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Chapter VII
A RIFLE PRACTICE "Mother, what do you mean? Don't turn so white and do speak! What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill. She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego. Since then, she had been like a happy girl with him and his father but something was amiss with her now.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Since then, she had been like a happy girl with him and his father but something was amiss with her now.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Since then, she had been like a happy girl with him and his father but something was amiss with her now.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Since then, she had been like a happy girl with him and his father but something was amiss with her now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don't turn so white and do speak!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.”
a lack of physical strength
From this reading “She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.”
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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 RIFLE PRACTICE "Mother, what do you mean?
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From this reading Since then, she had been like a happy girl with him and his father but something was amiss with her now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Don't turn so white and do speak!
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From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
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From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since then, she had been like a happy girl with him and his father but something was amiss with her now.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
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From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
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From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A RIFLE PRACTICE "Mother, what do you mean?
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From this reading Don't turn so white and do speak!
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
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From this reading Since then, she had been like a happy girl with him and his father but something was amiss with her now.
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From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
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From this reading Since then, she had been like a happy girl with him and his father but something was amiss with her now.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
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From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since then, she had been like a happy girl with him and his father but something was amiss with her now.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
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From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
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From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since then, she had been like a happy girl with him and his father but something was amiss with her now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A RIFLE PRACTICE "Mother, what do you mean?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A RIFLE PRACTICE "Mother, what do you mean?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
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From this reading Since then, she had been like a happy girl with him and his father but something was amiss with her now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A RIFLE PRACTICE "Mother, what do you mean?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A RIFLE PRACTICE "Mother, what do you mean?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since then, she had been like a happy girl with him and his father but something was amiss with her now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Don't turn so white and do speak!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Since then, she had been like a happy girl with him and his father but something was amiss with her now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't turn so white and do speak!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since then, she had been like a happy girl with him and his father but something was amiss with her now.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't turn so white and do speak!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
a lack of physical strength
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A RIFLE PRACTICE "Mother, what do you mean?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't turn so white and do speak!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Since then, she had been like a happy girl with him and his father but something was amiss with her now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A RIFLE PRACTICE "Mother, what do you mean?
