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Chapter XVII
'What fools women are to get married! Their husbands either beat them or go off after hussies. For my part, I'd very much rather keep as I am.' When she went back into the dining-room she found her mistress again in a sort of melancholy stupor, with her eyes fixed upon the lamp. She shook her and made her go upstairs to bed.
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later than; following
From this reading “Their husbands either beat them or go off after hussies.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When she went back into the dining-room she found her mistress again in a sort of melancholy stupor, with her eyes fixed upon the lamp.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “Their husbands either beat them or go off after hussies.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When she went back into the dining-room she found her mistress again in a sort of melancholy stupor, with her eyes fixed upon the lamp.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For my part, I'd very much rather keep as I am.'”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “When she went back into the dining-room she found her mistress again in a sort of melancholy stupor, with her eyes fixed upon the lamp.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When she went back into the dining-room she found her mistress again in a sort of melancholy stupor, with her eyes fixed upon the lamp.”
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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 When she went back into the dining-room she found her mistress again in a sort of melancholy stupor, with her eyes fixed upon the lamp.
later than; following
From this reading Their husbands either beat them or go off after hussies.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she went back into the dining-room she found her mistress again in a sort of melancholy stupor, with her eyes fixed upon the lamp.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading For my part, I'd very much rather keep as I am.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She shook her and made her go upstairs to bed.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'What fools women are to get married!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For my part, I'd very much rather keep as I am.'
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From this reading When she went back into the dining-room she found her mistress again in a sort of melancholy stupor, with her eyes fixed upon the lamp.
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From this reading Their husbands either beat them or go off after hussies.
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From this reading She shook her and made her go upstairs to bed.
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From this reading When she went back into the dining-room she found her mistress again in a sort of melancholy stupor, with her eyes fixed upon the lamp.
one or the other of two
From this reading Their husbands either beat them or go off after hussies.
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From this reading When she went back into the dining-room she found her mistress again in a sort of melancholy stupor, with her eyes fixed upon the lamp.
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From this reading When she went back into the dining-room she found her mistress again in a sort of melancholy stupor, with her eyes fixed upon the lamp.
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From this reading 'What fools women are to get married!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For my part, I'd very much rather keep as I am.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she went back into the dining-room she found her mistress again in a sort of melancholy stupor, with her eyes fixed upon the lamp.
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From this reading 'What fools women are to get married!
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From this reading Their husbands either beat them or go off after hussies.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she went back into the dining-room she found her mistress again in a sort of melancholy stupor, with her eyes fixed upon the lamp.
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From this reading Their husbands either beat them or go off after hussies.
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From this reading Their husbands either beat them or go off after hussies.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For my part, I'd very much rather keep as I am.'
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From this reading For my part, I'd very much rather keep as I am.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When she went back into the dining-room she found her mistress again in a sort of melancholy stupor, with her eyes fixed upon the lamp.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When she went back into the dining-room she found her mistress again in a sort of melancholy stupor, with her eyes fixed upon the lamp.
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From this reading For my part, I'd very much rather keep as I am.'
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From this reading When she went back into the dining-room she found her mistress again in a sort of melancholy stupor, with her eyes fixed upon the lamp.
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From this reading She shook her and made her go upstairs to bed.
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From this reading 'What fools women are to get married!
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From this reading When she went back into the dining-room she found her mistress again in a sort of melancholy stupor, with her eyes fixed upon the lamp.
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From this reading When she went back into the dining-room she found her mistress again in a sort of melancholy stupor, with her eyes fixed upon the lamp.
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From this reading For my part, I'd very much rather keep as I am.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For my part, I'd very much rather keep as I am.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When she went back into the dining-room she found her mistress again in a sort of melancholy stupor, with her eyes fixed upon the lamp.
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From this reading Their husbands either beat them or go off after hussies.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Their husbands either beat them or go off after hussies.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For my part, I'd very much rather keep as I am.'
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From this reading For my part, I'd very much rather keep as I am.'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she went back into the dining-room she found her mistress again in a sort of melancholy stupor, with her eyes fixed upon the lamp.
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From this reading She shook her and made her go upstairs to bed.
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From this reading When she went back into the dining-room she found her mistress again in a sort of melancholy stupor, with her eyes fixed upon the lamp.
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From this reading When she went back into the dining-room she found her mistress again in a sort of melancholy stupor, with her eyes fixed upon the lamp.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When she went back into the dining-room she found her mistress again in a sort of melancholy stupor, with her eyes fixed upon the lamp.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their husbands either beat them or go off after hussies.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Their husbands either beat them or go off after hussies.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'What fools women are to get married!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When she went back into the dining-room she found her mistress again in a sort of melancholy stupor, with her eyes fixed upon the lamp.
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From this reading She shook her and made her go upstairs to bed.
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From this reading For my part, I'd very much rather keep as I am.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she went back into the dining-room she found her mistress again in a sort of melancholy stupor, with her eyes fixed upon the lamp.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What fools women are to get married!
at the time that
From this reading When she went back into the dining-room she found her mistress again in a sort of melancholy stupor, with her eyes fixed upon the lamp.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When she went back into the dining-room she found her mistress again in a sort of melancholy stupor, with her eyes fixed upon the lamp.
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From this reading 'What fools women are to get married!
