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Chapter VII
"Listen to me," she rejoined, quietly. "I know the risk. But do you think that I could have lived my life out, feeling that I might have saved Jim and didn't try? You talk of beauty and power and ruling--you say what others have said to me. Which is the greater thing, to get what pleases one, or to work for something which is more to one than all else in the world?
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But do you think that I could have lived my life out, feeling that I might have saved Jim and didn't try?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But do you think that I could have lived my life out, feeling that I might have saved Jim and didn't try?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But do you think that I could have lived my life out, feeling that I might have saved Jim and didn't try?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I know the risk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But do you think that I could have lived my life out, feeling that I might have saved Jim and didn't try?”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “But do you think that I could have lived my life out, feeling that I might have saved Jim and didn't try?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Which is the greater thing, to get what pleases one, or to work for something which is more to one than all else in the world?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Listen to me," she rejoined, quietly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But do you think that I could have lived my life out, feeling that I might have saved Jim and didn't try?”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Which is the greater thing, to get what pleases one, or to work for something which is more to one than all else in the world?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Which is the greater thing, to get what pleases one, or to work for something which is more to one than all else in the world?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But do you think that I could have lived my life out, feeling that I might have saved Jim and didn't try?”
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From this reading Which is the greater thing, to get what pleases one, or to work for something which is more to one than all else in the world?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But do you think that I could have lived my life out, feeling that I might have saved Jim and didn't try?
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From this reading You talk of beauty and power and ruling--you say what others have said to me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But do you think that I could have lived my life out, feeling that I might have saved Jim and didn't try?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But do you think that I could have lived my life out, feeling that I might have saved Jim and didn't try?
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From this reading But do you think that I could have lived my life out, feeling that I might have saved Jim and didn't try?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But do you think that I could have lived my life out, feeling that I might have saved Jim and didn't try?
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From this reading Which is the greater thing, to get what pleases one, or to work for something which is more to one than all else in the world?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But do you think that I could have lived my life out, feeling that I might have saved Jim and didn't try?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Which is the greater thing, to get what pleases one, or to work for something which is more to one than all else in the world?
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From this reading Which is the greater thing, to get what pleases one, or to work for something which is more to one than all else in the world?
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From this reading Which is the greater thing, to get what pleases one, or to work for something which is more to one than all else in the world?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But do you think that I could have lived my life out, feeling that I might have saved Jim and didn't try?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know the risk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Which is the greater thing, to get what pleases one, or to work for something which is more to one than all else in the world?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Which is the greater thing, to get what pleases one, or to work for something which is more to one than all else in the world?
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From this reading But do you think that I could have lived my life out, feeling that I might have saved Jim and didn't try?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know the risk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But do you think that I could have lived my life out, feeling that I might have saved Jim and didn't try?
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From this reading "Listen to me," she rejoined, quietly.
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From this reading But do you think that I could have lived my life out, feeling that I might have saved Jim and didn't try?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Listen to me," she rejoined, quietly.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But do you think that I could have lived my life out, feeling that I might have saved Jim and didn't try?
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From this reading Which is the greater thing, to get what pleases one, or to work for something which is more to one than all else in the world?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But do you think that I could have lived my life out, feeling that I might have saved Jim and didn't try?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You talk of beauty and power and ruling--you say what others have said to me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Which is the greater thing, to get what pleases one, or to work for something which is more to one than all else in the world?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Which is the greater thing, to get what pleases one, or to work for something which is more to one than all else in the world?
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From this reading You talk of beauty and power and ruling--you say what others have said to me.
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From this reading But do you think that I could have lived my life out, feeling that I might have saved Jim and didn't try?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Which is the greater thing, to get what pleases one, or to work for something which is more to one than all else in the world?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You talk of beauty and power and ruling--you say what others have said to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Listen to me," she rejoined, quietly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Listen to me," she rejoined, quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I know the risk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You talk of beauty and power and ruling--you say what others have said to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You talk of beauty and power and ruling--you say what others have said to me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But do you think that I could have lived my life out, feeling that I might have saved Jim and didn't try?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You talk of beauty and power and ruling--you say what others have said to me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Listen to me," she rejoined, quietly.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Which is the greater thing, to get what pleases one, or to work for something which is more to one than all else in the world?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You talk of beauty and power and ruling--you say what others have said to me.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Which is the greater thing, to get what pleases one, or to work for something which is more to one than all else in the world?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But do you think that I could have lived my life out, feeling that I might have saved Jim and didn't try?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I know the risk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Which is the greater thing, to get what pleases one, or to work for something which is more to one than all else in the world?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But do you think that I could have lived my life out, feeling that I might have saved Jim and didn't try?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Listen to me," she rejoined, quietly.
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From this reading But do you think that I could have lived my life out, feeling that I might have saved Jim and didn't try?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You talk of beauty and power and ruling--you say what others have said to me.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which is the greater thing, to get what pleases one, or to work for something which is more to one than all else in the world?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Which is the greater thing, to get what pleases one, or to work for something which is more to one than all else in the world?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Which is the greater thing, to get what pleases one, or to work for something which is more to one than all else in the world?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But do you think that I could have lived my life out, feeling that I might have saved Jim and didn't try?
