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Chapter XVI
"Etwald!" repeated Lady Meg, thoughtfully. "Is he not the doctor of whom you have made so great a friend?" "Yes. I took a viper to my bosom, and it stung me," replied Jen, who, in his excitement, was pacing backward and forward with hasty steps. "But I shall be even with him.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Is he not the doctor of whom you have made so great a friend?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But I shall be even with him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I took a viper to my bosom, and it stung me," replied Jen, who, in his excitement, was pacing backward and forward with hasty steps.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Is he not the doctor of whom you have made so great a friend?"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Is he not the doctor of whom you have made so great a friend?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Etwald!" repeated Lady Meg, thoughtfully.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I took a viper to my bosom, and it stung me," replied Jen, who, in his excitement, was pacing backward and forward with hasty steps.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"But I shall be even with him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I took a viper to my bosom, and it stung me," replied Jen, who, in his excitement, was pacing backward and forward with hasty steps.”
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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 he not the doctor of whom you have made so great a friend?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I took a viper to my bosom, and it stung me," replied Jen, who, in his excitement, was pacing backward and forward with hasty steps.
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From this reading I took a viper to my bosom, and it stung me," replied Jen, who, in his excitement, was pacing backward and forward with hasty steps.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "But I shall be even with him.
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From this reading I took a viper to my bosom, and it stung me," replied Jen, who, in his excitement, was pacing backward and forward with hasty steps.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I shall be even with him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Is he not the doctor of whom you have made so great a friend?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Etwald!" repeated Lady Meg, thoughtfully.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But I shall be even with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took a viper to my bosom, and it stung me," replied Jen, who, in his excitement, was pacing backward and forward with hasty steps.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took a viper to my bosom, and it stung me," replied Jen, who, in his excitement, was pacing backward and forward with hasty steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is he not the doctor of whom you have made so great a friend?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Is he not the doctor of whom you have made so great a friend?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took a viper to my bosom, and it stung me," replied Jen, who, in his excitement, was pacing backward and forward with hasty steps.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Is he not the doctor of whom you have made so great a friend?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is he not the doctor of whom you have made so great a friend?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But I shall be even with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I took a viper to my bosom, and it stung me," replied Jen, who, in his excitement, was pacing backward and forward with hasty steps.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I took a viper to my bosom, and it stung me," replied Jen, who, in his excitement, was pacing backward and forward with hasty steps.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I took a viper to my bosom, and it stung me," replied Jen, who, in his excitement, was pacing backward and forward with hasty steps.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is he not the doctor of whom you have made so great a friend?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I took a viper to my bosom, and it stung me," replied Jen, who, in his excitement, was pacing backward and forward with hasty steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took a viper to my bosom, and it stung me," replied Jen, who, in his excitement, was pacing backward and forward with hasty steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Etwald!" repeated Lady Meg, thoughtfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is he not the doctor of whom you have made so great a friend?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I took a viper to my bosom, and it stung me," replied Jen, who, in his excitement, was pacing backward and forward with hasty steps.
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From this reading "Etwald!" repeated Lady Meg, thoughtfully.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I took a viper to my bosom, and it stung me," replied Jen, who, in his excitement, was pacing backward and forward with hasty steps.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Is he not the doctor of whom you have made so great a friend?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Is he not the doctor of whom you have made so great a friend?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took a viper to my bosom, and it stung me," replied Jen, who, in his excitement, was pacing backward and forward with hasty steps.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Etwald!" repeated Lady Meg, thoughtfully.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took a viper to my bosom, and it stung me," replied Jen, who, in his excitement, was pacing backward and forward with hasty steps.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "But I shall be even with him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Is he not the doctor of whom you have made so great a friend?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took a viper to my bosom, and it stung me," replied Jen, who, in his excitement, was pacing backward and forward with hasty steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took a viper to my bosom, and it stung me," replied Jen, who, in his excitement, was pacing backward and forward with hasty steps.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Is he not the doctor of whom you have made so great a friend?"
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From this reading "Etwald!" repeated Lady Meg, thoughtfully.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I took a viper to my bosom, and it stung me," replied Jen, who, in his excitement, was pacing backward and forward with hasty steps.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took a viper to my bosom, and it stung me," replied Jen, who, in his excitement, was pacing backward and forward with hasty steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took a viper to my bosom, and it stung me," replied Jen, who, in his excitement, was pacing backward and forward with hasty steps.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I took a viper to my bosom, and it stung me," replied Jen, who, in his excitement, was pacing backward and forward with hasty steps.
which person or people
From this reading I took a viper to my bosom, and it stung me," replied Jen, who, in his excitement, was pacing backward and forward with hasty steps.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Is he not the doctor of whom you have made so great a friend?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading I took a viper to my bosom, and it stung me," replied Jen, who, in his excitement, was pacing backward and forward with hasty steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is he not the doctor of whom you have made so great a friend?"
