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Chapter XVII
THE DANGER MARK Her letters to him still bore the red cross: "I understand perfectly why you cannot come," she wrote; "I would do exactly as you are doing if I had a father. It must be a very great happiness to have one. My need of you is not as great as his; I can hold my own alone, I think. You see I am doing it, and you must not worry.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My need of you is not as great as his; I can hold my own alone, I think.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I understand perfectly why you cannot come," she wrote; "I would do exactly as you are doing if I had a father.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It must be a very great happiness to have one.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It must be a very great happiness to have one.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “It must be a very great happiness to have one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My need of you is not as great as his; I can hold my own alone, I think.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It must be a very great happiness to have one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE DANGER MARK Her letters to him still bore the red cross:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My need of you is not as great as his; I can hold my own alone, I think.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I understand perfectly why you cannot come," she wrote; "I would do exactly as you are doing if I had a father.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I understand perfectly why you cannot come," she wrote; "I would do exactly as you are doing if I had a father.”
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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 "I understand perfectly why you cannot come," she wrote; "I would do exactly as you are doing if I had a father.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My need of you is not as great as his; I can hold my own alone, I think.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading You see I am doing it, and you must not worry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You see I am doing it, and you must not worry.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I understand perfectly why you cannot come," she wrote; "I would do exactly as you are doing if I had a father.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I understand perfectly why you cannot come," she wrote; "I would do exactly as you are doing if I had a father.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be a very great happiness to have one.
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From this reading THE DANGER MARK Her letters to him still bore the red cross:
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading My need of you is not as great as his; I can hold my own alone, I think.
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From this reading "I understand perfectly why you cannot come," she wrote; "I would do exactly as you are doing if I had a father.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I understand perfectly why you cannot come," she wrote; "I would do exactly as you are doing if I had a father.
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From this reading THE DANGER MARK Her letters to him still bore the red cross:
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From this reading THE DANGER MARK Her letters to him still bore the red cross:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I understand perfectly why you cannot come," she wrote; "I would do exactly as you are doing if I had a father.
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From this reading "I understand perfectly why you cannot come," she wrote; "I would do exactly as you are doing if I had a father.
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From this reading "I understand perfectly why you cannot come," she wrote; "I would do exactly as you are doing if I had a father.
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From this reading "I understand perfectly why you cannot come," she wrote; "I would do exactly as you are doing if I had a father.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It must be a very great happiness to have one.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I understand perfectly why you cannot come," she wrote; "I would do exactly as you are doing if I had a father.
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From this reading It must be a very great happiness to have one.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It must be a very great happiness to have one.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DANGER MARK Her letters to him still bore the red cross:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE DANGER MARK Her letters to him still bore the red cross:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My need of you is not as great as his; I can hold my own alone, I think.
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From this reading My need of you is not as great as his; I can hold my own alone, I think.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I understand perfectly why you cannot come," she wrote; "I would do exactly as you are doing if I had a father.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I understand perfectly why you cannot come," she wrote; "I would do exactly as you are doing if I had a father.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My need of you is not as great as his; I can hold my own alone, I think.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must be a very great happiness to have one.
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From this reading THE DANGER MARK Her letters to him still bore the red cross:
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From this reading THE DANGER MARK Her letters to him still bore the red cross:
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be a very great happiness to have one.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My need of you is not as great as his; I can hold my own alone, I think.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My need of you is not as great as his; I can hold my own alone, I think.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My need of you is not as great as his; I can hold my own alone, I think.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My need of you is not as great as his; I can hold my own alone, I think.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It must be a very great happiness to have one.
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From this reading My need of you is not as great as his; I can hold my own alone, I think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I understand perfectly why you cannot come," she wrote; "I would do exactly as you are doing if I had a father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DANGER MARK Her letters to him still bore the red cross:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see I am doing it, and you must not worry.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I understand perfectly why you cannot come," she wrote; "I would do exactly as you are doing if I had a father.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DANGER MARK Her letters to him still bore the red cross:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DANGER MARK Her letters to him still bore the red cross:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My need of you is not as great as his; I can hold my own alone, I think.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DANGER MARK Her letters to him still bore the red cross:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I understand perfectly why you cannot come," she wrote; "I would do exactly as you are doing if I had a father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It must be a very great happiness to have one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I understand perfectly why you cannot come," she wrote; "I would do exactly as you are doing if I had a father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see I am doing it, and you must not worry.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I understand perfectly why you cannot come," she wrote; "I would do exactly as you are doing if I had a father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I understand perfectly why you cannot come," she wrote; "I would do exactly as you are doing if I had a father.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I understand perfectly why you cannot come," she wrote; "I would do exactly as you are doing if I had a father.
