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Chapter XXXIX
The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court. "My dear," said Lady Linlithgow, "I am sorry that you are going. Perhaps you'll think I haven't been very kind to you, but I never am kind. People have always been hard to me, and I'm hard. But I do like you."
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Perhaps you'll think I haven't been very kind to you, but I never am kind.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “People have always been hard to me, and I'm hard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps you'll think I haven't been very kind to you, but I never am kind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps you'll think I haven't been very kind to you, but I never am kind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps you'll think I haven't been very kind to you, but I never am kind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.”
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From this reading People have always been hard to me, and I'm hard.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "My dear," said Lady Linlithgow, "I am sorry that you are going.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading People have always been hard to me, and I'm hard.
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From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "My dear," said Lady Linlithgow, "I am sorry that you are going.
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From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Perhaps you'll think I haven't been very kind to you, but I never am kind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Perhaps you'll think I haven't been very kind to you, but I never am kind.
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From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.
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From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.
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From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.
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From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.
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From this reading "My dear," said Lady Linlithgow, "I am sorry that you are going.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But I do like you."
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From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.
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From this reading "My dear," said Lady Linlithgow, "I am sorry that you are going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading People have always been hard to me, and I'm hard.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading People have always been hard to me, and I'm hard.
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From this reading Perhaps you'll think I haven't been very kind to you, but I never am kind.
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From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My dear," said Lady Linlithgow, "I am sorry that you are going.
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From this reading People have always been hard to me, and I'm hard.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps you'll think I haven't been very kind to you, but I never am kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear," said Lady Linlithgow, "I am sorry that you are going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I do like you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear," said Lady Linlithgow, "I am sorry that you are going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading People have always been hard to me, and I'm hard.
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From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear," said Lady Linlithgow, "I am sorry that you are going.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps you'll think I haven't been very kind to you, but I never am kind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.
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From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading People have always been hard to me, and I'm hard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps you'll think I haven't been very kind to you, but I never am kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear," said Lady Linlithgow, "I am sorry that you are going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear," said Lady Linlithgow, "I am sorry that you are going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "My dear," said Lady Linlithgow, "I am sorry that you are going.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps you'll think I haven't been very kind to you, but I never am kind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps you'll think I haven't been very kind to you, but I never am kind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear," said Lady Linlithgow, "I am sorry that you are going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps you'll think I haven't been very kind to you, but I never am kind.
