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Chapter XXII
The young man looked brightly amazed. “You want me now to ‘stay’?” “If I don’t immediately sail the Pococks will immediately come out. That’s what I mean,” said Strether, “by your mother’s ultimatum.” Chad showed a still livelier, but not an alarmed interest.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““If I don’t immediately sail the Pococks will immediately come out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The young man looked brightly amazed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““If I don’t immediately sail the Pococks will immediately come out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Chad showed a still livelier, but not an alarmed interest.”
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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 Chad showed a still livelier, but not an alarmed interest.
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From this reading Chad showed a still livelier, but not an alarmed interest.
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From this reading The young man looked brightly amazed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Chad showed a still livelier, but not an alarmed interest.
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From this reading The young man looked brightly amazed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Chad showed a still livelier, but not an alarmed interest.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That’s what I mean,” said Strether, “by your mother’s ultimatum.”
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From this reading Chad showed a still livelier, but not an alarmed interest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I don’t immediately sail the Pococks will immediately come out.
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From this reading “If I don’t immediately sail the Pococks will immediately come out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If I don’t immediately sail the Pococks will immediately come out.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If I don’t immediately sail the Pococks will immediately come out.
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From this reading “If I don’t immediately sail the Pococks will immediately come out.
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From this reading Chad showed a still livelier, but not an alarmed interest.
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From this reading Chad showed a still livelier, but not an alarmed interest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man looked brightly amazed.
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From this reading The young man looked brightly amazed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You want me now to ‘stay’?”
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From this reading That’s what I mean,” said Strether, “by your mother’s ultimatum.”
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From this reading That’s what I mean,” said Strether, “by your mother’s ultimatum.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Chad showed a still livelier, but not an alarmed interest.
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From this reading “You want me now to ‘stay’?”
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From this reading “If I don’t immediately sail the Pococks will immediately come out.
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From this reading “If I don’t immediately sail the Pococks will immediately come out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s what I mean,” said Strether, “by your mother’s ultimatum.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I don’t immediately sail the Pococks will immediately come out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chad showed a still livelier, but not an alarmed interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You want me now to ‘stay’?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chad showed a still livelier, but not an alarmed interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s what I mean,” said Strether, “by your mother’s ultimatum.”
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From this reading That’s what I mean,” said Strether, “by your mother’s ultimatum.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young man looked brightly amazed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You want me now to ‘stay’?”
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From this reading That’s what I mean,” said Strether, “by your mother’s ultimatum.”
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From this reading “You want me now to ‘stay’?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That’s what I mean,” said Strether, “by your mother’s ultimatum.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “If I don’t immediately sail the Pococks will immediately come out.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You want me now to ‘stay’?”
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From this reading The young man looked brightly amazed.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That’s what I mean,” said Strether, “by your mother’s ultimatum.”
