used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "You always did profess to have sense, and that isn't sense."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "You may have been a fool," said Charmian, judicially, "but you have not been false, and I am not going to let you say so.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I never had any sense," said Cornelia, "I can see that now.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been a perfect fool from the beginning."
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading I have been a perfect fool from the beginning."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You may have been a fool," said Charmian, judicially, "but you have not been false, and I am not going to let you say so.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I never had any sense," said Cornelia, "I can see that now.
Charmian
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From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
Cornelia
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From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "You always did profess to have sense, and that isn't sense."
didn't
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From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading "You may have been a fool," said Charmian, judicially, "but you have not been false, and I am not going to let you say so.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading I have been a perfect fool from the beginning."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have been a perfect fool from the beginning."
the act of departing
From this reading "You may have been a fool," said Charmian, judicially, "but you have not been false, and I am not going to let you say so.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I never had any sense," said Cornelia, "I can see that now.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You always did profess to have sense, and that isn't sense."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
isn't
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From this reading "You always did profess to have sense, and that isn't sense."
judiciallyadverbUS /dʒuːˈdɪʃəli/
as ordered by a court
From this reading "You may have been a fool," said Charmian, judicially, "but you have not been false, and I am not going to let you say so.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
lurenounUS /lʊr/
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "You may have been a fool," said Charmian, judicially, "but you have not been false, and I am not going to let you say so.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never had any sense," said Cornelia, "I can see that now.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You may have been a fool," said Charmian, judicially, "but you have not been false, and I am not going to let you say so.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I never had any sense," said Cornelia, "I can see that now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading I have been a perfect fool from the beginning."
professverbUS /prəˈfes/
practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
From this reading "You always did profess to have sense, and that isn't sense."
protestedverbUS /prəˈtestɪd/
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I never had any sense," said Cornelia, "I can see that now.
Saunders
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From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
express in words
From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I never had any sense," said Cornelia, "I can see that now.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading "You always did profess to have sense, and that isn't sense."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You may have been a fool," said Charmian, judicially, "but you have not been false, and I am not going to let you say so.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You always did profess to have sense, and that isn't sense."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have been a perfect fool from the beginning."
a special situation
From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You always did profess to have sense, and that isn't sense."
won't
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From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You _didn't_ lure him on, and I won't let you say such a thing, Cornelia Saunders," Charmian protested.
