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Chapter VIII
_Miss Ramsey_: "No. It can't be as tacit as all that. There must be something explicit. As you say, I must _do_ something to cure him of his fancy--his perfidy--and make him glad to go back to her." _Miss Garnett_: "Yes! Do you think he deserves it?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As you say, I must _do_ something to cure him of his fancy--his perfidy--and make him glad to go back to her."”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “There must be something explicit.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There must be something explicit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you think he deserves it?"”
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From this reading _Miss Ramsey_: "No. It can't be as tacit as all that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As you say, I must _do_ something to cure him of his fancy--his perfidy--and make him glad to go back to her."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Miss Ramsey_: "No. It can't be as tacit as all that.
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From this reading As you say, I must _do_ something to cure him of his fancy--his perfidy--and make him glad to go back to her."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Miss Ramsey_: "No. It can't be as tacit as all that.
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From this reading _Miss Ramsey_: "No. It can't be as tacit as all that.
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From this reading As you say, I must _do_ something to cure him of his fancy--his perfidy--and make him glad to go back to her."
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From this reading Do you think he deserves it?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading As you say, I must _do_ something to cure him of his fancy--his perfidy--and make him glad to go back to her."
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From this reading There must be something explicit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As you say, I must _do_ something to cure him of his fancy--his perfidy--and make him glad to go back to her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Miss Garnett_: "Yes!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As you say, I must _do_ something to cure him of his fancy--his perfidy--and make him glad to go back to her."
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From this reading As you say, I must _do_ something to cure him of his fancy--his perfidy--and make him glad to go back to her."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Do you think he deserves it?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As you say, I must _do_ something to cure him of his fancy--his perfidy--and make him glad to go back to her."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As you say, I must _do_ something to cure him of his fancy--his perfidy--and make him glad to go back to her."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As you say, I must _do_ something to cure him of his fancy--his perfidy--and make him glad to go back to her."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As you say, I must _do_ something to cure him of his fancy--his perfidy--and make him glad to go back to her."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Miss Ramsey_: "No. It can't be as tacit as all that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As you say, I must _do_ something to cure him of his fancy--his perfidy--and make him glad to go back to her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Miss Ramsey_: "No. It can't be as tacit as all that.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There must be something explicit.
not any; not one
From this reading _Miss Ramsey_: "No. It can't be as tacit as all that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As you say, I must _do_ something to cure him of his fancy--his perfidy--and make him glad to go back to her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As you say, I must _do_ something to cure him of his fancy--his perfidy--and make him glad to go back to her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Miss Ramsey_: "No. It can't be as tacit as all that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As you say, I must _do_ something to cure him of his fancy--his perfidy--and make him glad to go back to her."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There must be something explicit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Miss Ramsey_: "No. It can't be as tacit as all that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Miss Ramsey_: "No. It can't be as tacit as all that.
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From this reading There must be something explicit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you think he deserves it?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As you say, I must _do_ something to cure him of his fancy--his perfidy--and make him glad to go back to her."
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From this reading _Miss Garnett_: "Yes!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As you say, I must _do_ something to cure him of his fancy--his perfidy--and make him glad to go back to her."
