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Chapter XXVII
So she had abandoned the untenable position of reason, and had withdrawn to the cover of a statement of complete femininity. She gave a sigh of relief: she knew where she was now. She was on firm ground. “I am afraid, Josephine,” said he with the utmost calmness, “that you have been too late in coming to this determination. You cannot be so flagrantly inconsistent.”
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““I am afraid, Josephine,” said he with the utmost calmness, “that you have been too late in coming to this determination.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So she had abandoned the untenable position of reason, and had withdrawn to the cover of a statement of complete femininity.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I am afraid, Josephine,” said he with the utmost calmness, “that you have been too late in coming to this determination.”
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading “She gave a sigh of relief: she knew where she was now.”
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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From this reading So she had abandoned the untenable position of reason, and had withdrawn to the cover of a statement of complete femininity.
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From this reading So she had abandoned the untenable position of reason, and had withdrawn to the cover of a statement of complete femininity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am afraid, Josephine,” said he with the utmost calmness, “that you have been too late in coming to this determination.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am afraid, Josephine,” said he with the utmost calmness, “that you have been too late in coming to this determination.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So she had abandoned the untenable position of reason, and had withdrawn to the cover of a statement of complete femininity.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You cannot be so flagrantly inconsistent.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I am afraid, Josephine,” said he with the utmost calmness, “that you have been too late in coming to this determination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am afraid, Josephine,” said he with the utmost calmness, “that you have been too late in coming to this determination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You cannot be so flagrantly inconsistent.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am afraid, Josephine,” said he with the utmost calmness, “that you have been too late in coming to this determination.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So she had abandoned the untenable position of reason, and had withdrawn to the cover of a statement of complete femininity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So she had abandoned the untenable position of reason, and had withdrawn to the cover of a statement of complete femininity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am afraid, Josephine,” said he with the utmost calmness, “that you have been too late in coming to this determination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So she had abandoned the untenable position of reason, and had withdrawn to the cover of a statement of complete femininity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was on firm ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You cannot be so flagrantly inconsistent.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She gave a sigh of relief: she knew where she was now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was on firm ground.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So she had abandoned the untenable position of reason, and had withdrawn to the cover of a statement of complete femininity.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I am afraid, Josephine,” said he with the utmost calmness, “that you have been too late in coming to this determination.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I am afraid, Josephine,” said he with the utmost calmness, “that you have been too late in coming to this determination.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am afraid, Josephine,” said he with the utmost calmness, “that you have been too late in coming to this determination.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I am afraid, Josephine,” said he with the utmost calmness, “that you have been too late in coming to this determination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You cannot be so flagrantly inconsistent.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am afraid, Josephine,” said he with the utmost calmness, “that you have been too late in coming to this determination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She gave a sigh of relief: she knew where she was now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am afraid, Josephine,” said he with the utmost calmness, “that you have been too late in coming to this determination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She gave a sigh of relief: she knew where she was now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So she had abandoned the untenable position of reason, and had withdrawn to the cover of a statement of complete femininity.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was on firm ground.
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From this reading So she had abandoned the untenable position of reason, and had withdrawn to the cover of a statement of complete femininity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So she had abandoned the untenable position of reason, and had withdrawn to the cover of a statement of complete femininity.
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading She gave a sigh of relief: she knew where she was now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am afraid, Josephine,” said he with the utmost calmness, “that you have been too late in coming to this determination.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So she had abandoned the untenable position of reason, and had withdrawn to the cover of a statement of complete femininity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She gave a sigh of relief: she knew where she was now.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she had abandoned the untenable position of reason, and had withdrawn to the cover of a statement of complete femininity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So she had abandoned the untenable position of reason, and had withdrawn to the cover of a statement of complete femininity.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I am afraid, Josephine,” said he with the utmost calmness, “that you have been too late in coming to this determination.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So she had abandoned the untenable position of reason, and had withdrawn to the cover of a statement of complete femininity.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I am afraid, Josephine,” said he with the utmost calmness, “that you have been too late in coming to this determination.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So she had abandoned the untenable position of reason, and had withdrawn to the cover of a statement of complete femininity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am afraid, Josephine,” said he with the utmost calmness, “that you have been too late in coming to this determination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So she had abandoned the untenable position of reason, and had withdrawn to the cover of a statement of complete femininity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am afraid, Josephine,” said he with the utmost calmness, “that you have been too late in coming to this determination.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She gave a sigh of relief: she knew where she was now.
in or at the place that
From this reading She gave a sigh of relief: she knew where she was now.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I am afraid, Josephine,” said he with the utmost calmness, “that you have been too late in coming to this determination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So she had abandoned the untenable position of reason, and had withdrawn to the cover of a statement of complete femininity.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am afraid, Josephine,” said he with the utmost calmness, “that you have been too late in coming to this determination.
