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Chapter XVI
‘Sydney!’ she cried, ‘I’m so glad that I can see you!’ She might be,--but, at that moment, I could scarcely assert that I was a sharer of her joy. ‘I told you that if trouble overtook me I should come to you, and--I’m in trouble now. Such strange trouble.’ So was I,--and in perplexity as well.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘I told you that if trouble overtook me I should come to you, and--I’m in trouble now.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She might be,--but, at that moment, I could scarcely assert that I was a sharer of her joy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Sydney!’ she cried, ‘I’m so glad that I can see you!’”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “She might be,--but, at that moment, I could scarcely assert that I was a sharer of her joy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘I told you that if trouble overtook me I should come to you, and--I’m in trouble now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So was I,--and in perplexity as well.”
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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 She might be,--but, at that moment, I could scarcely assert that I was a sharer of her joy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘I told you that if trouble overtook me I should come to you, and--I’m in trouble now.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So was I,--and in perplexity as well.
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From this reading She might be,--but, at that moment, I could scarcely assert that I was a sharer of her joy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She might be,--but, at that moment, I could scarcely assert that I was a sharer of her joy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She might be,--but, at that moment, I could scarcely assert that I was a sharer of her joy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She might be,--but, at that moment, I could scarcely assert that I was a sharer of her joy.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ‘Sydney!’ she cried, ‘I’m so glad that I can see you!’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I told you that if trouble overtook me I should come to you, and--I’m in trouble now.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She might be,--but, at that moment, I could scarcely assert that I was a sharer of her joy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Sydney!’ she cried, ‘I’m so glad that I can see you!’
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From this reading ‘Sydney!’ she cried, ‘I’m so glad that I can see you!’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She might be,--but, at that moment, I could scarcely assert that I was a sharer of her joy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Sydney!’ she cried, ‘I’m so glad that I can see you!’
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From this reading ‘Sydney!’ she cried, ‘I’m so glad that I can see you!’
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘I told you that if trouble overtook me I should come to you, and--I’m in trouble now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘I told you that if trouble overtook me I should come to you, and--I’m in trouble now.
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From this reading She might be,--but, at that moment, I could scarcely assert that I was a sharer of her joy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘I told you that if trouble overtook me I should come to you, and--I’m in trouble now.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She might be,--but, at that moment, I could scarcely assert that I was a sharer of her joy.
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From this reading She might be,--but, at that moment, I could scarcely assert that I was a sharer of her joy.
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From this reading ‘I told you that if trouble overtook me I should come to you, and--I’m in trouble now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She might be,--but, at that moment, I could scarcely assert that I was a sharer of her joy.
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From this reading ‘I told you that if trouble overtook me I should come to you, and--I’m in trouble now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So was I,--and in perplexity as well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She might be,--but, at that moment, I could scarcely assert that I was a sharer of her joy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Sydney!’ she cried, ‘I’m so glad that I can see you!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She might be,--but, at that moment, I could scarcely assert that I was a sharer of her joy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Sydney!’ she cried, ‘I’m so glad that I can see you!’
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading ‘I told you that if trouble overtook me I should come to you, and--I’m in trouble now.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘Sydney!’ she cried, ‘I’m so glad that I can see you!’
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From this reading Such strange trouble.’
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such strange trouble.’
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From this reading ‘Sydney!’ she cried, ‘I’m so glad that I can see you!’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Sydney!’ she cried, ‘I’m so glad that I can see you!’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘I told you that if trouble overtook me I should come to you, and--I’m in trouble now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I told you that if trouble overtook me I should come to you, and--I’m in trouble now.
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From this reading ‘I told you that if trouble overtook me I should come to you, and--I’m in trouble now.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She might be,--but, at that moment, I could scarcely assert that I was a sharer of her joy.
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From this reading So was I,--and in perplexity as well.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Sydney!’ she cried, ‘I’m so glad that I can see you!’
