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Chapter XXII
'I DON'T approve and I don't disapprove,' snarled Farwell. 'I'm not my sister's keeper. I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.' 'But really,' said Victoria, 'if you don't think it right to do a thing, you must think it wrong.' 'Not at all.
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used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “'But really,' said Victoria, 'if you don't think it right to do a thing, you must think it wrong.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'But really,' said Victoria, 'if you don't think it right to do a thing, you must think it wrong.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'But really,' said Victoria, 'if you don't think it right to do a thing, you must think it wrong.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'”
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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 I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
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From this reading 'Not at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I DON'T approve and I don't disapprove,' snarled Farwell.
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From this reading 'I DON'T approve and I don't disapprove,' snarled Farwell.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'Not at all.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
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From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
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From this reading 'I DON'T approve and I don't disapprove,' snarled Farwell.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
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From this reading 'I DON'T approve and I don't disapprove,' snarled Farwell.
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From this reading 'I DON'T approve and I don't disapprove,' snarled Farwell.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I DON'T approve and I don't disapprove,' snarled Farwell.
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From this reading 'I'm not my sister's keeper.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'But really,' said Victoria, 'if you don't think it right to do a thing, you must think it wrong.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
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From this reading 'I'm not my sister's keeper.
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From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'But really,' said Victoria, 'if you don't think it right to do a thing, you must think it wrong.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'I'm not my sister's keeper.
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From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'I'm not my sister's keeper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'But really,' said Victoria, 'if you don't think it right to do a thing, you must think it wrong.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'But really,' said Victoria, 'if you don't think it right to do a thing, you must think it wrong.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'But really,' said Victoria, 'if you don't think it right to do a thing, you must think it wrong.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I'm not my sister's keeper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I DON'T approve and I don't disapprove,' snarled Farwell.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'But really,' said Victoria, 'if you don't think it right to do a thing, you must think it wrong.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
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From this reading 'But really,' said Victoria, 'if you don't think it right to do a thing, you must think it wrong.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
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From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
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From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
