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Chapter XI
Difficulty of doing right. "Ellen dear," said Alice as she poured out Ellen's second cup of tea, "have we run through the list of your troubles?" "Oh, no, Miss Alice, indeed we haven't; but we have got through the worst." "Is the next one so bad it would spoil our supper?" "No," said Ellen, "it couldn't do that, but it's bad enough, though; it's about my not going to school.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"No," said Ellen, "it couldn't do that, but it's bad enough, though; it's about my not going to school.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Ellen dear," said Alice as she poured out Ellen's second cup of tea, "have we run through the list of your troubles?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Is the next one so bad it would spoil our supper?"”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Is the next one so bad it would spoil our supper?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Difficulty of doing right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Ellen dear," said Alice as she poured out Ellen's second cup of tea, "have we run through the list of your troubles?"”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “"No," said Ellen, "it couldn't do that, but it's bad enough, though; it's about my not going to school.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Ellen dear," said Alice as she poured out Ellen's second cup of tea, "have we run through the list of your troubles?"”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Is the next one so bad it would spoil our supper?"”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "No," said Ellen, "it couldn't do that, but it's bad enough, though; it's about my not going to school.
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From this reading "Ellen dear," said Alice as she poured out Ellen's second cup of tea, "have we run through the list of your troubles?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Ellen dear," said Alice as she poured out Ellen's second cup of tea, "have we run through the list of your troubles?"
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From this reading "Is the next one so bad it would spoil our supper?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, no, Miss Alice, indeed we haven't; but we have got through the worst."
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From this reading "No," said Ellen, "it couldn't do that, but it's bad enough, though; it's about my not going to school.
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From this reading "Ellen dear," said Alice as she poured out Ellen's second cup of tea, "have we run through the list of your troubles?"
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From this reading "Ellen dear," said Alice as she poured out Ellen's second cup of tea, "have we run through the list of your troubles?"
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From this reading Difficulty of doing right.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "No," said Ellen, "it couldn't do that, but it's bad enough, though; it's about my not going to school.
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From this reading Difficulty of doing right.
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From this reading "Ellen dear," said Alice as she poured out Ellen's second cup of tea, "have we run through the list of your troubles?"
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From this reading "Ellen dear," said Alice as she poured out Ellen's second cup of tea, "have we run through the list of your troubles?"
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From this reading "No," said Ellen, "it couldn't do that, but it's bad enough, though; it's about my not going to school.
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From this reading "No," said Ellen, "it couldn't do that, but it's bad enough, though; it's about my not going to school.
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From this reading "Oh, no, Miss Alice, indeed we haven't; but we have got through the worst."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Ellen dear," said Alice as she poured out Ellen's second cup of tea, "have we run through the list of your troubles?"
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From this reading "Oh, no, Miss Alice, indeed we haven't; but we have got through the worst."
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From this reading "Oh, no, Miss Alice, indeed we haven't; but we have got through the worst."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is the next one so bad it would spoil our supper?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is the next one so bad it would spoil our supper?"
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From this reading "No," said Ellen, "it couldn't do that, but it's bad enough, though; it's about my not going to school.
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From this reading "Ellen dear," said Alice as she poured out Ellen's second cup of tea, "have we run through the list of your troubles?"
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From this reading "Oh, no, Miss Alice, indeed we haven't; but we have got through the worst."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No," said Ellen, "it couldn't do that, but it's bad enough, though; it's about my not going to school.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Is the next one so bad it would spoil our supper?"
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, no, Miss Alice, indeed we haven't; but we have got through the worst."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No," said Ellen, "it couldn't do that, but it's bad enough, though; it's about my not going to school.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Difficulty of doing right.
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From this reading "Oh, no, Miss Alice, indeed we haven't; but we have got through the worst."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Is the next one so bad it would spoil our supper?"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Is the next one so bad it would spoil our supper?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ellen dear," said Alice as she poured out Ellen's second cup of tea, "have we run through the list of your troubles?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ellen dear," said Alice as she poured out Ellen's second cup of tea, "have we run through the list of your troubles?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Difficulty of doing right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ellen dear," said Alice as she poured out Ellen's second cup of tea, "have we run through the list of your troubles?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ellen dear," said Alice as she poured out Ellen's second cup of tea, "have we run through the list of your troubles?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," said Ellen, "it couldn't do that, but it's bad enough, though; it's about my not going to school.
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From this reading "Ellen dear," said Alice as she poured out Ellen's second cup of tea, "have we run through the list of your troubles?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ellen dear," said Alice as she poured out Ellen's second cup of tea, "have we run through the list of your troubles?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Is the next one so bad it would spoil our supper?"
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From this reading "Is the next one so bad it would spoil our supper?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is the next one so bad it would spoil our supper?"
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From this reading "Ellen dear," said Alice as she poured out Ellen's second cup of tea, "have we run through the list of your troubles?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No," said Ellen, "it couldn't do that, but it's bad enough, though; it's about my not going to school.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ellen dear," said Alice as she poured out Ellen's second cup of tea, "have we run through the list of your troubles?"
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "No," said Ellen, "it couldn't do that, but it's bad enough, though; it's about my not going to school.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Ellen dear," said Alice as she poured out Ellen's second cup of tea, "have we run through the list of your troubles?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No," said Ellen, "it couldn't do that, but it's bad enough, though; it's about my not going to school.
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From this reading "Ellen dear," said Alice as she poured out Ellen's second cup of tea, "have we run through the list of your troubles?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Ellen dear," said Alice as she poured out Ellen's second cup of tea, "have we run through the list of your troubles?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, no, Miss Alice, indeed we haven't; but we have got through the worst."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Is the next one so bad it would spoil our supper?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ellen dear," said Alice as she poured out Ellen's second cup of tea, "have we run through the list of your troubles?"
