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Chapter XV
“And yet Edith, who is younger than I, seems to be too old for them: how do you arrange that? My mother’s society will make me older,” Rose replied. “Don’t speak to me of your mother; you _have_ no mother.” “Then if I’m an orphan I must settle things for myself.” “Do you justify her, do you approve of her?” cried Miss Tramore, who was inferior to her niece in capacity for retort and whose limitations made the girl appear pert.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you justify her, do you approve of her?” cried Miss Tramore, who was inferior to her niece in capacity for retort and whose limitations made the girl appear pert.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My mother’s society will make me older,” Rose replied.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““Then if I’m an orphan I must settle things for myself.””
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ““Then if I’m an orphan I must settle things for myself.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My mother’s society will make me older,” Rose replied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Don’t speak to me of your mother; you _have_ no mother.””
belonging to which person
From this reading ““Do you justify her, do you approve of her?” cried Miss Tramore, who was inferior to her niece in capacity for retort and whose limitations made the girl appear pert.”
but in spite of that
From this reading ““And yet Edith, who is younger than I, seems to be too old for them: how do you arrange that?”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Then if I’m an orphan I must settle things for myself.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And yet Edith, who is younger than I, seems to be too old for them: how do you arrange that?
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From this reading “Do you justify her, do you approve of her?” cried Miss Tramore, who was inferior to her niece in capacity for retort and whose limitations made the girl appear pert.
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From this reading “Do you justify her, do you approve of her?” cried Miss Tramore, who was inferior to her niece in capacity for retort and whose limitations made the girl appear pert.
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From this reading “And yet Edith, who is younger than I, seems to be too old for them: how do you arrange that?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “And yet Edith, who is younger than I, seems to be too old for them: how do you arrange that?
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From this reading “Do you justify her, do you approve of her?” cried Miss Tramore, who was inferior to her niece in capacity for retort and whose limitations made the girl appear pert.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you justify her, do you approve of her?” cried Miss Tramore, who was inferior to her niece in capacity for retort and whose limitations made the girl appear pert.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “And yet Edith, who is younger than I, seems to be too old for them: how do you arrange that?
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From this reading “Don’t speak to me of your mother; you _have_ no mother.”
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From this reading “And yet Edith, who is younger than I, seems to be too old for them: how do you arrange that?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “And yet Edith, who is younger than I, seems to be too old for them: how do you arrange that?
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From this reading “Do you justify her, do you approve of her?” cried Miss Tramore, who was inferior to her niece in capacity for retort and whose limitations made the girl appear pert.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Don’t speak to me of your mother; you _have_ no mother.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Do you justify her, do you approve of her?” cried Miss Tramore, who was inferior to her niece in capacity for retort and whose limitations made the girl appear pert.
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From this reading “And yet Edith, who is younger than I, seems to be too old for them: how do you arrange that?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And yet Edith, who is younger than I, seems to be too old for them: how do you arrange that?
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From this reading “Then if I’m an orphan I must settle things for myself.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Then if I’m an orphan I must settle things for myself.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Do you justify her, do you approve of her?” cried Miss Tramore, who was inferior to her niece in capacity for retort and whose limitations made the girl appear pert.
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From this reading “Do you justify her, do you approve of her?” cried Miss Tramore, who was inferior to her niece in capacity for retort and whose limitations made the girl appear pert.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And yet Edith, who is younger than I, seems to be too old for them: how do you arrange that?
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From this reading “Do you justify her, do you approve of her?” cried Miss Tramore, who was inferior to her niece in capacity for retort and whose limitations made the girl appear pert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you justify her, do you approve of her?” cried Miss Tramore, who was inferior to her niece in capacity for retort and whose limitations made the girl appear pert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you justify her, do you approve of her?” cried Miss Tramore, who was inferior to her niece in capacity for retort and whose limitations made the girl appear pert.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My mother’s society will make me older,” Rose replied.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My mother’s society will make me older,” Rose replied.
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From this reading “Do you justify her, do you approve of her?” cried Miss Tramore, who was inferior to her niece in capacity for retort and whose limitations made the girl appear pert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t speak to me of your mother; you _have_ no mother.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My mother’s society will make me older,” Rose replied.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Then if I’m an orphan I must settle things for myself.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My mother’s society will make me older,” Rose replied.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Then if I’m an orphan I must settle things for myself.”
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From this reading “Do you justify her, do you approve of her?” cried Miss Tramore, who was inferior to her niece in capacity for retort and whose limitations made the girl appear pert.
not any; not one
From this reading “Don’t speak to me of your mother; you _have_ no mother.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Don’t speak to me of your mother; you _have_ no mother.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And yet Edith, who is younger than I, seems to be too old for them: how do you arrange that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My mother’s society will make me older,” Rose replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then if I’m an orphan I must settle things for myself.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you justify her, do you approve of her?” cried Miss Tramore, who was inferior to her niece in capacity for retort and whose limitations made the girl appear pert.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My mother’s society will make me older,” Rose replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you justify her, do you approve of her?” cried Miss Tramore, who was inferior to her niece in capacity for retort and whose limitations made the girl appear pert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My mother’s society will make me older,” Rose replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And yet Edith, who is younger than I, seems to be too old for them: how do you arrange that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then if I’m an orphan I must settle things for myself.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My mother’s society will make me older,” Rose replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t speak to me of your mother; you _have_ no mother.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “And yet Edith, who is younger than I, seems to be too old for them: how do you arrange that?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And yet Edith, who is younger than I, seems to be too old for them: how do you arrange that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Do you justify her, do you approve of her?” cried Miss Tramore, who was inferior to her niece in capacity for retort and whose limitations made the girl appear pert.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “And yet Edith, who is younger than I, seems to be too old for them: how do you arrange that?
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From this reading “Then if I’m an orphan I must settle things for myself.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then if I’m an orphan I must settle things for myself.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And yet Edith, who is younger than I, seems to be too old for them: how do you arrange that?
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From this reading “And yet Edith, who is younger than I, seems to be too old for them: how do you arrange that?
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From this reading “Do you justify her, do you approve of her?” cried Miss Tramore, who was inferior to her niece in capacity for retort and whose limitations made the girl appear pert.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Do you justify her, do you approve of her?” cried Miss Tramore, who was inferior to her niece in capacity for retort and whose limitations made the girl appear pert.
which person or people
From this reading “And yet Edith, who is younger than I, seems to be too old for them: how do you arrange that?
belonging to which person
From this reading “Do you justify her, do you approve of her?” cried Miss Tramore, who was inferior to her niece in capacity for retort and whose limitations made the girl appear pert.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading My mother’s society will make me older,” Rose replied.
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet Edith, who is younger than I, seems to be too old for them: how do you arrange that?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And yet Edith, who is younger than I, seems to be too old for them: how do you arrange that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And yet Edith, who is younger than I, seems to be too old for them: how do you arrange that?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t speak to me of your mother; you _have_ no mother.”
