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Chapter III
She was standing near me. “To please _me_,” she urged, in a quick undertone, and with a persuasive look that puzzled me. Even in the moment I asked myself why should this please her? I might have agreed had she not followed that up with, “The hollies by the shrubbery are as dark as pitch. And there’s the deer-hounds.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even in the moment I asked myself why should this please her?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even in the moment I asked myself why should this please her?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I might have agreed had she not followed that up with, “The hollies by the shrubbery are as dark as pitch.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““To please _me_,” she urged, in a quick undertone, and with a persuasive look that puzzled me.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I might have agreed had she not followed that up with, “The hollies by the shrubbery are as dark as pitch.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Even in the moment I asked myself why should this please her?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She was standing near me.”
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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 “To please _me_,” she urged, in a quick undertone, and with a persuasive look that puzzled me.
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From this reading I might have agreed had she not followed that up with, “The hollies by the shrubbery are as dark as pitch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “To please _me_,” she urged, in a quick undertone, and with a persuasive look that puzzled me.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I might have agreed had she not followed that up with, “The hollies by the shrubbery are as dark as pitch.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I might have agreed had she not followed that up with, “The hollies by the shrubbery are as dark as pitch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in the moment I asked myself why should this please her?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I might have agreed had she not followed that up with, “The hollies by the shrubbery are as dark as pitch.
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From this reading I might have agreed had she not followed that up with, “The hollies by the shrubbery are as dark as pitch.
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From this reading And there’s the deer-hounds.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in the moment I asked myself why should this please her?
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From this reading I might have agreed had she not followed that up with, “The hollies by the shrubbery are as dark as pitch.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I might have agreed had she not followed that up with, “The hollies by the shrubbery are as dark as pitch.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I might have agreed had she not followed that up with, “The hollies by the shrubbery are as dark as pitch.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Even in the moment I asked myself why should this please her?
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From this reading I might have agreed had she not followed that up with, “The hollies by the shrubbery are as dark as pitch.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Even in the moment I asked myself why should this please her?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “To please _me_,” she urged, in a quick undertone, and with a persuasive look that puzzled me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To please _me_,” she urged, in a quick undertone, and with a persuasive look that puzzled me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was standing near me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I might have agreed had she not followed that up with, “The hollies by the shrubbery are as dark as pitch.
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From this reading Even in the moment I asked myself why should this please her?
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Even in the moment I asked myself why should this please her?
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From this reading She was standing near me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I might have agreed had she not followed that up with, “The hollies by the shrubbery are as dark as pitch.
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From this reading “To please _me_,” she urged, in a quick undertone, and with a persuasive look that puzzled me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I might have agreed had she not followed that up with, “The hollies by the shrubbery are as dark as pitch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To please _me_,” she urged, in a quick undertone, and with a persuasive look that puzzled me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To please _me_,” she urged, in a quick undertone, and with a persuasive look that puzzled me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To please _me_,” she urged, in a quick undertone, and with a persuasive look that puzzled me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was standing near me.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Even in the moment I asked myself why should this please her?
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From this reading I might have agreed had she not followed that up with, “The hollies by the shrubbery are as dark as pitch.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was standing near me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “To please _me_,” she urged, in a quick undertone, and with a persuasive look that puzzled me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Even in the moment I asked myself why should this please her?
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From this reading And there’s the deer-hounds.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Even in the moment I asked myself why should this please her?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “To please _me_,” she urged, in a quick undertone, and with a persuasive look that puzzled me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To please _me_,” she urged, in a quick undertone, and with a persuasive look that puzzled me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I might have agreed had she not followed that up with, “The hollies by the shrubbery are as dark as pitch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To please _me_,” she urged, in a quick undertone, and with a persuasive look that puzzled me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was standing near me.
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From this reading Even in the moment I asked myself why should this please her?
in the company of; together with
From this reading “To please _me_,” she urged, in a quick undertone, and with a persuasive look that puzzled me.
