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Chapter XVI
WOMEN CALLED HIM “THE MAGNET” Nevertheless, there must be some more convincing explanation of the telegram which brought me from Heidelberg than Karl’s matrimonial intentions. “Doesn’t the engagement meet with your approval?” I asked. “Most decidedly. It is a suitable match in every way.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “WOMEN CALLED HIM “THE MAGNET” Nevertheless, there must be some more convincing explanation of the telegram which brought me from Heidelberg than Karl’s matrimonial intentions.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “It is a suitable match in every way.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “WOMEN CALLED HIM “THE MAGNET” Nevertheless, there must be some more convincing explanation of the telegram which brought me from Heidelberg than Karl’s matrimonial intentions.”
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading “WOMEN CALLED HIM “THE MAGNET” Nevertheless, there must be some more convincing explanation of the telegram which brought me from Heidelberg than Karl’s matrimonial intentions.”
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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 It is a suitable match in every way.
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From this reading “Doesn’t the engagement meet with your approval?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading WOMEN CALLED HIM “THE MAGNET” Nevertheless, there must be some more convincing explanation of the telegram which brought me from Heidelberg than Karl’s matrimonial intentions.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WOMEN CALLED HIM “THE MAGNET” Nevertheless, there must be some more convincing explanation of the telegram which brought me from Heidelberg than Karl’s matrimonial intentions.
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From this reading WOMEN CALLED HIM “THE MAGNET” Nevertheless, there must be some more convincing explanation of the telegram which brought me from Heidelberg than Karl’s matrimonial intentions.
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From this reading WOMEN CALLED HIM “THE MAGNET” Nevertheless, there must be some more convincing explanation of the telegram which brought me from Heidelberg than Karl’s matrimonial intentions.
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From this reading “Most decidedly.
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From this reading “Doesn’t the engagement meet with your approval?”
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From this reading “Doesn’t the engagement meet with your approval?”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It is a suitable match in every way.
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From this reading WOMEN CALLED HIM “THE MAGNET” Nevertheless, there must be some more convincing explanation of the telegram which brought me from Heidelberg than Karl’s matrimonial intentions.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WOMEN CALLED HIM “THE MAGNET” Nevertheless, there must be some more convincing explanation of the telegram which brought me from Heidelberg than Karl’s matrimonial intentions.
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From this reading WOMEN CALLED HIM “THE MAGNET” Nevertheless, there must be some more convincing explanation of the telegram which brought me from Heidelberg than Karl’s matrimonial intentions.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WOMEN CALLED HIM “THE MAGNET” Nevertheless, there must be some more convincing explanation of the telegram which brought me from Heidelberg than Karl’s matrimonial intentions.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is a suitable match in every way.
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From this reading WOMEN CALLED HIM “THE MAGNET” Nevertheless, there must be some more convincing explanation of the telegram which brought me from Heidelberg than Karl’s matrimonial intentions.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a suitable match in every way.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a suitable match in every way.
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From this reading WOMEN CALLED HIM “THE MAGNET” Nevertheless, there must be some more convincing explanation of the telegram which brought me from Heidelberg than Karl’s matrimonial intentions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WOMEN CALLED HIM “THE MAGNET” Nevertheless, there must be some more convincing explanation of the telegram which brought me from Heidelberg than Karl’s matrimonial intentions.
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From this reading It is a suitable match in every way.
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From this reading WOMEN CALLED HIM “THE MAGNET” Nevertheless, there must be some more convincing explanation of the telegram which brought me from Heidelberg than Karl’s matrimonial intentions.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WOMEN CALLED HIM “THE MAGNET” Nevertheless, there must be some more convincing explanation of the telegram which brought me from Heidelberg than Karl’s matrimonial intentions.
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From this reading “Doesn’t the engagement meet with your approval?”
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From this reading WOMEN CALLED HIM “THE MAGNET” Nevertheless, there must be some more convincing explanation of the telegram which brought me from Heidelberg than Karl’s matrimonial intentions.
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From this reading “Most decidedly.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading WOMEN CALLED HIM “THE MAGNET” Nevertheless, there must be some more convincing explanation of the telegram which brought me from Heidelberg than Karl’s matrimonial intentions.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading WOMEN CALLED HIM “THE MAGNET” Nevertheless, there must be some more convincing explanation of the telegram which brought me from Heidelberg than Karl’s matrimonial intentions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WOMEN CALLED HIM “THE MAGNET” Nevertheless, there must be some more convincing explanation of the telegram which brought me from Heidelberg than Karl’s matrimonial intentions.
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From this reading WOMEN CALLED HIM “THE MAGNET” Nevertheless, there must be some more convincing explanation of the telegram which brought me from Heidelberg than Karl’s matrimonial intentions.
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From this reading It is a suitable match in every way.
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From this reading WOMEN CALLED HIM “THE MAGNET” Nevertheless, there must be some more convincing explanation of the telegram which brought me from Heidelberg than Karl’s matrimonial intentions.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading WOMEN CALLED HIM “THE MAGNET” Nevertheless, there must be some more convincing explanation of the telegram which brought me from Heidelberg than Karl’s matrimonial intentions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WOMEN CALLED HIM “THE MAGNET” Nevertheless, there must be some more convincing explanation of the telegram which brought me from Heidelberg than Karl’s matrimonial intentions.
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From this reading WOMEN CALLED HIM “THE MAGNET” Nevertheless, there must be some more convincing explanation of the telegram which brought me from Heidelberg than Karl’s matrimonial intentions.
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From this reading It is a suitable match in every way.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WOMEN CALLED HIM “THE MAGNET” Nevertheless, there must be some more convincing explanation of the telegram which brought me from Heidelberg than Karl’s matrimonial intentions.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Doesn’t the engagement meet with your approval?”
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From this reading WOMEN CALLED HIM “THE MAGNET” Nevertheless, there must be some more convincing explanation of the telegram which brought me from Heidelberg than Karl’s matrimonial intentions.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Doesn’t the engagement meet with your approval?”
