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Chapter XXXI
HOLLINGFORD GOSSIPS. "My dear Molly, why didn't you come and dine with us? I said to sister I would come and scold you well. Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion. "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My dear Molly, why didn't you come and dine with us?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I said to sister I would come and scold you well.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I said to sister I would come and scold you well.”
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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 Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My dear Molly, why didn't you come and dine with us?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
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From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
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From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My dear Molly, why didn't you come and dine with us?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear Molly, why didn't you come and dine with us?
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From this reading "My dear Molly, why didn't you come and dine with us?
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From this reading "My dear Molly, why didn't you come and dine with us?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
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From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
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From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
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From this reading HOLLINGFORD GOSSIPS.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
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From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
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From this reading HOLLINGFORD GOSSIPS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said to sister I would come and scold you well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear Molly, why didn't you come and dine with us?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear Molly, why didn't you come and dine with us?
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From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
above and across; more than
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said to sister I would come and scold you well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said to sister I would come and scold you well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said to sister I would come and scold you well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I said to sister I would come and scold you well.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My dear Molly, why didn't you come and dine with us?
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From this reading I said to sister I would come and scold you well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear Molly, why didn't you come and dine with us?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "My dear Molly, why didn't you come and dine with us?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I said to sister I would come and scold you well.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear Molly, why didn't you come and dine with us?
