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Chapter XIII
"She had a hand in it herself," I persisted; "though it may have been without evil intent. No man ever carried that thing through without feminine help. To this opinion I shall stick, much as this girl draws upon my sympathies." "I shall not try to persuade you to the contrary. But the point is to find out how much help, and to whom it was given."
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"She had a hand in it herself," I persisted; "though it may have been without evil intent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No man ever carried that thing through without feminine help.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She had a hand in it herself," I persisted; "though it may have been without evil intent.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"She had a hand in it herself," I persisted; "though it may have been without evil intent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No man ever carried that thing through without feminine help.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"She had a hand in it herself," I persisted; "though it may have been without evil intent.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"She had a hand in it herself," I persisted; "though it may have been without evil intent.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “But the point is to find out how much help, and to whom it was given."”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “To this opinion I shall stick, much as this girl draws upon my sympathies."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No man ever carried that thing through without feminine help.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “"She had a hand in it herself," I persisted; "though it may have been without evil intent.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No man ever carried that thing through without feminine help.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “To this opinion I shall stick, much as this girl draws upon my sympathies."”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “"She had a hand in it herself," I persisted; "though it may have been without evil intent.”
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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 "She had a hand in it herself," I persisted; "though it may have been without evil intent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the point is to find out how much help, and to whom it was given."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To this opinion I shall stick, much as this girl draws upon my sympathies."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "She had a hand in it herself," I persisted; "though it may have been without evil intent.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the point is to find out how much help, and to whom it was given."
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From this reading No man ever carried that thing through without feminine help.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shall not try to persuade you to the contrary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To this opinion I shall stick, much as this girl draws upon my sympathies."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No man ever carried that thing through without feminine help.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She had a hand in it herself," I persisted; "though it may have been without evil intent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No man ever carried that thing through without feminine help.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the point is to find out how much help, and to whom it was given."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To this opinion I shall stick, much as this girl draws upon my sympathies."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the point is to find out how much help, and to whom it was given."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "She had a hand in it herself," I persisted; "though it may have been without evil intent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She had a hand in it herself," I persisted; "though it may have been without evil intent.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "She had a hand in it herself," I persisted; "though it may have been without evil intent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No man ever carried that thing through without feminine help.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "She had a hand in it herself," I persisted; "though it may have been without evil intent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the point is to find out how much help, and to whom it was given."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "She had a hand in it herself," I persisted; "though it may have been without evil intent.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "She had a hand in it herself," I persisted; "though it may have been without evil intent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She had a hand in it herself," I persisted; "though it may have been without evil intent.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the point is to find out how much help, and to whom it was given."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "She had a hand in it herself," I persisted; "though it may have been without evil intent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No man ever carried that thing through without feminine help.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "She had a hand in it herself," I persisted; "though it may have been without evil intent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To this opinion I shall stick, much as this girl draws upon my sympathies."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To this opinion I shall stick, much as this girl draws upon my sympathies."
not any; not one
From this reading No man ever carried that thing through without feminine help.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I shall not try to persuade you to the contrary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To this opinion I shall stick, much as this girl draws upon my sympathies."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the point is to find out how much help, and to whom it was given."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She had a hand in it herself," I persisted; "though it may have been without evil intent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shall not try to persuade you to the contrary.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading But the point is to find out how much help, and to whom it was given."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading To this opinion I shall stick, much as this girl draws upon my sympathies."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She had a hand in it herself," I persisted; "though it may have been without evil intent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To this opinion I shall stick, much as this girl draws upon my sympathies."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To this opinion I shall stick, much as this girl draws upon my sympathies."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No man ever carried that thing through without feminine help.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I shall not try to persuade you to the contrary.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No man ever carried that thing through without feminine help.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this opinion I shall stick, much as this girl draws upon my sympathies."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "She had a hand in it herself," I persisted; "though it may have been without evil intent.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No man ever carried that thing through without feminine help.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To this opinion I shall stick, much as this girl draws upon my sympathies."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shall not try to persuade you to the contrary.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading To this opinion I shall stick, much as this girl draws upon my sympathies."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the point is to find out how much help, and to whom it was given."
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the point is to find out how much help, and to whom it was given."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "She had a hand in it herself," I persisted; "though it may have been without evil intent.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I shall not try to persuade you to the contrary.
