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Chapter VI
"I WILL NOT SELL THE FIRS." On the morning after Arnold's arrival the squire called his daughter into the south parlor. "My love," he said, "I want a word with you." As a rule Frances was very willing to have words with her father. She was always patient and gentle and sweet with him; but she would have been more than human if she had not cast some wistful glances into the garden, where Philip was waiting for her.
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later than; following
From this reading “On the morning after Arnold's arrival the squire called his daughter into the south parlor.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She was always patient and gentle and sweet with him; but she would have been more than human if she had not cast some wistful glances into the garden, where Philip was waiting for her.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “As a rule Frances was very willing to have words with her father.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the morning after Arnold's arrival the squire called his daughter into the south parlor.”
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading “On the morning after Arnold's arrival the squire called his daughter into the south parlor.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She was always patient and gentle and sweet with him; but she would have been more than human if she had not cast some wistful glances into the garden, where Philip was waiting for her.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She was always patient and gentle and sweet with him; but she would have been more than human if she had not cast some wistful glances into the garden, where Philip was waiting for her.”
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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 "My love," he said, "I want a word with you."
later than; following
From this reading On the morning after Arnold's arrival the squire called his daughter into the south parlor.
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From this reading She was always patient and gentle and sweet with him; but she would have been more than human if she had not cast some wistful glances into the garden, where Philip was waiting for her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was always patient and gentle and sweet with him; but she would have been more than human if she had not cast some wistful glances into the garden, where Philip was waiting for her.
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From this reading On the morning after Arnold's arrival the squire called his daughter into the south parlor.
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From this reading On the morning after Arnold's arrival the squire called his daughter into the south parlor.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a rule Frances was very willing to have words with her father.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was always patient and gentle and sweet with him; but she would have been more than human if she had not cast some wistful glances into the garden, where Philip was waiting for her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was always patient and gentle and sweet with him; but she would have been more than human if she had not cast some wistful glances into the garden, where Philip was waiting for her.
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From this reading On the morning after Arnold's arrival the squire called his daughter into the south parlor.
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From this reading She was always patient and gentle and sweet with him; but she would have been more than human if she had not cast some wistful glances into the garden, where Philip was waiting for her.
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From this reading On the morning after Arnold's arrival the squire called his daughter into the south parlor.
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From this reading As a rule Frances was very willing to have words with her father.
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From this reading "I WILL NOT SELL THE FIRS."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was always patient and gentle and sweet with him; but she would have been more than human if she had not cast some wistful glances into the garden, where Philip was waiting for her.
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From this reading As a rule Frances was very willing to have words with her father.
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From this reading She was always patient and gentle and sweet with him; but she would have been more than human if she had not cast some wistful glances into the garden, where Philip was waiting for her.
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From this reading She was always patient and gentle and sweet with him; but she would have been more than human if she had not cast some wistful glances into the garden, where Philip was waiting for her.
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From this reading She was always patient and gentle and sweet with him; but she would have been more than human if she had not cast some wistful glances into the garden, where Philip was waiting for her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was always patient and gentle and sweet with him; but she would have been more than human if she had not cast some wistful glances into the garden, where Philip was waiting for her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As a rule Frances was very willing to have words with her father.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My love," he said, "I want a word with you."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As a rule Frances was very willing to have words with her father.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was always patient and gentle and sweet with him; but she would have been more than human if she had not cast some wistful glances into the garden, where Philip was waiting for her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the morning after Arnold's arrival the squire called his daughter into the south parlor.
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From this reading She was always patient and gentle and sweet with him; but she would have been more than human if she had not cast some wistful glances into the garden, where Philip was waiting for her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I WILL NOT SELL THE FIRS."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was always patient and gentle and sweet with him; but she would have been more than human if she had not cast some wistful glances into the garden, where Philip was waiting for her.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the morning after Arnold's arrival the squire called his daughter into the south parlor.
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From this reading "My love," he said, "I want a word with you."
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From this reading She was always patient and gentle and sweet with him; but she would have been more than human if she had not cast some wistful glances into the garden, where Philip was waiting for her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning after Arnold's arrival the squire called his daughter into the south parlor.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My love," he said, "I want a word with you."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I WILL NOT SELL THE FIRS."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morning after Arnold's arrival the squire called his daughter into the south parlor.
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading On the morning after Arnold's arrival the squire called his daughter into the south parlor.
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From this reading She was always patient and gentle and sweet with him; but she would have been more than human if she had not cast some wistful glances into the garden, where Philip was waiting for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was always patient and gentle and sweet with him; but she would have been more than human if she had not cast some wistful glances into the garden, where Philip was waiting for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a rule Frances was very willing to have words with her father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My love," he said, "I want a word with you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I WILL NOT SELL THE FIRS."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was always patient and gentle and sweet with him; but she would have been more than human if she had not cast some wistful glances into the garden, where Philip was waiting for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was always patient and gentle and sweet with him; but she would have been more than human if she had not cast some wistful glances into the garden, where Philip was waiting for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the morning after Arnold's arrival the squire called his daughter into the south parlor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the morning after Arnold's arrival the squire called his daughter into the south parlor.
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From this reading She was always patient and gentle and sweet with him; but she would have been more than human if she had not cast some wistful glances into the garden, where Philip was waiting for her.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was always patient and gentle and sweet with him; but she would have been more than human if she had not cast some wistful glances into the garden, where Philip was waiting for her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I WILL NOT SELL THE FIRS."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As a rule Frances was very willing to have words with her father.
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From this reading As a rule Frances was very willing to have words with her father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was always patient and gentle and sweet with him; but she would have been more than human if she had not cast some wistful glances into the garden, where Philip was waiting for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My love," he said, "I want a word with you."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As a rule Frances was very willing to have words with her father.
in or at the place that
From this reading She was always patient and gentle and sweet with him; but she would have been more than human if she had not cast some wistful glances into the garden, where Philip was waiting for her.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I WILL NOT SELL THE FIRS."
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From this reading As a rule Frances was very willing to have words with her father.
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From this reading She was always patient and gentle and sweet with him; but she would have been more than human if she had not cast some wistful glances into the garden, where Philip was waiting for her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "My love," he said, "I want a word with you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My love," he said, "I want a word with you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a rule Frances was very willing to have words with her father.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was always patient and gentle and sweet with him; but she would have been more than human if she had not cast some wistful glances into the garden, where Philip was waiting for her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My love," he said, "I want a word with you."
