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Chapter XXI
FAINT HEART AND FAIR LADY. "My dear, I fear you will think I have been indiscreet." Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression. "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed. "Well, love, what is it?"
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"My dear, I fear you will think I have been indiscreet."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.”
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “"Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FAINT HEART AND FAIR LADY.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"My dear, I fear you will think I have been indiscreet."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My dear, I fear you will think I have been indiscreet."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, love, what is it?"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FAINT HEART AND FAIR LADY.
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From this reading Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "My dear, I fear you will think I have been indiscreet."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear, I fear you will think I have been indiscreet."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FAINT HEART AND FAIR LADY.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FAINT HEART AND FAIR LADY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear, I fear you will think I have been indiscreet."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "My dear, I fear you will think I have been indiscreet."
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From this reading FAINT HEART AND FAIR LADY.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression.
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From this reading Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression.
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From this reading Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My dear, I fear you will think I have been indiscreet."
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From this reading "My dear, I fear you will think I have been indiscreet."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, love, what is it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, love, what is it?"
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From this reading Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FAINT HEART AND FAIR LADY.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, love, what is it?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
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From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
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From this reading Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear, I fear you will think I have been indiscreet."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
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From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
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From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My dear, I fear you will think I have been indiscreet."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, love, what is it?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, love, what is it?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "My dear, I fear you will think I have been indiscreet."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear, I fear you will think I have been indiscreet."
