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Chapter VI
“You dare not--and you a man!” she cried. “There are some things that a man such as myself dare not do, miss-- pardon me, but I haven’t the pleasure of knowing your name.” “Griffin--Gwen Griffin is my name,” and she also told him where she lived. Then she asked: “Why have I been brought here?” “I haven’t the slightest idea,” was the stranger’s reply.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then she asked: “Why have I been brought here?””
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Then she asked: “Why have I been brought here?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then she asked: “Why have I been brought here?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You dare not--and you a man!” she cried.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Then she asked: “Why have I been brought here?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then she asked: “Why have I been brought here?””
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ““There are some things that a man such as myself dare not do, miss-- pardon me, but I haven’t the pleasure of knowing your name.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““There are some things that a man such as myself dare not do, miss-- pardon me, but I haven’t the pleasure of knowing your name.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Griffin--Gwen Griffin is my name,” and she also told him where she lived.”
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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 dare not--and you a man!” she cried.
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From this reading “Griffin--Gwen Griffin is my name,” and she also told him where she lived.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You dare not--and you a man!” she cried.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “There are some things that a man such as myself dare not do, miss-- pardon me, but I haven’t the pleasure of knowing your name.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “There are some things that a man such as myself dare not do, miss-- pardon me, but I haven’t the pleasure of knowing your name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she asked: “Why have I been brought here?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then she asked: “Why have I been brought here?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then she asked: “Why have I been brought here?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “There are some things that a man such as myself dare not do, miss-- pardon me, but I haven’t the pleasure of knowing your name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You dare not--and you a man!” she cried.
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From this reading “You dare not--and you a man!” she cried.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “There are some things that a man such as myself dare not do, miss-- pardon me, but I haven’t the pleasure of knowing your name.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Griffin--Gwen Griffin is my name,” and she also told him where she lived.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Griffin--Gwen Griffin is my name,” and she also told him where she lived.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then she asked: “Why have I been brought here?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are some things that a man such as myself dare not do, miss-- pardon me, but I haven’t the pleasure of knowing your name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she asked: “Why have I been brought here?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Griffin--Gwen Griffin is my name,” and she also told him where she lived.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “There are some things that a man such as myself dare not do, miss-- pardon me, but I haven’t the pleasure of knowing your name.”
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From this reading “I haven’t the slightest idea,” was the stranger’s reply.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Griffin--Gwen Griffin is my name,” and she also told him where she lived.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are some things that a man such as myself dare not do, miss-- pardon me, but I haven’t the pleasure of knowing your name.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Griffin--Gwen Griffin is my name,” and she also told him where she lived.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You dare not--and you a man!” she cried.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “There are some things that a man such as myself dare not do, miss-- pardon me, but I haven’t the pleasure of knowing your name.”
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From this reading “There are some things that a man such as myself dare not do, miss-- pardon me, but I haven’t the pleasure of knowing your name.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Griffin--Gwen Griffin is my name,” and she also told him where she lived.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “There are some things that a man such as myself dare not do, miss-- pardon me, but I haven’t the pleasure of knowing your name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There are some things that a man such as myself dare not do, miss-- pardon me, but I haven’t the pleasure of knowing your name.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You dare not--and you a man!” she cried.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “There are some things that a man such as myself dare not do, miss-- pardon me, but I haven’t the pleasure of knowing your name.”
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From this reading “There are some things that a man such as myself dare not do, miss-- pardon me, but I haven’t the pleasure of knowing your name.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are some things that a man such as myself dare not do, miss-- pardon me, but I haven’t the pleasure of knowing your name.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I haven’t the slightest idea,” was the stranger’s reply.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You dare not--and you a man!” she cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I haven’t the slightest idea,” was the stranger’s reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are some things that a man such as myself dare not do, miss-- pardon me, but I haven’t the pleasure of knowing your name.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I haven’t the slightest idea,” was the stranger’s reply.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “There are some things that a man such as myself dare not do, miss-- pardon me, but I haven’t the pleasure of knowing your name.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “There are some things that a man such as myself dare not do, miss-- pardon me, but I haven’t the pleasure of knowing your name.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There are some things that a man such as myself dare not do, miss-- pardon me, but I haven’t the pleasure of knowing your name.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she asked: “Why have I been brought here?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are some things that a man such as myself dare not do, miss-- pardon me, but I haven’t the pleasure of knowing your name.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are some things that a man such as myself dare not do, miss-- pardon me, but I haven’t the pleasure of knowing your name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Griffin--Gwen Griffin is my name,” and she also told him where she lived.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I haven’t the slightest idea,” was the stranger’s reply.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Griffin--Gwen Griffin is my name,” and she also told him where she lived.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she asked: “Why have I been brought here?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You dare not--and you a man!” she cried.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There are some things that a man such as myself dare not do, miss-- pardon me, but I haven’t the pleasure of knowing your name.”
