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Chapter XVI
"But why," said Canning, more and more mystified as he listened, "should she want to go back home?" "I regard it," answered Mrs. Heth, "as a tribute to the dead." "Why, she doesn't know what she's doing!... You must simply forbid her going." "Forbid her!" groaned the little general, like one flicked upon a new wound.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I regard it," answered Mrs. Heth, "as a tribute to the dead."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I regard it," answered Mrs. Heth, "as a tribute to the dead."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why, she doesn't know what she's doing!...”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Forbid her!" groaned the little general, like one flicked upon a new wound.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must simply forbid her going."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Forbid her!" groaned the little general, like one flicked upon a new wound.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"Forbid her!" groaned the little general, like one flicked upon a new wound.”
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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 "I regard it," answered Mrs. Heth, "as a tribute to the dead."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But why," said Canning, more and more mystified as he listened, "should she want to go back home?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I regard it," answered Mrs. Heth, "as a tribute to the dead."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "But why," said Canning, more and more mystified as he listened, "should she want to go back home?"
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From this reading "But why," said Canning, more and more mystified as he listened, "should she want to go back home?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But why," said Canning, more and more mystified as he listened, "should she want to go back home?"
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From this reading "But why," said Canning, more and more mystified as he listened, "should she want to go back home?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I regard it," answered Mrs. Heth, "as a tribute to the dead."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, she doesn't know what she's doing!...
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From this reading "Why, she doesn't know what she's doing!...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Forbid her!" groaned the little general, like one flicked upon a new wound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You must simply forbid her going."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Forbid her!" groaned the little general, like one flicked upon a new wound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But why," said Canning, more and more mystified as he listened, "should she want to go back home?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You must simply forbid her going."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Forbid her!" groaned the little general, like one flicked upon a new wound.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But why," said Canning, more and more mystified as he listened, "should she want to go back home?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You must simply forbid her going."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I regard it," answered Mrs. Heth, "as a tribute to the dead."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But why," said Canning, more and more mystified as he listened, "should she want to go back home?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I regard it," answered Mrs. Heth, "as a tribute to the dead."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I regard it," answered Mrs. Heth, "as a tribute to the dead."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, she doesn't know what she's doing!...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Forbid her!" groaned the little general, like one flicked upon a new wound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But why," said Canning, more and more mystified as he listened, "should she want to go back home?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Forbid her!" groaned the little general, like one flicked upon a new wound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But why," said Canning, more and more mystified as he listened, "should she want to go back home?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I regard it," answered Mrs. Heth, "as a tribute to the dead."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must simply forbid her going."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But why," said Canning, more and more mystified as he listened, "should she want to go back home?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Forbid her!" groaned the little general, like one flicked upon a new wound.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Forbid her!" groaned the little general, like one flicked upon a new wound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I regard it," answered Mrs. Heth, "as a tribute to the dead."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But why," said Canning, more and more mystified as he listened, "should she want to go back home?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But why," said Canning, more and more mystified as he listened, "should she want to go back home?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, she doesn't know what she's doing!...
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "But why," said Canning, more and more mystified as he listened, "should she want to go back home?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You must simply forbid her going."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I regard it," answered Mrs. Heth, "as a tribute to the dead."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But why," said Canning, more and more mystified as he listened, "should she want to go back home?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I regard it," answered Mrs. Heth, "as a tribute to the dead."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Forbid her!" groaned the little general, like one flicked upon a new wound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But why," said Canning, more and more mystified as he listened, "should she want to go back home?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Why, she doesn't know what she's doing!...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But why," said Canning, more and more mystified as he listened, "should she want to go back home?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Forbid her!" groaned the little general, like one flicked upon a new wound.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must simply forbid her going."
