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Chapter XVII
IN THE GARDEN "But, Grace--" "But-ter, Margaret!" "My dear, please don't be absurd!" "My angel, I am not half so absurd as you are. Why, in the name of all that is incongruous, should I take this lady's money? Is thy servant a dog, that she should do this thing?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My angel, I am not half so absurd as you are.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, in the name of all that is incongruous, should I take this lady's money?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, in the name of all that is incongruous, should I take this lady's money?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is thy servant a dog, that she should do this thing?"”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Is thy servant a dog, that she should do this thing?"”
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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 Is thy servant a dog, that she should do this thing?"
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From this reading "My dear, please don't be absurd!"
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From this reading Why, in the name of all that is incongruous, should I take this lady's money?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "My angel, I am not half so absurd as you are.
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From this reading "My angel, I am not half so absurd as you are.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "My angel, I am not half so absurd as you are.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "My angel, I am not half so absurd as you are.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "My dear, please don't be absurd!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading IN THE GARDEN "But, Grace--" "But-ter, Margaret!"
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From this reading IN THE GARDEN "But, Grace--" "But-ter, Margaret!"
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From this reading "My dear, please don't be absurd!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Is thy servant a dog, that she should do this thing?"
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From this reading Is thy servant a dog, that she should do this thing?"
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From this reading "My dear, please don't be absurd!"
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From this reading IN THE GARDEN "But, Grace--" "But-ter, Margaret!"
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From this reading IN THE GARDEN "But, Grace--" "But-ter, Margaret!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My angel, I am not half so absurd as you are.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My angel, I am not half so absurd as you are.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE GARDEN "But, Grace--" "But-ter, Margaret!"
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From this reading Why, in the name of all that is incongruous, should I take this lady's money?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why, in the name of all that is incongruous, should I take this lady's money?
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From this reading Why, in the name of all that is incongruous, should I take this lady's money?
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From this reading IN THE GARDEN "But, Grace--" "But-ter, Margaret!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, in the name of all that is incongruous, should I take this lady's money?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear, please don't be absurd!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why, in the name of all that is incongruous, should I take this lady's money?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "My angel, I am not half so absurd as you are.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why, in the name of all that is incongruous, should I take this lady's money?
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From this reading "My dear, please don't be absurd!"
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From this reading Is thy servant a dog, that she should do this thing?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Is thy servant a dog, that she should do this thing?"
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why, in the name of all that is incongruous, should I take this lady's money?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "My angel, I am not half so absurd as you are.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why, in the name of all that is incongruous, should I take this lady's money?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why, in the name of all that is incongruous, should I take this lady's money?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE GARDEN "But, Grace--" "But-ter, Margaret!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Is thy servant a dog, that she should do this thing?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why, in the name of all that is incongruous, should I take this lady's money?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Is thy servant a dog, that she should do this thing?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, in the name of all that is incongruous, should I take this lady's money?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My angel, I am not half so absurd as you are.
