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Chapter III
COLLINS. Bless you, maam, theres all sorts of bonds between all sorts of people. You are a very affable lady, maam, for a Bishop's lady. I have known Bishop's ladies that would fairly provoke you to up and cheek them; but nobody would ever forget himself and his place with you, maam. MRS BRIDGENORTH.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Bless you, maam, theres all sorts of bonds between all sorts of people.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have known Bishop's ladies that would fairly provoke you to up and cheek them; but nobody would ever forget himself and his place with you, maam.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have known Bishop's ladies that would fairly provoke you to up and cheek them; but nobody would ever forget himself and his place with you, maam.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I have known Bishop's ladies that would fairly provoke you to up and cheek them; but nobody would ever forget himself and his place with you, maam.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “I have known Bishop's ladies that would fairly provoke you to up and cheek them; but nobody would ever forget himself and his place with you, maam.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I have known Bishop's ladies that would fairly provoke you to up and cheek them; but nobody would ever forget himself and his place with you, maam.”
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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 You are a very affable lady, maam, for a Bishop's lady.
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From this reading You are a very affable lady, maam, for a Bishop's lady.
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From this reading Bless you, maam, theres all sorts of bonds between all sorts of people.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have known Bishop's ladies that would fairly provoke you to up and cheek them; but nobody would ever forget himself and his place with you, maam.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are a very affable lady, maam, for a Bishop's lady.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Bless you, maam, theres all sorts of bonds between all sorts of people.
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From this reading You are a very affable lady, maam, for a Bishop's lady.
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From this reading Bless you, maam, theres all sorts of bonds between all sorts of people.
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From this reading Bless you, maam, theres all sorts of bonds between all sorts of people.
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From this reading MRS BRIDGENORTH.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have known Bishop's ladies that would fairly provoke you to up and cheek them; but nobody would ever forget himself and his place with you, maam.
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From this reading I have known Bishop's ladies that would fairly provoke you to up and cheek them; but nobody would ever forget himself and his place with you, maam.
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From this reading COLLINS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have known Bishop's ladies that would fairly provoke you to up and cheek them; but nobody would ever forget himself and his place with you, maam.
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From this reading I have known Bishop's ladies that would fairly provoke you to up and cheek them; but nobody would ever forget himself and his place with you, maam.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You are a very affable lady, maam, for a Bishop's lady.
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From this reading I have known Bishop's ladies that would fairly provoke you to up and cheek them; but nobody would ever forget himself and his place with you, maam.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have known Bishop's ladies that would fairly provoke you to up and cheek them; but nobody would ever forget himself and his place with you, maam.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I have known Bishop's ladies that would fairly provoke you to up and cheek them; but nobody would ever forget himself and his place with you, maam.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I have known Bishop's ladies that would fairly provoke you to up and cheek them; but nobody would ever forget himself and his place with you, maam.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have known Bishop's ladies that would fairly provoke you to up and cheek them; but nobody would ever forget himself and his place with you, maam.
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From this reading I have known Bishop's ladies that would fairly provoke you to up and cheek them; but nobody would ever forget himself and his place with you, maam.
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From this reading I have known Bishop's ladies that would fairly provoke you to up and cheek them; but nobody would ever forget himself and his place with you, maam.
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From this reading You are a very affable lady, maam, for a Bishop's lady.
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From this reading Bless you, maam, theres all sorts of bonds between all sorts of people.
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From this reading MRS BRIDGENORTH.
no person; not anyone
From this reading I have known Bishop's ladies that would fairly provoke you to up and cheek them; but nobody would ever forget himself and his place with you, maam.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bless you, maam, theres all sorts of bonds between all sorts of people.
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From this reading Bless you, maam, theres all sorts of bonds between all sorts of people.
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From this reading I have known Bishop's ladies that would fairly provoke you to up and cheek them; but nobody would ever forget himself and his place with you, maam.
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From this reading I have known Bishop's ladies that would fairly provoke you to up and cheek them; but nobody would ever forget himself and his place with you, maam.
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From this reading Bless you, maam, theres all sorts of bonds between all sorts of people.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have known Bishop's ladies that would fairly provoke you to up and cheek them; but nobody would ever forget himself and his place with you, maam.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I have known Bishop's ladies that would fairly provoke you to up and cheek them; but nobody would ever forget himself and his place with you, maam.
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From this reading Bless you, maam, theres all sorts of bonds between all sorts of people.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have known Bishop's ladies that would fairly provoke you to up and cheek them; but nobody would ever forget himself and his place with you, maam.
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From this reading I have known Bishop's ladies that would fairly provoke you to up and cheek them; but nobody would ever forget himself and his place with you, maam.
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From this reading You are a very affable lady, maam, for a Bishop's lady.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have known Bishop's ladies that would fairly provoke you to up and cheek them; but nobody would ever forget himself and his place with you, maam.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I have known Bishop's ladies that would fairly provoke you to up and cheek them; but nobody would ever forget himself and his place with you, maam.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Bless you, maam, theres all sorts of bonds between all sorts of people.
