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Chapter XXXII
“No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response. You know them both--could anything be done?” Alas! good Johnnie Lithgow, we are all proud. This is not the wisest line of attack, in the circumstances. Mrs Laurie sits gravely by the fireside to listen.
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas! good Johnnie Lithgow, we are all proud.”
any thing at all
From this reading “You know them both--could anything be done?””
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “You know them both--could anything be done?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know them both--could anything be done?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Alas! good Johnnie Lithgow, we are all proud.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know them both--could anything be done?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ““No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.”
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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 “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
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From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas! good Johnnie Lithgow, we are all proud.
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From this reading Alas! good Johnnie Lithgow, we are all proud.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
any thing at all
From this reading You know them both--could anything be done?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Alas! good Johnnie Lithgow, we are all proud.
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From this reading This is not the wisest line of attack, in the circumstances.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You know them both--could anything be done?”
the two together, not just one
From this reading You know them both--could anything be done?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs Laurie sits gravely by the fireside to listen.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is not the wisest line of attack, in the circumstances.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You know them both--could anything be done?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know them both--could anything be done?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs Laurie sits gravely by the fireside to listen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alas! good Johnnie Lithgow, we are all proud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs Laurie sits gravely by the fireside to listen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This is not the wisest line of attack, in the circumstances.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alas! good Johnnie Lithgow, we are all proud.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know them both--could anything be done?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is not the wisest line of attack, in the circumstances.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs Laurie sits gravely by the fireside to listen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alas! good Johnnie Lithgow, we are all proud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
not any; not one
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This is not the wisest line of attack, in the circumstances.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alas! good Johnnie Lithgow, we are all proud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs Laurie sits gravely by the fireside to listen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is not the wisest line of attack, in the circumstances.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You know them both--could anything be done?”
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From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is not the wisest line of attack, in the circumstances.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs Laurie sits gravely by the fireside to listen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Alas! good Johnnie Lithgow, we are all proud.
in or at the place that
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
which person or people
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is not the wisest line of attack, in the circumstances.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No one can doubt that Randall is unhappy; but Randall is not a humble man, Mrs Laurie; he will not woo and plead and supplicate, I am afraid; he will honour only those who honour him, and never obtrude his love where he thinks there is no response.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know them both--could anything be done?”
