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Chapter XVII
Grace took off her coat, hung it over the back of a chair and flung herself down on the couch. “Console me a little, Irene,--but not too much--I’ve seen Ward for the last time.” “His wife make a row?” Irene inquired. “Yes, he took me to see her and she----” “He took you to _see_ her!
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used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Grace took off her coat, hung it over the back of a chair and flung herself down on the couch.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Irene inquired.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Console me a little, Irene,--but not too much--I’ve seen Ward for the last time.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Console me a little, Irene,--but not too much--I’ve seen Ward for the last time.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““His wife make a row?””
above and across; more than
From this reading “Grace took off her coat, hung it over the back of a chair and flung herself down on the couch.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Console me a little, Irene,--but not too much--I’ve seen Ward for the last time.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Grace took off her coat, hung it over the back of a chair and flung herself down on the couch.”
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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 Grace took off her coat, hung it over the back of a chair and flung herself down on the couch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Grace took off her coat, hung it over the back of a chair and flung herself down on the couch.
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From this reading Grace took off her coat, hung it over the back of a chair and flung herself down on the couch.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Console me a little, Irene,--but not too much--I’ve seen Ward for the last time.”
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From this reading Grace took off her coat, hung it over the back of a chair and flung herself down on the couch.
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From this reading Grace took off her coat, hung it over the back of a chair and flung herself down on the couch.
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From this reading “Console me a little, Irene,--but not too much--I’ve seen Ward for the last time.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grace took off her coat, hung it over the back of a chair and flung herself down on the couch.
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From this reading Grace took off her coat, hung it over the back of a chair and flung herself down on the couch.
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From this reading Grace took off her coat, hung it over the back of a chair and flung herself down on the couch.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Console me a little, Irene,--but not too much--I’ve seen Ward for the last time.”
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From this reading Grace took off her coat, hung it over the back of a chair and flung herself down on the couch.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes, he took me to see her and she----” “He took you to _see_ her!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Grace took off her coat, hung it over the back of a chair and flung herself down on the couch.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Grace took off her coat, hung it over the back of a chair and flung herself down on the couch.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “His wife make a row?”
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From this reading Grace took off her coat, hung it over the back of a chair and flung herself down on the couch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Console me a little, Irene,--but not too much--I’ve seen Ward for the last time.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Irene inquired.
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From this reading “Console me a little, Irene,--but not too much--I’ve seen Ward for the last time.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Grace took off her coat, hung it over the back of a chair and flung herself down on the couch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Console me a little, Irene,--but not too much--I’ve seen Ward for the last time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Console me a little, Irene,--but not too much--I’ve seen Ward for the last time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His wife make a row?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Console me a little, Irene,--but not too much--I’ve seen Ward for the last time.”
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From this reading “Console me a little, Irene,--but not too much--I’ve seen Ward for the last time.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Console me a little, Irene,--but not too much--I’ve seen Ward for the last time.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Grace took off her coat, hung it over the back of a chair and flung herself down on the couch.
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From this reading Grace took off her coat, hung it over the back of a chair and flung herself down on the couch.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Grace took off her coat, hung it over the back of a chair and flung herself down on the couch.
above and across; more than
From this reading Grace took off her coat, hung it over the back of a chair and flung herself down on the couch.
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From this reading “His wife make a row?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, he took me to see her and she----” “He took you to _see_ her!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Console me a little, Irene,--but not too much--I’ve seen Ward for the last time.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes, he took me to see her and she----” “He took you to _see_ her!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Grace took off her coat, hung it over the back of a chair and flung herself down on the couch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Console me a little, Irene,--but not too much--I’ve seen Ward for the last time.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Yes, he took me to see her and she----” “He took you to _see_ her!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Console me a little, Irene,--but not too much--I’ve seen Ward for the last time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Grace took off her coat, hung it over the back of a chair and flung herself down on the couch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Console me a little, Irene,--but not too much--I’ve seen Ward for the last time.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “His wife make a row?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, he took me to see her and she----” “He took you to _see_ her!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes, he took me to see her and she----” “He took you to _see_ her!
