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Chapter XV
“It's the only one I can give you. She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.” “You're pretty rough on me, Cynthy,” Jeff protested, almost plaintively. He asked, more in character: “Ain't you afraid of making me do right, now?” “I'm not making you.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He asked, more in character: “Ain't you afraid of making me do right, now?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““It's the only one I can give you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.””
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From this reading He asked, more in character: “Ain't you afraid of making me do right, now?”
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From this reading He asked, more in character: “Ain't you afraid of making me do right, now?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You're pretty rough on me, Cynthy,” Jeff protested, almost plaintively.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He asked, more in character: “Ain't you afraid of making me do right, now?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “It's the only one I can give you.
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From this reading He asked, more in character: “Ain't you afraid of making me do right, now?”
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From this reading “You're pretty rough on me, Cynthy,” Jeff protested, almost plaintively.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
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From this reading “It's the only one I can give you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He asked, more in character: “Ain't you afraid of making me do right, now?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
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From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It's the only one I can give you.
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From this reading “I'm not making you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He asked, more in character: “Ain't you afraid of making me do right, now?”
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From this reading “It's the only one I can give you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You're pretty rough on me, Cynthy,” Jeff protested, almost plaintively.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He asked, more in character: “Ain't you afraid of making me do right, now?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You're pretty rough on me, Cynthy,” Jeff protested, almost plaintively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He asked, more in character: “Ain't you afraid of making me do right, now?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I'm not making you.
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From this reading He asked, more in character: “Ain't you afraid of making me do right, now?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He asked, more in character: “Ain't you afraid of making me do right, now?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You're pretty rough on me, Cynthy,” Jeff protested, almost plaintively.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It's the only one I can give you.
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From this reading “It's the only one I can give you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You're pretty rough on me, Cynthy,” Jeff protested, almost plaintively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You're pretty rough on me, Cynthy,” Jeff protested, almost plaintively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You're pretty rough on me, Cynthy,” Jeff protested, almost plaintively.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You're pretty rough on me, Cynthy,” Jeff protested, almost plaintively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It's the only one I can give you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
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From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It's the only one I can give you.
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From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You're pretty rough on me, Cynthy,” Jeff protested, almost plaintively.
