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Chapter XXIV
"No, it's our business--my business. We allowed her to get in for it. She's quite right about it. We must not let him commit himself to her till he knows the thing that most puts her to shame. It isn't enough for us to say that it was really no shame.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She's quite right about it.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “We must not let him commit himself to her till he knows the thing that most puts her to shame.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “We must not let him commit himself to her till he knows the thing that most puts her to shame.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must not let him commit himself to her till he knows the thing that most puts her to shame.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She's quite right about it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She's quite right about it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We must not let him commit himself to her till he knows the thing that most puts her to shame.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “We must not let him commit himself to her till he knows the thing that most puts her to shame.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She's quite right about it.
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From this reading We allowed her to get in for it.
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From this reading "No, it's our business--my business.
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From this reading We must not let him commit himself to her till he knows the thing that most puts her to shame.
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From this reading It isn't enough for us to say that it was really no shame.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We allowed her to get in for it.
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From this reading We allowed her to get in for it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We must not let him commit himself to her till he knows the thing that most puts her to shame.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We allowed her to get in for it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We must not let him commit himself to her till he knows the thing that most puts her to shame.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading We must not let him commit himself to her till he knows the thing that most puts her to shame.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We allowed her to get in for it.
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From this reading It isn't enough for us to say that it was really no shame.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We allowed her to get in for it.
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From this reading "No, it's our business--my business.
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From this reading We must not let him commit himself to her till he knows the thing that most puts her to shame.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading We must not let him commit himself to her till he knows the thing that most puts her to shame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We must not let him commit himself to her till he knows the thing that most puts her to shame.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must not let him commit himself to her till he knows the thing that most puts her to shame.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No, it's our business--my business.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, it's our business--my business.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We must not let him commit himself to her till he knows the thing that most puts her to shame.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "No, it's our business--my business.
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From this reading We must not let him commit himself to her till he knows the thing that most puts her to shame.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She's quite right about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It isn't enough for us to say that it was really no shame.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She's quite right about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It isn't enough for us to say that it was really no shame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We must not let him commit himself to her till he knows the thing that most puts her to shame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's quite right about it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We must not let him commit himself to her till he knows the thing that most puts her to shame.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We must not let him commit himself to her till he knows the thing that most puts her to shame.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We must not let him commit himself to her till he knows the thing that most puts her to shame.
up to a particular time
From this reading We must not let him commit himself to her till he knows the thing that most puts her to shame.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We allowed her to get in for it.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It isn't enough for us to say that it was really no shame.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It isn't enough for us to say that it was really no shame.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We allowed her to get in for it.
