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Chapter IX
“‘“Why not live always as we are?” she said. “‘I submitted without saying a word. “‘“Is she making an experiment?” I asked myself as I left her. On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked myself as I left her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked myself as I left her.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I asked myself as I left her.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ““‘I submitted without saying a word.”
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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 “‘I submitted without saying a word.
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From this reading “‘“Why not live always as we are?” she said.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “‘“Is she making an experiment?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “‘“Why not live always as we are?” she said.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “‘“Why not live always as we are?” she said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked myself as I left her.
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From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
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From this reading “‘“Is she making an experiment?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
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From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I asked myself as I left her.
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From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “‘I submitted without saying a word.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “‘“Is she making an experiment?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked myself as I left her.
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From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
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From this reading “‘“Why not live always as we are?” she said.
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From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
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From this reading “‘“Is she making an experiment?”
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From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I asked myself as I left her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “‘“Why not live always as we are?” she said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
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From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
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From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
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From this reading “‘“Why not live always as we are?” she said.
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From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
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From this reading “‘I submitted without saying a word.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “‘“Why not live always as we are?” she said.
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From this reading “‘I submitted without saying a word.
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From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
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From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
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From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “‘“Why not live always as we are?” she said.
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From this reading “‘“Why not live always as we are?” she said.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “‘I submitted without saying a word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘I submitted without saying a word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
