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Chapter XV
"I try to forget it as much as possible,"--and Maryllia's eyes were full of a sweet wistfulness as she spoke--"Especially here--in my father's home!" "Oh well!" said Lady Beaulyon, with a touch of impatience--"You are a strange girl--you always were! You can 'live good,' or try to, if you like; and stay down here all alone with the doldrums and the humdrums. But you'll be sick of it in six months. I'm sure you will!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You can 'live good,' or try to, if you like; and stay down here all alone with the doldrums and the humdrums.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You can 'live good,' or try to, if you like; and stay down here all alone with the doldrums and the humdrums.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You can 'live good,' or try to, if you like; and stay down here all alone with the doldrums and the humdrums.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I try to forget it as much as possible,"--and Maryllia's eyes were full of a sweet wistfulness as she spoke--"Especially here--in my father's home!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm sure you will!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh well!" said Lady Beaulyon, with a touch of impatience--"You are a strange girl--you always were!”
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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 "I try to forget it as much as possible,"--and Maryllia's eyes were full of a sweet wistfulness as she spoke--"Especially here--in my father's home!"
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From this reading You can 'live good,' or try to, if you like; and stay down here all alone with the doldrums and the humdrums.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You can 'live good,' or try to, if you like; and stay down here all alone with the doldrums and the humdrums.
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From this reading "Oh well!" said Lady Beaulyon, with a touch of impatience--"You are a strange girl--you always were!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I try to forget it as much as possible,"--and Maryllia's eyes were full of a sweet wistfulness as she spoke--"Especially here--in my father's home!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh well!" said Lady Beaulyon, with a touch of impatience--"You are a strange girl--you always were!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I try to forget it as much as possible,"--and Maryllia's eyes were full of a sweet wistfulness as she spoke--"Especially here--in my father's home!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But you'll be sick of it in six months.
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From this reading "Oh well!" said Lady Beaulyon, with a touch of impatience--"You are a strange girl--you always were!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you'll be sick of it in six months.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can 'live good,' or try to, if you like; and stay down here all alone with the doldrums and the humdrums.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You can 'live good,' or try to, if you like; and stay down here all alone with the doldrums and the humdrums.
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From this reading You can 'live good,' or try to, if you like; and stay down here all alone with the doldrums and the humdrums.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I try to forget it as much as possible,"--and Maryllia's eyes were full of a sweet wistfulness as she spoke--"Especially here--in my father's home!"
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From this reading "I try to forget it as much as possible,"--and Maryllia's eyes were full of a sweet wistfulness as she spoke--"Especially here--in my father's home!"
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From this reading "I try to forget it as much as possible,"--and Maryllia's eyes were full of a sweet wistfulness as she spoke--"Especially here--in my father's home!"
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From this reading "I try to forget it as much as possible,"--and Maryllia's eyes were full of a sweet wistfulness as she spoke--"Especially here--in my father's home!"
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From this reading "I try to forget it as much as possible,"--and Maryllia's eyes were full of a sweet wistfulness as she spoke--"Especially here--in my father's home!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh well!" said Lady Beaulyon, with a touch of impatience--"You are a strange girl--you always were!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You can 'live good,' or try to, if you like; and stay down here all alone with the doldrums and the humdrums.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I try to forget it as much as possible,"--and Maryllia's eyes were full of a sweet wistfulness as she spoke--"Especially here--in my father's home!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I try to forget it as much as possible,"--and Maryllia's eyes were full of a sweet wistfulness as she spoke--"Especially here--in my father's home!"
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From this reading You can 'live good,' or try to, if you like; and stay down here all alone with the doldrums and the humdrums.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I try to forget it as much as possible,"--and Maryllia's eyes were full of a sweet wistfulness as she spoke--"Especially here--in my father's home!"
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From this reading I'm sure you will!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You can 'live good,' or try to, if you like; and stay down here all alone with the doldrums and the humdrums.
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From this reading "Oh well!" said Lady Beaulyon, with a touch of impatience--"You are a strange girl--you always were!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I try to forget it as much as possible,"--and Maryllia's eyes were full of a sweet wistfulness as she spoke--"Especially here--in my father's home!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I try to forget it as much as possible,"--and Maryllia's eyes were full of a sweet wistfulness as she spoke--"Especially here--in my father's home!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh well!" said Lady Beaulyon, with a touch of impatience--"You are a strange girl--you always were!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can 'live good,' or try to, if you like; and stay down here all alone with the doldrums and the humdrums.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can 'live good,' or try to, if you like; and stay down here all alone with the doldrums and the humdrums.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I try to forget it as much as possible,"--and Maryllia's eyes were full of a sweet wistfulness as she spoke--"Especially here--in my father's home!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But you'll be sick of it in six months.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I try to forget it as much as possible,"--and Maryllia's eyes were full of a sweet wistfulness as she spoke--"Especially here--in my father's home!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I try to forget it as much as possible,"--and Maryllia's eyes were full of a sweet wistfulness as she spoke--"Especially here--in my father's home!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I try to forget it as much as possible,"--and Maryllia's eyes were full of a sweet wistfulness as she spoke--"Especially here--in my father's home!"
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From this reading "Oh well!" said Lady Beaulyon, with a touch of impatience--"You are a strange girl--you always were!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You can 'live good,' or try to, if you like; and stay down here all alone with the doldrums and the humdrums.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I try to forget it as much as possible,"--and Maryllia's eyes were full of a sweet wistfulness as she spoke--"Especially here--in my father's home!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh well!" said Lady Beaulyon, with a touch of impatience--"You are a strange girl--you always were!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I try to forget it as much as possible,"--and Maryllia's eyes were full of a sweet wistfulness as she spoke--"Especially here--in my father's home!"
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From this reading But you'll be sick of it in six months.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But you'll be sick of it in six months.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I try to forget it as much as possible,"--and Maryllia's eyes were full of a sweet wistfulness as she spoke--"Especially here--in my father's home!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can 'live good,' or try to, if you like; and stay down here all alone with the doldrums and the humdrums.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh well!" said Lady Beaulyon, with a touch of impatience--"You are a strange girl--you always were!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm sure you will!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I try to forget it as much as possible,"--and Maryllia's eyes were full of a sweet wistfulness as she spoke--"Especially here--in my father's home!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You can 'live good,' or try to, if you like; and stay down here all alone with the doldrums and the humdrums.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I try to forget it as much as possible,"--and Maryllia's eyes were full of a sweet wistfulness as she spoke--"Especially here--in my father's home!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh well!" said Lady Beaulyon, with a touch of impatience--"You are a strange girl--you always were!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I try to forget it as much as possible,"--and Maryllia's eyes were full of a sweet wistfulness as she spoke--"Especially here--in my father's home!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh well!" said Lady Beaulyon, with a touch of impatience--"You are a strange girl--you always were!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I try to forget it as much as possible,"--and Maryllia's eyes were full of a sweet wistfulness as she spoke--"Especially here--in my father's home!"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I'm sure you will!
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From this reading "I try to forget it as much as possible,"--and Maryllia's eyes were full of a sweet wistfulness as she spoke--"Especially here--in my father's home!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh well!" said Lady Beaulyon, with a touch of impatience--"You are a strange girl--you always were!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh well!" said Lady Beaulyon, with a touch of impatience--"You are a strange girl--you always were!
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From this reading But you'll be sick of it in six months.
