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Chapter XV
MUTTERINGS OF THE STORM. "Onora, my dearest little one, have you anything to tell me?" Unable to bear the suspense any longer, Lady Cinnamond had pursued her daughter to her room. "No, mamma; only that he is gone." "But you have not sent him away?"
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any thing at all
From this reading “"Onora, my dearest little one, have you anything to tell me?"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Onora, my dearest little one, have you anything to tell me?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Onora, my dearest little one, have you anything to tell me?"”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Onora, my dearest little one, have you anything to tell me?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Onora, my dearest little one, have you anything to tell me?"”
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From this reading Unable to bear the suspense any longer, Lady Cinnamond had pursued her daughter to her room.
any thing at all
From this reading "Onora, my dearest little one, have you anything to tell me?"
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From this reading "But you have not sent him away?"
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From this reading Unable to bear the suspense any longer, Lady Cinnamond had pursued her daughter to her room.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you have not sent him away?"
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From this reading Unable to bear the suspense any longer, Lady Cinnamond had pursued her daughter to her room.
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From this reading Unable to bear the suspense any longer, Lady Cinnamond had pursued her daughter to her room.
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From this reading "Onora, my dearest little one, have you anything to tell me?"
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From this reading "No, mamma; only that he is gone."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Unable to bear the suspense any longer, Lady Cinnamond had pursued her daughter to her room.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Onora, my dearest little one, have you anything to tell me?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, mamma; only that he is gone."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Unable to bear the suspense any longer, Lady Cinnamond had pursued her daughter to her room.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But you have not sent him away?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No, mamma; only that he is gone."
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From this reading Unable to bear the suspense any longer, Lady Cinnamond had pursued her daughter to her room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Onora, my dearest little one, have you anything to tell me?"
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From this reading Unable to bear the suspense any longer, Lady Cinnamond had pursued her daughter to her room.
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From this reading "No, mamma; only that he is gone."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Onora, my dearest little one, have you anything to tell me?"
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From this reading MUTTERINGS OF THE STORM.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Onora, my dearest little one, have you anything to tell me?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, mamma; only that he is gone."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But you have not sent him away?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MUTTERINGS OF THE STORM.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Onora, my dearest little one, have you anything to tell me?"
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From this reading "No, mamma; only that he is gone."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Onora, my dearest little one, have you anything to tell me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Unable to bear the suspense any longer, Lady Cinnamond had pursued her daughter to her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Unable to bear the suspense any longer, Lady Cinnamond had pursued her daughter to her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you have not sent him away?"
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From this reading MUTTERINGS OF THE STORM.
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From this reading Unable to bear the suspense any longer, Lady Cinnamond had pursued her daughter to her room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Onora, my dearest little one, have you anything to tell me?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No, mamma; only that he is gone."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MUTTERINGS OF THE STORM.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Onora, my dearest little one, have you anything to tell me?"
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From this reading Unable to bear the suspense any longer, Lady Cinnamond had pursued her daughter to her room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Onora, my dearest little one, have you anything to tell me?"
