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Chapter XVIII
MISTAKES. “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.” SPENSER. Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow. “I could not come sooner: the superintendent would—— Where is she?”
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I could not come sooner: the superintendent would—— Where is she?””
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““I could not come sooner: the superintendent would—— Where is she?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.””
to think or suppose
From this reading ““Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““I could not come sooner: the superintendent would—— Where is she?””
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From this reading Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow.
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From this reading Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow.
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From this reading Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I could not come sooner: the superintendent would—— Where is she?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could not come sooner: the superintendent would—— Where is she?”
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From this reading Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow.
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From this reading Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow.
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From this reading Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I could not come sooner: the superintendent would—— Where is she?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I could not come sooner: the superintendent would—— Where is she?”
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From this reading Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
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From this reading Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow.
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From this reading MISTAKES.
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From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
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From this reading Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow.
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From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
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From this reading “I could not come sooner: the superintendent would—— Where is she?”
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From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
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From this reading SPENSER.
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From this reading “I could not come sooner: the superintendent would—— Where is she?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I could not come sooner: the superintendent would—— Where is she?”
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From this reading Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
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From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
to think or suppose
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
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From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
at the time that
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
in or at the place that
From this reading “I could not come sooner: the superintendent would—— Where is she?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
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From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I could not come sooner: the superintendent would—— Where is she?”
