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Chapter IX
When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task. I asked myself whether I understood Barbara's character, and the answer seemed clear. I had not studied it; I did not understand it. She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life. In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked myself whether I understood Barbara's character, and the answer seemed clear.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked myself whether I understood Barbara's character, and the answer seemed clear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had not studied it; I did not understand it.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “I asked myself whether I understood Barbara's character, and the answer seemed clear.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.”
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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 She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task.
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From this reading When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task.
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From this reading I asked myself whether I understood Barbara's character, and the answer seemed clear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked myself whether I understood Barbara's character, and the answer seemed clear.
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From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
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From this reading When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task.
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From this reading I asked myself whether I understood Barbara's character, and the answer seemed clear.
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From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
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From this reading I asked myself whether I understood Barbara's character, and the answer seemed clear.
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From this reading I asked myself whether I understood Barbara's character, and the answer seemed clear.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I had not studied it; I did not understand it.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
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From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
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From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had not studied it; I did not understand it.
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From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
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From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
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From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
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From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
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From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
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From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task.
not any; not one
From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had not studied it; I did not understand it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
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From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
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From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
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From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked myself whether I understood Barbara's character, and the answer seemed clear.
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From this reading When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
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From this reading I had not studied it; I did not understand it.
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From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
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From this reading When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I asked myself whether I understood Barbara's character, and the answer seemed clear.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task.
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From this reading When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had not studied it; I did not understand it.
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From this reading I asked myself whether I understood Barbara's character, and the answer seemed clear.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
at the time that
From this reading When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I asked myself whether I understood Barbara's character, and the answer seemed clear.
which person or people
From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
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From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
