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Chapter XXIV
"Never morning wore To evening, but some heart did break." --_In Memoriam._ "DID _he_--I mean did _you_--ever--; Dulce, will you be very angry with me if I ask you a question?" "No. But I hope it won't be a disagreeable one," says Dulce, glancing at him cautiously. "That is just as you may look at it," says Roger. "But I suppose I may say it--after all, we are like brother and sister are we not?"
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later than; following
From this reading “"But I suppose I may say it--after all, we are like brother and sister are we not?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “--_In Memoriam._ "DID _he_--I mean did _you_--ever--; Dulce, will you be very angry with me if I ask you a question?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That is just as you may look at it," says Roger.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"That is just as you may look at it," says Roger.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Never morning wore To evening, but some heart did break."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Never morning wore To evening, but some heart did break."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"No. But I hope it won't be a disagreeable one," says Dulce, glancing at him cautiously.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “--_In Memoriam._ "DID _he_--I mean did _you_--ever--; Dulce, will you be very angry with me if I ask you a question?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"But I suppose I may say it--after all, we are like brother and sister are we not?"”
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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 --_In Memoriam._ "DID _he_--I mean did _you_--ever--; Dulce, will you be very angry with me if I ask you a question?"
later than; following
From this reading "But I suppose I may say it--after all, we are like brother and sister are we not?"
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From this reading "But I suppose I may say it--after all, we are like brother and sister are we not?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But I suppose I may say it--after all, we are like brother and sister are we not?"
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From this reading --_In Memoriam._ "DID _he_--I mean did _you_--ever--; Dulce, will you be very angry with me if I ask you a question?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But I suppose I may say it--after all, we are like brother and sister are we not?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That is just as you may look at it," says Roger.
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From this reading --_In Memoriam._ "DID _he_--I mean did _you_--ever--; Dulce, will you be very angry with me if I ask you a question?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "No. But I hope it won't be a disagreeable one," says Dulce, glancing at him cautiously.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading --_In Memoriam._ "DID _he_--I mean did _you_--ever--; Dulce, will you be very angry with me if I ask you a question?"
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From this reading "Never morning wore To evening, but some heart did break."
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From this reading "But I suppose I may say it--after all, we are like brother and sister are we not?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Never morning wore To evening, but some heart did break."
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From this reading "No. But I hope it won't be a disagreeable one," says Dulce, glancing at him cautiously.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Never morning wore To evening, but some heart did break."
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From this reading "No. But I hope it won't be a disagreeable one," says Dulce, glancing at him cautiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_In Memoriam._ "DID _he_--I mean did _you_--ever--; Dulce, will you be very angry with me if I ask you a question?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Never morning wore To evening, but some heart did break."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_In Memoriam._ "DID _he_--I mean did _you_--ever--; Dulce, will you be very angry with me if I ask you a question?"
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From this reading "No. But I hope it won't be a disagreeable one," says Dulce, glancing at him cautiously.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading --_In Memoriam._ "DID _he_--I mean did _you_--ever--; Dulce, will you be very angry with me if I ask you a question?"
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From this reading "Never morning wore To evening, but some heart did break."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No. But I hope it won't be a disagreeable one," says Dulce, glancing at him cautiously.
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From this reading "No. But I hope it won't be a disagreeable one," says Dulce, glancing at him cautiously.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading --_In Memoriam._ "DID _he_--I mean did _you_--ever--; Dulce, will you be very angry with me if I ask you a question?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading --_In Memoriam._ "DID _he_--I mean did _you_--ever--; Dulce, will you be very angry with me if I ask you a question?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --_In Memoriam._ "DID _he_--I mean did _you_--ever--; Dulce, will you be very angry with me if I ask you a question?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is just as you may look at it," says Roger.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No. But I hope it won't be a disagreeable one," says Dulce, glancing at him cautiously.
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From this reading "That is just as you may look at it," says Roger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I suppose I may say it--after all, we are like brother and sister are we not?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That is just as you may look at it," says Roger.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "That is just as you may look at it," says Roger.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading --_In Memoriam._ "DID _he_--I mean did _you_--ever--; Dulce, will you be very angry with me if I ask you a question?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_In Memoriam._ "DID _he_--I mean did _you_--ever--; Dulce, will you be very angry with me if I ask you a question?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_In Memoriam._ "DID _he_--I mean did _you_--ever--; Dulce, will you be very angry with me if I ask you a question?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never morning wore To evening, but some heart did break."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never morning wore To evening, but some heart did break."
not any; not one
From this reading "No. But I hope it won't be a disagreeable one," says Dulce, glancing at him cautiously.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But I suppose I may say it--after all, we are like brother and sister are we not?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "No. But I hope it won't be a disagreeable one," says Dulce, glancing at him cautiously.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading --_In Memoriam._ "DID _he_--I mean did _you_--ever--; Dulce, will you be very angry with me if I ask you a question?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That is just as you may look at it," says Roger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I suppose I may say it--after all, we are like brother and sister are we not?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No. But I hope it won't be a disagreeable one," says Dulce, glancing at him cautiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I suppose I may say it--after all, we are like brother and sister are we not?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Never morning wore To evening, but some heart did break."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "But I suppose I may say it--after all, we are like brother and sister are we not?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is just as you may look at it," says Roger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Never morning wore To evening, but some heart did break."
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From this reading --_In Memoriam._ "DID _he_--I mean did _you_--ever--; Dulce, will you be very angry with me if I ask you a question?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "But I suppose I may say it--after all, we are like brother and sister are we not?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading --_In Memoriam._ "DID _he_--I mean did _you_--ever--; Dulce, will you be very angry with me if I ask you a question?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading --_In Memoriam._ "DID _he_--I mean did _you_--ever--; Dulce, will you be very angry with me if I ask you a question?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No. But I hope it won't be a disagreeable one," says Dulce, glancing at him cautiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Never morning wore To evening, but some heart did break."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading --_In Memoriam._ "DID _he_--I mean did _you_--ever--; Dulce, will you be very angry with me if I ask you a question?"
