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Chapter II
Sylvia sank back in the bed with a great sigh of thanksgiving. "What a relief! I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me. I do hope we shall be friends. I'm an only child, and my father is abroad, and I pine to know someone of my own age."
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sylvia sank back in the bed with a great sigh of thanksgiving.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm an only child, and my father is abroad, and I pine to know someone of my own age."”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.”
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading “"What a relief!”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I do hope we shall be friends.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “I'm an only child, and my father is abroad, and I pine to know someone of my own age."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.”
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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 Sylvia sank back in the bed with a great sigh of thanksgiving.
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From this reading I'm an only child, and my father is abroad, and I pine to know someone of my own age."
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From this reading I'm an only child, and my father is abroad, and I pine to know someone of my own age."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I'm an only child, and my father is abroad, and I pine to know someone of my own age."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
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From this reading Sylvia sank back in the bed with a great sigh of thanksgiving.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I do hope we shall be friends.
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From this reading Sylvia sank back in the bed with a great sigh of thanksgiving.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
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From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm an only child, and my father is abroad, and I pine to know someone of my own age."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do hope we shall be friends.
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From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm an only child, and my father is abroad, and I pine to know someone of my own age."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
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From this reading I do hope we shall be friends.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sylvia sank back in the bed with a great sigh of thanksgiving.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
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From this reading I do hope we shall be friends.
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From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
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From this reading I'm an only child, and my father is abroad, and I pine to know someone of my own age."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sylvia sank back in the bed with a great sigh of thanksgiving.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I'm an only child, and my father is abroad, and I pine to know someone of my own age."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm an only child, and my father is abroad, and I pine to know someone of my own age."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I'm an only child, and my father is abroad, and I pine to know someone of my own age."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sylvia sank back in the bed with a great sigh of thanksgiving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm an only child, and my father is abroad, and I pine to know someone of my own age."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm an only child, and my father is abroad, and I pine to know someone of my own age."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm an only child, and my father is abroad, and I pine to know someone of my own age."
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading "What a relief!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sylvia sank back in the bed with a great sigh of thanksgiving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I do hope we shall be friends.
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From this reading Sylvia sank back in the bed with a great sigh of thanksgiving.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
a person, without saying who
From this reading I'm an only child, and my father is abroad, and I pine to know someone of my own age."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sylvia sank back in the bed with a great sigh of thanksgiving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sylvia sank back in the bed with a great sigh of thanksgiving.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sylvia sank back in the bed with a great sigh of thanksgiving.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I do hope we shall be friends.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a relief!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sylvia sank back in the bed with a great sigh of thanksgiving.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
