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Chapter IX
UNDER THE ELMS. Squire Kane had spent by no means an unhappy day. The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for. Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning. He had been a little nervous while breaking his news to Frances--a little nervous and a little cross.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had been a little nervous while breaking his news to Frances--a little nervous and a little cross.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “UNDER THE ELMS.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.”
during the time that
From this reading “He had been a little nervous while breaking his news to Frances--a little nervous and a little cross.”
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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 The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Squire Kane had spent by no means an unhappy day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been a little nervous while breaking his news to Frances--a little nervous and a little cross.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.
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From this reading He had been a little nervous while breaking his news to Frances--a little nervous and a little cross.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Squire Kane had spent by no means an unhappy day.
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From this reading The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.
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From this reading The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.
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From this reading He had been a little nervous while breaking his news to Frances--a little nervous and a little cross.
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From this reading Squire Kane had spent by no means an unhappy day.
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From this reading UNDER THE ELMS.
to think that something will happen
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.
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From this reading The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Squire Kane had spent by no means an unhappy day.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
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From this reading Squire Kane had spent by no means an unhappy day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
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From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
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From this reading The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been a little nervous while breaking his news to Frances--a little nervous and a little cross.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.
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From this reading Squire Kane had spent by no means an unhappy day.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
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From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
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From this reading He had been a little nervous while breaking his news to Frances--a little nervous and a little cross.
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From this reading He had been a little nervous while breaking his news to Frances--a little nervous and a little cross.
not any; not one
From this reading Squire Kane had spent by no means an unhappy day.
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From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
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From this reading The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
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From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
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From this reading Squire Kane had spent by no means an unhappy day.
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From this reading Squire Kane had spent by no means an unhappy day.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNDER THE ELMS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been a little nervous while breaking his news to Frances--a little nervous and a little cross.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER THE ELMS.
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From this reading Squire Kane had spent by no means an unhappy day.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.
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From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.
during the time that
From this reading He had been a little nervous while breaking his news to Frances--a little nervous and a little cross.
