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Chapter XVIII
‘Mother, this is a subterfuge,’ said Leo indignantly. ‘And is not your proposal a subterfuge? Understand that I will manage things in my own way, Leo. Artémise shall come to me how she and I please. She shall stay with me if I wish it, and she consents to it, as would have been the case whatever you had felt on the subject.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She shall stay with me if I wish it, and she consents to it, as would have been the case whatever you had felt on the subject.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Artémise shall come to me how she and I please.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She shall stay with me if I wish it, and she consents to it, as would have been the case whatever you had felt on the subject.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Artémise shall come to me how she and I please.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Understand that I will manage things in my own way, Leo.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “She shall stay with me if I wish it, and she consents to it, as would have been the case whatever you had felt on the subject.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She shall stay with me if I wish it, and she consents to it, as would have been the case whatever you had felt on the subject.”
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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 ‘Mother, this is a subterfuge,’ said Leo indignantly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘And is not your proposal a subterfuge?
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From this reading Artémise shall come to me how she and I please.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She shall stay with me if I wish it, and she consents to it, as would have been the case whatever you had felt on the subject.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She shall stay with me if I wish it, and she consents to it, as would have been the case whatever you had felt on the subject.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She shall stay with me if I wish it, and she consents to it, as would have been the case whatever you had felt on the subject.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Artémise shall come to me how she and I please.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She shall stay with me if I wish it, and she consents to it, as would have been the case whatever you had felt on the subject.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She shall stay with me if I wish it, and she consents to it, as would have been the case whatever you had felt on the subject.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She shall stay with me if I wish it, and she consents to it, as would have been the case whatever you had felt on the subject.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She shall stay with me if I wish it, and she consents to it, as would have been the case whatever you had felt on the subject.
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From this reading Artémise shall come to me how she and I please.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Understand that I will manage things in my own way, Leo.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She shall stay with me if I wish it, and she consents to it, as would have been the case whatever you had felt on the subject.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Understand that I will manage things in my own way, Leo.
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From this reading ‘Mother, this is a subterfuge,’ said Leo indignantly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Mother, this is a subterfuge,’ said Leo indignantly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She shall stay with me if I wish it, and she consents to it, as would have been the case whatever you had felt on the subject.
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From this reading ‘Mother, this is a subterfuge,’ said Leo indignantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Understand that I will manage things in my own way, Leo.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Artémise shall come to me how she and I please.
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From this reading ‘Mother, this is a subterfuge,’ said Leo indignantly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Understand that I will manage things in my own way, Leo.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘And is not your proposal a subterfuge?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She shall stay with me if I wish it, and she consents to it, as would have been the case whatever you had felt on the subject.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Understand that I will manage things in my own way, Leo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Artémise shall come to me how she and I please.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘And is not your proposal a subterfuge?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Mother, this is a subterfuge,’ said Leo indignantly.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Artémise shall come to me how she and I please.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Artémise shall come to me how she and I please.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She shall stay with me if I wish it, and she consents to it, as would have been the case whatever you had felt on the subject.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She shall stay with me if I wish it, and she consents to it, as would have been the case whatever you had felt on the subject.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Mother, this is a subterfuge,’ said Leo indignantly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Understand that I will manage things in my own way, Leo.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She shall stay with me if I wish it, and she consents to it, as would have been the case whatever you had felt on the subject.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Understand that I will manage things in my own way, Leo.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘Mother, this is a subterfuge,’ said Leo indignantly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Artémise shall come to me how she and I please.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Understand that I will manage things in my own way, Leo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Understand that I will manage things in my own way, Leo.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading She shall stay with me if I wish it, and she consents to it, as would have been the case whatever you had felt on the subject.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Understand that I will manage things in my own way, Leo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She shall stay with me if I wish it, and she consents to it, as would have been the case whatever you had felt on the subject.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She shall stay with me if I wish it, and she consents to it, as would have been the case whatever you had felt on the subject.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She shall stay with me if I wish it, and she consents to it, as would have been the case whatever you had felt on the subject.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She shall stay with me if I wish it, and she consents to it, as would have been the case whatever you had felt on the subject.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘And is not your proposal a subterfuge?
