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Chapter XVII
"What should I stay for?" "To look after Laura Gunning. That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do." She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her. "How do you know?
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later than; following
From this reading “"To look after Laura Gunning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How do you know?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"To look after Laura Gunning.”
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later than; following
From this reading "To look after Laura Gunning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do."
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From this reading She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do."
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From this reading She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her.
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From this reading She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What should I stay for?"
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From this reading That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do."
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From this reading "To look after Laura Gunning.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her.
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From this reading "How do you know?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What should I stay for?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do."
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From this reading That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How do you know?
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From this reading She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her.
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From this reading "To look after Laura Gunning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "To look after Laura Gunning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her.
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From this reading That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do."
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From this reading She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her.
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From this reading That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "What should I stay for?"
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From this reading "What should I stay for?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her.
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From this reading That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To look after Laura Gunning.
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From this reading That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What should I stay for?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do."
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From this reading That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do."
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From this reading That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do."
