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Chapter XXIV
Watching her, she thought, “God willing, I shall never turn into such a grubby old woman. I shall care for myself to the very end. I shall die, handsomely dressed, with my hair in perfect order and with my corsets on. She is a Levantine after all. She might be an old woman with a fruit stand in the shadow of Brooklyn Bridge.”
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later than; following
From this reading “She is a Levantine after all.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “She might be an old woman with a fruit stand in the shadow of Brooklyn Bridge.””
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I shall care for myself to the very end.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Watching her, she thought, “God willing, I shall never turn into such a grubby old woman.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall die, handsomely dressed, with my hair in perfect order and with my corsets on.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “She might be an old woman with a fruit stand in the shadow of Brooklyn Bridge.””
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Watching her, she thought, “God willing, I shall never turn into such a grubby old woman.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She might be an old woman with a fruit stand in the shadow of Brooklyn Bridge.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Watching her, she thought, “God willing, I shall never turn into such a grubby old woman.”
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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 Watching her, she thought, “God willing, I shall never turn into such a grubby old woman.
later than; following
From this reading She is a Levantine after all.
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From this reading She is a Levantine after all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She might be an old woman with a fruit stand in the shadow of Brooklyn Bridge.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I shall die, handsomely dressed, with my hair in perfect order and with my corsets on.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She might be an old woman with a fruit stand in the shadow of Brooklyn Bridge.”
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From this reading She might be an old woman with a fruit stand in the shadow of Brooklyn Bridge.”
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From this reading She might be an old woman with a fruit stand in the shadow of Brooklyn Bridge.”
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From this reading I shall care for myself to the very end.
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From this reading I shall die, handsomely dressed, with my hair in perfect order and with my corsets on.
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From this reading I shall die, handsomely dressed, with my hair in perfect order and with my corsets on.
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From this reading I shall die, handsomely dressed, with my hair in perfect order and with my corsets on.
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From this reading I shall care for myself to the very end.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I shall care for myself to the very end.
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From this reading She might be an old woman with a fruit stand in the shadow of Brooklyn Bridge.”
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From this reading Watching her, she thought, “God willing, I shall never turn into such a grubby old woman.
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From this reading Watching her, she thought, “God willing, I shall never turn into such a grubby old woman.
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From this reading I shall die, handsomely dressed, with my hair in perfect order and with my corsets on.
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From this reading I shall die, handsomely dressed, with my hair in perfect order and with my corsets on.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Watching her, she thought, “God willing, I shall never turn into such a grubby old woman.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Watching her, she thought, “God willing, I shall never turn into such a grubby old woman.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I shall die, handsomely dressed, with my hair in perfect order and with my corsets on.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Watching her, she thought, “God willing, I shall never turn into such a grubby old woman.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is a Levantine after all.
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From this reading She is a Levantine after all.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She might be an old woman with a fruit stand in the shadow of Brooklyn Bridge.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I shall die, handsomely dressed, with my hair in perfect order and with my corsets on.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I shall care for myself to the very end.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Watching her, she thought, “God willing, I shall never turn into such a grubby old woman.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She might be an old woman with a fruit stand in the shadow of Brooklyn Bridge.”
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From this reading Watching her, she thought, “God willing, I shall never turn into such a grubby old woman.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I shall die, handsomely dressed, with my hair in perfect order and with my corsets on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall die, handsomely dressed, with my hair in perfect order and with my corsets on.
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From this reading I shall die, handsomely dressed, with my hair in perfect order and with my corsets on.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading She might be an old woman with a fruit stand in the shadow of Brooklyn Bridge.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Watching her, she thought, “God willing, I shall never turn into such a grubby old woman.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Watching her, she thought, “God willing, I shall never turn into such a grubby old woman.
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From this reading She might be an old woman with a fruit stand in the shadow of Brooklyn Bridge.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Watching her, she thought, “God willing, I shall never turn into such a grubby old woman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I shall care for myself to the very end.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Watching her, she thought, “God willing, I shall never turn into such a grubby old woman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I shall care for myself to the very end.
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From this reading Watching her, she thought, “God willing, I shall never turn into such a grubby old woman.
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From this reading I shall care for myself to the very end.
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From this reading Watching her, she thought, “God willing, I shall never turn into such a grubby old woman.
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From this reading Watching her, she thought, “God willing, I shall never turn into such a grubby old woman.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I shall die, handsomely dressed, with my hair in perfect order and with my corsets on.
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From this reading Watching her, she thought, “God willing, I shall never turn into such a grubby old woman.
