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Chapter XII
“Ah then you’re speaking now,” Strether said, “of people who are _not_ nice.” “I delight,” she replied, “in your classifications. But do you want me,” she asked, “to give you in the matter, on this ground, the wisest advice I’m capable of? Don’t consider her, don’t judge her at all in herself. Consider her and judge her only in Chad.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But do you want me,” she asked, “to give you in the matter, on this ground, the wisest advice I’m capable of?”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Don’t consider her, don’t judge her at all in herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I delight,” she replied, “in your classifications.”
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From this reading But do you want me,” she asked, “to give you in the matter, on this ground, the wisest advice I’m capable of?
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From this reading “Ah then you’re speaking now,” Strether said, “of people who are _not_ nice.”
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From this reading Don’t consider her, don’t judge her at all in herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Consider her and judge her only in Chad.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Ah then you’re speaking now,” Strether said, “of people who are _not_ nice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But do you want me,” she asked, “to give you in the matter, on this ground, the wisest advice I’m capable of?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Don’t consider her, don’t judge her at all in herself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But do you want me,” she asked, “to give you in the matter, on this ground, the wisest advice I’m capable of?
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From this reading But do you want me,” she asked, “to give you in the matter, on this ground, the wisest advice I’m capable of?
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From this reading Consider her and judge her only in Chad.”
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From this reading “I delight,” she replied, “in your classifications.
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From this reading Don’t consider her, don’t judge her at all in herself.
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From this reading “I delight,” she replied, “in your classifications.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But do you want me,” she asked, “to give you in the matter, on this ground, the wisest advice I’m capable of?
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From this reading Don’t consider her, don’t judge her at all in herself.
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From this reading But do you want me,” she asked, “to give you in the matter, on this ground, the wisest advice I’m capable of?
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From this reading But do you want me,” she asked, “to give you in the matter, on this ground, the wisest advice I’m capable of?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Don’t consider her, don’t judge her at all in herself.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Don’t consider her, don’t judge her at all in herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I delight,” she replied, “in your classifications.
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From this reading But do you want me,” she asked, “to give you in the matter, on this ground, the wisest advice I’m capable of?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I delight,” she replied, “in your classifications.
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From this reading Don’t consider her, don’t judge her at all in herself.
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From this reading But do you want me,” she asked, “to give you in the matter, on this ground, the wisest advice I’m capable of?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But do you want me,” she asked, “to give you in the matter, on this ground, the wisest advice I’m capable of?
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From this reading “Ah then you’re speaking now,” Strether said, “of people who are _not_ nice.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Ah then you’re speaking now,” Strether said, “of people who are _not_ nice.”
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From this reading “Ah then you’re speaking now,” Strether said, “of people who are _not_ nice.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Ah then you’re speaking now,” Strether said, “of people who are _not_ nice.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But do you want me,” she asked, “to give you in the matter, on this ground, the wisest advice I’m capable of?
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From this reading Consider her and judge her only in Chad.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah then you’re speaking now,” Strether said, “of people who are _not_ nice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I delight,” she replied, “in your classifications.
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From this reading “Ah then you’re speaking now,” Strether said, “of people who are _not_ nice.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I delight,” she replied, “in your classifications.
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From this reading “Ah then you’re speaking now,” Strether said, “of people who are _not_ nice.”
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From this reading “Ah then you’re speaking now,” Strether said, “of people who are _not_ nice.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But do you want me,” she asked, “to give you in the matter, on this ground, the wisest advice I’m capable of?
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From this reading “Ah then you’re speaking now,” Strether said, “of people who are _not_ nice.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But do you want me,” she asked, “to give you in the matter, on this ground, the wisest advice I’m capable of?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But do you want me,” she asked, “to give you in the matter, on this ground, the wisest advice I’m capable of?
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From this reading But do you want me,” she asked, “to give you in the matter, on this ground, the wisest advice I’m capable of?
which person or people
From this reading “Ah then you’re speaking now,” Strether said, “of people who are _not_ nice.”
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From this reading But do you want me,” she asked, “to give you in the matter, on this ground, the wisest advice I’m capable of?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But do you want me,” she asked, “to give you in the matter, on this ground, the wisest advice I’m capable of?
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From this reading “Ah then you’re speaking now,” Strether said, “of people who are _not_ nice.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I delight,” she replied, “in your classifications.
