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Chapter IV
"Romance," he said after a moment or two, "is all well enough. But real life is stranger than fiction." "Not in the British Isles," she said with decision. "It _is_ tea and curates and kennels and stables--as our writers depict it." "No, you are mistaken!
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later than; following
From this reading “"Romance," he said after a moment or two, "is all well enough.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But real life is stranger than fiction."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Romance," he said after a moment or two, "is all well enough.”
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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 "Romance," he said after a moment or two, "is all well enough.
later than; following
From this reading "Romance," he said after a moment or two, "is all well enough.
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From this reading "Romance," he said after a moment or two, "is all well enough.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It _is_ tea and curates and kennels and stables--as our writers depict it."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "No, you are mistaken!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It _is_ tea and curates and kennels and stables--as our writers depict it."
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From this reading "Not in the British Isles," she said with decision.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But real life is stranger than fiction."
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From this reading "It _is_ tea and curates and kennels and stables--as our writers depict it."
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From this reading "Not in the British Isles," she said with decision.
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From this reading "It _is_ tea and curates and kennels and stables--as our writers depict it."
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From this reading "Romance," he said after a moment or two, "is all well enough.
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From this reading But real life is stranger than fiction."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Romance," he said after a moment or two, "is all well enough.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Not in the British Isles," she said with decision.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Romance," he said after a moment or two, "is all well enough.
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From this reading "Not in the British Isles," she said with decision.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It _is_ tea and curates and kennels and stables--as our writers depict it."
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From this reading "It _is_ tea and curates and kennels and stables--as our writers depict it."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But real life is stranger than fiction."
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From this reading "No, you are mistaken!
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From this reading "Romance," he said after a moment or two, "is all well enough.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, you are mistaken!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not in the British Isles," she said with decision.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Romance," he said after a moment or two, "is all well enough.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "It _is_ tea and curates and kennels and stables--as our writers depict it."
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From this reading But real life is stranger than fiction."
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From this reading "Romance," he said after a moment or two, "is all well enough.
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From this reading "Romance," he said after a moment or two, "is all well enough.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Not in the British Isles," she said with decision.
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From this reading "It _is_ tea and curates and kennels and stables--as our writers depict it."
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From this reading But real life is stranger than fiction."
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From this reading "It _is_ tea and curates and kennels and stables--as our writers depict it."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But real life is stranger than fiction."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Not in the British Isles," she said with decision.
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From this reading "Romance," he said after a moment or two, "is all well enough.
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From this reading "Romance," he said after a moment or two, "is all well enough.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Not in the British Isles," she said with decision.
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From this reading "It _is_ tea and curates and kennels and stables--as our writers depict it."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No, you are mistaken!
