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Chapter XXXIII
GOOD-BYE TO IRIS LADY HARRY lifted her veil, and looked at Mountjoy with sad entreaty in her eyes. "Are you angry with me?" she asked. "I ought to be angry with you," he said. "This is a very imprudent, Iris." "It's worse than that," she confessed.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Are you angry with me?" she asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “GOOD-BYE TO IRIS LADY HARRY lifted her veil, and looked at Mountjoy with sad entreaty in her eyes.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “"I ought to be angry with you," he said.”
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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 "This is a very imprudent, Iris."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GOOD-BYE TO IRIS LADY HARRY lifted her veil, and looked at Mountjoy with sad entreaty in her eyes.
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From this reading "Are you angry with me?" she asked.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you angry with me?" she asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Are you angry with me?" she asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GOOD-BYE TO IRIS LADY HARRY lifted her veil, and looked at Mountjoy with sad entreaty in her eyes.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I ought to be angry with you," he said.
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From this reading "It's worse than that," she confessed.
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From this reading GOOD-BYE TO IRIS LADY HARRY lifted her veil, and looked at Mountjoy with sad entreaty in her eyes.
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From this reading GOOD-BYE TO IRIS LADY HARRY lifted her veil, and looked at Mountjoy with sad entreaty in her eyes.
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From this reading GOOD-BYE TO IRIS LADY HARRY lifted her veil, and looked at Mountjoy with sad entreaty in her eyes.
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From this reading GOOD-BYE TO IRIS LADY HARRY lifted her veil, and looked at Mountjoy with sad entreaty in her eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I ought to be angry with you," he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading GOOD-BYE TO IRIS LADY HARRY lifted her veil, and looked at Mountjoy with sad entreaty in her eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I ought to be angry with you," he said.
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From this reading "This is a very imprudent, Iris."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GOOD-BYE TO IRIS LADY HARRY lifted her veil, and looked at Mountjoy with sad entreaty in her eyes.
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From this reading GOOD-BYE TO IRIS LADY HARRY lifted her veil, and looked at Mountjoy with sad entreaty in her eyes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is a very imprudent, Iris."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's worse than that," she confessed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOOD-BYE TO IRIS LADY HARRY lifted her veil, and looked at Mountjoy with sad entreaty in her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOOD-BYE TO IRIS LADY HARRY lifted her veil, and looked at Mountjoy with sad entreaty in her eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOOD-BYE TO IRIS LADY HARRY lifted her veil, and looked at Mountjoy with sad entreaty in her eyes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Are you angry with me?" she asked.
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From this reading GOOD-BYE TO IRIS LADY HARRY lifted her veil, and looked at Mountjoy with sad entreaty in her eyes.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "I ought to be angry with you," he said.
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From this reading GOOD-BYE TO IRIS LADY HARRY lifted her veil, and looked at Mountjoy with sad entreaty in her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I ought to be angry with you," he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Are you angry with me?" she asked.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "It's worse than that," she confessed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It's worse than that," she confessed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is a very imprudent, Iris."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GOOD-BYE TO IRIS LADY HARRY lifted her veil, and looked at Mountjoy with sad entreaty in her eyes.
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From this reading GOOD-BYE TO IRIS LADY HARRY lifted her veil, and looked at Mountjoy with sad entreaty in her eyes.
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From this reading "This is a very imprudent, Iris."
in the company of; together with
From this reading GOOD-BYE TO IRIS LADY HARRY lifted her veil, and looked at Mountjoy with sad entreaty in her eyes.
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From this reading "It's worse than that," she confessed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you angry with me?" she asked.
