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Chapter VII
Lettice bent her head and grew crimson over cheek and neck. "I was obliged to be polite! He was always with Madge, and I did like--" Miss Carr shut her lips in tight displeasure. "Yes, my dear, you `liked' his attentions, and you were too vain and selfish to put an end to them, though you did not care for the man himself. Oh, Lettice, this is what I have feared! this is what I have tried to prevent!
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh, Lettice, this is what I have feared! this is what I have tried to prevent!”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"Yes, my dear, you `liked' his attentions, and you were too vain and selfish to put an end to them, though you did not care for the man himself.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Lettice bent her head and grew crimson over cheek and neck.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “"Yes, my dear, you `liked' his attentions, and you were too vain and selfish to put an end to them, though you did not care for the man himself.”
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From this reading He was always with Madge, and I did like--" Miss Carr shut her lips in tight displeasure.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Yes, my dear, you `liked' his attentions, and you were too vain and selfish to put an end to them, though you did not care for the man himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lettice bent her head and grew crimson over cheek and neck.
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From this reading "Yes, my dear, you `liked' his attentions, and you were too vain and selfish to put an end to them, though you did not care for the man himself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I was obliged to be polite!
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From this reading Lettice bent her head and grew crimson over cheek and neck.
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From this reading "Yes, my dear, you `liked' his attentions, and you were too vain and selfish to put an end to them, though you did not care for the man himself.
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From this reading He was always with Madge, and I did like--" Miss Carr shut her lips in tight displeasure.
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From this reading Lettice bent her head and grew crimson over cheek and neck.
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From this reading Lettice bent her head and grew crimson over cheek and neck.
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From this reading "Yes, my dear, you `liked' his attentions, and you were too vain and selfish to put an end to them, though you did not care for the man himself.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He was always with Madge, and I did like--" Miss Carr shut her lips in tight displeasure.
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From this reading He was always with Madge, and I did like--" Miss Carr shut her lips in tight displeasure.
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From this reading "Yes, my dear, you `liked' his attentions, and you were too vain and selfish to put an end to them, though you did not care for the man himself.
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From this reading Oh, Lettice, this is what I have feared! this is what I have tried to prevent!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Yes, my dear, you `liked' his attentions, and you were too vain and selfish to put an end to them, though you did not care for the man himself.
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From this reading Lettice bent her head and grew crimson over cheek and neck.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Oh, Lettice, this is what I have feared! this is what I have tried to prevent!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was always with Madge, and I did like--" Miss Carr shut her lips in tight displeasure.
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From this reading Lettice bent her head and grew crimson over cheek and neck.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lettice bent her head and grew crimson over cheek and neck.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Yes, my dear, you `liked' his attentions, and you were too vain and selfish to put an end to them, though you did not care for the man himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, my dear, you `liked' his attentions, and you were too vain and selfish to put an end to them, though you did not care for the man himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was obliged to be polite!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was always with Madge, and I did like--" Miss Carr shut her lips in tight displeasure.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, Lettice, this is what I have feared! this is what I have tried to prevent!
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From this reading Lettice bent her head and grew crimson over cheek and neck.
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From this reading He was always with Madge, and I did like--" Miss Carr shut her lips in tight displeasure.
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From this reading "Yes, my dear, you `liked' his attentions, and you were too vain and selfish to put an end to them, though you did not care for the man himself.
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From this reading He was always with Madge, and I did like--" Miss Carr shut her lips in tight displeasure.
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From this reading He was always with Madge, and I did like--" Miss Carr shut her lips in tight displeasure.
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From this reading "Yes, my dear, you `liked' his attentions, and you were too vain and selfish to put an end to them, though you did not care for the man himself.
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From this reading He was always with Madge, and I did like--" Miss Carr shut her lips in tight displeasure.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, my dear, you `liked' his attentions, and you were too vain and selfish to put an end to them, though you did not care for the man himself.
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From this reading Lettice bent her head and grew crimson over cheek and neck.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Yes, my dear, you `liked' his attentions, and you were too vain and selfish to put an end to them, though you did not care for the man himself.
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From this reading "I was obliged to be polite!
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From this reading Oh, Lettice, this is what I have feared! this is what I have tried to prevent!
above and across; more than
From this reading Lettice bent her head and grew crimson over cheek and neck.
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From this reading "I was obliged to be polite!
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From this reading Oh, Lettice, this is what I have feared! this is what I have tried to prevent!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, my dear, you `liked' his attentions, and you were too vain and selfish to put an end to them, though you did not care for the man himself.
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From this reading "Yes, my dear, you `liked' his attentions, and you were too vain and selfish to put an end to them, though you did not care for the man himself.
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From this reading He was always with Madge, and I did like--" Miss Carr shut her lips in tight displeasure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, my dear, you `liked' his attentions, and you were too vain and selfish to put an end to them, though you did not care for the man himself.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Yes, my dear, you `liked' his attentions, and you were too vain and selfish to put an end to them, though you did not care for the man himself.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Oh, Lettice, this is what I have feared! this is what I have tried to prevent!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Yes, my dear, you `liked' his attentions, and you were too vain and selfish to put an end to them, though you did not care for the man himself.
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From this reading He was always with Madge, and I did like--" Miss Carr shut her lips in tight displeasure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I was obliged to be polite!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, my dear, you `liked' his attentions, and you were too vain and selfish to put an end to them, though you did not care for the man himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Lettice, this is what I have feared! this is what I have tried to prevent!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, my dear, you `liked' his attentions, and you were too vain and selfish to put an end to them, though you did not care for the man himself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was obliged to be polite!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Yes, my dear, you `liked' his attentions, and you were too vain and selfish to put an end to them, though you did not care for the man himself.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Oh, Lettice, this is what I have feared! this is what I have tried to prevent!
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was always with Madge, and I did like--" Miss Carr shut her lips in tight displeasure.
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From this reading "Yes, my dear, you `liked' his attentions, and you were too vain and selfish to put an end to them, though you did not care for the man himself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, my dear, you `liked' his attentions, and you were too vain and selfish to put an end to them, though you did not care for the man himself.
