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Chapter IX
AH, PHILIP, MY SON! I, ALSO, HAVE A GIRL WHOM I LOVE. Then said Philip, as he and Mr. Hart moved slowly away--then said Philip softly, as though but a moment had passed since his companion last spoke: "Her name is Margaret, not Juliet. I have no need to play Romeo to Margaret.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I, ALSO, HAVE A GIRL WHOM I LOVE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then said Philip, as he and Mr. Hart moved slowly away--then said Philip softly, as though but a moment had passed since his companion last spoke:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Her name is Margaret, not Juliet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have no need to play Romeo to Margaret.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then said Philip, as he and Mr. Hart moved slowly away--then said Philip softly, as though but a moment had passed since his companion last spoke:”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Then said Philip, as he and Mr. Hart moved slowly away--then said Philip softly, as though but a moment had passed since his companion last spoke:”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Then said Philip, as he and Mr. Hart moved slowly away--then said Philip softly, as though but a moment had passed since his companion last spoke:”
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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, ALSO, HAVE A GIRL WHOM I LOVE.
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From this reading AH, PHILIP, MY SON!
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From this reading I, ALSO, HAVE A GIRL WHOM I LOVE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then said Philip, as he and Mr. Hart moved slowly away--then said Philip softly, as though but a moment had passed since his companion last spoke:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then said Philip, as he and Mr. Hart moved slowly away--then said Philip softly, as though but a moment had passed since his companion last spoke:
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From this reading Then said Philip, as he and Mr. Hart moved slowly away--then said Philip softly, as though but a moment had passed since his companion last spoke:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then said Philip, as he and Mr. Hart moved slowly away--then said Philip softly, as though but a moment had passed since his companion last spoke:
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From this reading Then said Philip, as he and Mr. Hart moved slowly away--then said Philip softly, as though but a moment had passed since his companion last spoke:
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From this reading I, ALSO, HAVE A GIRL WHOM I LOVE.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then said Philip, as he and Mr. Hart moved slowly away--then said Philip softly, as though but a moment had passed since his companion last spoke:
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From this reading Then said Philip, as he and Mr. Hart moved slowly away--then said Philip softly, as though but a moment had passed since his companion last spoke:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I, ALSO, HAVE A GIRL WHOM I LOVE.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then said Philip, as he and Mr. Hart moved slowly away--then said Philip softly, as though but a moment had passed since his companion last spoke:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Her name is Margaret, not Juliet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then said Philip, as he and Mr. Hart moved slowly away--then said Philip softly, as though but a moment had passed since his companion last spoke:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I, ALSO, HAVE A GIRL WHOM I LOVE.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Her name is Margaret, not Juliet.
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From this reading "Her name is Margaret, not Juliet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then said Philip, as he and Mr. Hart moved slowly away--then said Philip softly, as though but a moment had passed since his companion last spoke:
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From this reading I, ALSO, HAVE A GIRL WHOM I LOVE.
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From this reading "Her name is Margaret, not Juliet.
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From this reading Then said Philip, as he and Mr. Hart moved slowly away--then said Philip softly, as though but a moment had passed since his companion last spoke:
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From this reading Then said Philip, as he and Mr. Hart moved slowly away--then said Philip softly, as though but a moment had passed since his companion last spoke:
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From this reading Then said Philip, as he and Mr. Hart moved slowly away--then said Philip softly, as though but a moment had passed since his companion last spoke:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading AH, PHILIP, MY SON!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Her name is Margaret, not Juliet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have no need to play Romeo to Margaret.
not any; not one
From this reading I have no need to play Romeo to Margaret.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Her name is Margaret, not Juliet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then said Philip, as he and Mr. Hart moved slowly away--then said Philip softly, as though but a moment had passed since his companion last spoke:
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From this reading AH, PHILIP, MY SON!
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From this reading I have no need to play Romeo to Margaret.
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From this reading I have no need to play Romeo to Margaret.
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From this reading Then said Philip, as he and Mr. Hart moved slowly away--then said Philip softly, as though but a moment had passed since his companion last spoke:
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Then said Philip, as he and Mr. Hart moved slowly away--then said Philip softly, as though but a moment had passed since his companion last spoke:
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From this reading Then said Philip, as he and Mr. Hart moved slowly away--then said Philip softly, as though but a moment had passed since his companion last spoke:
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From this reading Then said Philip, as he and Mr. Hart moved slowly away--then said Philip softly, as though but a moment had passed since his companion last spoke:
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From this reading AH, PHILIP, MY SON!
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From this reading Then said Philip, as he and Mr. Hart moved slowly away--then said Philip softly, as though but a moment had passed since his companion last spoke:
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From this reading Then said Philip, as he and Mr. Hart moved slowly away--then said Philip softly, as though but a moment had passed since his companion last spoke:
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Then said Philip, as he and Mr. Hart moved slowly away--then said Philip softly, as though but a moment had passed since his companion last spoke:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have no need to play Romeo to Margaret.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I, ALSO, HAVE A GIRL WHOM I LOVE.
