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Chapter XII
CHARLEY NURSES ME. I saw no more of Clara. Mr Coningham came to bid me good-bye, and spoke very kindly. Mr Forest would have got a nurse for me, but Charley begged so earnestly to be allowed to return the service I had done for him that he yielded. I was in great pain for more than a week.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr Forest would have got a nurse for me, but Charley begged so earnestly to be allowed to return the service I had done for him that he yielded.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was in great pain for more than a week.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Mr Forest would have got a nurse for me, but Charley begged so earnestly to be allowed to return the service I had done for him that he yielded.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Mr Forest would have got a nurse for me, but Charley begged so earnestly to be allowed to return the service I had done for him that he yielded.”
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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 Mr Forest would have got a nurse for me, but Charley begged so earnestly to be allowed to return the service I had done for him that he yielded.
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From this reading Mr Forest would have got a nurse for me, but Charley begged so earnestly to be allowed to return the service I had done for him that he yielded.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr Coningham came to bid me good-bye, and spoke very kindly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr Forest would have got a nurse for me, but Charley begged so earnestly to be allowed to return the service I had done for him that he yielded.
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From this reading Mr Forest would have got a nurse for me, but Charley begged so earnestly to be allowed to return the service I had done for him that he yielded.
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From this reading Mr Coningham came to bid me good-bye, and spoke very kindly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr Forest would have got a nurse for me, but Charley begged so earnestly to be allowed to return the service I had done for him that he yielded.
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From this reading Mr Coningham came to bid me good-bye, and spoke very kindly.
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From this reading CHARLEY NURSES ME.
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From this reading I saw no more of Clara.
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From this reading Mr Coningham came to bid me good-bye, and spoke very kindly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Forest would have got a nurse for me, but Charley begged so earnestly to be allowed to return the service I had done for him that he yielded.
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From this reading Mr Forest would have got a nurse for me, but Charley begged so earnestly to be allowed to return the service I had done for him that he yielded.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr Forest would have got a nurse for me, but Charley begged so earnestly to be allowed to return the service I had done for him that he yielded.
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From this reading Mr Forest would have got a nurse for me, but Charley begged so earnestly to be allowed to return the service I had done for him that he yielded.
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From this reading Mr Coningham came to bid me good-bye, and spoke very kindly.
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From this reading Mr Forest would have got a nurse for me, but Charley begged so earnestly to be allowed to return the service I had done for him that he yielded.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was in great pain for more than a week.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr Forest would have got a nurse for me, but Charley begged so earnestly to be allowed to return the service I had done for him that he yielded.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mr Forest would have got a nurse for me, but Charley begged so earnestly to be allowed to return the service I had done for him that he yielded.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr Forest would have got a nurse for me, but Charley begged so earnestly to be allowed to return the service I had done for him that he yielded.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr Forest would have got a nurse for me, but Charley begged so earnestly to be allowed to return the service I had done for him that he yielded.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw no more of Clara.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was in great pain for more than a week.
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From this reading Mr Coningham came to bid me good-bye, and spoke very kindly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CHARLEY NURSES ME.
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From this reading I saw no more of Clara.
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From this reading Mr Coningham came to bid me good-bye, and spoke very kindly.
not any; not one
From this reading I saw no more of Clara.
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From this reading Mr Forest would have got a nurse for me, but Charley begged so earnestly to be allowed to return the service I had done for him that he yielded.
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From this reading CHARLEY NURSES ME.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I saw no more of Clara.
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From this reading I was in great pain for more than a week.
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From this reading Mr Forest would have got a nurse for me, but Charley begged so earnestly to be allowed to return the service I had done for him that he yielded.
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From this reading I saw no more of Clara.
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From this reading Mr Forest would have got a nurse for me, but Charley begged so earnestly to be allowed to return the service I had done for him that he yielded.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mr Forest would have got a nurse for me, but Charley begged so earnestly to be allowed to return the service I had done for him that he yielded.
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From this reading Mr Coningham came to bid me good-bye, and spoke very kindly.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I was in great pain for more than a week.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr Forest would have got a nurse for me, but Charley begged so earnestly to be allowed to return the service I had done for him that he yielded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr Forest would have got a nurse for me, but Charley begged so earnestly to be allowed to return the service I had done for him that he yielded.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr Coningham came to bid me good-bye, and spoke very kindly.
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From this reading Mr Coningham came to bid me good-bye, and spoke very kindly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was in great pain for more than a week.
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From this reading I was in great pain for more than a week.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mr Forest would have got a nurse for me, but Charley begged so earnestly to be allowed to return the service I had done for him that he yielded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Forest would have got a nurse for me, but Charley begged so earnestly to be allowed to return the service I had done for him that he yielded.
