisy as she spoke had risen also from the writing-table, and, still holding the photograph of Diana in her hand, stood by her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have got to think.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, my dear, while I am thinking do not try to guess.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have got to think.
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From this reading And, my dear, while I am thinking do not try to guess.
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From this reading Jeannie got up out of her chair, where she had been sitting ever since Daisy entered.
in or at the place that
From this reading Jeannie got up out of her chair, where she had been sitting ever since Daisy entered.
during the time that
From this reading And, my dear, while I am thinking do not try to guess.
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From this reading Daisy as she spoke had risen also from the writing-table, and, still holding the photograph of Diana in her hand, stood by her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must give me a moment, Daisy," she said.
