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Chapter V
But Crawford had not a miser's nature. His house, his name, his children were dearer, after all, to him than gold. Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name. There should be another house of Crawford of which Helen should be the root. Helen had been long accustomed to consider Hugh Farquharson as her future husband.
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later than; following
From this reading “His house, his name, his children were dearer, after all, to him than gold.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There should be another house of Crawford of which Helen should be the root.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Helen had been long accustomed to consider Hugh Farquharson as her future husband.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Helen had been long accustomed to consider Hugh Farquharson as her future husband.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His house, his name, his children were dearer, after all, to him than gold.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.”
during the time that
From this reading “Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.”
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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 But Crawford had not a miser's nature.
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From this reading Helen had been long accustomed to consider Hugh Farquharson as her future husband.
later than; following
From this reading His house, his name, his children were dearer, after all, to him than gold.
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From this reading His house, his name, his children were dearer, after all, to him than gold.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There should be another house of Crawford of which Helen should be the root.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Helen had been long accustomed to consider Hugh Farquharson as her future husband.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There should be another house of Crawford of which Helen should be the root.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Helen had been long accustomed to consider Hugh Farquharson as her future husband.
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From this reading Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Crawford had not a miser's nature.
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From this reading His house, his name, his children were dearer, after all, to him than gold.
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From this reading Helen had been long accustomed to consider Hugh Farquharson as her future husband.
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From this reading But Crawford had not a miser's nature.
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From this reading His house, his name, his children were dearer, after all, to him than gold.
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From this reading Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Helen had been long accustomed to consider Hugh Farquharson as her future husband.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His house, his name, his children were dearer, after all, to him than gold.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Crawford had not a miser's nature.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His house, his name, his children were dearer, after all, to him than gold.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His house, his name, his children were dearer, after all, to him than gold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His house, his name, his children were dearer, after all, to him than gold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Helen had been long accustomed to consider Hugh Farquharson as her future husband.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Helen had been long accustomed to consider Hugh Farquharson as her future husband.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helen had been long accustomed to consider Hugh Farquharson as her future husband.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Crawford had not a miser's nature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His house, his name, his children were dearer, after all, to him than gold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Crawford had not a miser's nature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Crawford had not a miser's nature.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There should be another house of Crawford of which Helen should be the root.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There should be another house of Crawford of which Helen should be the root.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading There should be another house of Crawford of which Helen should be the root.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His house, his name, his children were dearer, after all, to him than gold.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There should be another house of Crawford of which Helen should be the root.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His house, his name, his children were dearer, after all, to him than gold.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His house, his name, his children were dearer, after all, to him than gold.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There should be another house of Crawford of which Helen should be the root.
during the time that
From this reading Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hope springs eternal in the breast; in a little while he had provided himself with a new motive: he would marry Helen to young Farquharson, and endow her so royally that Farquharson would gladly take her name.
