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Chapter II
“Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?” The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.” “Oh, thank you! You have to go, now, have you?” “I'm sorry.”
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later than; following
From this reading “The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.””
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading “The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have to go, now, have you?””
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?””
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From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
later than; following
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?”
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From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?”
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From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
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From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
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From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
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From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
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From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
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From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
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From this reading You have to go, now, have you?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have to go, now, have you?”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
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From this reading “I'm sorry.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?”
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From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
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From this reading “Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?”
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From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
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From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
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From this reading You have to go, now, have you?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
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From this reading “Oh, thank you!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?”
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From this reading “I'm sorry.”
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From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?”
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From this reading “Oh, thank you!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
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From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?”
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From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?”
