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THE STORY OF KING COPHETUA. Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts. That she would go back and nurse Mrs. Crawley through her fever she was resolved. She was free agent enough to take so much on herself, and to feel sure that she could carry it through. But how was she to redeem her promise about the children?
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “But how was she to redeem her promise about the children?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She was free agent enough to take so much on herself, and to feel sure that she could carry it through.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “She was free agent enough to take so much on herself, and to feel sure that she could carry it through.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was free agent enough to take so much on herself, and to feel sure that she could carry it through.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was free agent enough to take so much on herself, and to feel sure that she could carry it through.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That she would go back and nurse Mrs. Crawley through her fever she was resolved.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “That she would go back and nurse Mrs. Crawley through her fever she was resolved.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But how was she to redeem her promise about the children?
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From this reading She was free agent enough to take so much on herself, and to feel sure that she could carry it through.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That she would go back and nurse Mrs. Crawley through her fever she was resolved.
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From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.
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From this reading That she would go back and nurse Mrs. Crawley through her fever she was resolved.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how was she to redeem her promise about the children?
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From this reading She was free agent enough to take so much on herself, and to feel sure that she could carry it through.
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From this reading But how was she to redeem her promise about the children?
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From this reading THE STORY OF KING COPHETUA.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was free agent enough to take so much on herself, and to feel sure that she could carry it through.
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From this reading That she would go back and nurse Mrs. Crawley through her fever she was resolved.
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From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.
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From this reading She was free agent enough to take so much on herself, and to feel sure that she could carry it through.
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From this reading She was free agent enough to take so much on herself, and to feel sure that she could carry it through.
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From this reading That she would go back and nurse Mrs. Crawley through her fever she was resolved.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading She was free agent enough to take so much on herself, and to feel sure that she could carry it through.
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From this reading That she would go back and nurse Mrs. Crawley through her fever she was resolved.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.
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From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.
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From this reading But how was she to redeem her promise about the children?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.
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From this reading THE STORY OF KING COPHETUA.
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From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.
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From this reading That she would go back and nurse Mrs. Crawley through her fever she was resolved.
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From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.
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From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.
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From this reading That she would go back and nurse Mrs. Crawley through her fever she was resolved.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STORY OF KING COPHETUA.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was free agent enough to take so much on herself, and to feel sure that she could carry it through.
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From this reading But how was she to redeem her promise about the children?
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From this reading But how was she to redeem her promise about the children?
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From this reading That she would go back and nurse Mrs. Crawley through her fever she was resolved.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was free agent enough to take so much on herself, and to feel sure that she could carry it through.
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From this reading THE STORY OF KING COPHETUA.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was free agent enough to take so much on herself, and to feel sure that she could carry it through.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was free agent enough to take so much on herself, and to feel sure that she could carry it through.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORY OF KING COPHETUA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That she would go back and nurse Mrs. Crawley through her fever she was resolved.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That she would go back and nurse Mrs. Crawley through her fever she was resolved.
