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Chapter XVIII
You never scruple to use the power which his love has placed in your hand. Your position of vantage may be read in a gesture, a look, a tone. Oh! darling, how truly are you the mad wanton your mother called you! You do not question, I fancy, that I am greatly Louis' superior. Well, I would ask you, have you ever heard me contradict him?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I would ask you, have you ever heard me contradict him?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You never scruple to use the power which his love has placed in your hand.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You never scruple to use the power which his love has placed in your hand.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, I would ask you, have you ever heard me contradict him?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your position of vantage may be read in a gesture, a look, a tone.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Your position of vantage may be read in a gesture, a look, a tone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You never scruple to use the power which his love has placed in your hand.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You do not question, I fancy, that I am greatly Louis' superior.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I would ask you, have you ever heard me contradict him?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Well, I would ask you, have you ever heard me contradict him?”
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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 Your position of vantage may be read in a gesture, a look, a tone.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading You do not question, I fancy, that I am greatly Louis' superior.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Oh! darling, how truly are you the mad wanton your mother called you!
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From this reading Well, I would ask you, have you ever heard me contradict him?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Your position of vantage may be read in a gesture, a look, a tone.
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From this reading Oh! darling, how truly are you the mad wanton your mother called you!
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From this reading Well, I would ask you, have you ever heard me contradict him?
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From this reading Oh! darling, how truly are you the mad wanton your mother called you!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You do not question, I fancy, that I am greatly Louis' superior.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, I would ask you, have you ever heard me contradict him?
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From this reading You do not question, I fancy, that I am greatly Louis' superior.
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From this reading Your position of vantage may be read in a gesture, a look, a tone.
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From this reading You do not question, I fancy, that I am greatly Louis' superior.
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From this reading You never scruple to use the power which his love has placed in your hand.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You never scruple to use the power which his love has placed in your hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well, I would ask you, have you ever heard me contradict him?
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From this reading Well, I would ask you, have you ever heard me contradict him?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, I would ask you, have you ever heard me contradict him?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You never scruple to use the power which his love has placed in your hand.
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From this reading Oh! darling, how truly are you the mad wanton your mother called you!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You do not question, I fancy, that I am greatly Louis' superior.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You never scruple to use the power which his love has placed in your hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your position of vantage may be read in a gesture, a look, a tone.
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From this reading You do not question, I fancy, that I am greatly Louis' superior.
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From this reading You never scruple to use the power which his love has placed in your hand.
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From this reading Oh! darling, how truly are you the mad wanton your mother called you!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Your position of vantage may be read in a gesture, a look, a tone.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, I would ask you, have you ever heard me contradict him?
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From this reading Oh! darling, how truly are you the mad wanton your mother called you!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You never scruple to use the power which his love has placed in your hand.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You do not question, I fancy, that I am greatly Louis' superior.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Your position of vantage may be read in a gesture, a look, a tone.
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From this reading Oh! darling, how truly are you the mad wanton your mother called you!
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From this reading You never scruple to use the power which his love has placed in your hand.
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From this reading Your position of vantage may be read in a gesture, a look, a tone.
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From this reading You never scruple to use the power which his love has placed in your hand.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You do not question, I fancy, that I am greatly Louis' superior.
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From this reading Your position of vantage may be read in a gesture, a look, a tone.
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From this reading You never scruple to use the power which his love has placed in your hand.
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From this reading You do not question, I fancy, that I am greatly Louis' superior.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You do not question, I fancy, that I am greatly Louis' superior.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You never scruple to use the power which his love has placed in your hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You never scruple to use the power which his love has placed in your hand.
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From this reading Your position of vantage may be read in a gesture, a look, a tone.
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From this reading Oh! darling, how truly are you the mad wanton your mother called you!
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From this reading You never scruple to use the power which his love has placed in your hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your position of vantage may be read in a gesture, a look, a tone.
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From this reading Oh! darling, how truly are you the mad wanton your mother called you!
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From this reading Well, I would ask you, have you ever heard me contradict him?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading You never scruple to use the power which his love has placed in your hand.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Well, I would ask you, have you ever heard me contradict him?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You never scruple to use the power which his love has placed in your hand.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You never scruple to use the power which his love has placed in your hand.
