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Chapter VI
"Where do you draw it?" "At marriage." Whether he ever dared to tap the venerable Malwida for a loan? Likely enough. He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Whether he ever dared to tap the venerable Malwida for a loan?”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “Whether he ever dared to tap the venerable Malwida for a loan?”
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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 Whether he ever dared to tap the venerable Malwida for a loan?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
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From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At marriage."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
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From this reading Whether he ever dared to tap the venerable Malwida for a loan?
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From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Where do you draw it?"
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From this reading "Where do you draw it?"
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From this reading Likely enough.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether he ever dared to tap the venerable Malwida for a loan?
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From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Whether he ever dared to tap the venerable Malwida for a loan?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whether he ever dared to tap the venerable Malwida for a loan?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Where do you draw it?"
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From this reading Likely enough.
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From this reading Whether he ever dared to tap the venerable Malwida for a loan?
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From this reading Whether he ever dared to tap the venerable Malwida for a loan?
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From this reading "At marriage."
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From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
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From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
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From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
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From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
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From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
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From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
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From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
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From this reading Whether he ever dared to tap the venerable Malwida for a loan?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whether he ever dared to tap the venerable Malwida for a loan?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whether he ever dared to tap the venerable Malwida for a loan?
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From this reading Whether he ever dared to tap the venerable Malwida for a loan?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where do you draw it?"
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether he ever dared to tap the venerable Malwida for a loan?
in the company of; together with
From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where do you draw it?"
