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Chapter III
"You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded. "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier." She stood up, agitated, still gazing wistfully into the night. "It is very sudden.... I did not know....
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.”
any thing at all
From this reading “"If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I did not know....”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stood up, agitated, still gazing wistfully into the night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stood up, agitated, still gazing wistfully into the night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It is very sudden....”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
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From this reading She stood up, agitated, still gazing wistfully into the night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
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From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
any thing at all
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
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From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not know....
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From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood up, agitated, still gazing wistfully into the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
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From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She stood up, agitated, still gazing wistfully into the night.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is very sudden....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not know....
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood up, agitated, still gazing wistfully into the night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not know....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood up, agitated, still gazing wistfully into the night.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood up, agitated, still gazing wistfully into the night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood up, agitated, still gazing wistfully into the night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is very sudden....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood up, agitated, still gazing wistfully into the night.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
