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Chapter XII
"Heav'n bless thee; Thou hast the sweetest face I ever look'd on." SHAKESPEARE. One of the greatest of Fleda's pleasures was when Mr. Carleton came to take her out with him. He did that often. Fleda only wished he would have taken Hugh too, but somehow he never did.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Heav'n bless thee; Thou hast the sweetest face I ever look'd on."”
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"Heav'n bless thee; Thou hast the sweetest face I ever look'd on."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Fleda only wished he would have taken Hugh too, but somehow he never did.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fleda only wished he would have taken Hugh too, but somehow he never did.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of the greatest of Fleda's pleasures was when Mr. Carleton came to take her out with him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One of the greatest of Fleda's pleasures was when Mr. Carleton came to take her out with him.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “"Heav'n bless thee; Thou hast the sweetest face I ever look'd on."”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “"Heav'n bless thee; Thou hast the sweetest face I ever look'd on."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Fleda only wished he would have taken Hugh too, but somehow he never did.”
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From this reading "Heav'n bless thee; Thou hast the sweetest face I ever look'd on."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Fleda only wished he would have taken Hugh too, but somehow he never did.
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From this reading One of the greatest of Fleda's pleasures was when Mr. Carleton came to take her out with him.
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From this reading One of the greatest of Fleda's pleasures was when Mr. Carleton came to take her out with him.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did that often.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Heav'n bless thee; Thou hast the sweetest face I ever look'd on."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Heav'n bless thee; Thou hast the sweetest face I ever look'd on."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fleda only wished he would have taken Hugh too, but somehow he never did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of the greatest of Fleda's pleasures was when Mr. Carleton came to take her out with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of the greatest of Fleda's pleasures was when Mr. Carleton came to take her out with him.
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Heav'n bless thee; Thou hast the sweetest face I ever look'd on."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Fleda only wished he would have taken Hugh too, but somehow he never did.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did that often.
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From this reading "Heav'n bless thee; Thou hast the sweetest face I ever look'd on."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One of the greatest of Fleda's pleasures was when Mr. Carleton came to take her out with him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One of the greatest of Fleda's pleasures was when Mr. Carleton came to take her out with him.
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From this reading Fleda only wished he would have taken Hugh too, but somehow he never did.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Heav'n bless thee; Thou hast the sweetest face I ever look'd on."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Heav'n bless thee; Thou hast the sweetest face I ever look'd on."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of the greatest of Fleda's pleasures was when Mr. Carleton came to take her out with him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fleda only wished he would have taken Hugh too, but somehow he never did.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the greatest of Fleda's pleasures was when Mr. Carleton came to take her out with him.
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From this reading He did that often.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Heav'n bless thee; Thou hast the sweetest face I ever look'd on."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the greatest of Fleda's pleasures was when Mr. Carleton came to take her out with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fleda only wished he would have taken Hugh too, but somehow he never did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of the greatest of Fleda's pleasures was when Mr. Carleton came to take her out with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of the greatest of Fleda's pleasures was when Mr. Carleton came to take her out with him.
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From this reading SHAKESPEARE.
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From this reading Fleda only wished he would have taken Hugh too, but somehow he never did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Heav'n bless thee; Thou hast the sweetest face I ever look'd on."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of the greatest of Fleda's pleasures was when Mr. Carleton came to take her out with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fleda only wished he would have taken Hugh too, but somehow he never did.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He did that often.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Heav'n bless thee; Thou hast the sweetest face I ever look'd on."
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Heav'n bless thee; Thou hast the sweetest face I ever look'd on."
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Heav'n bless thee; Thou hast the sweetest face I ever look'd on."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One of the greatest of Fleda's pleasures was when Mr. Carleton came to take her out with him.
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From this reading Fleda only wished he would have taken Hugh too, but somehow he never did.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of the greatest of Fleda's pleasures was when Mr. Carleton came to take her out with him.
at the time that
From this reading One of the greatest of Fleda's pleasures was when Mr. Carleton came to take her out with him.
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From this reading Fleda only wished he would have taken Hugh too, but somehow he never did.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One of the greatest of Fleda's pleasures was when Mr. Carleton came to take her out with him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Fleda only wished he would have taken Hugh too, but somehow he never did.
