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Chapter VIII
"So long as we have each other, we can bear the rest. Honestly, dear, we shall have less to bear than most people, for the simple reason that we won't _let_ things trouble! When one has gained the big treasure, the gnats can't sting. It's not like you, Grizel, to be afraid!" "I am hideously afraid, but it's your fault.
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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “When one has gained the big treasure, the gnats can't sting.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"So long as we have each other, we can bear the rest.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So long as we have each other, we can bear the rest.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “When one has gained the big treasure, the gnats can't sting.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So long as we have each other, we can bear the rest.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Honestly, dear, we shall have less to bear than most people, for the simple reason that we won't _let_ things trouble!”
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From this reading It's not like you, Grizel, to be afraid!"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am hideously afraid, but it's your fault.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "So long as we have each other, we can bear the rest.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It's not like you, Grizel, to be afraid!"
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From this reading "So long as we have each other, we can bear the rest.
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From this reading When one has gained the big treasure, the gnats can't sting.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I am hideously afraid, but it's your fault.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "So long as we have each other, we can bear the rest.
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From this reading When one has gained the big treasure, the gnats can't sting.
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From this reading Honestly, dear, we shall have less to bear than most people, for the simple reason that we won't _let_ things trouble!
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "So long as we have each other, we can bear the rest.
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From this reading "I am hideously afraid, but it's your fault.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Honestly, dear, we shall have less to bear than most people, for the simple reason that we won't _let_ things trouble!
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From this reading When one has gained the big treasure, the gnats can't sting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When one has gained the big treasure, the gnats can't sting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's not like you, Grizel, to be afraid!"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When one has gained the big treasure, the gnats can't sting.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "So long as we have each other, we can bear the rest.
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From this reading "I am hideously afraid, but it's your fault.
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From this reading Honestly, dear, we shall have less to bear than most people, for the simple reason that we won't _let_ things trouble!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am hideously afraid, but it's your fault.
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From this reading It's not like you, Grizel, to be afraid!"
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From this reading Honestly, dear, we shall have less to bear than most people, for the simple reason that we won't _let_ things trouble!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Honestly, dear, we shall have less to bear than most people, for the simple reason that we won't _let_ things trouble!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's not like you, Grizel, to be afraid!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So long as we have each other, we can bear the rest.
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From this reading Honestly, dear, we shall have less to bear than most people, for the simple reason that we won't _let_ things trouble!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It's not like you, Grizel, to be afraid!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When one has gained the big treasure, the gnats can't sting.
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From this reading "So long as we have each other, we can bear the rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Honestly, dear, we shall have less to bear than most people, for the simple reason that we won't _let_ things trouble!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Honestly, dear, we shall have less to bear than most people, for the simple reason that we won't _let_ things trouble!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So long as we have each other, we can bear the rest.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Honestly, dear, we shall have less to bear than most people, for the simple reason that we won't _let_ things trouble!
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From this reading Honestly, dear, we shall have less to bear than most people, for the simple reason that we won't _let_ things trouble!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So long as we have each other, we can bear the rest.
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From this reading When one has gained the big treasure, the gnats can't sting.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Honestly, dear, we shall have less to bear than most people, for the simple reason that we won't _let_ things trouble!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Honestly, dear, we shall have less to bear than most people, for the simple reason that we won't _let_ things trouble!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "So long as we have each other, we can bear the rest.
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From this reading Honestly, dear, we shall have less to bear than most people, for the simple reason that we won't _let_ things trouble!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Honestly, dear, we shall have less to bear than most people, for the simple reason that we won't _let_ things trouble!
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From this reading When one has gained the big treasure, the gnats can't sting.
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From this reading Honestly, dear, we shall have less to bear than most people, for the simple reason that we won't _let_ things trouble!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "So long as we have each other, we can bear the rest.
at the time that
From this reading When one has gained the big treasure, the gnats can't sting.
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From this reading Honestly, dear, we shall have less to bear than most people, for the simple reason that we won't _let_ things trouble!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It's not like you, Grizel, to be afraid!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am hideously afraid, but it's your fault.
