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Chapter XII
As she finished, flushed, proud, ashamed, but every inch a woman, I caught her hand in mine. The utter meanness and selfishness of my life burst upon me like a thunderbolt. "Oh, Ida," I cried, "how terribly you make me feel my own pettiness and egotism. You are cutting me to the heart like a knife. I cannot marry you; I dare not marry you; I must not marry you.
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feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading “As she finished, flushed, proud, ashamed, but every inch a woman, I caught her hand in mine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, Ida," I cried, "how terribly you make me feel my own pettiness and egotism.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “As she finished, flushed, proud, ashamed, but every inch a woman, I caught her hand in mine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As she finished, flushed, proud, ashamed, but every inch a woman, I caught her hand in mine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The utter meanness and selfishness of my life burst upon me like a thunderbolt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, Ida," I cried, "how terribly you make me feel my own pettiness and egotism.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “As she finished, flushed, proud, ashamed, but every inch a woman, I caught her hand in mine.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I cannot marry you; I dare not marry you; I must not marry you.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The utter meanness and selfishness of my life burst upon me like a thunderbolt.”
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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 As she finished, flushed, proud, ashamed, but every inch a woman, I caught her hand in mine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The utter meanness and selfishness of my life burst upon me like a thunderbolt.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are cutting me to the heart like a knife.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she finished, flushed, proud, ashamed, but every inch a woman, I caught her hand in mine.
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading As she finished, flushed, proud, ashamed, but every inch a woman, I caught her hand in mine.
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From this reading The utter meanness and selfishness of my life burst upon me like a thunderbolt.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As she finished, flushed, proud, ashamed, but every inch a woman, I caught her hand in mine.
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From this reading I cannot marry you; I dare not marry you; I must not marry you.
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From this reading As she finished, flushed, proud, ashamed, but every inch a woman, I caught her hand in mine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, Ida," I cried, "how terribly you make me feel my own pettiness and egotism.
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From this reading You are cutting me to the heart like a knife.
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From this reading I cannot marry you; I dare not marry you; I must not marry you.
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From this reading "Oh, Ida," I cried, "how terribly you make me feel my own pettiness and egotism.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading As she finished, flushed, proud, ashamed, but every inch a woman, I caught her hand in mine.
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From this reading "Oh, Ida," I cried, "how terribly you make me feel my own pettiness and egotism.
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From this reading As she finished, flushed, proud, ashamed, but every inch a woman, I caught her hand in mine.
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From this reading As she finished, flushed, proud, ashamed, but every inch a woman, I caught her hand in mine.
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From this reading As she finished, flushed, proud, ashamed, but every inch a woman, I caught her hand in mine.
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From this reading You are cutting me to the heart like a knife.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As she finished, flushed, proud, ashamed, but every inch a woman, I caught her hand in mine.
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From this reading "Oh, Ida," I cried, "how terribly you make me feel my own pettiness and egotism.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As she finished, flushed, proud, ashamed, but every inch a woman, I caught her hand in mine.
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From this reading "Oh, Ida," I cried, "how terribly you make me feel my own pettiness and egotism.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As she finished, flushed, proud, ashamed, but every inch a woman, I caught her hand in mine.
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From this reading As she finished, flushed, proud, ashamed, but every inch a woman, I caught her hand in mine.
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From this reading You are cutting me to the heart like a knife.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The utter meanness and selfishness of my life burst upon me like a thunderbolt.
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From this reading The utter meanness and selfishness of my life burst upon me like a thunderbolt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, Ida," I cried, "how terribly you make me feel my own pettiness and egotism.
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From this reading I cannot marry you; I dare not marry you; I must not marry you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The utter meanness and selfishness of my life burst upon me like a thunderbolt.
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From this reading The utter meanness and selfishness of my life burst upon me like a thunderbolt.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As she finished, flushed, proud, ashamed, but every inch a woman, I caught her hand in mine.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I cannot marry you; I dare not marry you; I must not marry you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The utter meanness and selfishness of my life burst upon me like a thunderbolt.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I cannot marry you; I dare not marry you; I must not marry you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The utter meanness and selfishness of my life burst upon me like a thunderbolt.
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From this reading "Oh, Ida," I cried, "how terribly you make me feel my own pettiness and egotism.
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From this reading "Oh, Ida," I cried, "how terribly you make me feel my own pettiness and egotism.
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From this reading "Oh, Ida," I cried, "how terribly you make me feel my own pettiness and egotism.
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From this reading As she finished, flushed, proud, ashamed, but every inch a woman, I caught her hand in mine.
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From this reading The utter meanness and selfishness of my life burst upon me like a thunderbolt.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she finished, flushed, proud, ashamed, but every inch a woman, I caught her hand in mine.
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From this reading "Oh, Ida," I cried, "how terribly you make me feel my own pettiness and egotism.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The utter meanness and selfishness of my life burst upon me like a thunderbolt.
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From this reading The utter meanness and selfishness of my life burst upon me like a thunderbolt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You are cutting me to the heart like a knife.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The utter meanness and selfishness of my life burst upon me like a thunderbolt.
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From this reading The utter meanness and selfishness of my life burst upon me like a thunderbolt.
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From this reading As she finished, flushed, proud, ashamed, but every inch a woman, I caught her hand in mine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, Ida," I cried, "how terribly you make me feel my own pettiness and egotism.
