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Author Of “The Rise Of Silas Lapham,” “A Modern Instance,” “Indian Summer,” Etc. OR, THE APPRENTICESHIP OF LEMUEL BARKER. On their way back to the farm-house where they were boarding, Sewell's wife reproached him for what she called his recklessness. “You had no right,” she said, “to give the poor boy false hopes. You ought to have discouraged him--that would have been the most merciful way--if you knew the poetry was bad.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You ought to have discouraged him--that would have been the most merciful way--if you knew the poetry was bad.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You ought to have discouraged him--that would have been the most merciful way--if you knew the poetry was bad.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “You ought to have discouraged him--that would have been the most merciful way--if you knew the poetry was bad.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You had no right,” she said, “to give the poor boy false hopes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You had no right,” she said, “to give the poor boy false hopes.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You ought to have discouraged him--that would have been the most merciful way--if you knew the poetry was bad.”
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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 Author Of “The Rise Of Silas Lapham,” “A Modern Instance,” “Indian Summer,” Etc.
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From this reading OR, THE APPRENTICESHIP OF LEMUEL BARKER.
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From this reading Author Of “The Rise Of Silas Lapham,” “A Modern Instance,” “Indian Summer,” Etc.
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From this reading On their way back to the farm-house where they were boarding, Sewell's wife reproached him for what she called his recklessness.
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From this reading You ought to have discouraged him--that would have been the most merciful way--if you knew the poetry was bad.
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From this reading OR, THE APPRENTICESHIP OF LEMUEL BARKER.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You ought to have discouraged him--that would have been the most merciful way--if you knew the poetry was bad.
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From this reading On their way back to the farm-house where they were boarding, Sewell's wife reproached him for what she called his recklessness.
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From this reading “You had no right,” she said, “to give the poor boy false hopes.
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From this reading On their way back to the farm-house where they were boarding, Sewell's wife reproached him for what she called his recklessness.
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From this reading You ought to have discouraged him--that would have been the most merciful way--if you knew the poetry was bad.
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From this reading Author Of “The Rise Of Silas Lapham,” “A Modern Instance,” “Indian Summer,” Etc.
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From this reading “You had no right,” she said, “to give the poor boy false hopes.
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From this reading On their way back to the farm-house where they were boarding, Sewell's wife reproached him for what she called his recklessness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On their way back to the farm-house where they were boarding, Sewell's wife reproached him for what she called his recklessness.
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From this reading “You had no right,” she said, “to give the poor boy false hopes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “You had no right,” she said, “to give the poor boy false hopes.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You ought to have discouraged him--that would have been the most merciful way--if you knew the poetry was bad.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On their way back to the farm-house where they were boarding, Sewell's wife reproached him for what she called his recklessness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On their way back to the farm-house where they were boarding, Sewell's wife reproached him for what she called his recklessness.
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From this reading “You had no right,” she said, “to give the poor boy false hopes.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You ought to have discouraged him--that would have been the most merciful way--if you knew the poetry was bad.
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From this reading Author Of “The Rise Of Silas Lapham,” “A Modern Instance,” “Indian Summer,” Etc.
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From this reading Author Of “The Rise Of Silas Lapham,” “A Modern Instance,” “Indian Summer,” Etc.
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From this reading You ought to have discouraged him--that would have been the most merciful way--if you knew the poetry was bad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author Of “The Rise Of Silas Lapham,” “A Modern Instance,” “Indian Summer,” Etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OR, THE APPRENTICESHIP OF LEMUEL BARKER.
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From this reading You ought to have discouraged him--that would have been the most merciful way--if you knew the poetry was bad.
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From this reading Author Of “The Rise Of Silas Lapham,” “A Modern Instance,” “Indian Summer,” Etc.
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From this reading You ought to have discouraged him--that would have been the most merciful way--if you knew the poetry was bad.
not any; not one
From this reading “You had no right,” she said, “to give the poor boy false hopes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author Of “The Rise Of Silas Lapham,” “A Modern Instance,” “Indian Summer,” Etc.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On their way back to the farm-house where they were boarding, Sewell's wife reproached him for what she called his recklessness.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading OR, THE APPRENTICESHIP OF LEMUEL BARKER.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading You ought to have discouraged him--that would have been the most merciful way--if you knew the poetry was bad.
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From this reading You ought to have discouraged him--that would have been the most merciful way--if you knew the poetry was bad.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You had no right,” she said, “to give the poor boy false hopes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On their way back to the farm-house where they were boarding, Sewell's wife reproached him for what she called his recklessness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On their way back to the farm-house where they were boarding, Sewell's wife reproached him for what she called his recklessness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You had no right,” she said, “to give the poor boy false hopes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author Of “The Rise Of Silas Lapham,” “A Modern Instance,” “Indian Summer,” Etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You had no right,” she said, “to give the poor boy false hopes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On their way back to the farm-house where they were boarding, Sewell's wife reproached him for what she called his recklessness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On their way back to the farm-house where they were boarding, Sewell's wife reproached him for what she called his recklessness.
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From this reading Author Of “The Rise Of Silas Lapham,” “A Modern Instance,” “Indian Summer,” Etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author Of “The Rise Of Silas Lapham,” “A Modern Instance,” “Indian Summer,” Etc.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You ought to have discouraged him--that would have been the most merciful way--if you knew the poetry was bad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author Of “The Rise Of Silas Lapham,” “A Modern Instance,” “Indian Summer,” Etc.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On their way back to the farm-house where they were boarding, Sewell's wife reproached him for what she called his recklessness.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On their way back to the farm-house where they were boarding, Sewell's wife reproached him for what she called his recklessness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On their way back to the farm-house where they were boarding, Sewell's wife reproached him for what she called his recklessness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You ought to have discouraged him--that would have been the most merciful way--if you knew the poetry was bad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On their way back to the farm-house where they were boarding, Sewell's wife reproached him for what she called his recklessness.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On their way back to the farm-house where they were boarding, Sewell's wife reproached him for what she called his recklessness.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading On their way back to the farm-house where they were boarding, Sewell's wife reproached him for what she called his recklessness.
in or at the place that
From this reading On their way back to the farm-house where they were boarding, Sewell's wife reproached him for what she called his recklessness.
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From this reading On their way back to the farm-house where they were boarding, Sewell's wife reproached him for what she called his recklessness.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You ought to have discouraged him--that would have been the most merciful way--if you knew the poetry was bad.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You had no right,” she said, “to give the poor boy false hopes.
