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Chapter XIV
WHO ROBBED THE MAIL. "Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home. "I haven't been a great ways," I replied. As the fact of my absence, rather than where I had been, was the great grievance with my tyrants, I concluded not to tell them in what precise locality I had spent the forenoon. The old order of things was fully restored.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I haven't been a great ways," I replied.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old order of things was fully restored.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I haven't been a great ways," I replied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the fact of my absence, rather than where I had been, was the great grievance with my tyrants, I concluded not to tell them in what precise locality I had spent the forenoon.”
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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 "I haven't been a great ways," I replied.
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From this reading As the fact of my absence, rather than where I had been, was the great grievance with my tyrants, I concluded not to tell them in what precise locality I had spent the forenoon.
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From this reading "Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.
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From this reading "Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the fact of my absence, rather than where I had been, was the great grievance with my tyrants, I concluded not to tell them in what precise locality I had spent the forenoon.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the fact of my absence, rather than where I had been, was the great grievance with my tyrants, I concluded not to tell them in what precise locality I had spent the forenoon.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the fact of my absence, rather than where I had been, was the great grievance with my tyrants, I concluded not to tell them in what precise locality I had spent the forenoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the fact of my absence, rather than where I had been, was the great grievance with my tyrants, I concluded not to tell them in what precise locality I had spent the forenoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old order of things was fully restored.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I haven't been a great ways," I replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the fact of my absence, rather than where I had been, was the great grievance with my tyrants, I concluded not to tell them in what precise locality I had spent the forenoon.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I haven't been a great ways," I replied.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the fact of my absence, rather than where I had been, was the great grievance with my tyrants, I concluded not to tell them in what precise locality I had spent the forenoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHO ROBBED THE MAIL.
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From this reading "Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As the fact of my absence, rather than where I had been, was the great grievance with my tyrants, I concluded not to tell them in what precise locality I had spent the forenoon.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the fact of my absence, rather than where I had been, was the great grievance with my tyrants, I concluded not to tell them in what precise locality I had spent the forenoon.
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From this reading The old order of things was fully restored.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old order of things was fully restored.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the fact of my absence, rather than where I had been, was the great grievance with my tyrants, I concluded not to tell them in what precise locality I had spent the forenoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the fact of my absence, rather than where I had been, was the great grievance with my tyrants, I concluded not to tell them in what precise locality I had spent the forenoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I haven't been a great ways," I replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old order of things was fully restored.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHO ROBBED THE MAIL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the fact of my absence, rather than where I had been, was the great grievance with my tyrants, I concluded not to tell them in what precise locality I had spent the forenoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the fact of my absence, rather than where I had been, was the great grievance with my tyrants, I concluded not to tell them in what precise locality I had spent the forenoon.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As the fact of my absence, rather than where I had been, was the great grievance with my tyrants, I concluded not to tell them in what precise locality I had spent the forenoon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHO ROBBED THE MAIL.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As the fact of my absence, rather than where I had been, was the great grievance with my tyrants, I concluded not to tell them in what precise locality I had spent the forenoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old order of things was fully restored.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the fact of my absence, rather than where I had been, was the great grievance with my tyrants, I concluded not to tell them in what precise locality I had spent the forenoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the fact of my absence, rather than where I had been, was the great grievance with my tyrants, I concluded not to tell them in what precise locality I had spent the forenoon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the fact of my absence, rather than where I had been, was the great grievance with my tyrants, I concluded not to tell them in what precise locality I had spent the forenoon.
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From this reading "I haven't been a great ways," I replied.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As the fact of my absence, rather than where I had been, was the great grievance with my tyrants, I concluded not to tell them in what precise locality I had spent the forenoon.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.
which person or people
From this reading WHO ROBBED THE MAIL.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where on airth have you been?" said Mrs. Fishley, chiming in with her husband; and if I had not realized before, I did now, that the squire had actually gone home.
