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Chapter XXXV
THYRZA WAITS 'I can't promise, Mrs. Emerson, that my sister will come down and have tea with you. Please don't make any preparations; it's only perhaps.' Thyrza had looked into the sitting-room to say this late in the evening. 'Oh, but she must!' Clara pleaded.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THYRZA WAITS 'I can't promise, Mrs. Emerson, that my sister will come down and have tea with you.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “THYRZA WAITS 'I can't promise, Mrs. Emerson, that my sister will come down and have tea with you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thyrza had looked into the sitting-room to say this late in the evening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Please don't make any preparations; it's only perhaps.'”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “'Oh, but she must!'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Please don't make any preparations; it's only perhaps.'”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THYRZA WAITS 'I can't promise, Mrs. Emerson, that my sister will come down and have tea with you.
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From this reading Please don't make any preparations; it's only perhaps.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Oh, but she must!'
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From this reading THYRZA WAITS 'I can't promise, Mrs. Emerson, that my sister will come down and have tea with you.
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From this reading Clara pleaded.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THYRZA WAITS 'I can't promise, Mrs. Emerson, that my sister will come down and have tea with you.
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From this reading Please don't make any preparations; it's only perhaps.'
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From this reading THYRZA WAITS 'I can't promise, Mrs. Emerson, that my sister will come down and have tea with you.
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From this reading THYRZA WAITS 'I can't promise, Mrs. Emerson, that my sister will come down and have tea with you.
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From this reading Thyrza had looked into the sitting-room to say this late in the evening.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thyrza had looked into the sitting-room to say this late in the evening.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THYRZA WAITS 'I can't promise, Mrs. Emerson, that my sister will come down and have tea with you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THYRZA WAITS 'I can't promise, Mrs. Emerson, that my sister will come down and have tea with you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thyrza had looked into the sitting-room to say this late in the evening.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Thyrza had looked into the sitting-room to say this late in the evening.
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From this reading Please don't make any preparations; it's only perhaps.'
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From this reading Thyrza had looked into the sitting-room to say this late in the evening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thyrza had looked into the sitting-room to say this late in the evening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Please don't make any preparations; it's only perhaps.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THYRZA WAITS 'I can't promise, Mrs. Emerson, that my sister will come down and have tea with you.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'Oh, but she must!'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THYRZA WAITS 'I can't promise, Mrs. Emerson, that my sister will come down and have tea with you.
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From this reading 'Oh, but she must!'
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From this reading Please don't make any preparations; it's only perhaps.'
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From this reading Please don't make any preparations; it's only perhaps.'
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From this reading Clara pleaded.
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From this reading Please don't make any preparations; it's only perhaps.'
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From this reading Please don't make any preparations; it's only perhaps.'
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From this reading THYRZA WAITS 'I can't promise, Mrs. Emerson, that my sister will come down and have tea with you.
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From this reading Thyrza had looked into the sitting-room to say this late in the evening.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Oh, but she must!'
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From this reading THYRZA WAITS 'I can't promise, Mrs. Emerson, that my sister will come down and have tea with you.
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From this reading Thyrza had looked into the sitting-room to say this late in the evening.
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From this reading THYRZA WAITS 'I can't promise, Mrs. Emerson, that my sister will come down and have tea with you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THYRZA WAITS 'I can't promise, Mrs. Emerson, that my sister will come down and have tea with you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thyrza had looked into the sitting-room to say this late in the evening.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Thyrza had looked into the sitting-room to say this late in the evening.
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From this reading THYRZA WAITS 'I can't promise, Mrs. Emerson, that my sister will come down and have tea with you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thyrza had looked into the sitting-room to say this late in the evening.
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From this reading THYRZA WAITS 'I can't promise, Mrs. Emerson, that my sister will come down and have tea with you.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THYRZA WAITS 'I can't promise, Mrs. Emerson, that my sister will come down and have tea with you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THYRZA WAITS 'I can't promise, Mrs. Emerson, that my sister will come down and have tea with you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THYRZA WAITS 'I can't promise, Mrs. Emerson, that my sister will come down and have tea with you.
