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Chapter II
IN ARGUMENT The egotism of women is always for two.--_Mme. De Stäel_. The thought of missing my meeting with Elisabeth still rankled in my soul. Had it been another man who asked me to carry this message, I must have refused. But this man was my master, my chief, in whose service I had engaged. Strange enough it may seem to give John Calhoun any title showing love or respect.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Had it been another man who asked me to carry this message, I must have refused.”
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading “IN ARGUMENT The egotism of women is always for two.--_Mme. De Stäel_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Had it been another man who asked me to carry this message, I must have refused.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Had it been another man who asked me to carry this message, I must have refused.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Had it been another man who asked me to carry this message, I must have refused.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Strange enough it may seem to give John Calhoun any title showing love or respect.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Strange enough it may seem to give John Calhoun any title showing love or respect.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Had it been another man who asked me to carry this message, I must have refused.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The thought of missing my meeting with Elisabeth still rankled in my soul.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The thought of missing my meeting with Elisabeth still rankled in my soul.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “But this man was my master, my chief, in whose service I had engaged.”
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From this reading IN ARGUMENT The egotism of women is always for two.--_Mme. De Stäel_.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Had it been another man who asked me to carry this message, I must have refused.
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From this reading Strange enough it may seem to give John Calhoun any title showing love or respect.
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading IN ARGUMENT The egotism of women is always for two.--_Mme. De Stäel_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had it been another man who asked me to carry this message, I must have refused.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had it been another man who asked me to carry this message, I must have refused.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this man was my master, my chief, in whose service I had engaged.
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From this reading Strange enough it may seem to give John Calhoun any title showing love or respect.
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From this reading Had it been another man who asked me to carry this message, I must have refused.
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From this reading But this man was my master, my chief, in whose service I had engaged.
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From this reading IN ARGUMENT The egotism of women is always for two.--_Mme. De Stäel_.
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From this reading IN ARGUMENT The egotism of women is always for two.--_Mme. De Stäel_.
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From this reading The thought of missing my meeting with Elisabeth still rankled in my soul.
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From this reading But this man was my master, my chief, in whose service I had engaged.
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From this reading Strange enough it may seem to give John Calhoun any title showing love or respect.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN ARGUMENT The egotism of women is always for two.--_Mme. De Stäel_.
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From this reading Strange enough it may seem to give John Calhoun any title showing love or respect.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had it been another man who asked me to carry this message, I must have refused.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had it been another man who asked me to carry this message, I must have refused.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Had it been another man who asked me to carry this message, I must have refused.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN ARGUMENT The egotism of women is always for two.--_Mme. De Stäel_.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN ARGUMENT The egotism of women is always for two.--_Mme. De Stäel_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Had it been another man who asked me to carry this message, I must have refused.
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From this reading Strange enough it may seem to give John Calhoun any title showing love or respect.
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From this reading Strange enough it may seem to give John Calhoun any title showing love or respect.
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From this reading Had it been another man who asked me to carry this message, I must have refused.
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From this reading But this man was my master, my chief, in whose service I had engaged.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Strange enough it may seem to give John Calhoun any title showing love or respect.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had it been another man who asked me to carry this message, I must have refused.
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From this reading The thought of missing my meeting with Elisabeth still rankled in my soul.
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From this reading Had it been another man who asked me to carry this message, I must have refused.
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From this reading The thought of missing my meeting with Elisabeth still rankled in my soul.
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From this reading IN ARGUMENT The egotism of women is always for two.--_Mme. De Stäel_.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Had it been another man who asked me to carry this message, I must have refused.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The thought of missing my meeting with Elisabeth still rankled in my soul.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN ARGUMENT The egotism of women is always for two.--_Mme. De Stäel_.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Strange enough it may seem to give John Calhoun any title showing love or respect.
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From this reading The thought of missing my meeting with Elisabeth still rankled in my soul.
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From this reading Had it been another man who asked me to carry this message, I must have refused.
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From this reading Strange enough it may seem to give John Calhoun any title showing love or respect.
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From this reading Strange enough it may seem to give John Calhoun any title showing love or respect.
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From this reading But this man was my master, my chief, in whose service I had engaged.
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From this reading Strange enough it may seem to give John Calhoun any title showing love or respect.
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From this reading The thought of missing my meeting with Elisabeth still rankled in my soul.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought of missing my meeting with Elisabeth still rankled in my soul.
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From this reading Strange enough it may seem to give John Calhoun any title showing love or respect.
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From this reading IN ARGUMENT The egotism of women is always for two.--_Mme. De Stäel_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN ARGUMENT The egotism of women is always for two.--_Mme. De Stäel_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Had it been another man who asked me to carry this message, I must have refused.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought of missing my meeting with Elisabeth still rankled in my soul.
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From this reading Strange enough it may seem to give John Calhoun any title showing love or respect.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Had it been another man who asked me to carry this message, I must have refused.
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From this reading IN ARGUMENT The egotism of women is always for two.--_Mme. De Stäel_.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this man was my master, my chief, in whose service I had engaged.
which person or people
From this reading Had it been another man who asked me to carry this message, I must have refused.
belonging to which person
From this reading But this man was my master, my chief, in whose service I had engaged.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The thought of missing my meeting with Elisabeth still rankled in my soul.
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From this reading IN ARGUMENT The egotism of women is always for two.--_Mme. De Stäel_.
