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Chapter XIII
THE MAJOR'S NEWS THE very next day Jockie burst in upon Sidney like a whirlwind. "Oh, Miss Urquhart, haven't you a contempt for women who scratch each other? Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me. Do let me confess to you. First of all, of course, you know that the Major and she are on the eve of making their engagement known?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First of all, of course, you know that the Major and she are on the eve of making their engagement known?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First of all, of course, you know that the Major and she are on the eve of making their engagement known?"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First of all, of course, you know that the Major and she are on the eve of making their engagement known?"”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Do let me confess to you.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE MAJOR'S NEWS THE very next day Jockie burst in upon Sidney like a whirlwind.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “THE MAJOR'S NEWS THE very next day Jockie burst in upon Sidney like a whirlwind.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.”
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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 THE MAJOR'S NEWS THE very next day Jockie burst in upon Sidney like a whirlwind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.
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From this reading First of all, of course, you know that the Major and she are on the eve of making their engagement known?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading First of all, of course, you know that the Major and she are on the eve of making their engagement known?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.
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From this reading THE MAJOR'S NEWS THE very next day Jockie burst in upon Sidney like a whirlwind.
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From this reading Do let me confess to you.
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From this reading "Oh, Miss Urquhart, haven't you a contempt for women who scratch each other?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First of all, of course, you know that the Major and she are on the eve of making their engagement known?"
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From this reading THE MAJOR'S NEWS THE very next day Jockie burst in upon Sidney like a whirlwind.
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From this reading Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.
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From this reading Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Oh, Miss Urquhart, haven't you a contempt for women who scratch each other?
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From this reading First of all, of course, you know that the Major and she are on the eve of making their engagement known?"
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From this reading First of all, of course, you know that the Major and she are on the eve of making their engagement known?"
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From this reading Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.
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From this reading Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First of all, of course, you know that the Major and she are on the eve of making their engagement known?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Oh, Miss Urquhart, haven't you a contempt for women who scratch each other?
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From this reading Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.
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From this reading "Oh, Miss Urquhart, haven't you a contempt for women who scratch each other?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAJOR'S NEWS THE very next day Jockie burst in upon Sidney like a whirlwind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.
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From this reading THE MAJOR'S NEWS THE very next day Jockie burst in upon Sidney like a whirlwind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First of all, of course, you know that the Major and she are on the eve of making their engagement known?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First of all, of course, you know that the Major and she are on the eve of making their engagement known?"
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Do let me confess to you.
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From this reading THE MAJOR'S NEWS THE very next day Jockie burst in upon Sidney like a whirlwind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First of all, of course, you know that the Major and she are on the eve of making their engagement known?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAJOR'S NEWS THE very next day Jockie burst in upon Sidney like a whirlwind.
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From this reading First of all, of course, you know that the Major and she are on the eve of making their engagement known?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.
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From this reading "Oh, Miss Urquhart, haven't you a contempt for women who scratch each other?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.
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From this reading THE MAJOR'S NEWS THE very next day Jockie burst in upon Sidney like a whirlwind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MAJOR'S NEWS THE very next day Jockie burst in upon Sidney like a whirlwind.
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From this reading Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading First of all, of course, you know that the Major and she are on the eve of making their engagement known?"
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From this reading "Oh, Miss Urquhart, haven't you a contempt for women who scratch each other?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading First of all, of course, you know that the Major and she are on the eve of making their engagement known?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Miss Urquhart, haven't you a contempt for women who scratch each other?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Miss Urquhart, haven't you a contempt for women who scratch each other?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.
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From this reading THE MAJOR'S NEWS THE very next day Jockie burst in upon Sidney like a whirlwind.
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From this reading Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading First of all, of course, you know that the Major and she are on the eve of making their engagement known?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAJOR'S NEWS THE very next day Jockie burst in upon Sidney like a whirlwind.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading First of all, of course, you know that the Major and she are on the eve of making their engagement known?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE MAJOR'S NEWS THE very next day Jockie burst in upon Sidney like a whirlwind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Miss Urquhart, haven't you a contempt for women who scratch each other?
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From this reading THE MAJOR'S NEWS THE very next day Jockie burst in upon Sidney like a whirlwind.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.
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From this reading THE MAJOR'S NEWS THE very next day Jockie burst in upon Sidney like a whirlwind.
which person or people
From this reading "Oh, Miss Urquhart, haven't you a contempt for women who scratch each other?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.
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From this reading "Oh, Miss Urquhart, haven't you a contempt for women who scratch each other?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.
but in spite of that
From this reading Mrs. Norman and I have been doing it with smiling faces, and I feel disgusted with myself, and yet I would do it again gladly if she were here to provoke me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, Miss Urquhart, haven't you a contempt for women who scratch each other?
