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Chapter V
At this point Clarence, like a plumed knight, went to the defense of the damozel. “No, I wouldn’t say that. She seemed quite young and beautiful.” And then as if he had gone too far, he added mildly, “Of course, I don’t know her well.” “It’s better to avoid women like her,” rejoined the father.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And then as if he had gone too far, he added mildly, “Of course, I don’t know her well.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And then as if he had gone too far, he added mildly, “Of course, I don’t know her well.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And then as if he had gone too far, he added mildly, “Of course, I don’t know her well.””
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “At this point Clarence, like a plumed knight, went to the defense of the damozel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She seemed quite young and beautiful.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““It’s better to avoid women like her,” rejoined the father.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She seemed quite young and beautiful.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And then as if he had gone too far, he added mildly, “Of course, I don’t know her well.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At this point Clarence, like a plumed knight, went to the defense of the damozel.”
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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 At this point Clarence, like a plumed knight, went to the defense of the damozel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then as if he had gone too far, he added mildly, “Of course, I don’t know her well.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She seemed quite young and beautiful.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And then as if he had gone too far, he added mildly, “Of course, I don’t know her well.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this point Clarence, like a plumed knight, went to the defense of the damozel.
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From this reading “It’s better to avoid women like her,” rejoined the father.
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From this reading She seemed quite young and beautiful.”
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From this reading “It’s better to avoid women like her,” rejoined the father.
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From this reading At this point Clarence, like a plumed knight, went to the defense of the damozel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then as if he had gone too far, he added mildly, “Of course, I don’t know her well.”
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From this reading At this point Clarence, like a plumed knight, went to the defense of the damozel.
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From this reading At this point Clarence, like a plumed knight, went to the defense of the damozel.
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From this reading And then as if he had gone too far, he added mildly, “Of course, I don’t know her well.”
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From this reading And then as if he had gone too far, he added mildly, “Of course, I don’t know her well.”
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From this reading “It’s better to avoid women like her,” rejoined the father.
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From this reading And then as if he had gone too far, he added mildly, “Of course, I don’t know her well.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And then as if he had gone too far, he added mildly, “Of course, I don’t know her well.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then as if he had gone too far, he added mildly, “Of course, I don’t know her well.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And then as if he had gone too far, he added mildly, “Of course, I don’t know her well.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, I wouldn’t say that.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And then as if he had gone too far, he added mildly, “Of course, I don’t know her well.”
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From this reading “It’s better to avoid women like her,” rejoined the father.
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From this reading At this point Clarence, like a plumed knight, went to the defense of the damozel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then as if he had gone too far, he added mildly, “Of course, I don’t know her well.”
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From this reading At this point Clarence, like a plumed knight, went to the defense of the damozel.
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From this reading And then as if he had gone too far, he added mildly, “Of course, I don’t know her well.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I wouldn’t say that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At this point Clarence, like a plumed knight, went to the defense of the damozel.
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From this reading At this point Clarence, like a plumed knight, went to the defense of the damozel.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading At this point Clarence, like a plumed knight, went to the defense of the damozel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed quite young and beautiful.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It’s better to avoid women like her,” rejoined the father.
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From this reading “No, I wouldn’t say that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed quite young and beautiful.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She seemed quite young and beautiful.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “No, I wouldn’t say that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At this point Clarence, like a plumed knight, went to the defense of the damozel.
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From this reading And then as if he had gone too far, he added mildly, “Of course, I don’t know her well.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this point Clarence, like a plumed knight, went to the defense of the damozel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At this point Clarence, like a plumed knight, went to the defense of the damozel.
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From this reading And then as if he had gone too far, he added mildly, “Of course, I don’t know her well.”
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From this reading And then as if he had gone too far, he added mildly, “Of course, I don’t know her well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this point Clarence, like a plumed knight, went to the defense of the damozel.
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From this reading “It’s better to avoid women like her,” rejoined the father.
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From this reading “No, I wouldn’t say that.
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From this reading She seemed quite young and beautiful.”
