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Chapter V
CROSS PURPOSES _In a First-class Compartment._ _Lady Maisie_ (_to herself_). Poets don't seem to have much self-possession. He seems perfectly overcome by hearing my name like that. If only he doesn't lose his head completely and say something about my wretched letter! _Spurrell_ (_to himself_).
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “If only he doesn't lose his head completely and say something about my wretched letter!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Poets don't seem to have much self-possession.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He seems perfectly overcome by hearing my name like that.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “If only he doesn't lose his head completely and say something about my wretched letter!”
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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 CROSS PURPOSES _In a First-class Compartment._ _Lady Maisie_ (_to herself_).
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading If only he doesn't lose his head completely and say something about my wretched letter!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If only he doesn't lose his head completely and say something about my wretched letter!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He seems perfectly overcome by hearing my name like that.
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From this reading CROSS PURPOSES _In a First-class Compartment._ _Lady Maisie_ (_to herself_).
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From this reading If only he doesn't lose his head completely and say something about my wretched letter!
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From this reading CROSS PURPOSES _In a First-class Compartment._ _Lady Maisie_ (_to herself_).
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From this reading If only he doesn't lose his head completely and say something about my wretched letter!
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From this reading Poets don't seem to have much self-possession.
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From this reading CROSS PURPOSES _In a First-class Compartment._ _Lady Maisie_ (_to herself_).
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Poets don't seem to have much self-possession.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seems perfectly overcome by hearing my name like that.
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From this reading If only he doesn't lose his head completely and say something about my wretched letter!
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From this reading He seems perfectly overcome by hearing my name like that.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading CROSS PURPOSES _In a First-class Compartment._ _Lady Maisie_ (_to herself_).
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading _Spurrell_ (_to himself_).
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If only he doesn't lose his head completely and say something about my wretched letter!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If only he doesn't lose his head completely and say something about my wretched letter!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CROSS PURPOSES _In a First-class Compartment._ _Lady Maisie_ (_to herself_).
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From this reading CROSS PURPOSES _In a First-class Compartment._ _Lady Maisie_ (_to herself_).
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From this reading If only he doesn't lose his head completely and say something about my wretched letter!
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From this reading He seems perfectly overcome by hearing my name like that.
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From this reading If only he doesn't lose his head completely and say something about my wretched letter!
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From this reading CROSS PURPOSES _In a First-class Compartment._ _Lady Maisie_ (_to herself_).
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From this reading Poets don't seem to have much self-possession.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He seems perfectly overcome by hearing my name like that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seems perfectly overcome by hearing my name like that.
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From this reading If only he doesn't lose his head completely and say something about my wretched letter!
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From this reading He seems perfectly overcome by hearing my name like that.
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From this reading He seems perfectly overcome by hearing my name like that.
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From this reading Poets don't seem to have much self-possession.
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From this reading CROSS PURPOSES _In a First-class Compartment._ _Lady Maisie_ (_to herself_).
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From this reading If only he doesn't lose his head completely and say something about my wretched letter!
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From this reading Poets don't seem to have much self-possession.
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From this reading He seems perfectly overcome by hearing my name like that.
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From this reading Poets don't seem to have much self-possession.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading If only he doesn't lose his head completely and say something about my wretched letter!
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From this reading _Spurrell_ (_to himself_).
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He seems perfectly overcome by hearing my name like that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CROSS PURPOSES _In a First-class Compartment._ _Lady Maisie_ (_to herself_).
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From this reading If only he doesn't lose his head completely and say something about my wretched letter!
