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Chapter XVIII
"WILL YOU MARRY ME?" "This time," he said firmly, "you cannot escape me. Will you sit down in your chair, or shall we talk here?" She glanced up at him, and the words which she had prepared died away on her lips. She led the way quite meekly to where their chairs remained side by side.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Will you sit down in your chair, or shall we talk here?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She led the way quite meekly to where their chairs remained side by side.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She led the way quite meekly to where their chairs remained side by side.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Will you sit down in your chair, or shall we talk here?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"This time," he said firmly, "you cannot escape me.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She glanced up at him, and the words which she had prepared died away on her lips.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She glanced up at him, and the words which she had prepared died away on her lips.
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From this reading She glanced up at him, and the words which she had prepared died away on her lips.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She led the way quite meekly to where their chairs remained side by side.
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From this reading "This time," he said firmly, "you cannot escape me.
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From this reading Will you sit down in your chair, or shall we talk here?"
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From this reading She led the way quite meekly to where their chairs remained side by side.
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From this reading She glanced up at him, and the words which she had prepared died away on her lips.
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From this reading Will you sit down in your chair, or shall we talk here?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This time," he said firmly, "you cannot escape me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This time," he said firmly, "you cannot escape me.
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From this reading She glanced up at him, and the words which she had prepared died away on her lips.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She glanced up at him, and the words which she had prepared died away on her lips.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "This time," he said firmly, "you cannot escape me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She glanced up at him, and the words which she had prepared died away on her lips.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Will you sit down in your chair, or shall we talk here?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She glanced up at him, and the words which she had prepared died away on her lips.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Will you sit down in your chair, or shall we talk here?"
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From this reading She led the way quite meekly to where their chairs remained side by side.
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From this reading She glanced up at him, and the words which she had prepared died away on her lips.
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From this reading "WILL YOU MARRY ME?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "WILL YOU MARRY ME?"
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From this reading She led the way quite meekly to where their chairs remained side by side.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She glanced up at him, and the words which she had prepared died away on her lips.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Will you sit down in your chair, or shall we talk here?"
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From this reading She glanced up at him, and the words which she had prepared died away on her lips.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She led the way quite meekly to where their chairs remained side by side.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She led the way quite meekly to where their chairs remained side by side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This time," he said firmly, "you cannot escape me.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Will you sit down in your chair, or shall we talk here?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She glanced up at him, and the words which she had prepared died away on her lips.
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From this reading She led the way quite meekly to where their chairs remained side by side.
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From this reading Will you sit down in your chair, or shall we talk here?"
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From this reading Will you sit down in your chair, or shall we talk here?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She glanced up at him, and the words which she had prepared died away on her lips.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She led the way quite meekly to where their chairs remained side by side.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This time," he said firmly, "you cannot escape me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This time," he said firmly, "you cannot escape me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She led the way quite meekly to where their chairs remained side by side.
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From this reading She glanced up at him, and the words which she had prepared died away on her lips.
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From this reading She led the way quite meekly to where their chairs remained side by side.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Will you sit down in your chair, or shall we talk here?"
in or at the place that
From this reading She led the way quite meekly to where their chairs remained side by side.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She glanced up at him, and the words which she had prepared died away on her lips.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "WILL YOU MARRY ME?"
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From this reading She glanced up at him, and the words which she had prepared died away on her lips.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "WILL YOU MARRY ME?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you sit down in your chair, or shall we talk here?"
