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Chapter XXX
“You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say. And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.” Lady Summerhay sighed again. “What is this man going to do? I heard him play once.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lady Summerhay sighed again.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading ““You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I heard him play once.””
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.””
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Summerhay sighed again.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
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From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
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From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What is this man going to do?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
to think that something will happen
From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
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From this reading “What is this man going to do?
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From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
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From this reading I heard him play once.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I heard him play once.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
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From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
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From this reading Lady Summerhay sighed again.
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From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
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From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
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From this reading “What is this man going to do?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
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From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
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From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
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From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
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From this reading I heard him play once.”
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From this reading I heard him play once.”
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From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
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From this reading Lady Summerhay sighed again.
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From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
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From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
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From this reading Lady Summerhay sighed again.
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From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
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From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What is this man going to do?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
