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Her gaze dropped and she unclasped her hands. Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words. “Aunt Virginia talked to me very seriously. It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years. I must think of that, you know.”
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Her gaze dropped and she unclasped her hands.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I must think of that, you know.””
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must think of that, you know.””
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading “It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I must think of that, you know.””
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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 It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her gaze dropped and she unclasped her hands.
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From this reading “Aunt Virginia talked to me very seriously.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words.
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From this reading Her gaze dropped and she unclasped her hands.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
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From this reading Her gaze dropped and she unclasped her hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Her gaze dropped and she unclasped her hands.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her gaze dropped and she unclasped her hands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must think of that, you know.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
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From this reading Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I must think of that, you know.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Aunt Virginia talked to me very seriously.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words.
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From this reading It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must think of that, you know.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I must think of that, you know.”
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From this reading It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words.
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Aunt Virginia talked to me very seriously.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her gaze dropped and she unclasped her hands.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words.
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From this reading “Aunt Virginia talked to me very seriously.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I must think of that, you know.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words.
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From this reading It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her gaze dropped and she unclasped her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Aunt Virginia talked to me very seriously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Aunt Virginia talked to me very seriously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I must think of that, you know.”
