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Chapter XIX
“But why should Mrs. Grant ask Fanny?” said Lady Bertram. “How came she to think of asking Fanny? Fanny never dines there, you know, in this sort of way. I cannot spare her, and I am sure she does not want to go. Fanny, you do not want to go, do you?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fanny never dines there, you know, in this sort of way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fanny never dines there, you know, in this sort of way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cannot spare her, and I am sure she does not want to go.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““How came she to think of asking Fanny?”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I cannot spare her, and I am sure she does not want to go.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I cannot spare her, and I am sure she does not want to go.
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From this reading “But why should Mrs. Grant ask Fanny?” said Lady Bertram.
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From this reading “How came she to think of asking Fanny?
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But why should Mrs. Grant ask Fanny?” said Lady Bertram.
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From this reading “How came she to think of asking Fanny?
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From this reading I cannot spare her, and I am sure she does not want to go.
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From this reading Fanny never dines there, you know, in this sort of way.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Fanny, you do not want to go, do you?”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I cannot spare her, and I am sure she does not want to go.
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From this reading “But why should Mrs. Grant ask Fanny?” said Lady Bertram.
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From this reading I cannot spare her, and I am sure she does not want to go.
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From this reading “But why should Mrs. Grant ask Fanny?” said Lady Bertram.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I cannot spare her, and I am sure she does not want to go.
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From this reading “How came she to think of asking Fanny?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot spare her, and I am sure she does not want to go.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fanny never dines there, you know, in this sort of way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fanny never dines there, you know, in this sort of way.
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From this reading “But why should Mrs. Grant ask Fanny?” said Lady Bertram.
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From this reading “But why should Mrs. Grant ask Fanny?” said Lady Bertram.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fanny never dines there, you know, in this sort of way.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I cannot spare her, and I am sure she does not want to go.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “How came she to think of asking Fanny?
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From this reading “But why should Mrs. Grant ask Fanny?” said Lady Bertram.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “How came she to think of asking Fanny?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “But why should Mrs. Grant ask Fanny?” said Lady Bertram.
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From this reading Fanny never dines there, you know, in this sort of way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot spare her, and I am sure she does not want to go.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cannot spare her, and I am sure she does not want to go.
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From this reading Fanny never dines there, you know, in this sort of way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How came she to think of asking Fanny?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Fanny never dines there, you know, in this sort of way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “How came she to think of asking Fanny?
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From this reading I cannot spare her, and I am sure she does not want to go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fanny never dines there, you know, in this sort of way.
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From this reading “But why should Mrs. Grant ask Fanny?” said Lady Bertram.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Fanny never dines there, you know, in this sort of way.
