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Chapter II
“You mean Mr. St. George—isn’t he delightful?” Paul Overt met her eyes, which had a cool morning-light that would have half-broken his heart if he hadn’t been so young. “Alas I don’t know him. I only admire him at a distance.” “Oh you must know him—he wants so to talk to you,” returned Miss Fancourt, who evidently had the habit of saying the things that, by her quick calculation, would give people pleasure.
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading ““Alas I don’t know him.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Paul Overt met her eyes, which had a cool morning-light that would have half-broken his heart if he hadn’t been so young.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Paul Overt met her eyes, which had a cool morning-light that would have half-broken his heart if he hadn’t been so young.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Alas I don’t know him.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““Oh you must know him—he wants so to talk to you,” returned Miss Fancourt, who evidently had the habit of saying the things that, by her quick calculation, would give people pleasure.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Oh you must know him—he wants so to talk to you,” returned Miss Fancourt, who evidently had the habit of saying the things that, by her quick calculation, would give people pleasure.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Paul Overt met her eyes, which had a cool morning-light that would have half-broken his heart if he hadn’t been so young.”
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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 Paul Overt met her eyes, which had a cool morning-light that would have half-broken his heart if he hadn’t been so young.
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From this reading I only admire him at a distance.”
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas I don’t know him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I only admire him at a distance.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Paul Overt met her eyes, which had a cool morning-light that would have half-broken his heart if he hadn’t been so young.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Oh you must know him—he wants so to talk to you,” returned Miss Fancourt, who evidently had the habit of saying the things that, by her quick calculation, would give people pleasure.
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From this reading “Oh you must know him—he wants so to talk to you,” returned Miss Fancourt, who evidently had the habit of saying the things that, by her quick calculation, would give people pleasure.
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From this reading Paul Overt met her eyes, which had a cool morning-light that would have half-broken his heart if he hadn’t been so young.
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From this reading “You mean Mr. St. George—isn’t he delightful?”
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From this reading I only admire him at a distance.”
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From this reading “Alas I don’t know him.
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From this reading “Oh you must know him—he wants so to talk to you,” returned Miss Fancourt, who evidently had the habit of saying the things that, by her quick calculation, would give people pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Paul Overt met her eyes, which had a cool morning-light that would have half-broken his heart if he hadn’t been so young.
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From this reading “Oh you must know him—he wants so to talk to you,” returned Miss Fancourt, who evidently had the habit of saying the things that, by her quick calculation, would give people pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You mean Mr. St. George—isn’t he delightful?”
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From this reading “Oh you must know him—he wants so to talk to you,” returned Miss Fancourt, who evidently had the habit of saying the things that, by her quick calculation, would give people pleasure.
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From this reading “Oh you must know him—he wants so to talk to you,” returned Miss Fancourt, who evidently had the habit of saying the things that, by her quick calculation, would give people pleasure.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Paul Overt met her eyes, which had a cool morning-light that would have half-broken his heart if he hadn’t been so young.
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From this reading Paul Overt met her eyes, which had a cool morning-light that would have half-broken his heart if he hadn’t been so young.
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From this reading Paul Overt met her eyes, which had a cool morning-light that would have half-broken his heart if he hadn’t been so young.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Paul Overt met her eyes, which had a cool morning-light that would have half-broken his heart if he hadn’t been so young.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You mean Mr. St. George—isn’t he delightful?”
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From this reading Paul Overt met her eyes, which had a cool morning-light that would have half-broken his heart if he hadn’t been so young.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Paul Overt met her eyes, which had a cool morning-light that would have half-broken his heart if he hadn’t been so young.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Alas I don’t know him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Paul Overt met her eyes, which had a cool morning-light that would have half-broken his heart if he hadn’t been so young.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Alas I don’t know him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Paul Overt met her eyes, which had a cool morning-light that would have half-broken his heart if he hadn’t been so young.
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From this reading “You mean Mr. St. George—isn’t he delightful?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Alas I don’t know him.
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From this reading “You mean Mr. St. George—isn’t he delightful?”
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From this reading Paul Overt met her eyes, which had a cool morning-light that would have half-broken his heart if he hadn’t been so young.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh you must know him—he wants so to talk to you,” returned Miss Fancourt, who evidently had the habit of saying the things that, by her quick calculation, would give people pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Paul Overt met her eyes, which had a cool morning-light that would have half-broken his heart if he hadn’t been so young.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You mean Mr. St. George—isn’t he delightful?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Oh you must know him—he wants so to talk to you,” returned Miss Fancourt, who evidently had the habit of saying the things that, by her quick calculation, would give people pleasure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh you must know him—he wants so to talk to you,” returned Miss Fancourt, who evidently had the habit of saying the things that, by her quick calculation, would give people pleasure.
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From this reading “Oh you must know him—he wants so to talk to you,” returned Miss Fancourt, who evidently had the habit of saying the things that, by her quick calculation, would give people pleasure.
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From this reading I only admire him at a distance.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Paul Overt met her eyes, which had a cool morning-light that would have half-broken his heart if he hadn’t been so young.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Paul Overt met her eyes, which had a cool morning-light that would have half-broken his heart if he hadn’t been so young.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh you must know him—he wants so to talk to you,” returned Miss Fancourt, who evidently had the habit of saying the things that, by her quick calculation, would give people pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh you must know him—he wants so to talk to you,” returned Miss Fancourt, who evidently had the habit of saying the things that, by her quick calculation, would give people pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh you must know him—he wants so to talk to you,” returned Miss Fancourt, who evidently had the habit of saying the things that, by her quick calculation, would give people pleasure.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Oh you must know him—he wants so to talk to you,” returned Miss Fancourt, who evidently had the habit of saying the things that, by her quick calculation, would give people pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh you must know him—he wants so to talk to you,” returned Miss Fancourt, who evidently had the habit of saying the things that, by her quick calculation, would give people pleasure.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Paul Overt met her eyes, which had a cool morning-light that would have half-broken his heart if he hadn’t been so young.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You mean Mr. St. George—isn’t he delightful?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh you must know him—he wants so to talk to you,” returned Miss Fancourt, who evidently had the habit of saying the things that, by her quick calculation, would give people pleasure.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Paul Overt met her eyes, which had a cool morning-light that would have half-broken his heart if he hadn’t been so young.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh you must know him—he wants so to talk to you,” returned Miss Fancourt, who evidently had the habit of saying the things that, by her quick calculation, would give people pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh you must know him—he wants so to talk to you,” returned Miss Fancourt, who evidently had the habit of saying the things that, by her quick calculation, would give people pleasure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh you must know him—he wants so to talk to you,” returned Miss Fancourt, who evidently had the habit of saying the things that, by her quick calculation, would give people pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh you must know him—he wants so to talk to you,” returned Miss Fancourt, who evidently had the habit of saying the things that, by her quick calculation, would give people pleasure.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Paul Overt met her eyes, which had a cool morning-light that would have half-broken his heart if he hadn’t been so young.
which person or people
From this reading “Oh you must know him—he wants so to talk to you,” returned Miss Fancourt, who evidently had the habit of saying the things that, by her quick calculation, would give people pleasure.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Paul Overt met her eyes, which had a cool morning-light that would have half-broken his heart if he hadn’t been so young.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You mean Mr. St. George—isn’t he delightful?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Paul Overt met her eyes, which had a cool morning-light that would have half-broken his heart if he hadn’t been so young.
