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Chapter XXVI
RANSOM AND FIDO. Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much. Ought she to do it? In the abstract it was right to do it; but ought _she_ in these circumstances? And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.”
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Ought she to do it?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “In the abstract it was right to do it; but ought _she_ in these circumstances?”
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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 And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?
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From this reading In the abstract it was right to do it; but ought _she_ in these circumstances?
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From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RANSOM AND FIDO.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the abstract it was right to do it; but ought _she_ in these circumstances?
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From this reading And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?
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From this reading In the abstract it was right to do it; but ought _she_ in these circumstances?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.
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From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Ought she to do it?
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?
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From this reading RANSOM AND FIDO.
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From this reading And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.
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From this reading And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the abstract it was right to do it; but ought _she_ in these circumstances?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ought she to do it?
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From this reading And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.
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From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?
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From this reading And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Ought she to do it?
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From this reading RANSOM AND FIDO.
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From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ought she to do it?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.
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From this reading And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In the abstract it was right to do it; but ought _she_ in these circumstances?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.
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From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.
in or at the place that
From this reading And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.
