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Chapter XXXIII
THE SQUIRE IN HOT WATER. As the reader well knows, there was no love lost between Squire Paget and the Nelsons. The squire had not treated Ralph and his mother fairly, and they were inclined to look upon him with considerable distrust. Yet when the squire entered the cottage with the announcement that he had bad news to convey, the widow forgot all the past and began to question him eagerly. "You have bad news?" she faltered.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet when the squire entered the cottage with the announcement that he had bad news to convey, the widow forgot all the past and began to question him eagerly.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “As the reader well knows, there was no love lost between Squire Paget and the Nelsons.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You have bad news?" she faltered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The squire had not treated Ralph and his mother fairly, and they were inclined to look upon him with considerable distrust.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yet when the squire entered the cottage with the announcement that he had bad news to convey, the widow forgot all the past and began to question him eagerly.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The squire had not treated Ralph and his mother fairly, and they were inclined to look upon him with considerable distrust.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the reader well knows, there was no love lost between Squire Paget and the Nelsons.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet when the squire entered the cottage with the announcement that he had bad news to convey, the widow forgot all the past and began to question him eagerly.”
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From this reading Yet when the squire entered the cottage with the announcement that he had bad news to convey, the widow forgot all the past and began to question him eagerly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the reader well knows, there was no love lost between Squire Paget and the Nelsons.
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From this reading Yet when the squire entered the cottage with the announcement that he had bad news to convey, the widow forgot all the past and began to question him eagerly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the reader well knows, there was no love lost between Squire Paget and the Nelsons.
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From this reading Yet when the squire entered the cottage with the announcement that he had bad news to convey, the widow forgot all the past and began to question him eagerly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet when the squire entered the cottage with the announcement that he had bad news to convey, the widow forgot all the past and began to question him eagerly.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading As the reader well knows, there was no love lost between Squire Paget and the Nelsons.
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From this reading The squire had not treated Ralph and his mother fairly, and they were inclined to look upon him with considerable distrust.
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From this reading Yet when the squire entered the cottage with the announcement that he had bad news to convey, the widow forgot all the past and began to question him eagerly.
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From this reading Yet when the squire entered the cottage with the announcement that he had bad news to convey, the widow forgot all the past and began to question him eagerly.
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From this reading The squire had not treated Ralph and his mother fairly, and they were inclined to look upon him with considerable distrust.
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From this reading Yet when the squire entered the cottage with the announcement that he had bad news to convey, the widow forgot all the past and began to question him eagerly.
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From this reading Yet when the squire entered the cottage with the announcement that he had bad news to convey, the widow forgot all the past and began to question him eagerly.
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From this reading The squire had not treated Ralph and his mother fairly, and they were inclined to look upon him with considerable distrust.
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From this reading "You have bad news?" she faltered.
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From this reading Yet when the squire entered the cottage with the announcement that he had bad news to convey, the widow forgot all the past and began to question him eagerly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The squire had not treated Ralph and his mother fairly, and they were inclined to look upon him with considerable distrust.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have bad news?" she faltered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet when the squire entered the cottage with the announcement that he had bad news to convey, the widow forgot all the past and began to question him eagerly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The squire had not treated Ralph and his mother fairly, and they were inclined to look upon him with considerable distrust.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The squire had not treated Ralph and his mother fairly, and they were inclined to look upon him with considerable distrust.
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From this reading THE SQUIRE IN HOT WATER.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SQUIRE IN HOT WATER.
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From this reading The squire had not treated Ralph and his mother fairly, and they were inclined to look upon him with considerable distrust.
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From this reading As the reader well knows, there was no love lost between Squire Paget and the Nelsons.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The squire had not treated Ralph and his mother fairly, and they were inclined to look upon him with considerable distrust.
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From this reading As the reader well knows, there was no love lost between Squire Paget and the Nelsons.
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From this reading As the reader well knows, there was no love lost between Squire Paget and the Nelsons.
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From this reading The squire had not treated Ralph and his mother fairly, and they were inclined to look upon him with considerable distrust.
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From this reading As the reader well knows, there was no love lost between Squire Paget and the Nelsons.
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From this reading Yet when the squire entered the cottage with the announcement that he had bad news to convey, the widow forgot all the past and began to question him eagerly.
not any; not one
From this reading As the reader well knows, there was no love lost between Squire Paget and the Nelsons.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The squire had not treated Ralph and his mother fairly, and they were inclined to look upon him with considerable distrust.
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From this reading As the reader well knows, there was no love lost between Squire Paget and the Nelsons.
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From this reading Yet when the squire entered the cottage with the announcement that he had bad news to convey, the widow forgot all the past and began to question him eagerly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet when the squire entered the cottage with the announcement that he had bad news to convey, the widow forgot all the past and began to question him eagerly.
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From this reading The squire had not treated Ralph and his mother fairly, and they were inclined to look upon him with considerable distrust.
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From this reading As the reader well knows, there was no love lost between Squire Paget and the Nelsons.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You have bad news?" she faltered.
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From this reading THE SQUIRE IN HOT WATER.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet when the squire entered the cottage with the announcement that he had bad news to convey, the widow forgot all the past and began to question him eagerly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SQUIRE IN HOT WATER.
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From this reading As the reader well knows, there was no love lost between Squire Paget and the Nelsons.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The squire had not treated Ralph and his mother fairly, and they were inclined to look upon him with considerable distrust.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The squire had not treated Ralph and his mother fairly, and they were inclined to look upon him with considerable distrust.
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From this reading The squire had not treated Ralph and his mother fairly, and they were inclined to look upon him with considerable distrust.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The squire had not treated Ralph and his mother fairly, and they were inclined to look upon him with considerable distrust.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the reader well knows, there was no love lost between Squire Paget and the Nelsons.
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From this reading THE SQUIRE IN HOT WATER.
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From this reading As the reader well knows, there was no love lost between Squire Paget and the Nelsons.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The squire had not treated Ralph and his mother fairly, and they were inclined to look upon him with considerable distrust.
at the time that
From this reading Yet when the squire entered the cottage with the announcement that he had bad news to convey, the widow forgot all the past and began to question him eagerly.
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From this reading Yet when the squire entered the cottage with the announcement that he had bad news to convey, the widow forgot all the past and began to question him eagerly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The squire had not treated Ralph and his mother fairly, and they were inclined to look upon him with considerable distrust.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet when the squire entered the cottage with the announcement that he had bad news to convey, the widow forgot all the past and began to question him eagerly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have bad news?" she faltered.
