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Chapter XI
THE MYSTERIES OF FERNLEY "Now, Uncle John!" "Now, Margaret!" "Don't be tormenting, sir! You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good. We have been good; virtue shines from every one of us, doesn't it, Hugh?"
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “We have been good; virtue shines from every one of us, doesn't it, Hugh?"”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “We have been good; virtue shines from every one of us, doesn't it, Hugh?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have been good; virtue shines from every one of us, doesn't it, Hugh?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE MYSTERIES OF FERNLEY "Now, Uncle John!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “We have been good; virtue shines from every one of us, doesn't it, Hugh?"”
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading “We have been good; virtue shines from every one of us, doesn't it, Hugh?"”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.”
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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 know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.
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From this reading You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Don't be tormenting, sir!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We have been good; virtue shines from every one of us, doesn't it, Hugh?"
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From this reading We have been good; virtue shines from every one of us, doesn't it, Hugh?"
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From this reading "Don't be tormenting, sir!
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading We have been good; virtue shines from every one of us, doesn't it, Hugh?"
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From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF FERNLEY "Now, Uncle John!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We have been good; virtue shines from every one of us, doesn't it, Hugh?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have been good; virtue shines from every one of us, doesn't it, Hugh?"
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From this reading We have been good; virtue shines from every one of us, doesn't it, Hugh?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We have been good; virtue shines from every one of us, doesn't it, Hugh?"
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From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF FERNLEY "Now, Uncle John!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, Margaret!"
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From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF FERNLEY "Now, Uncle John!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF FERNLEY "Now, Uncle John!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF FERNLEY "Now, Uncle John!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We have been good; virtue shines from every one of us, doesn't it, Hugh?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have been good; virtue shines from every one of us, doesn't it, Hugh?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't be tormenting, sir!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF FERNLEY "Now, Uncle John!"
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From this reading "Don't be tormenting, sir!
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From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF FERNLEY "Now, Uncle John!"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading We have been good; virtue shines from every one of us, doesn't it, Hugh?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.
