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Chapter III
"Dear old friend, thank you for what you have said. I promise you that never will I knowingly marry one who loves intoxicating drinks." "God bless you, my child. You have taken a load off the old man's heart, and off your mother's too, I know." Would Mary keep her word?
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Dear old friend, thank you for what you have said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have taken a load off the old man's heart, and off your mother's too, I know."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I promise you that never will I knowingly marry one who loves intoxicating drinks."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I promise you that never will I knowingly marry one who loves intoxicating drinks."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would Mary keep her word?”
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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 You have taken a load off the old man's heart, and off your mother's too, I know."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You have taken a load off the old man's heart, and off your mother's too, I know."
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From this reading "God bless you, my child.
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From this reading "God bless you, my child.
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From this reading "Dear old friend, thank you for what you have said.
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From this reading I promise you that never will I knowingly marry one who loves intoxicating drinks."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Dear old friend, thank you for what you have said.
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From this reading "Dear old friend, thank you for what you have said.
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From this reading "God bless you, my child.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Dear old friend, thank you for what you have said.
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From this reading You have taken a load off the old man's heart, and off your mother's too, I know."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Would Mary keep her word?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I promise you that never will I knowingly marry one who loves intoxicating drinks."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I promise you that never will I knowingly marry one who loves intoxicating drinks."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would Mary keep her word?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have taken a load off the old man's heart, and off your mother's too, I know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I promise you that never will I knowingly marry one who loves intoxicating drinks."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have taken a load off the old man's heart, and off your mother's too, I know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I promise you that never will I knowingly marry one who loves intoxicating drinks."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have taken a load off the old man's heart, and off your mother's too, I know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I promise you that never will I knowingly marry one who loves intoxicating drinks."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would Mary keep her word?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have taken a load off the old man's heart, and off your mother's too, I know."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "God bless you, my child.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I promise you that never will I knowingly marry one who loves intoxicating drinks."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have taken a load off the old man's heart, and off your mother's too, I know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear old friend, thank you for what you have said.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I promise you that never will I knowingly marry one who loves intoxicating drinks."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I promise you that never will I knowingly marry one who loves intoxicating drinks."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear old friend, thank you for what you have said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have taken a load off the old man's heart, and off your mother's too, I know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear old friend, thank you for what you have said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I promise you that never will I knowingly marry one who loves intoxicating drinks."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You have taken a load off the old man's heart, and off your mother's too, I know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have taken a load off the old man's heart, and off your mother's too, I know."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Dear old friend, thank you for what you have said.
which person or people
From this reading I promise you that never will I knowingly marry one who loves intoxicating drinks."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I promise you that never will I knowingly marry one who loves intoxicating drinks."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would Mary keep her word?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would Mary keep her word?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dear old friend, thank you for what you have said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have taken a load off the old man's heart, and off your mother's too, I know."
