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Chapter XI
“I wish I could believe you’re right but, Irene, sometimes I don’t feel I know myself at all! When I quit college I was full of self-conceit and thought I had a strong grip on myself. I was going to test out life--find out everything in my own way. But there are times when I get scared. I thought it would be fun to drift along for awhile, just trying myself out and I was sure I could stop whenever I pleased and settle on something.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “I thought it would be fun to drift along for awhile, just trying myself out and I was sure I could stop whenever I pleased and settle on something.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I wish I could believe you’re right but, Irene, sometimes I don’t feel I know myself at all!”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““I wish I could believe you’re right but, Irene, sometimes I don’t feel I know myself at all!”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “I was going to test out life--find out everything in my own way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I wish I could believe you’re right but, Irene, sometimes I don’t feel I know myself at all!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was going to test out life--find out everything in my own way.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ““I wish I could believe you’re right but, Irene, sometimes I don’t feel I know myself at all!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I thought it would be fun to drift along for awhile, just trying myself out and I was sure I could stop whenever I pleased and settle on something.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I wish I could believe you’re right but, Irene, sometimes I don’t feel I know myself at all!”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I thought it would be fun to drift along for awhile, just trying myself out and I was sure I could stop whenever I pleased and settle on something.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I wish I could believe you’re right but, Irene, sometimes I don’t feel I know myself at all!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought it would be fun to drift along for awhile, just trying myself out and I was sure I could stop whenever I pleased and settle on something.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I quit college I was full of self-conceit and thought I had a strong grip on myself.”
at any time that; every time that
From this reading “I thought it would be fun to drift along for awhile, just trying myself out and I was sure I could stop whenever I pleased and settle on something.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I thought it would be fun to drift along for awhile, just trying myself out and I was sure I could stop whenever I pleased and settle on something.”
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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 When I quit college I was full of self-conceit and thought I had a strong grip on myself.
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From this reading “I wish I could believe you’re right but, Irene, sometimes I don’t feel I know myself at all!
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I thought it would be fun to drift along for awhile, just trying myself out and I was sure I could stop whenever I pleased and settle on something.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I quit college I was full of self-conceit and thought I had a strong grip on myself.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But there are times when I get scared.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I wish I could believe you’re right but, Irene, sometimes I don’t feel I know myself at all!
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From this reading I thought it would be fun to drift along for awhile, just trying myself out and I was sure I could stop whenever I pleased and settle on something.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I thought it would be fun to drift along for awhile, just trying myself out and I was sure I could stop whenever I pleased and settle on something.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I wish I could believe you’re right but, Irene, sometimes I don’t feel I know myself at all!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I wish I could believe you’re right but, Irene, sometimes I don’t feel I know myself at all!
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From this reading When I quit college I was full of self-conceit and thought I had a strong grip on myself.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I wish I could believe you’re right but, Irene, sometimes I don’t feel I know myself at all!
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From this reading “I wish I could believe you’re right but, Irene, sometimes I don’t feel I know myself at all!
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From this reading I thought it would be fun to drift along for awhile, just trying myself out and I was sure I could stop whenever I pleased and settle on something.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I was going to test out life--find out everything in my own way.
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From this reading “I wish I could believe you’re right but, Irene, sometimes I don’t feel I know myself at all!
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From this reading I was going to test out life--find out everything in my own way.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I thought it would be fun to drift along for awhile, just trying myself out and I was sure I could stop whenever I pleased and settle on something.
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From this reading When I quit college I was full of self-conceit and thought I had a strong grip on myself.
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From this reading I thought it would be fun to drift along for awhile, just trying myself out and I was sure I could stop whenever I pleased and settle on something.
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From this reading But there are times when I get scared.
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From this reading I was going to test out life--find out everything in my own way.
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From this reading When I quit college I was full of self-conceit and thought I had a strong grip on myself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I quit college I was full of self-conceit and thought I had a strong grip on myself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wish I could believe you’re right but, Irene, sometimes I don’t feel I know myself at all!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was going to test out life--find out everything in my own way.
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From this reading “I wish I could believe you’re right but, Irene, sometimes I don’t feel I know myself at all!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I thought it would be fun to drift along for awhile, just trying myself out and I was sure I could stop whenever I pleased and settle on something.
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From this reading I thought it would be fun to drift along for awhile, just trying myself out and I was sure I could stop whenever I pleased and settle on something.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wish I could believe you’re right but, Irene, sometimes I don’t feel I know myself at all!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was going to test out life--find out everything in my own way.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was going to test out life--find out everything in my own way.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I wish I could believe you’re right but, Irene, sometimes I don’t feel I know myself at all!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I quit college I was full of self-conceit and thought I had a strong grip on myself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When I quit college I was full of self-conceit and thought I had a strong grip on myself.
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From this reading I was going to test out life--find out everything in my own way.
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From this reading I was going to test out life--find out everything in my own way.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I thought it would be fun to drift along for awhile, just trying myself out and I was sure I could stop whenever I pleased and settle on something.
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From this reading When I quit college I was full of self-conceit and thought I had a strong grip on myself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wish I could believe you’re right but, Irene, sometimes I don’t feel I know myself at all!
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From this reading But there are times when I get scared.
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From this reading When I quit college I was full of self-conceit and thought I had a strong grip on myself.
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From this reading I thought it would be fun to drift along for awhile, just trying myself out and I was sure I could stop whenever I pleased and settle on something.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I thought it would be fun to drift along for awhile, just trying myself out and I was sure I could stop whenever I pleased and settle on something.
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From this reading “I wish I could believe you’re right but, Irene, sometimes I don’t feel I know myself at all!
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From this reading I thought it would be fun to drift along for awhile, just trying myself out and I was sure I could stop whenever I pleased and settle on something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I quit college I was full of self-conceit and thought I had a strong grip on myself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought it would be fun to drift along for awhile, just trying myself out and I was sure I could stop whenever I pleased and settle on something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was going to test out life--find out everything in my own way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there are times when I get scared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I quit college I was full of self-conceit and thought I had a strong grip on myself.
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From this reading But there are times when I get scared.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was going to test out life--find out everything in my own way.
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From this reading I thought it would be fun to drift along for awhile, just trying myself out and I was sure I could stop whenever I pleased and settle on something.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I quit college I was full of self-conceit and thought I had a strong grip on myself.
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From this reading I was going to test out life--find out everything in my own way.
at the time that
From this reading When I quit college I was full of self-conceit and thought I had a strong grip on myself.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading I thought it would be fun to drift along for awhile, just trying myself out and I was sure I could stop whenever I pleased and settle on something.
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From this reading “I wish I could believe you’re right but, Irene, sometimes I don’t feel I know myself at all!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I thought it would be fun to drift along for awhile, just trying myself out and I was sure I could stop whenever I pleased and settle on something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish I could believe you’re right but, Irene, sometimes I don’t feel I know myself at all!
