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Chapter XXI
A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation. I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face. She met my eyes full and square, and began to speak to me at once. ‘My lord,’ she said, ‘I must ask one thing of you. I must lay one more burden on you.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She met my eyes full and square, and began to speak to me at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “‘My lord,’ she said, ‘I must ask one thing of you.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She met my eyes full and square, and began to speak to me at once.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “‘My lord,’ she said, ‘I must ask one thing of you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She met my eyes full and square, and began to speak to me at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘My lord,’ she said, ‘I must ask one thing of you.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.”
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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 A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.
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From this reading ‘My lord,’ she said, ‘I must ask one thing of you.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She met my eyes full and square, and began to speak to me at once.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She met my eyes full and square, and began to speak to me at once.
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From this reading I must lay one more burden on you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.
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From this reading A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.
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From this reading I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.
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From this reading She met my eyes full and square, and began to speak to me at once.
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From this reading I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.
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From this reading She met my eyes full and square, and began to speak to me at once.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.
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From this reading A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.
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From this reading I must lay one more burden on you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.
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From this reading ‘My lord,’ she said, ‘I must ask one thing of you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.
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From this reading A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.
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From this reading She met my eyes full and square, and began to speak to me at once.
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From this reading I must lay one more burden on you.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘My lord,’ she said, ‘I must ask one thing of you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She met my eyes full and square, and began to speak to me at once.
not one, and not any
From this reading I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I must lay one more burden on you.
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From this reading She met my eyes full and square, and began to speak to me at once.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘My lord,’ she said, ‘I must ask one thing of you.
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From this reading ‘My lord,’ she said, ‘I must ask one thing of you.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.
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From this reading I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.
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From this reading She met my eyes full and square, and began to speak to me at once.
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From this reading She met my eyes full and square, and began to speak to me at once.
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From this reading A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.
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From this reading I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘My lord,’ she said, ‘I must ask one thing of you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.
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From this reading A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.
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From this reading A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.
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From this reading A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘My lord,’ she said, ‘I must ask one thing of you.
