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Chapter V
Marjorie froze in consternation. She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her. She stared at him, amazed. "But I didn't do anything to make that happen!" she protested. "I never dreamed--why, I'd have too much pride----" "Pride!" thundered Francis.
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any thing at all
From this reading “"But I didn't do anything to make that happen!" she protested.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I never dreamed--why, I'd have too much pride----" "Pride!" thundered Francis.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But I didn't do anything to make that happen!" she protested.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I never dreamed--why, I'd have too much pride----" "Pride!" thundered Francis.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.”
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From this reading She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.
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From this reading She stared at him, amazed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.
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From this reading She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.
any thing at all
From this reading "But I didn't do anything to make that happen!" she protested.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She stared at him, amazed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I didn't do anything to make that happen!" she protested.
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From this reading Marjorie froze in consternation.
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From this reading She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.
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From this reading "But I didn't do anything to make that happen!" she protested.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "But I didn't do anything to make that happen!" she protested.
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From this reading "I never dreamed--why, I'd have too much pride----" "Pride!" thundered Francis.
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From this reading She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.
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From this reading "I never dreamed--why, I'd have too much pride----" "Pride!" thundered Francis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marjorie froze in consternation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.
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From this reading She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.
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From this reading "But I didn't do anything to make that happen!" she protested.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I never dreamed--why, I'd have too much pride----" "Pride!" thundered Francis.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She stared at him, amazed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I didn't do anything to make that happen!" she protested.
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From this reading "I never dreamed--why, I'd have too much pride----" "Pride!" thundered Francis.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Marjorie froze in consternation.
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From this reading She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But I didn't do anything to make that happen!" she protested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marjorie froze in consternation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I never dreamed--why, I'd have too much pride----" "Pride!" thundered Francis.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I never dreamed--why, I'd have too much pride----" "Pride!" thundered Francis.
not any; not one
From this reading She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.
above and across; more than
From this reading She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I never dreamed--why, I'd have too much pride----" "Pride!" thundered Francis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I didn't do anything to make that happen!" she protested.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stared at him, amazed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But I didn't do anything to make that happen!" she protested.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I never dreamed--why, I'd have too much pride----" "Pride!" thundered Francis.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had forgotten to allow for Francis's gusts of anger; indeed, there had been no need, for since his one flare-up over the telephone he had been perfectly gentle and courteous to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I never dreamed--why, I'd have too much pride----" "Pride!" thundered Francis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I never dreamed--why, I'd have too much pride----" "Pride!" thundered Francis.
