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Chapter VIII
"No, no; indeed I won't, Mrs. Bowen!" The girl came up to kiss her; Mrs. Bowen turned her cheek. Imogene was going from the room when Mrs. Bowen spoke again. "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him." Imogene was going from the room, when Mrs. Bowen spoke again.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Imogene was going from the room when Mrs. Bowen spoke again.”
for the reason that
From this reading “"But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Imogene was going from the room when Mrs. Bowen spoke again.
for the reason that
From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
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From this reading "No, no; indeed I won't, Mrs. Bowen!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
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From this reading The girl came up to kiss her; Mrs. Bowen turned her cheek.
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From this reading The girl came up to kiss her; Mrs. Bowen turned her cheek.
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From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
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From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Imogene was going from the room when Mrs. Bowen spoke again.
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From this reading The girl came up to kiss her; Mrs. Bowen turned her cheek.
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From this reading Imogene was going from the room when Mrs. Bowen spoke again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl came up to kiss her; Mrs. Bowen turned her cheek.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, no; indeed I won't, Mrs. Bowen!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Imogene was going from the room when Mrs. Bowen spoke again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, no; indeed I won't, Mrs. Bowen!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl came up to kiss her; Mrs. Bowen turned her cheek.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
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From this reading "No, no; indeed I won't, Mrs. Bowen!"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no; indeed I won't, Mrs. Bowen!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Imogene was going from the room when Mrs. Bowen spoke again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Imogene was going from the room when Mrs. Bowen spoke again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl came up to kiss her; Mrs. Bowen turned her cheek.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl came up to kiss her; Mrs. Bowen turned her cheek.
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From this reading The girl came up to kiss her; Mrs. Bowen turned her cheek.
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From this reading The girl came up to kiss her; Mrs. Bowen turned her cheek.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Imogene was going from the room when Mrs. Bowen spoke again.
at the time that
From this reading Imogene was going from the room when Mrs. Bowen spoke again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, no; indeed I won't, Mrs. Bowen!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
