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Chapter XII
“Oh yes,” Wayworth assented, “she wants so to!” Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?” “Tremendously—and it appears she has been fascinated by the part from the first.” “Why then didn’t she say so?” “Oh, because she’s so funny.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?””
for the reason that
From this reading ““Oh, because she’s so funny.””
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““Tremendously—and it appears she has been fascinated by the part from the first.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Tremendously—and it appears she has been fascinated by the part from the first.””
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““Tremendously—and it appears she has been fascinated by the part from the first.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Tremendously—and it appears she has been fascinated by the part from the first.””
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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 Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
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From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Tremendously—and it appears she has been fascinated by the part from the first.”
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From this reading “Tremendously—and it appears she has been fascinated by the part from the first.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh yes,” Wayworth assented, “she wants so to!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
for the reason that
From this reading “Oh, because she’s so funny.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Tremendously—and it appears she has been fascinated by the part from the first.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Tremendously—and it appears she has been fascinated by the part from the first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
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From this reading “Why then didn’t she say so?”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
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From this reading “Tremendously—and it appears she has been fascinated by the part from the first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tremendously—and it appears she has been fascinated by the part from the first.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
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From this reading “Oh, because she’s so funny.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Tremendously—and it appears she has been fascinated by the part from the first.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
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From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Tremendously—and it appears she has been fascinated by the part from the first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
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From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
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From this reading “Oh yes,” Wayworth assented, “she wants so to!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tremendously—and it appears she has been fascinated by the part from the first.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why then didn’t she say so?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh yes,” Wayworth assented, “she wants so to!”
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From this reading “Oh, because she’s so funny.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Oh yes,” Wayworth assented, “she wants so to!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Tremendously—and it appears she has been fascinated by the part from the first.”
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From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh yes,” Wayworth assented, “she wants so to!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tremendously—and it appears she has been fascinated by the part from the first.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh yes,” Wayworth assented, “she wants so to!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh yes,” Wayworth assented, “she wants so to!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why then didn’t she say so?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh yes,” Wayworth assented, “she wants so to!”
