Chapter VIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading And sometimes he asked a question, and sometimes he said, "Yes, that would be so," and sometimes he stroked her hair and said nothing.

later than; following

From this reading And when she had ended, he said, "So you never found your own treasure after all, Fiona?"

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading And when she had ended, he said, "So you never found your own treasure after all, Fiona?"

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading FIONA FINDS HER TREASURE And Fiona?

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Fiona sat on the hearthrug in the bookroom, and told her father the whole story from beginning to end, as it has been told here.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading And sometimes he asked a question, and sometimes he said, "Yes, that would be so," and sometimes he stroked her hair and said nothing.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading She said, "I suppose I can have it now, if I go back."

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading And sometimes he asked a question, and sometimes he said, "Yes, that would be so," and sometimes he stroked her hair and said nothing.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Fiona sat on the hearthrug in the bookroom, and told her father the whole story from beginning to end, as it has been told here.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading Fiona sat on the hearthrug in the bookroom, and told her father the whole story from beginning to end, as it has been told here.

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From this reading Fiona sat on the hearthrug in the bookroom, and told her father the whole story from beginning to end, as it has been told here.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading She said, "I suppose I can have it now, if I go back."

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Fiona sat on the hearthrug in the bookroom, and told her father the whole story from beginning to end, as it has been told here.

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading And when she had ended, he said, "So you never found your own treasure after all, Fiona?"

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Fiona sat on the hearthrug in the bookroom, and told her father the whole story from beginning to end, as it has been told here.

plural of “find” — a productive insight

From this reading FIONA FINDS HER TREASURE And Fiona?

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From this reading FIONA FINDS HER TREASURE And Fiona?

set up or found

From this reading And when she had ended, he said, "So you never found your own treasure after all, Fiona?"

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Fiona sat on the hearthrug in the bookroom, and told her father the whole story from beginning to end, as it has been told here.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading She said, "I suppose I can have it now, if I go back."

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading And when she had ended, he said, "So you never found your own treasure after all, Fiona?"

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading And sometimes he asked a question, and sometimes he said, "Yes, that would be so," and sometimes he stroked her hair and said nothing.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Fiona sat on the hearthrug in the bookroom, and told her father the whole story from beginning to end, as it has been told here.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading She said, "I suppose I can have it now, if I go back."

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And sometimes he asked a question, and sometimes he said, "Yes, that would be so," and sometimes he stroked her hair and said nothing.

a rug spread out in front of a fireplace

From this reading Fiona sat on the hearthrug in the bookroom, and told her father the whole story from beginning to end, as it has been told here.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading FIONA FINDS HER TREASURE And Fiona?

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Fiona sat on the hearthrug in the bookroom, and told her father the whole story from beginning to end, as it has been told here.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading She said, "I suppose I can have it now, if I go back."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading She said, "I suppose I can have it now, if I go back."

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Fiona sat on the hearthrug in the bookroom, and told her father the whole story from beginning to end, as it has been told here.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Fiona sat on the hearthrug in the bookroom, and told her father the whole story from beginning to end, as it has been told here.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading And when she had ended, he said, "So you never found your own treasure after all, Fiona?"

not one thing; not anything

From this reading And sometimes he asked a question, and sometimes he said, "Yes, that would be so," and sometimes he stroked her hair and said nothing.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading She said, "I suppose I can have it now, if I go back."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Fiona sat on the hearthrug in the bookroom, and told her father the whole story from beginning to end, as it has been told here.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading And when she had ended, he said, "So you never found your own treasure after all, Fiona?"

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading And sometimes he asked a question, and sometimes he said, "Yes, that would be so," and sometimes he stroked her hair and said nothing.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading And sometimes he asked a question, and sometimes he said, "Yes, that would be so," and sometimes he stroked her hair and said nothing.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Fiona sat on the hearthrug in the bookroom, and told her father the whole story from beginning to end, as it has been told here.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And when she had ended, he said, "So you never found your own treasure after all, Fiona?"

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And sometimes he asked a question, and sometimes he said, "Yes, that would be so," and sometimes he stroked her hair and said nothing.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading And sometimes he asked a question, and sometimes he said, "Yes, that would be so," and sometimes he stroked her hair and said nothing.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Fiona sat on the hearthrug in the bookroom, and told her father the whole story from beginning to end, as it has been told here.

past form of “stroke” — touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions

From this reading And sometimes he asked a question, and sometimes he said, "Yes, that would be so," and sometimes he stroked her hair and said nothing.

express a supposition

From this reading She said, "I suppose I can have it now, if I go back."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And sometimes he asked a question, and sometimes he said, "Yes, that would be so," and sometimes he stroked her hair and said nothing.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Fiona sat on the hearthrug in the bookroom, and told her father the whole story from beginning to end, as it has been told here.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Fiona sat on the hearthrug in the bookroom, and told her father the whole story from beginning to end, as it has been told here.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Fiona sat on the hearthrug in the bookroom, and told her father the whole story from beginning to end, as it has been told here.

accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

From this reading FIONA FINDS HER TREASURE And Fiona?

at the time that

From this reading And when she had ended, he said, "So you never found your own treasure after all, Fiona?"

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading Fiona sat on the hearthrug in the bookroom, and told her father the whole story from beginning to end, as it has been told here.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading And sometimes he asked a question, and sometimes he said, "Yes, that would be so," and sometimes he stroked her hair and said nothing.

an affirmative

From this reading And sometimes he asked a question, and sometimes he said, "Yes, that would be so," and sometimes he stroked her hair and said nothing.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading And when she had ended, he said, "So you never found your own treasure after all, Fiona?"

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading And when she had ended, he said, "So you never found your own treasure after all, Fiona?"