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Chapter V
"Louise," she pleaded, "you will lend him to me sometimes, won't you? You won't keep him altogether to yourself? There are such a lot of places I want to take him to!" "I was never greedy," Louise remarked, with an air of self-satisfaction. "If you succeed in making a favorable impression upon him, I promise you your share."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I was never greedy," Louise remarked, with an air of self-satisfaction.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Louise," she pleaded, "you will lend him to me sometimes, won't you?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There are such a lot of places I want to take him to!"”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"If you succeed in making a favorable impression upon him, I promise you your share."”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You won't keep him altogether to yourself?”
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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 There are such a lot of places I want to take him to!"
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From this reading "I was never greedy," Louise remarked, with an air of self-satisfaction.
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From this reading You won't keep him altogether to yourself?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I was never greedy," Louise remarked, with an air of self-satisfaction.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are such a lot of places I want to take him to!"
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From this reading "If you succeed in making a favorable impression upon him, I promise you your share."
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From this reading "I was never greedy," Louise remarked, with an air of self-satisfaction.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Louise," she pleaded, "you will lend him to me sometimes, won't you?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There are such a lot of places I want to take him to!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you succeed in making a favorable impression upon him, I promise you your share."
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From this reading "If you succeed in making a favorable impression upon him, I promise you your share."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "If you succeed in making a favorable impression upon him, I promise you your share."
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From this reading You won't keep him altogether to yourself?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Louise," she pleaded, "you will lend him to me sometimes, won't you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are such a lot of places I want to take him to!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Louise," she pleaded, "you will lend him to me sometimes, won't you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you succeed in making a favorable impression upon him, I promise you your share."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Louise," she pleaded, "you will lend him to me sometimes, won't you?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was never greedy," Louise remarked, with an air of self-satisfaction.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are such a lot of places I want to take him to!"
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From this reading There are such a lot of places I want to take him to!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Louise," she pleaded, "you will lend him to me sometimes, won't you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you succeed in making a favorable impression upon him, I promise you your share."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was never greedy," Louise remarked, with an air of self-satisfaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was never greedy," Louise remarked, with an air of self-satisfaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you succeed in making a favorable impression upon him, I promise you your share."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Louise," she pleaded, "you will lend him to me sometimes, won't you?
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From this reading "Louise," she pleaded, "you will lend him to me sometimes, won't you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you succeed in making a favorable impression upon him, I promise you your share."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There are such a lot of places I want to take him to!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are such a lot of places I want to take him to!"
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From this reading There are such a lot of places I want to take him to!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Louise," she pleaded, "you will lend him to me sometimes, won't you?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "If you succeed in making a favorable impression upon him, I promise you your share."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are such a lot of places I want to take him to!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was never greedy," Louise remarked, with an air of self-satisfaction.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Louise," she pleaded, "you will lend him to me sometimes, won't you?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I was never greedy," Louise remarked, with an air of self-satisfaction.
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From this reading "Louise," she pleaded, "you will lend him to me sometimes, won't you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Louise," she pleaded, "you will lend him to me sometimes, won't you?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you succeed in making a favorable impression upon him, I promise you your share."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You won't keep him altogether to yourself?
