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Chapter XIII
“There’s nothing in those things that need overwhelm you. It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine. There IS mine at all events. I can’t help it. Accept it.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can’t help it.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““There’s nothing in those things that need overwhelm you.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““There’s nothing in those things that need overwhelm you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ““There’s nothing in those things that need overwhelm you.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.”
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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 It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
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From this reading Accept it.
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From this reading There IS mine at all events.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
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From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There IS mine at all events.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
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From this reading I can’t help it.
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From this reading There IS mine at all events.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
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From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
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From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can’t help it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can’t help it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There’s nothing in those things that need overwhelm you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There IS mine at all events.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
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From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There’s nothing in those things that need overwhelm you.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There’s nothing in those things that need overwhelm you.
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From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
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From this reading “There’s nothing in those things that need overwhelm you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “There’s nothing in those things that need overwhelm you.
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From this reading There IS mine at all events.
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From this reading “There’s nothing in those things that need overwhelm you.
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From this reading “There’s nothing in those things that need overwhelm you.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “There’s nothing in those things that need overwhelm you.
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From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There’s nothing in those things that need overwhelm you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
