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Chapter XIX
THE LADY FROM MEXICO As soon as women are ours, we are no longer theirs. --Montaigne. After a time my chief reëntered the office room and bent over me at my table. I put before him the draft of the document which he had given me for clerical care. "So," he said, "'tis ready--our declaration.
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later than; following
From this reading “After a time my chief reëntered the office room and bent over me at my table.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I put before him the draft of the document which he had given me for clerical care.”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “THE LADY FROM MEXICO As soon as women are ours, we are no longer theirs.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “After a time my chief reëntered the office room and bent over me at my table.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LADY FROM MEXICO As soon as women are ours, we are no longer theirs.”
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading “THE LADY FROM MEXICO As soon as women are ours, we are no longer theirs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After a time my chief reëntered the office room and bent over me at my table.”
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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 After a time my chief reëntered the office room and bent over me at my table.
later than; following
From this reading After a time my chief reëntered the office room and bent over me at my table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a time my chief reëntered the office room and bent over me at my table.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE LADY FROM MEXICO As soon as women are ours, we are no longer theirs.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE LADY FROM MEXICO As soon as women are ours, we are no longer theirs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After a time my chief reëntered the office room and bent over me at my table.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I put before him the draft of the document which he had given me for clerical care.
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From this reading After a time my chief reëntered the office room and bent over me at my table.
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From this reading I put before him the draft of the document which he had given me for clerical care.
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From this reading After a time my chief reëntered the office room and bent over me at my table.
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From this reading I put before him the draft of the document which he had given me for clerical care.
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From this reading "So," he said, "'tis ready--our declaration.
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From this reading I put before him the draft of the document which he had given me for clerical care.
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From this reading I put before him the draft of the document which he had given me for clerical care.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I put before him the draft of the document which he had given me for clerical care.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE LADY FROM MEXICO As soon as women are ours, we are no longer theirs.
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From this reading I put before him the draft of the document which he had given me for clerical care.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I put before him the draft of the document which he had given me for clerical care.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I put before him the draft of the document which he had given me for clerical care.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I put before him the draft of the document which he had given me for clerical care.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I put before him the draft of the document which he had given me for clerical care.
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From this reading THE LADY FROM MEXICO As soon as women are ours, we are no longer theirs.
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From this reading THE LADY FROM MEXICO As soon as women are ours, we are no longer theirs.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After a time my chief reëntered the office room and bent over me at my table.
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From this reading THE LADY FROM MEXICO As soon as women are ours, we are no longer theirs.
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From this reading --Montaigne.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After a time my chief reëntered the office room and bent over me at my table.
not any; not one
From this reading THE LADY FROM MEXICO As soon as women are ours, we are no longer theirs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I put before him the draft of the document which he had given me for clerical care.
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From this reading After a time my chief reëntered the office room and bent over me at my table.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "So," he said, "'tis ready--our declaration.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading THE LADY FROM MEXICO As soon as women are ours, we are no longer theirs.
above and across; more than
From this reading After a time my chief reëntered the office room and bent over me at my table.
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From this reading I put before him the draft of the document which he had given me for clerical care.
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From this reading "So," he said, "'tis ready--our declaration.
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From this reading After a time my chief reëntered the office room and bent over me at my table.
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From this reading After a time my chief reëntered the office room and bent over me at my table.
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From this reading "So," he said, "'tis ready--our declaration.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So," he said, "'tis ready--our declaration.
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From this reading THE LADY FROM MEXICO As soon as women are ours, we are no longer theirs.
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From this reading After a time my chief reëntered the office room and bent over me at my table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LADY FROM MEXICO As soon as women are ours, we are no longer theirs.
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading THE LADY FROM MEXICO As soon as women are ours, we are no longer theirs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a time my chief reëntered the office room and bent over me at my table.
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From this reading "So," he said, "'tis ready--our declaration.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE LADY FROM MEXICO As soon as women are ours, we are no longer theirs.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I put before him the draft of the document which he had given me for clerical care.
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From this reading THE LADY FROM MEXICO As soon as women are ours, we are no longer theirs.
