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“And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.” DR. RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.” MRS. DALE.--“Ah!”
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.””
an old word for “no”
From this reading “RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.””
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading ““And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.””
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ““And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.””
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From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
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From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
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From this reading DALE.--“Ah!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
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From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
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From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
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From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
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From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
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From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
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From this reading DR.
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From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
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From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
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From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
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From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
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From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
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From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
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From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
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From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
