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Chapter II
"Mother," then said Will, "why will you keep on thinking she's alive? If she were but dead, we need never name her name again. We've never heard nought on her since father wrote her that letter; we never knew whether she got it or not. She'd left her place before then. Many a one dies in--" "Oh, my lad! dunnot speak so to me, or my heart will break outright," said his mother, with a sort of cry.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If she were but dead, we need never name her name again.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She'd left her place before then.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If she were but dead, we need never name her name again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She'd left her place before then.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If she were but dead, we need never name her name again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If she were but dead, we need never name her name again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If she were but dead, we need never name her name again.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Many a one dies in--" "Oh, my lad! dunnot speak so to me, or my heart will break outright," said his mother, with a sort of cry.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “We've never heard nought on her since father wrote her that letter; we never knew whether she got it or not.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Many a one dies in--" "Oh, my lad! dunnot speak so to me, or my heart will break outright," said his mother, with a sort of cry.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Mother," then said Will, "why will you keep on thinking she's alive?”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “We've never heard nought on her since father wrote her that letter; we never knew whether she got it or not.”
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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 Many a one dies in--" "Oh, my lad! dunnot speak so to me, or my heart will break outright," said his mother, with a sort of cry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If she were but dead, we need never name her name again.
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From this reading "Mother," then said Will, "why will you keep on thinking she's alive?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She'd left her place before then.
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From this reading Many a one dies in--" "Oh, my lad! dunnot speak so to me, or my heart will break outright," said his mother, with a sort of cry.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If she were but dead, we need never name her name again.
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From this reading Many a one dies in--" "Oh, my lad! dunnot speak so to me, or my heart will break outright," said his mother, with a sort of cry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If she were but dead, we need never name her name again.
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From this reading Many a one dies in--" "Oh, my lad! dunnot speak so to me, or my heart will break outright," said his mother, with a sort of cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many a one dies in--" "Oh, my lad! dunnot speak so to me, or my heart will break outright," said his mother, with a sort of cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We've never heard nought on her since father wrote her that letter; we never knew whether she got it or not.
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From this reading We've never heard nought on her since father wrote her that letter; we never knew whether she got it or not.
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From this reading We've never heard nought on her since father wrote her that letter; we never knew whether she got it or not.
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From this reading Many a one dies in--" "Oh, my lad! dunnot speak so to me, or my heart will break outright," said his mother, with a sort of cry.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If she were but dead, we need never name her name again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Many a one dies in--" "Oh, my lad! dunnot speak so to me, or my heart will break outright," said his mother, with a sort of cry.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she were but dead, we need never name her name again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Many a one dies in--" "Oh, my lad! dunnot speak so to me, or my heart will break outright," said his mother, with a sort of cry.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We've never heard nought on her since father wrote her that letter; we never knew whether she got it or not.
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From this reading "Mother," then said Will, "why will you keep on thinking she's alive?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We've never heard nought on her since father wrote her that letter; we never knew whether she got it or not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many a one dies in--" "Oh, my lad! dunnot speak so to me, or my heart will break outright," said his mother, with a sort of cry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She'd left her place before then.
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From this reading We've never heard nought on her since father wrote her that letter; we never knew whether she got it or not.
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From this reading Many a one dies in--" "Oh, my lad! dunnot speak so to me, or my heart will break outright," said his mother, with a sort of cry.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Many a one dies in--" "Oh, my lad! dunnot speak so to me, or my heart will break outright," said his mother, with a sort of cry.
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From this reading "Mother," then said Will, "why will you keep on thinking she's alive?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Many a one dies in--" "Oh, my lad! dunnot speak so to me, or my heart will break outright," said his mother, with a sort of cry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If she were but dead, we need never name her name again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If she were but dead, we need never name her name again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If she were but dead, we need never name her name again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We've never heard nought on her since father wrote her that letter; we never knew whether she got it or not.
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From this reading We've never heard nought on her since father wrote her that letter; we never knew whether she got it or not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Many a one dies in--" "Oh, my lad! dunnot speak so to me, or my heart will break outright," said his mother, with a sort of cry.
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From this reading Many a one dies in--" "Oh, my lad! dunnot speak so to me, or my heart will break outright," said his mother, with a sort of cry.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Mother," then said Will, "why will you keep on thinking she's alive?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Many a one dies in--" "Oh, my lad! dunnot speak so to me, or my heart will break outright," said his mother, with a sort of cry.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We've never heard nought on her since father wrote her that letter; we never knew whether she got it or not.
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From this reading Many a one dies in--" "Oh, my lad! dunnot speak so to me, or my heart will break outright," said his mother, with a sort of cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She'd left her place before then.
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From this reading "Mother," then said Will, "why will you keep on thinking she's alive?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If she were but dead, we need never name her name again.
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From this reading She'd left her place before then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mother," then said Will, "why will you keep on thinking she's alive?
from a time in the past until now
From this reading We've never heard nought on her since father wrote her that letter; we never knew whether she got it or not.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Many a one dies in--" "Oh, my lad! dunnot speak so to me, or my heart will break outright," said his mother, with a sort of cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many a one dies in--" "Oh, my lad! dunnot speak so to me, or my heart will break outright," said his mother, with a sort of cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many a one dies in--" "Oh, my lad! dunnot speak so to me, or my heart will break outright," said his mother, with a sort of cry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We've never heard nought on her since father wrote her that letter; we never knew whether she got it or not.
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From this reading "Mother," then said Will, "why will you keep on thinking she's alive?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mother," then said Will, "why will you keep on thinking she's alive?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Many a one dies in--" "Oh, my lad! dunnot speak so to me, or my heart will break outright," said his mother, with a sort of cry.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If she were but dead, we need never name her name again.
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From this reading We've never heard nought on her since father wrote her that letter; we never knew whether she got it or not.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If she were but dead, we need never name her name again.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading We've never heard nought on her since father wrote her that letter; we never knew whether she got it or not.
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From this reading "Mother," then said Will, "why will you keep on thinking she's alive?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Mother," then said Will, "why will you keep on thinking she's alive?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Many a one dies in--" "Oh, my lad! dunnot speak so to me, or my heart will break outright," said his mother, with a sort of cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We've never heard nought on her since father wrote her that letter; we never knew whether she got it or not.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mother," then said Will, "why will you keep on thinking she's alive?
