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Chapter XXI
Gyp went back to her seat by the bed. Irony! She whose only desire was to be let go free, was mainly responsible for his breakdown! But for her, there would be nothing on his mind, for he would not be married! Brooding morbidly, she asked herself—his drinking, debts, even the girl—had she caused them, too?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Brooding morbidly, she asked herself—his drinking, debts, even the girl—had she caused them, too?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Brooding morbidly, she asked herself—his drinking, debts, even the girl—had she caused them, too?”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “She whose only desire was to be let go free, was mainly responsible for his breakdown!”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Brooding morbidly, she asked herself—his drinking, debts, even the girl—had she caused them, too?”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “She whose only desire was to be let go free, was mainly responsible for his breakdown!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But for her, there would be nothing on his mind, for he would not be married!”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “But for her, there would be nothing on his mind, for he would not be married!”
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading “She whose only desire was to be let go free, was mainly responsible for his breakdown!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gyp went back to her seat by the bed.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “She whose only desire was to be let go free, was mainly responsible for his breakdown!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But for her, there would be nothing on his mind, for he would not be married!”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brooding morbidly, she asked herself—his drinking, debts, even the girl—had she caused them, too?
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From this reading Gyp went back to her seat by the bed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She whose only desire was to be let go free, was mainly responsible for his breakdown!
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From this reading Gyp went back to her seat by the bed.
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From this reading She whose only desire was to be let go free, was mainly responsible for his breakdown!
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From this reading Brooding morbidly, she asked herself—his drinking, debts, even the girl—had she caused them, too?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for her, there would be nothing on his mind, for he would not be married!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Gyp went back to her seat by the bed.
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From this reading Brooding morbidly, she asked herself—his drinking, debts, even the girl—had she caused them, too?
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From this reading Brooding morbidly, she asked herself—his drinking, debts, even the girl—had she caused them, too?
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From this reading She whose only desire was to be let go free, was mainly responsible for his breakdown!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brooding morbidly, she asked herself—his drinking, debts, even the girl—had she caused them, too?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brooding morbidly, she asked herself—his drinking, debts, even the girl—had she caused them, too?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She whose only desire was to be let go free, was mainly responsible for his breakdown!
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading She whose only desire was to be let go free, was mainly responsible for his breakdown!
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From this reading Brooding morbidly, she asked herself—his drinking, debts, even the girl—had she caused them, too?
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From this reading She whose only desire was to be let go free, was mainly responsible for his breakdown!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gyp went back to her seat by the bed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Brooding morbidly, she asked herself—his drinking, debts, even the girl—had she caused them, too?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But for her, there would be nothing on his mind, for he would not be married!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gyp went back to her seat by the bed.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Brooding morbidly, she asked herself—his drinking, debts, even the girl—had she caused them, too?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She whose only desire was to be let go free, was mainly responsible for his breakdown!
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From this reading Irony!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She whose only desire was to be let go free, was mainly responsible for his breakdown!
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From this reading She whose only desire was to be let go free, was mainly responsible for his breakdown!
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From this reading But for her, there would be nothing on his mind, for he would not be married!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But for her, there would be nothing on his mind, for he would not be married!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brooding morbidly, she asked herself—his drinking, debts, even the girl—had she caused them, too?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But for her, there would be nothing on his mind, for he would not be married!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But for her, there would be nothing on his mind, for he would not be married!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But for her, there would be nothing on his mind, for he would not be married!
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From this reading She whose only desire was to be let go free, was mainly responsible for his breakdown!
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading She whose only desire was to be let go free, was mainly responsible for his breakdown!
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From this reading Gyp went back to her seat by the bed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She whose only desire was to be let go free, was mainly responsible for his breakdown!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gyp went back to her seat by the bed.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Brooding morbidly, she asked herself—his drinking, debts, even the girl—had she caused them, too?
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From this reading But for her, there would be nothing on his mind, for he would not be married!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gyp went back to her seat by the bed.
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From this reading Brooding morbidly, she asked herself—his drinking, debts, even the girl—had she caused them, too?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She whose only desire was to be let go free, was mainly responsible for his breakdown!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gyp went back to her seat by the bed.
belonging to which person
From this reading She whose only desire was to be let go free, was mainly responsible for his breakdown!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But for her, there would be nothing on his mind, for he would not be married!
