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Chapter XIII
"Why, what's happened?" "I am a millionaire," said Roger calmly. "So long as I only had my beggarly pittance, I could not ask you to marry me. There was nothing for it but to wait in patience. It has been a long weary wait, dear, but the sun has broken through the clouds at last.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It has been a long weary wait, dear, but the sun has broken through the clouds at last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It has been a long weary wait, dear, but the sun has broken through the clouds at last.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"So long as I only had my beggarly pittance, I could not ask you to marry me.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It has been a long weary wait, dear, but the sun has broken through the clouds at last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It has been a long weary wait, dear, but the sun has broken through the clouds at last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So long as I only had my beggarly pittance, I could not ask you to marry me.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There was nothing for it but to wait in patience.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It has been a long weary wait, dear, but the sun has broken through the clouds at last.”
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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 am a millionaire," said Roger calmly.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am a millionaire," said Roger calmly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "So long as I only had my beggarly pittance, I could not ask you to marry me.
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From this reading "So long as I only had my beggarly pittance, I could not ask you to marry me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It has been a long weary wait, dear, but the sun has broken through the clouds at last.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It has been a long weary wait, dear, but the sun has broken through the clouds at last.
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From this reading "So long as I only had my beggarly pittance, I could not ask you to marry me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It has been a long weary wait, dear, but the sun has broken through the clouds at last.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was nothing for it but to wait in patience.
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From this reading "I am a millionaire," said Roger calmly.
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From this reading It has been a long weary wait, dear, but the sun has broken through the clouds at last.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "So long as I only had my beggarly pittance, I could not ask you to marry me.
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From this reading It has been a long weary wait, dear, but the sun has broken through the clouds at last.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was nothing for it but to wait in patience.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "So long as I only had my beggarly pittance, I could not ask you to marry me.
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From this reading "Why, what's happened?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has been a long weary wait, dear, but the sun has broken through the clouds at last.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am a millionaire," said Roger calmly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was nothing for it but to wait in patience.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was nothing for it but to wait in patience.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It has been a long weary wait, dear, but the sun has broken through the clouds at last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So long as I only had my beggarly pittance, I could not ask you to marry me.
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From this reading "So long as I only had my beggarly pittance, I could not ask you to marry me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "So long as I only had my beggarly pittance, I could not ask you to marry me.
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From this reading "I am a millionaire," said Roger calmly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "So long as I only had my beggarly pittance, I could not ask you to marry me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "So long as I only had my beggarly pittance, I could not ask you to marry me.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing for it but to wait in patience.
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From this reading "So long as I only had my beggarly pittance, I could not ask you to marry me.
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From this reading There was nothing for it but to wait in patience.
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From this reading "So long as I only had my beggarly pittance, I could not ask you to marry me.
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From this reading "I am a millionaire," said Roger calmly.
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From this reading "I am a millionaire," said Roger calmly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So long as I only had my beggarly pittance, I could not ask you to marry me.
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From this reading It has been a long weary wait, dear, but the sun has broken through the clouds at last.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It has been a long weary wait, dear, but the sun has broken through the clouds at last.
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From this reading There was nothing for it but to wait in patience.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It has been a long weary wait, dear, but the sun has broken through the clouds at last.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So long as I only had my beggarly pittance, I could not ask you to marry me.
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From this reading There was nothing for it but to wait in patience.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing for it but to wait in patience.
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From this reading It has been a long weary wait, dear, but the sun has broken through the clouds at last.
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From this reading "Why, what's happened?"
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From this reading "Why, what's happened?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So long as I only had my beggarly pittance, I could not ask you to marry me.
