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“Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.” She let her charming gay eyes rest on me. “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.” “Oh, you can’t ‘see’ it!” I cried.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cried.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “She let her charming gay eyes rest on me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.””
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ““Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.””
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading ““You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She let her charming gay eyes rest on me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.””
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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 “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
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From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
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From this reading “Oh, you can’t ‘see’ it!”
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From this reading She let her charming gay eyes rest on me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cried.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
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From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
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From this reading She let her charming gay eyes rest on me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
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From this reading She let her charming gay eyes rest on me.
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From this reading “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She let her charming gay eyes rest on me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
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From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, you can’t ‘see’ it!”
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From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She let her charming gay eyes rest on me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She let her charming gay eyes rest on me.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, you can’t ‘see’ it!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She let her charming gay eyes rest on me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She let her charming gay eyes rest on me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She let her charming gay eyes rest on me.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
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From this reading “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
