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Chapter VI
Cornelia's heart, which stood still at the threat she made, began to pound in her breast. She panted so that she could hardly speak. "Will you call me by my first name?" she demanded. "No. You shall be Miss Saunders to me till you say when." "And will you ever speak to me, or look at me, as if we were ever anything but the most perfect strangers?"
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any thing at all
From this reading “"And will you ever speak to me, or look at me, as if we were ever anything but the most perfect strangers?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cornelia's heart, which stood still at the threat she made, began to pound in her breast.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She panted so that she could hardly speak.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And will you ever speak to me, or look at me, as if we were ever anything but the most perfect strangers?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Will you call me by my first name?" she demanded.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And will you ever speak to me, or look at me, as if we were ever anything but the most perfect strangers?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Will you call me by my first name?" she demanded.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"No. You shall be Miss Saunders to me till you say when."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She panted so that she could hardly speak.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cornelia's heart, which stood still at the threat she made, began to pound in her breast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cornelia's heart, which stood still at the threat she made, began to pound in her breast.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “"No. You shall be Miss Saunders to me till you say when."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And will you ever speak to me, or look at me, as if we were ever anything but the most perfect strangers?"
any thing at all
From this reading "And will you ever speak to me, or look at me, as if we were ever anything but the most perfect strangers?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And will you ever speak to me, or look at me, as if we were ever anything but the most perfect strangers?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cornelia's heart, which stood still at the threat she made, began to pound in her breast.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "No. You shall be Miss Saunders to me till you say when."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cornelia's heart, which stood still at the threat she made, began to pound in her breast.
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From this reading Cornelia's heart, which stood still at the threat she made, began to pound in her breast.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "And will you ever speak to me, or look at me, as if we were ever anything but the most perfect strangers?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Will you call me by my first name?" she demanded.
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From this reading "Will you call me by my first name?" she demanded.
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From this reading Cornelia's heart, which stood still at the threat she made, began to pound in her breast.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She panted so that she could hardly speak.
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From this reading "Will you call me by my first name?" she demanded.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And will you ever speak to me, or look at me, as if we were ever anything but the most perfect strangers?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Will you call me by my first name?" she demanded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She panted so that she could hardly speak.
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From this reading Cornelia's heart, which stood still at the threat she made, began to pound in her breast.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cornelia's heart, which stood still at the threat she made, began to pound in her breast.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And will you ever speak to me, or look at me, as if we were ever anything but the most perfect strangers?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cornelia's heart, which stood still at the threat she made, began to pound in her breast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And will you ever speak to me, or look at me, as if we were ever anything but the most perfect strangers?"
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From this reading Cornelia's heart, which stood still at the threat she made, began to pound in her breast.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Will you call me by my first name?" she demanded.
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From this reading "No. You shall be Miss Saunders to me till you say when."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And will you ever speak to me, or look at me, as if we were ever anything but the most perfect strangers?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Will you call me by my first name?" she demanded.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Will you call me by my first name?" she demanded.
not any; not one
From this reading "No. You shall be Miss Saunders to me till you say when."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "And will you ever speak to me, or look at me, as if we were ever anything but the most perfect strangers?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She panted so that she could hardly speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And will you ever speak to me, or look at me, as if we were ever anything but the most perfect strangers?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cornelia's heart, which stood still at the threat she made, began to pound in her breast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No. You shall be Miss Saunders to me till you say when."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No. You shall be Miss Saunders to me till you say when."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "No. You shall be Miss Saunders to me till you say when."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cornelia's heart, which stood still at the threat she made, began to pound in her breast.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She panted so that she could hardly speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She panted so that she could hardly speak.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cornelia's heart, which stood still at the threat she made, began to pound in her breast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cornelia's heart, which stood still at the threat she made, began to pound in her breast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And will you ever speak to me, or look at me, as if we were ever anything but the most perfect strangers?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She panted so that she could hardly speak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cornelia's heart, which stood still at the threat she made, began to pound in her breast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cornelia's heart, which stood still at the threat she made, began to pound in her breast.
up to a particular time
From this reading "No. You shall be Miss Saunders to me till you say when."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cornelia's heart, which stood still at the threat she made, began to pound in her breast.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "And will you ever speak to me, or look at me, as if we were ever anything but the most perfect strangers?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And will you ever speak to me, or look at me, as if we were ever anything but the most perfect strangers?"
at the time that
From this reading "No. You shall be Miss Saunders to me till you say when."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Cornelia's heart, which stood still at the threat she made, began to pound in her breast.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you call me by my first name?" she demanded.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you call me by my first name?" she demanded.
