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Chapter III
"Forget her," I argued. "She is worthless and vain; why make yourself miserable?" "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression. "She is Circe indeed, and she had her foot upon my neck. But it is all over," he added bitterly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it is all over," he added bitterly.”
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading “But it is all over," he added bitterly.”
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading “"Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She is Circe indeed, and she had her foot upon my neck.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She is worthless and vain; why make yourself miserable?"”
above and across; more than
From this reading “But it is all over," he added bitterly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"She is Circe indeed, and she had her foot upon my neck.”
during the time that
From this reading “"Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"She is worthless and vain; why make yourself miserable?"”
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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 "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it is all over," he added bitterly.
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From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
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From this reading But it is all over," he added bitterly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She is worthless and vain; why make yourself miserable?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
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From this reading "Forget her," I argued.
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From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
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From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading But it is all over," he added bitterly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it is all over," he added bitterly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
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From this reading "She is Circe indeed, and she had her foot upon my neck.
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
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From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
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From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She is Circe indeed, and she had her foot upon my neck.
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From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
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From this reading "Forget her," I argued.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "She is Circe indeed, and she had her foot upon my neck.
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From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Forget her," I argued.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Forget her," I argued.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
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From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
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From this reading "She is Circe indeed, and she had her foot upon my neck.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She is worthless and vain; why make yourself miserable?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it is all over," he added bitterly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She is worthless and vain; why make yourself miserable?"
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From this reading "She is worthless and vain; why make yourself miserable?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
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From this reading "She is Circe indeed, and she had her foot upon my neck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
above and across; more than
From this reading But it is all over," he added bitterly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She is worthless and vain; why make yourself miserable?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "She is Circe indeed, and she had her foot upon my neck.
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From this reading "She is worthless and vain; why make yourself miserable?"
during the time that
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She is worthless and vain; why make yourself miserable?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She is worthless and vain; why make yourself miserable?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "She is worthless and vain; why make yourself miserable?"
