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Chapter V
“You might do a few things that _I_ like,” I said with a sigh. “Oh, you--I don’t believe you!” she murmured at this, looking at me with her simple solemnity. “Why don’t you believe me?” “Because I don’t understand you.” “That is just the sort of occasion to have faith.”
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for the reason that
From this reading ““Because I don’t understand you.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, you--I don’t believe you!” she murmured at this, looking at me with her simple solemnity.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““That is just the sort of occasion to have faith.””
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““You might do a few things that _I_ like,” I said with a sigh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Because I don’t understand you.””
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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 “You might do a few things that _I_ like,” I said with a sigh.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Oh, you--I don’t believe you!” she murmured at this, looking at me with her simple solemnity.
for the reason that
From this reading “Because I don’t understand you.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Oh, you--I don’t believe you!” she murmured at this, looking at me with her simple solemnity.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You might do a few things that _I_ like,” I said with a sigh.
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From this reading “Oh, you--I don’t believe you!” she murmured at this, looking at me with her simple solemnity.
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From this reading “That is just the sort of occasion to have faith.”
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From this reading “You might do a few things that _I_ like,” I said with a sigh.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That is just the sort of occasion to have faith.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, you--I don’t believe you!” she murmured at this, looking at me with her simple solemnity.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You might do a few things that _I_ like,” I said with a sigh.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is just the sort of occasion to have faith.”
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From this reading “That is just the sort of occasion to have faith.”
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From this reading “You might do a few things that _I_ like,” I said with a sigh.
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From this reading “Oh, you--I don’t believe you!” she murmured at this, looking at me with her simple solemnity.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, you--I don’t believe you!” she murmured at this, looking at me with her simple solemnity.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “You might do a few things that _I_ like,” I said with a sigh.
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From this reading “Oh, you--I don’t believe you!” she murmured at this, looking at me with her simple solemnity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That is just the sort of occasion to have faith.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “That is just the sort of occasion to have faith.”
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From this reading “Oh, you--I don’t believe you!” she murmured at this, looking at me with her simple solemnity.
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From this reading “You might do a few things that _I_ like,” I said with a sigh.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, you--I don’t believe you!” she murmured at this, looking at me with her simple solemnity.
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From this reading “You might do a few things that _I_ like,” I said with a sigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, you--I don’t believe you!” she murmured at this, looking at me with her simple solemnity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, you--I don’t believe you!” she murmured at this, looking at me with her simple solemnity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That is just the sort of occasion to have faith.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You might do a few things that _I_ like,” I said with a sigh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That is just the sort of occasion to have faith.”
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From this reading “You might do a few things that _I_ like,” I said with a sigh.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Oh, you--I don’t believe you!” she murmured at this, looking at me with her simple solemnity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That is just the sort of occasion to have faith.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Because I don’t understand you.”
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From this reading “Why don’t you believe me?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You might do a few things that _I_ like,” I said with a sigh.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You might do a few things that _I_ like,” I said with a sigh.
