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Chapter XIX
When the train started, they were seated together in a carriage far forward. “One of my failings,” said the girl, “is to act first, and think afterwards. I am sorry now that I asked you to send that telegram to the Princess.” “Why?” “Because I have a great deal to tell you, and perhaps you may wish to withdraw from the rash engagement you have undertaken.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am sorry now that I asked you to send that telegram to the Princess.””
for the reason that
From this reading ““Because I have a great deal to tell you, and perhaps you may wish to withdraw from the rash engagement you have undertaken.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““One of my failings,” said the girl, “is to act first, and think afterwards.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the train started, they were seated together in a carriage far forward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Because I have a great deal to tell you, and perhaps you may wish to withdraw from the rash engagement you have undertaken.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Because I have a great deal to tell you, and perhaps you may wish to withdraw from the rash engagement you have undertaken.””
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““Because I have a great deal to tell you, and perhaps you may wish to withdraw from the rash engagement you have undertaken.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““One of my failings,” said the girl, “is to act first, and think afterwards.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Because I have a great deal to tell you, and perhaps you may wish to withdraw from the rash engagement you have undertaken.””
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “I am sorry now that I asked you to send that telegram to the Princess.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Because I have a great deal to tell you, and perhaps you may wish to withdraw from the rash engagement you have undertaken.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““One of my failings,” said the girl, “is to act first, and think afterwards.”
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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 When the train started, they were seated together in a carriage far forward.
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From this reading “One of my failings,” said the girl, “is to act first, and think afterwards.
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From this reading “One of my failings,” said the girl, “is to act first, and think afterwards.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am sorry now that I asked you to send that telegram to the Princess.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “One of my failings,” said the girl, “is to act first, and think afterwards.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am sorry now that I asked you to send that telegram to the Princess.”
for the reason that
From this reading “Because I have a great deal to tell you, and perhaps you may wish to withdraw from the rash engagement you have undertaken.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the train started, they were seated together in a carriage far forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because I have a great deal to tell you, and perhaps you may wish to withdraw from the rash engagement you have undertaken.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because I have a great deal to tell you, and perhaps you may wish to withdraw from the rash engagement you have undertaken.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “One of my failings,” said the girl, “is to act first, and think afterwards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the train started, they were seated together in a carriage far forward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One of my failings,” said the girl, “is to act first, and think afterwards.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the train started, they were seated together in a carriage far forward.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Because I have a great deal to tell you, and perhaps you may wish to withdraw from the rash engagement you have undertaken.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “One of my failings,” said the girl, “is to act first, and think afterwards.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Because I have a great deal to tell you, and perhaps you may wish to withdraw from the rash engagement you have undertaken.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Because I have a great deal to tell you, and perhaps you may wish to withdraw from the rash engagement you have undertaken.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am sorry now that I asked you to send that telegram to the Princess.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the train started, they were seated together in a carriage far forward.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “One of my failings,” said the girl, “is to act first, and think afterwards.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Because I have a great deal to tell you, and perhaps you may wish to withdraw from the rash engagement you have undertaken.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “One of my failings,” said the girl, “is to act first, and think afterwards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am sorry now that I asked you to send that telegram to the Princess.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “One of my failings,” said the girl, “is to act first, and think afterwards.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of my failings,” said the girl, “is to act first, and think afterwards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because I have a great deal to tell you, and perhaps you may wish to withdraw from the rash engagement you have undertaken.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading I am sorry now that I asked you to send that telegram to the Princess.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because I have a great deal to tell you, and perhaps you may wish to withdraw from the rash engagement you have undertaken.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “One of my failings,” said the girl, “is to act first, and think afterwards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the train started, they were seated together in a carriage far forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am sorry now that I asked you to send that telegram to the Princess.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am sorry now that I asked you to send that telegram to the Princess.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the train started, they were seated together in a carriage far forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am sorry now that I asked you to send that telegram to the Princess.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Because I have a great deal to tell you, and perhaps you may wish to withdraw from the rash engagement you have undertaken.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am sorry now that I asked you to send that telegram to the Princess.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the train started, they were seated together in a carriage far forward.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the train started, they were seated together in a carriage far forward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One of my failings,” said the girl, “is to act first, and think afterwards.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “One of my failings,” said the girl, “is to act first, and think afterwards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the train started, they were seated together in a carriage far forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the train started, they were seated together in a carriage far forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because I have a great deal to tell you, and perhaps you may wish to withdraw from the rash engagement you have undertaken.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When the train started, they were seated together in a carriage far forward.
at the time that
From this reading When the train started, they were seated together in a carriage far forward.
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From this reading “Why?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because I have a great deal to tell you, and perhaps you may wish to withdraw from the rash engagement you have undertaken.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because I have a great deal to tell you, and perhaps you may wish to withdraw from the rash engagement you have undertaken.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am sorry now that I asked you to send that telegram to the Princess.”
