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Chapter X
'My dear lady--there's nothing to be done with her whatever. She will not yield one inch--and I cannot. But one thing at last is clear to me. The mischief has made progress--I fear, great progress.' Manisty had drawn his cousin into the garden, and they were pacing the avenue.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'My dear lady--there's nothing to be done with her whatever.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The mischief has made progress--I fear, great progress.'”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The mischief has made progress--I fear, great progress.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But one thing at last is clear to me.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “'My dear lady--there's nothing to be done with her whatever.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She will not yield one inch--and I cannot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But one thing at last is clear to me.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “'My dear lady--there's nothing to be done with her whatever.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She will not yield one inch--and I cannot.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But one thing at last is clear to me.
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From this reading Manisty had drawn his cousin into the garden, and they were pacing the avenue.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'My dear lady--there's nothing to be done with her whatever.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But one thing at last is clear to me.
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From this reading She will not yield one inch--and I cannot.
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From this reading But one thing at last is clear to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Manisty had drawn his cousin into the garden, and they were pacing the avenue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'My dear lady--there's nothing to be done with her whatever.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'My dear lady--there's nothing to be done with her whatever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Manisty had drawn his cousin into the garden, and they were pacing the avenue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mischief has made progress--I fear, great progress.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Manisty had drawn his cousin into the garden, and they were pacing the avenue.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mischief has made progress--I fear, great progress.'
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Manisty had drawn his cousin into the garden, and they were pacing the avenue.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The mischief has made progress--I fear, great progress.'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'My dear lady--there's nothing to be done with her whatever.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Manisty had drawn his cousin into the garden, and they were pacing the avenue.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She will not yield one inch--and I cannot.
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From this reading She will not yield one inch--and I cannot.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Manisty had drawn his cousin into the garden, and they were pacing the avenue.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But one thing at last is clear to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'My dear lady--there's nothing to be done with her whatever.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But one thing at last is clear to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mischief has made progress--I fear, great progress.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Manisty had drawn his cousin into the garden, and they were pacing the avenue.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But one thing at last is clear to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mischief has made progress--I fear, great progress.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'My dear lady--there's nothing to be done with her whatever.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She will not yield one inch--and I cannot.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading 'My dear lady--there's nothing to be done with her whatever.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She will not yield one inch--and I cannot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Manisty had drawn his cousin into the garden, and they were pacing the avenue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mischief has made progress--I fear, great progress.'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She will not yield one inch--and I cannot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The mischief has made progress--I fear, great progress.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'My dear lady--there's nothing to be done with her whatever.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Manisty had drawn his cousin into the garden, and they were pacing the avenue.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But one thing at last is clear to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'My dear lady--there's nothing to be done with her whatever.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Manisty had drawn his cousin into the garden, and they were pacing the avenue.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading 'My dear lady--there's nothing to be done with her whatever.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She will not yield one inch--and I cannot.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'My dear lady--there's nothing to be done with her whatever.
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From this reading She will not yield one inch--and I cannot.
