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Chapter XVI
"Work? You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way." "It's a beautiful dream," said she. She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say. "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “"It's a beautiful dream," said she.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way."”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.”
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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 You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
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From this reading You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way."
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From this reading "It's a beautiful dream," said she.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
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From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way."
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From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading "It's a beautiful dream," said she.
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From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way."
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From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
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From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
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From this reading "It's a beautiful dream," said she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
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From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a beautiful dream," said she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's a beautiful dream," said she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
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From this reading "Work?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way."
