Chapter XIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "We will have rings, and things, and fine array; And kiss me, Kate, we will be married o' Sunday."

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From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

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From this reading "Aren't you going to get up, Eleanor?

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From this reading "We will have rings, and things, and fine array; And kiss me, Kate, we will be married o' Sunday."

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "We will have rings, and things, and fine array; And kiss me, Kate, we will be married o' Sunday."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

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From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

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From this reading Later in the day her little sister Julia came dancing in.

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From this reading Later in the day her little sister Julia came dancing in.

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From this reading Later in the day her little sister Julia came dancing in.

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From this reading IN DOUBT.

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From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

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From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "We will have rings, and things, and fine array; And kiss me, Kate, we will be married o' Sunday."

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From this reading "Aren't you going to get up, Eleanor?

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From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

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From this reading "Aren't you going to get up, Eleanor?

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "We will have rings, and things, and fine array; And kiss me, Kate, we will be married o' Sunday."

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From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading IN DOUBT.

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From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

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From this reading Later in the day her little sister Julia came dancing in.

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From this reading "We will have rings, and things, and fine array; And kiss me, Kate, we will be married o' Sunday."

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From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

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From this reading "We will have rings, and things, and fine array; And kiss me, Kate, we will be married o' Sunday."

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From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

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From this reading Later in the day her little sister Julia came dancing in.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Later in the day her little sister Julia came dancing in.

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From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

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From this reading "We will have rings, and things, and fine array; And kiss me, Kate, we will be married o' Sunday."

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "We will have rings, and things, and fine array; And kiss me, Kate, we will be married o' Sunday."

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

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From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

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From this reading "We will have rings, and things, and fine array; And kiss me, Kate, we will be married o' Sunday."

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From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

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From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

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From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

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From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

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From this reading "We will have rings, and things, and fine array; And kiss me, Kate, we will be married o' Sunday."

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

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From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

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From this reading Later in the day her little sister Julia came dancing in.

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From this reading "We will have rings, and things, and fine array; And kiss me, Kate, we will be married o' Sunday."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Later in the day her little sister Julia came dancing in.

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From this reading "We will have rings, and things, and fine array; And kiss me, Kate, we will be married o' Sunday."

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

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From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

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From this reading "Aren't you going to get up, Eleanor?

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We will have rings, and things, and fine array; And kiss me, Kate, we will be married o' Sunday."

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From this reading Eleanor was too sick to go down even to a late breakfast; and a raging headache kept off any inquiries or remonstrances that Mrs. Powle might have made to her if she had been well.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "We will have rings, and things, and fine array; And kiss me, Kate, we will be married o' Sunday."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Aren't you going to get up, Eleanor?