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Chapter VI
"I could not have criticized my dear and respected old friends so freely; but yet I knew that Fatima only spoke the truth. "The subject was unexpectedly renewed at dinner. "'Mary,' said my father, 'is there any mystery connected with this tea-party at Miss Brooke's?' "Fatima gave me a mischievous glance. "'If there is, sir,' said I, 'I am not in the secret.'
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"I could not have criticized my dear and respected old friends so freely; but yet I knew that Fatima only spoke the truth.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I could not have criticized my dear and respected old friends so freely; but yet I knew that Fatima only spoke the truth.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “"'If there is, sir,' said I, 'I am not in the secret.'”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"I could not have criticized my dear and respected old friends so freely; but yet I knew that Fatima only spoke the truth.”
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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 "Fatima gave me a mischievous glance.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "'If there is, sir,' said I, 'I am not in the secret.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I could not have criticized my dear and respected old friends so freely; but yet I knew that Fatima only spoke the truth.
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From this reading "'Mary,' said my father, 'is there any mystery connected with this tea-party at Miss Brooke's?'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The subject was unexpectedly renewed at dinner.
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From this reading "'Mary,' said my father, 'is there any mystery connected with this tea-party at Miss Brooke's?'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I could not have criticized my dear and respected old friends so freely; but yet I knew that Fatima only spoke the truth.
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From this reading "'Mary,' said my father, 'is there any mystery connected with this tea-party at Miss Brooke's?'
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I could not have criticized my dear and respected old friends so freely; but yet I knew that Fatima only spoke the truth.
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From this reading "I could not have criticized my dear and respected old friends so freely; but yet I knew that Fatima only spoke the truth.
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From this reading "I could not have criticized my dear and respected old friends so freely; but yet I knew that Fatima only spoke the truth.
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From this reading "The subject was unexpectedly renewed at dinner.
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From this reading "'Mary,' said my father, 'is there any mystery connected with this tea-party at Miss Brooke's?'
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From this reading "I could not have criticized my dear and respected old friends so freely; but yet I knew that Fatima only spoke the truth.
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From this reading "I could not have criticized my dear and respected old friends so freely; but yet I knew that Fatima only spoke the truth.
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From this reading "I could not have criticized my dear and respected old friends so freely; but yet I knew that Fatima only spoke the truth.
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From this reading "Fatima gave me a mischievous glance.
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From this reading "Fatima gave me a mischievous glance.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I could not have criticized my dear and respected old friends so freely; but yet I knew that Fatima only spoke the truth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I could not have criticized my dear and respected old friends so freely; but yet I knew that Fatima only spoke the truth.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "'If there is, sir,' said I, 'I am not in the secret.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "'If there is, sir,' said I, 'I am not in the secret.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'Mary,' said my father, 'is there any mystery connected with this tea-party at Miss Brooke's?'
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From this reading "I could not have criticized my dear and respected old friends so freely; but yet I knew that Fatima only spoke the truth.
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From this reading "'Mary,' said my father, 'is there any mystery connected with this tea-party at Miss Brooke's?'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Fatima gave me a mischievous glance.
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From this reading "Fatima gave me a mischievous glance.
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From this reading "'Mary,' said my father, 'is there any mystery connected with this tea-party at Miss Brooke's?'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I could not have criticized my dear and respected old friends so freely; but yet I knew that Fatima only spoke the truth.
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From this reading "'Mary,' said my father, 'is there any mystery connected with this tea-party at Miss Brooke's?'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I could not have criticized my dear and respected old friends so freely; but yet I knew that Fatima only spoke the truth.
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From this reading "I could not have criticized my dear and respected old friends so freely; but yet I knew that Fatima only spoke the truth.
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From this reading "I could not have criticized my dear and respected old friends so freely; but yet I knew that Fatima only spoke the truth.
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From this reading "The subject was unexpectedly renewed at dinner.
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From this reading "I could not have criticized my dear and respected old friends so freely; but yet I knew that Fatima only spoke the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Mary,' said my father, 'is there any mystery connected with this tea-party at Miss Brooke's?'
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "'If there is, sir,' said I, 'I am not in the secret.'
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From this reading "'If there is, sir,' said I, 'I am not in the secret.'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I could not have criticized my dear and respected old friends so freely; but yet I knew that Fatima only spoke the truth.
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From this reading "I could not have criticized my dear and respected old friends so freely; but yet I knew that Fatima only spoke the truth.
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From this reading "The subject was unexpectedly renewed at dinner.
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From this reading "'Mary,' said my father, 'is there any mystery connected with this tea-party at Miss Brooke's?'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I could not have criticized my dear and respected old friends so freely; but yet I knew that Fatima only spoke the truth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I could not have criticized my dear and respected old friends so freely; but yet I knew that Fatima only spoke the truth.
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From this reading "'Mary,' said my father, 'is there any mystery connected with this tea-party at Miss Brooke's?'
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "'Mary,' said my father, 'is there any mystery connected with this tea-party at Miss Brooke's?'
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From this reading "I could not have criticized my dear and respected old friends so freely; but yet I knew that Fatima only spoke the truth.
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From this reading "The subject was unexpectedly renewed at dinner.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The subject was unexpectedly renewed at dinner.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "'Mary,' said my father, 'is there any mystery connected with this tea-party at Miss Brooke's?'
but in spite of that
From this reading "I could not have criticized my dear and respected old friends so freely; but yet I knew that Fatima only spoke the truth.
