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Chapter VI
“Because you don't love him,” Bashford resumed with confidence, “is no reason that you should be unhappy just because he has proposed to you.” She sobbed again, and from the midst of her sobs she cried-- “That's the trouble. I wish I did love him. Oh, I wish I were dead!” “Now, my dear child, you are worrying yourself over trifles.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She sobbed again, and from the midst of her sobs she cried-- “That's the trouble.”
for the reason that
From this reading ““Because you don't love him,” Bashford resumed with confidence, “is no reason that you should be unhappy just because he has proposed to you.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Because you don't love him,” Bashford resumed with confidence, “is no reason that you should be unhappy just because he has proposed to you.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She sobbed again, and from the midst of her sobs she cried-- “That's the trouble.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, I wish I were dead!””
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““Because you don't love him,” Bashford resumed with confidence, “is no reason that you should be unhappy just because he has proposed to you.””
above and across; more than
From this reading ““Now, my dear child, you are worrying yourself over trifles.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Because you don't love him,” Bashford resumed with confidence, “is no reason that you should be unhappy just because he has proposed to you.””
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ““Now, my dear child, you are worrying yourself over trifles.””
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sobbed again, and from the midst of her sobs she cried-- “That's the trouble.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sobbed again, and from the midst of her sobs she cried-- “That's the trouble.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Now, my dear child, you are worrying yourself over trifles.”
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From this reading “Because you don't love him,” Bashford resumed with confidence, “is no reason that you should be unhappy just because he has proposed to you.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Because you don't love him,” Bashford resumed with confidence, “is no reason that you should be unhappy just because he has proposed to you.”
for the reason that
From this reading “Because you don't love him,” Bashford resumed with confidence, “is no reason that you should be unhappy just because he has proposed to you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, my dear child, you are worrying yourself over trifles.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Because you don't love him,” Bashford resumed with confidence, “is no reason that you should be unhappy just because he has proposed to you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sobbed again, and from the midst of her sobs she cried-- “That's the trouble.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, I wish I were dead!”
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From this reading “Now, my dear child, you are worrying yourself over trifles.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I wish I did love him.
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From this reading “Because you don't love him,” Bashford resumed with confidence, “is no reason that you should be unhappy just because he has proposed to you.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She sobbed again, and from the midst of her sobs she cried-- “That's the trouble.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Because you don't love him,” Bashford resumed with confidence, “is no reason that you should be unhappy just because he has proposed to you.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Because you don't love him,” Bashford resumed with confidence, “is no reason that you should be unhappy just because he has proposed to you.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sobbed again, and from the midst of her sobs she cried-- “That's the trouble.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Because you don't love him,” Bashford resumed with confidence, “is no reason that you should be unhappy just because he has proposed to you.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish I did love him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Because you don't love him,” Bashford resumed with confidence, “is no reason that you should be unhappy just because he has proposed to you.”
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From this reading “Because you don't love him,” Bashford resumed with confidence, “is no reason that you should be unhappy just because he has proposed to you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because you don't love him,” Bashford resumed with confidence, “is no reason that you should be unhappy just because he has proposed to you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sobbed again, and from the midst of her sobs she cried-- “That's the trouble.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Now, my dear child, you are worrying yourself over trifles.”
not any; not one
From this reading “Because you don't love him,” Bashford resumed with confidence, “is no reason that you should be unhappy just because he has proposed to you.”
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From this reading “Now, my dear child, you are worrying yourself over trifles.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She sobbed again, and from the midst of her sobs she cried-- “That's the trouble.
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From this reading Oh, I wish I were dead!”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Now, my dear child, you are worrying yourself over trifles.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because you don't love him,” Bashford resumed with confidence, “is no reason that you should be unhappy just because he has proposed to you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because you don't love him,” Bashford resumed with confidence, “is no reason that you should be unhappy just because he has proposed to you.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Because you don't love him,” Bashford resumed with confidence, “is no reason that you should be unhappy just because he has proposed to you.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sobbed again, and from the midst of her sobs she cried-- “That's the trouble.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Because you don't love him,” Bashford resumed with confidence, “is no reason that you should be unhappy just because he has proposed to you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sobbed again, and from the midst of her sobs she cried-- “That's the trouble.
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From this reading She sobbed again, and from the midst of her sobs she cried-- “That's the trouble.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Because you don't love him,” Bashford resumed with confidence, “is no reason that you should be unhappy just because he has proposed to you.”
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From this reading She sobbed again, and from the midst of her sobs she cried-- “That's the trouble.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She sobbed again, and from the midst of her sobs she cried-- “That's the trouble.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Because you don't love him,” Bashford resumed with confidence, “is no reason that you should be unhappy just because he has proposed to you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, my dear child, you are worrying yourself over trifles.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sobbed again, and from the midst of her sobs she cried-- “That's the trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because you don't love him,” Bashford resumed with confidence, “is no reason that you should be unhappy just because he has proposed to you.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Oh, I wish I were dead!”
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From this reading I wish I did love him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Because you don't love him,” Bashford resumed with confidence, “is no reason that you should be unhappy just because he has proposed to you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, my dear child, you are worrying yourself over trifles.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Because you don't love him,” Bashford resumed with confidence, “is no reason that you should be unhappy just because he has proposed to you.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Now, my dear child, you are worrying yourself over trifles.”
