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Chapter IV
"You wouldn’t resent it if what I say wasn’t true. You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way. If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done. You’d no longer be a fit companion for Harry. It’s him I’m thinking about.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It’s him I’m thinking about.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s him I’m thinking about.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.”
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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 You’d no longer be a fit companion for Harry.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It’s him I’m thinking about.
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From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.
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From this reading You’d no longer be a fit companion for Harry.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
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From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
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From this reading You’d no longer be a fit companion for Harry.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
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From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
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From this reading You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.
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From this reading You’d no longer be a fit companion for Harry.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It’s him I’m thinking about.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You wouldn’t resent it if what I say wasn’t true.
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From this reading It’s him I’m thinking about.
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From this reading You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You wouldn’t resent it if what I say wasn’t true.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You wouldn’t resent it if what I say wasn’t true.
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From this reading It’s him I’m thinking about.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.
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From this reading You’d no longer be a fit companion for Harry.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.
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From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
not any; not one
From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.
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From this reading You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.
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From this reading "You wouldn’t resent it if what I say wasn’t true.
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From this reading "You wouldn’t resent it if what I say wasn’t true.
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From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s him I’m thinking about.
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From this reading "You wouldn’t resent it if what I say wasn’t true.
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From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
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From this reading "You wouldn’t resent it if what I say wasn’t true.
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From this reading You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "You wouldn’t resent it if what I say wasn’t true.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
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From this reading "You wouldn’t resent it if what I say wasn’t true.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You wouldn’t resent it if what I say wasn’t true.
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From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
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From this reading You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.
