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He stopped short. “Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it. I don’t literally need the big turquoise in my neck-tie; which incidentally means, by the way, that if you should admire it you’re quite welcome to it. Such words--that’s my point--are like such jewels: the pride, you see, of one’s heart. They’re mere vanity, but they help along.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “They’re mere vanity, but they help along.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They’re mere vanity, but they help along.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “Such words--that’s my point--are like such jewels: the pride, you see, of one’s heart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t literally need the big turquoise in my neck-tie; which incidentally means, by the way, that if you should admire it you’re quite welcome to it.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “He stopped short.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He stopped short.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading ““Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.”
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From this reading I don’t literally need the big turquoise in my neck-tie; which incidentally means, by the way, that if you should admire it you’re quite welcome to it.
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From this reading “Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They’re mere vanity, but they help along.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such words--that’s my point--are like such jewels: the pride, you see, of one’s heart.
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From this reading I don’t literally need the big turquoise in my neck-tie; which incidentally means, by the way, that if you should admire it you’re quite welcome to it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They’re mere vanity, but they help along.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I don’t literally need the big turquoise in my neck-tie; which incidentally means, by the way, that if you should admire it you’re quite welcome to it.
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From this reading “Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.
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From this reading I don’t literally need the big turquoise in my neck-tie; which incidentally means, by the way, that if you should admire it you’re quite welcome to it.
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From this reading “Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.
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From this reading “Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stopped short.
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From this reading Such words--that’s my point--are like such jewels: the pride, you see, of one’s heart.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They’re mere vanity, but they help along.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.
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From this reading “Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I don’t literally need the big turquoise in my neck-tie; which incidentally means, by the way, that if you should admire it you’re quite welcome to it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.
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From this reading I don’t literally need the big turquoise in my neck-tie; which incidentally means, by the way, that if you should admire it you’re quite welcome to it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.
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From this reading Such words--that’s my point--are like such jewels: the pride, you see, of one’s heart.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.
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From this reading Such words--that’s my point--are like such jewels: the pride, you see, of one’s heart.
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From this reading “Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.
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From this reading “Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.
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From this reading I don’t literally need the big turquoise in my neck-tie; which incidentally means, by the way, that if you should admire it you’re quite welcome to it.
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From this reading They’re mere vanity, but they help along.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I don’t literally need the big turquoise in my neck-tie; which incidentally means, by the way, that if you should admire it you’re quite welcome to it.
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From this reading I don’t literally need the big turquoise in my neck-tie; which incidentally means, by the way, that if you should admire it you’re quite welcome to it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.
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From this reading Such words--that’s my point--are like such jewels: the pride, you see, of one’s heart.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Such words--that’s my point--are like such jewels: the pride, you see, of one’s heart.
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From this reading “Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.
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From this reading Such words--that’s my point--are like such jewels: the pride, you see, of one’s heart.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t literally need the big turquoise in my neck-tie; which incidentally means, by the way, that if you should admire it you’re quite welcome to it.
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From this reading Such words--that’s my point--are like such jewels: the pride, you see, of one’s heart.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He stopped short.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I don’t literally need the big turquoise in my neck-tie; which incidentally means, by the way, that if you should admire it you’re quite welcome to it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stopped short.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such words--that’s my point--are like such jewels: the pride, you see, of one’s heart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.
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From this reading “Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They’re mere vanity, but they help along.
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From this reading They’re mere vanity, but they help along.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don’t literally need the big turquoise in my neck-tie; which incidentally means, by the way, that if you should admire it you’re quite welcome to it.
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From this reading I don’t literally need the big turquoise in my neck-tie; which incidentally means, by the way, that if you should admire it you’re quite welcome to it.
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From this reading They’re mere vanity, but they help along.
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From this reading “Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.
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From this reading I don’t literally need the big turquoise in my neck-tie; which incidentally means, by the way, that if you should admire it you’re quite welcome to it.
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From this reading I don’t literally need the big turquoise in my neck-tie; which incidentally means, by the way, that if you should admire it you’re quite welcome to it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I don’t literally need the big turquoise in my neck-tie; which incidentally means, by the way, that if you should admire it you’re quite welcome to it.
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From this reading “Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.
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From this reading “Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah that’s what I wanted from you in so many clear-cut golden words--though I won’t in the least of course pretend that I’ve felt I literally need it.
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From this reading I don’t literally need the big turquoise in my neck-tie; which incidentally means, by the way, that if you should admire it you’re quite welcome to it.
