Chapter XVI
She laughed. “Too much luxury.... I feel at times like a kept woman. Wolff had it for his mistress.... I’m sure he did.”
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Chapter XVI
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She
laughed.
“Too
much
luxury....
I
feel
at
times
like
a
kept
woman.
Wolff
had
it
for
his
mistress....
I’m
sure
he
did.”
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Line 1
She
laughed.
Line 2
“Too
much
luxury....
Line 3
I
feel
at
times
like
a
kept
woman.
Line 4
Wolff
had
it
for
his
mistress....
Line 5
I’m
sure
he
did.”
Learner Dictionary
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Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m sure he did.””
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I feel at times like a kept woman.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I feel at times like a kept woman.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I’m sure he did.”
feel
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From this reading I feel at times like a kept woman.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wolff had it for his mistress....
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wolff had it for his mistress....
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I’m sure he did.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wolff had it for his mistress....
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I feel at times like a kept woman.
I'm
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From this reading I’m sure he did.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Wolff had it for his mistress....
kept
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From this reading I feel at times like a kept woman.
laughed
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From this reading She laughed.
like
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From this reading I feel at times like a kept woman.
luxury
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From this reading “Too much luxury....
mistress
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From this reading Wolff had it for his mistress....
much
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From this reading “Too much luxury....
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She laughed.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’m sure he did.”
times
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From this reading I feel at times like a kept woman.
Too
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From this reading “Too much luxury....
Wolff
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From this reading Wolff had it for his mistress....
woman
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From this reading I feel at times like a kept woman.