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Chapter XVII
A SUDDEN RESOLVE My heart beat rapidly as I walked up to the gate. How would the good lady who had done so much for Kate and myself receive me? An unkind word or an unfavorable insinuation from her would have hurt me worse than a thousand from any one else. She had been so generous that to have her turn would have made me feel as if I had lost my last friend on earth. But as she had taken me in before when others had cast me out, so she now proved the friend in need.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She had been so generous that to have her turn would have made me feel as if I had lost my last friend on earth.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “But as she had taken me in before when others had cast me out, so she now proved the friend in need.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How would the good lady who had done so much for Kate and myself receive me?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How would the good lady who had done so much for Kate and myself receive me?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “An unkind word or an unfavorable insinuation from her would have hurt me worse than a thousand from any one else.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had been so generous that to have her turn would have made me feel as if I had lost my last friend on earth.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “How would the good lady who had done so much for Kate and myself receive me?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But as she had taken me in before when others had cast me out, so she now proved the friend in need.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “An unkind word or an unfavorable insinuation from her would have hurt me worse than a thousand from any one else.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A SUDDEN RESOLVE My heart beat rapidly as I walked up to the gate.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “How would the good lady who had done so much for Kate and myself receive me?”
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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 A SUDDEN RESOLVE My heart beat rapidly as I walked up to the gate.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An unkind word or an unfavorable insinuation from her would have hurt me worse than a thousand from any one else.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How would the good lady who had done so much for Kate and myself receive me?
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From this reading An unkind word or an unfavorable insinuation from her would have hurt me worse than a thousand from any one else.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A SUDDEN RESOLVE My heart beat rapidly as I walked up to the gate.
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From this reading A SUDDEN RESOLVE My heart beat rapidly as I walked up to the gate.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been so generous that to have her turn would have made me feel as if I had lost my last friend on earth.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But as she had taken me in before when others had cast me out, so she now proved the friend in need.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as she had taken me in before when others had cast me out, so she now proved the friend in need.
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From this reading But as she had taken me in before when others had cast me out, so she now proved the friend in need.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How would the good lady who had done so much for Kate and myself receive me?
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From this reading She had been so generous that to have her turn would have made me feel as if I had lost my last friend on earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An unkind word or an unfavorable insinuation from her would have hurt me worse than a thousand from any one else.
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From this reading She had been so generous that to have her turn would have made me feel as if I had lost my last friend on earth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How would the good lady who had done so much for Kate and myself receive me?
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From this reading She had been so generous that to have her turn would have made me feel as if I had lost my last friend on earth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An unkind word or an unfavorable insinuation from her would have hurt me worse than a thousand from any one else.
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From this reading A SUDDEN RESOLVE My heart beat rapidly as I walked up to the gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had been so generous that to have her turn would have made me feel as if I had lost my last friend on earth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How would the good lady who had done so much for Kate and myself receive me?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How would the good lady who had done so much for Kate and myself receive me?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading An unkind word or an unfavorable insinuation from her would have hurt me worse than a thousand from any one else.
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From this reading A SUDDEN RESOLVE My heart beat rapidly as I walked up to the gate.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading An unkind word or an unfavorable insinuation from her would have hurt me worse than a thousand from any one else.
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From this reading How would the good lady who had done so much for Kate and myself receive me?
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From this reading An unkind word or an unfavorable insinuation from her would have hurt me worse than a thousand from any one else.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A SUDDEN RESOLVE My heart beat rapidly as I walked up to the gate.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She had been so generous that to have her turn would have made me feel as if I had lost my last friend on earth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But as she had taken me in before when others had cast me out, so she now proved the friend in need.
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From this reading An unkind word or an unfavorable insinuation from her would have hurt me worse than a thousand from any one else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How would the good lady who had done so much for Kate and myself receive me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How would the good lady who had done so much for Kate and myself receive me?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been so generous that to have her turn would have made me feel as if I had lost my last friend on earth.
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From this reading She had been so generous that to have her turn would have made me feel as if I had lost my last friend on earth.
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From this reading She had been so generous that to have her turn would have made me feel as if I had lost my last friend on earth.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How would the good lady who had done so much for Kate and myself receive me?
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From this reading How would the good lady who had done so much for Kate and myself receive me?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A SUDDEN RESOLVE My heart beat rapidly as I walked up to the gate.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading How would the good lady who had done so much for Kate and myself receive me?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as she had taken me in before when others had cast me out, so she now proved the friend in need.
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From this reading But as she had taken me in before when others had cast me out, so she now proved the friend in need.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had been so generous that to have her turn would have made me feel as if I had lost my last friend on earth.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading An unkind word or an unfavorable insinuation from her would have hurt me worse than a thousand from any one else.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading An unkind word or an unfavorable insinuation from her would have hurt me worse than a thousand from any one else.
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From this reading But as she had taken me in before when others had cast me out, so she now proved the friend in need.
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From this reading But as she had taken me in before when others had cast me out, so she now proved the friend in need.
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From this reading But as she had taken me in before when others had cast me out, so she now proved the friend in need.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SUDDEN RESOLVE My heart beat rapidly as I walked up to the gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How would the good lady who had done so much for Kate and myself receive me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SUDDEN RESOLVE My heart beat rapidly as I walked up to the gate.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been so generous that to have her turn would have made me feel as if I had lost my last friend on earth.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading How would the good lady who had done so much for Kate and myself receive me?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SUDDEN RESOLVE My heart beat rapidly as I walked up to the gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But as she had taken me in before when others had cast me out, so she now proved the friend in need.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading An unkind word or an unfavorable insinuation from her would have hurt me worse than a thousand from any one else.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had been so generous that to have her turn would have made me feel as if I had lost my last friend on earth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SUDDEN RESOLVE My heart beat rapidly as I walked up to the gate.
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From this reading An unkind word or an unfavorable insinuation from her would have hurt me worse than a thousand from any one else.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SUDDEN RESOLVE My heart beat rapidly as I walked up to the gate.
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From this reading She had been so generous that to have her turn would have made me feel as if I had lost my last friend on earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An unkind word or an unfavorable insinuation from her would have hurt me worse than a thousand from any one else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An unkind word or an unfavorable insinuation from her would have hurt me worse than a thousand from any one else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SUDDEN RESOLVE My heart beat rapidly as I walked up to the gate.
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From this reading A SUDDEN RESOLVE My heart beat rapidly as I walked up to the gate.
at the time that
From this reading But as she had taken me in before when others had cast me out, so she now proved the friend in need.
which person or people
From this reading How would the good lady who had done so much for Kate and myself receive me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An unkind word or an unfavorable insinuation from her would have hurt me worse than a thousand from any one else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An unkind word or an unfavorable insinuation from her would have hurt me worse than a thousand from any one else.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading How would the good lady who had done so much for Kate and myself receive me?
