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Chapter VI
"By marrying me!" "I never thought of that," she said. Then, with the conscientious resolution of an elderly girl who puts her fate to the touch of any risk the truth compels, she added: "Or, yes! I _have_. But I never supposed you would ask me."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, with the conscientious resolution of an elderly girl who puts her fate to the touch of any risk the truth compels, she added: "Or, yes!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I never thought of that," she said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I never thought of that," she said.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But I never supposed you would ask me."”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, with the conscientious resolution of an elderly girl who puts her fate to the touch of any risk the truth compels, she added: "Or, yes!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then, with the conscientious resolution of an elderly girl who puts her fate to the touch of any risk the truth compels, she added: "Or, yes!
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From this reading Then, with the conscientious resolution of an elderly girl who puts her fate to the touch of any risk the truth compels, she added: "Or, yes!
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From this reading But I never supposed you would ask me."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I never supposed you would ask me."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By marrying me!"
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From this reading Then, with the conscientious resolution of an elderly girl who puts her fate to the touch of any risk the truth compels, she added: "Or, yes!
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From this reading Then, with the conscientious resolution of an elderly girl who puts her fate to the touch of any risk the truth compels, she added: "Or, yes!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, with the conscientious resolution of an elderly girl who puts her fate to the touch of any risk the truth compels, she added: "Or, yes!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, with the conscientious resolution of an elderly girl who puts her fate to the touch of any risk the truth compels, she added: "Or, yes!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, with the conscientious resolution of an elderly girl who puts her fate to the touch of any risk the truth compels, she added: "Or, yes!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I _have_.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, with the conscientious resolution of an elderly girl who puts her fate to the touch of any risk the truth compels, she added: "Or, yes!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never thought of that," she said.
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From this reading "By marrying me!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "By marrying me!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I never thought of that," she said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I never thought of that," she said.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then, with the conscientious resolution of an elderly girl who puts her fate to the touch of any risk the truth compels, she added: "Or, yes!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, with the conscientious resolution of an elderly girl who puts her fate to the touch of any risk the truth compels, she added: "Or, yes!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, with the conscientious resolution of an elderly girl who puts her fate to the touch of any risk the truth compels, she added: "Or, yes!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, with the conscientious resolution of an elderly girl who puts her fate to the touch of any risk the truth compels, she added: "Or, yes!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I never thought of that," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I never thought of that," she said.
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From this reading But I never supposed you would ask me."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I never thought of that," she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then, with the conscientious resolution of an elderly girl who puts her fate to the touch of any risk the truth compels, she added: "Or, yes!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, with the conscientious resolution of an elderly girl who puts her fate to the touch of any risk the truth compels, she added: "Or, yes!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I never thought of that," she said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, with the conscientious resolution of an elderly girl who puts her fate to the touch of any risk the truth compels, she added: "Or, yes!
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From this reading Then, with the conscientious resolution of an elderly girl who puts her fate to the touch of any risk the truth compels, she added: "Or, yes!
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From this reading Then, with the conscientious resolution of an elderly girl who puts her fate to the touch of any risk the truth compels, she added: "Or, yes!
which person or people
From this reading Then, with the conscientious resolution of an elderly girl who puts her fate to the touch of any risk the truth compels, she added: "Or, yes!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then, with the conscientious resolution of an elderly girl who puts her fate to the touch of any risk the truth compels, she added: "Or, yes!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But I never supposed you would ask me."
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From this reading Then, with the conscientious resolution of an elderly girl who puts her fate to the touch of any risk the truth compels, she added: "Or, yes!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I never supposed you would ask me."
