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Chapter III
"There, Helen," said Mrs. Manly, "you've got your joke back with interest. Now I'd hold my tongue, if I was you." "Frank and I wouldn't know each other if we didn't have a little fun together," said Helen. "Besides, we'll all feel serious enough by and by, I guess." For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “"Besides, we'll all feel serious enough by and by, I guess."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Frank and I wouldn't know each other if we didn't have a little fun together," said Helen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Frank and I wouldn't know each other if we didn't have a little fun together," said Helen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Frank and I wouldn't know each other if we didn't have a little fun together," said Helen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now I'd hold my tongue, if I was you."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.”
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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 "Frank and I wouldn't know each other if we didn't have a little fun together," said Helen.
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From this reading "Besides, we'll all feel serious enough by and by, I guess."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Frank and I wouldn't know each other if we didn't have a little fun together," said Helen.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
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From this reading "There, Helen," said Mrs. Manly, "you've got your joke back with interest.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading "Besides, we'll all feel serious enough by and by, I guess."
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From this reading For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Besides, we'll all feel serious enough by and by, I guess."
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From this reading For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
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From this reading For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
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From this reading "Frank and I wouldn't know each other if we didn't have a little fun together," said Helen.
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From this reading For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Frank and I wouldn't know each other if we didn't have a little fun together," said Helen.
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From this reading "Besides, we'll all feel serious enough by and by, I guess."
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From this reading "Besides, we'll all feel serious enough by and by, I guess."
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From this reading For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
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From this reading "Frank and I wouldn't know each other if we didn't have a little fun together," said Helen.
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From this reading "Frank and I wouldn't know each other if we didn't have a little fun together," said Helen.
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From this reading For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
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From this reading "There, Helen," said Mrs. Manly, "you've got your joke back with interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Besides, we'll all feel serious enough by and by, I guess."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Frank and I wouldn't know each other if we didn't have a little fun together," said Helen.
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From this reading "There, Helen," said Mrs. Manly, "you've got your joke back with interest.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
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From this reading Now I'd hold my tongue, if I was you."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now I'd hold my tongue, if I was you."
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From this reading Now I'd hold my tongue, if I was you."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now I'd hold my tongue, if I was you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There, Helen," said Mrs. Manly, "you've got your joke back with interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There, Helen," said Mrs. Manly, "you've got your joke back with interest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Frank and I wouldn't know each other if we didn't have a little fun together," said Helen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Frank and I wouldn't know each other if we didn't have a little fun together," said Helen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There, Helen," said Mrs. Manly, "you've got your joke back with interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There, Helen," said Mrs. Manly, "you've got your joke back with interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now I'd hold my tongue, if I was you."
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From this reading For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
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From this reading Now I'd hold my tongue, if I was you."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Frank and I wouldn't know each other if we didn't have a little fun together," said Helen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There, Helen," said Mrs. Manly, "you've got your joke back with interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Besides, we'll all feel serious enough by and by, I guess."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
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From this reading For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There, Helen," said Mrs. Manly, "you've got your joke back with interest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Frank and I wouldn't know each other if we didn't have a little fun together," said Helen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now I'd hold my tongue, if I was you."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now I'd hold my tongue, if I was you."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Frank and I wouldn't know each other if we didn't have a little fun together," said Helen.
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From this reading "Besides, we'll all feel serious enough by and by, I guess."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "There, Helen," said Mrs. Manly, "you've got your joke back with interest.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For she loved her brother devotedly, much as she delighted to tease him; and she would have been glad to drown in merry jests the thought of the final parting, which was now so near at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Frank and I wouldn't know each other if we didn't have a little fun together," said Helen.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now I'd hold my tongue, if I was you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There, Helen," said Mrs. Manly, "you've got your joke back with interest.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There, Helen," said Mrs. Manly, "you've got your joke back with interest.
