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Chapter XXV
"I watched the distance as it grew, And loved you better than you knew." "Violet," Floyd Grandon says, one morning, "I have invited two guests who will come to-day, a Mr. Murray and his daughter. She is a very pretty young girl and fond of society. I think we had better plan some entertainments. What would you like--a garden party?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Violet," Floyd Grandon says, one morning, "I have invited two guests who will come to-day, a Mr. Murray and his daughter.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Violet," Floyd Grandon says, one morning, "I have invited two guests who will come to-day, a Mr. Murray and his daughter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Violet," Floyd Grandon says, one morning, "I have invited two guests who will come to-day, a Mr. Murray and his daughter.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Violet," Floyd Grandon says, one morning, "I have invited two guests who will come to-day, a Mr. Murray and his daughter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What would you like--a garden party?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think we had better plan some entertainments.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What would you like--a garden party?”
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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 "Violet," Floyd Grandon says, one morning, "I have invited two guests who will come to-day, a Mr. Murray and his daughter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I watched the distance as it grew, And loved you better than you knew."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I watched the distance as it grew, And loved you better than you knew."
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From this reading "I watched the distance as it grew, And loved you better than you knew."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Violet," Floyd Grandon says, one morning, "I have invited two guests who will come to-day, a Mr. Murray and his daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Violet," Floyd Grandon says, one morning, "I have invited two guests who will come to-day, a Mr. Murray and his daughter.
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From this reading "I watched the distance as it grew, And loved you better than you knew."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think we had better plan some entertainments.
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From this reading "Violet," Floyd Grandon says, one morning, "I have invited two guests who will come to-day, a Mr. Murray and his daughter.
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From this reading She is a very pretty young girl and fond of society.
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From this reading What would you like--a garden party?
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From this reading She is a very pretty young girl and fond of society.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Violet," Floyd Grandon says, one morning, "I have invited two guests who will come to-day, a Mr. Murray and his daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I watched the distance as it grew, And loved you better than you knew."
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From this reading "Violet," Floyd Grandon says, one morning, "I have invited two guests who will come to-day, a Mr. Murray and his daughter.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I think we had better plan some entertainments.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Violet," Floyd Grandon says, one morning, "I have invited two guests who will come to-day, a Mr. Murray and his daughter.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Violet," Floyd Grandon says, one morning, "I have invited two guests who will come to-day, a Mr. Murray and his daughter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I watched the distance as it grew, And loved you better than you knew."
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From this reading "Violet," Floyd Grandon says, one morning, "I have invited two guests who will come to-day, a Mr. Murray and his daughter.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is a very pretty young girl and fond of society.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I watched the distance as it grew, And loved you better than you knew."
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From this reading "I watched the distance as it grew, And loved you better than you knew."
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From this reading What would you like--a garden party?
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From this reading "I watched the distance as it grew, And loved you better than you knew."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Violet," Floyd Grandon says, one morning, "I have invited two guests who will come to-day, a Mr. Murray and his daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Violet," Floyd Grandon says, one morning, "I have invited two guests who will come to-day, a Mr. Murray and his daughter.
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From this reading "Violet," Floyd Grandon says, one morning, "I have invited two guests who will come to-day, a Mr. Murray and his daughter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She is a very pretty young girl and fond of society.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Violet," Floyd Grandon says, one morning, "I have invited two guests who will come to-day, a Mr. Murray and his daughter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What would you like--a garden party?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think we had better plan some entertainments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is a very pretty young girl and fond of society.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Violet," Floyd Grandon says, one morning, "I have invited two guests who will come to-day, a Mr. Murray and his daughter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is a very pretty young girl and fond of society.
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From this reading She is a very pretty young girl and fond of society.
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From this reading I think we had better plan some entertainments.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I watched the distance as it grew, And loved you better than you knew."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I watched the distance as it grew, And loved you better than you knew."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think we had better plan some entertainments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Violet," Floyd Grandon says, one morning, "I have invited two guests who will come to-day, a Mr. Murray and his daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Violet," Floyd Grandon says, one morning, "I have invited two guests who will come to-day, a Mr. Murray and his daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is a very pretty young girl and fond of society.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Violet," Floyd Grandon says, one morning, "I have invited two guests who will come to-day, a Mr. Murray and his daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I watched the distance as it grew, And loved you better than you knew."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I think we had better plan some entertainments.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would you like--a garden party?
which person or people
From this reading "Violet," Floyd Grandon says, one morning, "I have invited two guests who will come to-day, a Mr. Murray and his daughter.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Violet," Floyd Grandon says, one morning, "I have invited two guests who will come to-day, a Mr. Murray and his daughter.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would you like--a garden party?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I watched the distance as it grew, And loved you better than you knew."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is a very pretty young girl and fond of society.
