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Chapter VI
I have not known one less caress, one less expression of his love, for this being so, but--it is "your room" and "my room" for all that. I shall become accustomed to it, and prefer it so--Gladys says I will. I shall become used to it of course. It is not quite so strange to me even now, but that Saturday night it was very new--and very sad; I felt then that it would never be anything else. It is hard to become used to speaking of things, or thinking of them as other than _ours_.
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any thing at all
From this reading “It is not quite so strange to me even now, but that Saturday night it was very new--and very sad; I felt then that it would never be anything else.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “I have not known one less caress, one less expression of his love, for this being so, but--it is "your room" and "my room" for all that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall become used to it of course.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is not quite so strange to me even now, but that Saturday night it was very new--and very sad; I felt then that it would never be anything else.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have not known one less caress, one less expression of his love, for this being so, but--it is "your room" and "my room" for all that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is not quite so strange to me even now, but that Saturday night it was very new--and very sad; I felt then that it would never be anything else.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I have not known one less caress, one less expression of his love, for this being so, but--it is "your room" and "my room" for all that.”
the one or ones belonging to us
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is not quite so strange to me even now, but that Saturday night it was very new--and very sad; I felt then that it would never be anything else.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall become accustomed to it, and prefer it so--Gladys says I will.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is hard to become used to speaking of things, or thinking of them as other than _ours_.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It is not quite so strange to me even now, but that Saturday night it was very new--and very sad; I felt then that it would never be anything else.”
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From this reading I shall become accustomed to it, and prefer it so--Gladys says I will.
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From this reading I have not known one less caress, one less expression of his love, for this being so, but--it is "your room" and "my room" for all that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have not known one less caress, one less expression of his love, for this being so, but--it is "your room" and "my room" for all that.
any thing at all
From this reading It is not quite so strange to me even now, but that Saturday night it was very new--and very sad; I felt then that it would never be anything else.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is hard to become used to speaking of things, or thinking of them as other than _ours_.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is not quite so strange to me even now, but that Saturday night it was very new--and very sad; I felt then that it would never be anything else.
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From this reading I shall become accustomed to it, and prefer it so--Gladys says I will.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I have not known one less caress, one less expression of his love, for this being so, but--it is "your room" and "my room" for all that.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have not known one less caress, one less expression of his love, for this being so, but--it is "your room" and "my room" for all that.
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From this reading I have not known one less caress, one less expression of his love, for this being so, but--it is "your room" and "my room" for all that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall become used to it of course.
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From this reading It is not quite so strange to me even now, but that Saturday night it was very new--and very sad; I felt then that it would never be anything else.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is not quite so strange to me even now, but that Saturday night it was very new--and very sad; I felt then that it would never be anything else.
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From this reading I have not known one less caress, one less expression of his love, for this being so, but--it is "your room" and "my room" for all that.
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From this reading It is not quite so strange to me even now, but that Saturday night it was very new--and very sad; I felt then that it would never be anything else.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have not known one less caress, one less expression of his love, for this being so, but--it is "your room" and "my room" for all that.
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From this reading I shall become accustomed to it, and prefer it so--Gladys says I will.
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From this reading It is hard to become used to speaking of things, or thinking of them as other than _ours_.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have not known one less caress, one less expression of his love, for this being so, but--it is "your room" and "my room" for all that.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I have not known one less caress, one less expression of his love, for this being so, but--it is "your room" and "my room" for all that.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have not known one less caress, one less expression of his love, for this being so, but--it is "your room" and "my room" for all that.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have not known one less caress, one less expression of his love, for this being so, but--it is "your room" and "my room" for all that.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have not known one less caress, one less expression of his love, for this being so, but--it is "your room" and "my room" for all that.
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From this reading I have not known one less caress, one less expression of his love, for this being so, but--it is "your room" and "my room" for all that.
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From this reading I have not known one less caress, one less expression of his love, for this being so, but--it is "your room" and "my room" for all that.
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From this reading I have not known one less caress, one less expression of his love, for this being so, but--it is "your room" and "my room" for all that.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is not quite so strange to me even now, but that Saturday night it was very new--and very sad; I felt then that it would never be anything else.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have not known one less caress, one less expression of his love, for this being so, but--it is "your room" and "my room" for all that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is not quite so strange to me even now, but that Saturday night it was very new--and very sad; I felt then that it would never be anything else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is not quite so strange to me even now, but that Saturday night it was very new--and very sad; I felt then that it would never be anything else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is not quite so strange to me even now, but that Saturday night it was very new--and very sad; I felt then that it would never be anything else.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have not known one less caress, one less expression of his love, for this being so, but--it is "your room" and "my room" for all that.
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From this reading It is not quite so strange to me even now, but that Saturday night it was very new--and very sad; I felt then that it would never be anything else.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have not known one less caress, one less expression of his love, for this being so, but--it is "your room" and "my room" for all that.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have not known one less caress, one less expression of his love, for this being so, but--it is "your room" and "my room" for all that.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is hard to become used to speaking of things, or thinking of them as other than _ours_.
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From this reading It is hard to become used to speaking of things, or thinking of them as other than _ours_.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading It is hard to become used to speaking of things, or thinking of them as other than _ours_.
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From this reading I shall become accustomed to it, and prefer it so--Gladys says I will.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is not quite so strange to me even now, but that Saturday night it was very new--and very sad; I felt then that it would never be anything else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have not known one less caress, one less expression of his love, for this being so, but--it is "your room" and "my room" for all that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is not quite so strange to me even now, but that Saturday night it was very new--and very sad; I felt then that it would never be anything else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is not quite so strange to me even now, but that Saturday night it was very new--and very sad; I felt then that it would never be anything else.
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From this reading I shall become accustomed to it, and prefer it so--Gladys says I will.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall become accustomed to it, and prefer it so--Gladys says I will.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I have not known one less caress, one less expression of his love, for this being so, but--it is "your room" and "my room" for all that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is hard to become used to speaking of things, or thinking of them as other than _ours_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is not quite so strange to me even now, but that Saturday night it was very new--and very sad; I felt then that it would never be anything else.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is hard to become used to speaking of things, or thinking of them as other than _ours_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have not known one less caress, one less expression of his love, for this being so, but--it is "your room" and "my room" for all that.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is hard to become used to speaking of things, or thinking of them as other than _ours_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is not quite so strange to me even now, but that Saturday night it was very new--and very sad; I felt then that it would never be anything else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is hard to become used to speaking of things, or thinking of them as other than _ours_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is hard to become used to speaking of things, or thinking of them as other than _ours_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have not known one less caress, one less expression of his love, for this being so, but--it is "your room" and "my room" for all that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I shall become accustomed to it, and prefer it so--Gladys says I will.
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From this reading I shall become used to it of course.
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From this reading It is not quite so strange to me even now, but that Saturday night it was very new--and very sad; I felt then that it would never be anything else.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not quite so strange to me even now, but that Saturday night it was very new--and very sad; I felt then that it would never be anything else.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I shall become accustomed to it, and prefer it so--Gladys says I will.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It is not quite so strange to me even now, but that Saturday night it was very new--and very sad; I felt then that it would never be anything else.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have not known one less caress, one less expression of his love, for this being so, but--it is "your room" and "my room" for all that.
