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Chapter III
“Rather!” he replied. “Oh, Bartley!” she exclaimed, “I feel like a child. I surprise myself as much as I do you; for I thought I had got very old, and I didn't suppose I should ever let myself go in this way. But there is something about this that lets me be as silly as I like. It's somehow as if I were a great deal more alone when I'm with you than when I'm by myself!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “But there is something about this that lets me be as silly as I like.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's somehow as if I were a great deal more alone when I'm with you than when I'm by myself!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I surprise myself as much as I do you; for I thought I had got very old, and I didn't suppose I should ever let myself go in this way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's somehow as if I were a great deal more alone when I'm with you than when I'm by myself!”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I surprise myself as much as I do you; for I thought I had got very old, and I didn't suppose I should ever let myself go in this way.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I surprise myself as much as I do you; for I thought I had got very old, and I didn't suppose I should ever let myself go in this way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Rather!” he replied.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “But there is something about this that lets me be as silly as I like.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I surprise myself as much as I do you; for I thought I had got very old, and I didn't suppose I should ever let myself go in this way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I surprise myself as much as I do you; for I thought I had got very old, and I didn't suppose I should ever let myself go in this way.”
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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, Bartley!” she exclaimed, “I feel like a child.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But there is something about this that lets me be as silly as I like.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's somehow as if I were a great deal more alone when I'm with you than when I'm by myself!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I surprise myself as much as I do you; for I thought I had got very old, and I didn't suppose I should ever let myself go in this way.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I surprise myself as much as I do you; for I thought I had got very old, and I didn't suppose I should ever let myself go in this way.
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From this reading “Oh, Bartley!” she exclaimed, “I feel like a child.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But there is something about this that lets me be as silly as I like.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there is something about this that lets me be as silly as I like.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It's somehow as if I were a great deal more alone when I'm with you than when I'm by myself!
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From this reading “Oh, Bartley!” she exclaimed, “I feel like a child.
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From this reading It's somehow as if I were a great deal more alone when I'm with you than when I'm by myself!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I surprise myself as much as I do you; for I thought I had got very old, and I didn't suppose I should ever let myself go in this way.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I surprise myself as much as I do you; for I thought I had got very old, and I didn't suppose I should ever let myself go in this way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I surprise myself as much as I do you; for I thought I had got very old, and I didn't suppose I should ever let myself go in this way.
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From this reading “Oh, Bartley!” she exclaimed, “I feel like a child.
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From this reading “Oh, Bartley!” she exclaimed, “I feel like a child.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I surprise myself as much as I do you; for I thought I had got very old, and I didn't suppose I should ever let myself go in this way.
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From this reading I surprise myself as much as I do you; for I thought I had got very old, and I didn't suppose I should ever let myself go in this way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I surprise myself as much as I do you; for I thought I had got very old, and I didn't suppose I should ever let myself go in this way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's somehow as if I were a great deal more alone when I'm with you than when I'm by myself!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I surprise myself as much as I do you; for I thought I had got very old, and I didn't suppose I should ever let myself go in this way.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Rather!” he replied.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, Bartley!” she exclaimed, “I feel like a child.
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From this reading It's somehow as if I were a great deal more alone when I'm with you than when I'm by myself!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It's somehow as if I were a great deal more alone when I'm with you than when I'm by myself!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I surprise myself as much as I do you; for I thought I had got very old, and I didn't suppose I should ever let myself go in this way.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there is something about this that lets me be as silly as I like.
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From this reading It's somehow as if I were a great deal more alone when I'm with you than when I'm by myself!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I surprise myself as much as I do you; for I thought I had got very old, and I didn't suppose I should ever let myself go in this way.
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From this reading But there is something about this that lets me be as silly as I like.
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From this reading “Oh, Bartley!” she exclaimed, “I feel like a child.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But there is something about this that lets me be as silly as I like.
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From this reading It's somehow as if I were a great deal more alone when I'm with you than when I'm by myself!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I surprise myself as much as I do you; for I thought I had got very old, and I didn't suppose I should ever let myself go in this way.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I surprise myself as much as I do you; for I thought I had got very old, and I didn't suppose I should ever let myself go in this way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Bartley!” she exclaimed, “I feel like a child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I surprise myself as much as I do you; for I thought I had got very old, and I didn't suppose I should ever let myself go in this way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Rather!” he replied.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rather!” he replied.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, Bartley!” she exclaimed, “I feel like a child.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I surprise myself as much as I do you; for I thought I had got very old, and I didn't suppose I should ever let myself go in this way.
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From this reading But there is something about this that lets me be as silly as I like.
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From this reading It's somehow as if I were a great deal more alone when I'm with you than when I'm by myself!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But there is something about this that lets me be as silly as I like.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I surprise myself as much as I do you; for I thought I had got very old, and I didn't suppose I should ever let myself go in this way.
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From this reading I surprise myself as much as I do you; for I thought I had got very old, and I didn't suppose I should ever let myself go in this way.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It's somehow as if I were a great deal more alone when I'm with you than when I'm by myself!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But there is something about this that lets me be as silly as I like.
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From this reading But there is something about this that lets me be as silly as I like.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I surprise myself as much as I do you; for I thought I had got very old, and I didn't suppose I should ever let myself go in this way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I surprise myself as much as I do you; for I thought I had got very old, and I didn't suppose I should ever let myself go in this way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I surprise myself as much as I do you; for I thought I had got very old, and I didn't suppose I should ever let myself go in this way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I surprise myself as much as I do you; for I thought I had got very old, and I didn't suppose I should ever let myself go in this way.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It's somehow as if I were a great deal more alone when I'm with you than when I'm by myself!
at the time that
From this reading It's somehow as if I were a great deal more alone when I'm with you than when I'm by myself!
in the company of; together with
From this reading It's somehow as if I were a great deal more alone when I'm with you than when I'm by myself!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I surprise myself as much as I do you; for I thought I had got very old, and I didn't suppose I should ever let myself go in this way.
