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Chapter XIII
The Princess was attempting a new and very complicated form of patience. Forrest was watching her. Their host was making an attempt to read the newspaper. "In five minutes," the Princess declared, "I shall have achieved the impossible. This time I am quite sure that I am going to do it."
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"In five minutes," the Princess declared, "I shall have achieved the impossible.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “The Princess was attempting a new and very complicated form of patience.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This time I am quite sure that I am going to do it."”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"In five minutes," the Princess declared, "I shall have achieved the impossible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This time I am quite sure that I am going to do it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This time I am quite sure that I am going to do it."”
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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 Princess was attempting a new and very complicated form of patience.
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From this reading "In five minutes," the Princess declared, "I shall have achieved the impossible.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading This time I am quite sure that I am going to do it."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Their host was making an attempt to read the newspaper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Princess was attempting a new and very complicated form of patience.
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From this reading Their host was making an attempt to read the newspaper.
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From this reading The Princess was attempting a new and very complicated form of patience.
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From this reading The Princess was attempting a new and very complicated form of patience.
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From this reading "In five minutes," the Princess declared, "I shall have achieved the impossible.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading This time I am quite sure that I am going to do it."
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From this reading "In five minutes," the Princess declared, "I shall have achieved the impossible.
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From this reading The Princess was attempting a new and very complicated form of patience.
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From this reading Forrest was watching her.
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From this reading This time I am quite sure that I am going to do it."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "In five minutes," the Princess declared, "I shall have achieved the impossible.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Forrest was watching her.
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From this reading Their host was making an attempt to read the newspaper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "In five minutes," the Princess declared, "I shall have achieved the impossible.
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From this reading "In five minutes," the Princess declared, "I shall have achieved the impossible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In five minutes," the Princess declared, "I shall have achieved the impossible.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This time I am quite sure that I am going to do it."
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From this reading Their host was making an attempt to read the newspaper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In five minutes," the Princess declared, "I shall have achieved the impossible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Princess was attempting a new and very complicated form of patience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their host was making an attempt to read the newspaper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Princess was attempting a new and very complicated form of patience.
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From this reading The Princess was attempting a new and very complicated form of patience.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The Princess was attempting a new and very complicated form of patience.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time I am quite sure that I am going to do it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their host was making an attempt to read the newspaper.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "In five minutes," the Princess declared, "I shall have achieved the impossible.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time I am quite sure that I am going to do it."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This time I am quite sure that I am going to do it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Princess was attempting a new and very complicated form of patience.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their host was making an attempt to read the newspaper.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time I am quite sure that I am going to do it."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time I am quite sure that I am going to do it."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Their host was making an attempt to read the newspaper.
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From this reading The Princess was attempting a new and very complicated form of patience.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Princess was attempting a new and very complicated form of patience.
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From this reading Forrest was watching her.
