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Chapter III
"Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile. "You see, I had heard that anybody might come." "Of course. But what were you afraid of? That you would be spirited away and privately burnt at the stake?
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any person at all
From this reading “"You see, I had heard that anybody might come."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You see, I had heard that anybody might come."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Of course.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"You see, I had heard that anybody might come."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.”
full of energy and determination
From this reading “That you would be spirited away and privately burnt at the stake?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “That you would be spirited away and privately burnt at the stake?”
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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 "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
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From this reading But what were you afraid of?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That you would be spirited away and privately burnt at the stake?
any person at all
From this reading "You see, I had heard that anybody might come."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
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From this reading That you would be spirited away and privately burnt at the stake?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That you would be spirited away and privately burnt at the stake?
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From this reading That you would be spirited away and privately burnt at the stake?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You see, I had heard that anybody might come."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
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From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
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From this reading "You see, I had heard that anybody might come."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "You see, I had heard that anybody might come."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That you would be spirited away and privately burnt at the stake?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You see, I had heard that anybody might come."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
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From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
full of energy and determination
From this reading That you would be spirited away and privately burnt at the stake?
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From this reading That you would be spirited away and privately burnt at the stake?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You see, I had heard that anybody might come."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That you would be spirited away and privately burnt at the stake?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
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From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But what were you afraid of?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what were you afraid of?
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From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That you would be spirited away and privately burnt at the stake?
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From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You see, I had heard that anybody might come."
