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Chapter XIII
“That sounds a little severe,” he remarked. “Don’t take any notice of anything I say tonight,” she murmured softly. “I am a little mad. I think that everything is going against me! I know that you haven’t a grain of sympathy for me--that you would rather see me suffer than not, and yet you see I give myself away entirely.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “I think that everything is going against me!”
any thing at all
From this reading ““Don’t take any notice of anything I say tonight,” she murmured softly.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I know that you haven’t a grain of sympathy for me--that you would rather see me suffer than not, and yet you see I give myself away entirely.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “I think that everything is going against me!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know that you haven’t a grain of sympathy for me--that you would rather see me suffer than not, and yet you see I give myself away entirely.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““That sounds a little severe,” he remarked.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I know that you haven’t a grain of sympathy for me--that you would rather see me suffer than not, and yet you see I give myself away entirely.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Don’t take any notice of anything I say tonight,” she murmured softly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think that everything is going against me!”
On the present night.
From this reading ““Don’t take any notice of anything I say tonight,” she murmured softly.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I know that you haven’t a grain of sympathy for me--that you would rather see me suffer than not, and yet you see I give myself away entirely.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “I know that you haven’t a grain of sympathy for me--that you would rather see me suffer than not, and yet you see I give myself away entirely.”
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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 “That sounds a little severe,” he remarked.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I think that everything is going against me!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am a little mad.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I know that you haven’t a grain of sympathy for me--that you would rather see me suffer than not, and yet you see I give myself away entirely.
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From this reading “Don’t take any notice of anything I say tonight,” she murmured softly.
any thing at all
From this reading “Don’t take any notice of anything I say tonight,” she murmured softly.
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From this reading I know that you haven’t a grain of sympathy for me--that you would rather see me suffer than not, and yet you see I give myself away entirely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t take any notice of anything I say tonight,” she murmured softly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I know that you haven’t a grain of sympathy for me--that you would rather see me suffer than not, and yet you see I give myself away entirely.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I think that everything is going against me!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I know that you haven’t a grain of sympathy for me--that you would rather see me suffer than not, and yet you see I give myself away entirely.
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From this reading I know that you haven’t a grain of sympathy for me--that you would rather see me suffer than not, and yet you see I give myself away entirely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think that everything is going against me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know that you haven’t a grain of sympathy for me--that you would rather see me suffer than not, and yet you see I give myself away entirely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know that you haven’t a grain of sympathy for me--that you would rather see me suffer than not, and yet you see I give myself away entirely.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That sounds a little severe,” he remarked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Don’t take any notice of anything I say tonight,” she murmured softly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I think that everything is going against me!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know that you haven’t a grain of sympathy for me--that you would rather see me suffer than not, and yet you see I give myself away entirely.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That sounds a little severe,” he remarked.
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From this reading “I am a little mad.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I think that everything is going against me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t take any notice of anything I say tonight,” she murmured softly.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I know that you haven’t a grain of sympathy for me--that you would rather see me suffer than not, and yet you see I give myself away entirely.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I know that you haven’t a grain of sympathy for me--that you would rather see me suffer than not, and yet you see I give myself away entirely.
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From this reading “Don’t take any notice of anything I say tonight,” she murmured softly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Don’t take any notice of anything I say tonight,” she murmured softly.
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From this reading I know that you haven’t a grain of sympathy for me--that you would rather see me suffer than not, and yet you see I give myself away entirely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That sounds a little severe,” he remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t take any notice of anything I say tonight,” she murmured softly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know that you haven’t a grain of sympathy for me--that you would rather see me suffer than not, and yet you see I give myself away entirely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That sounds a little severe,” he remarked.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Don’t take any notice of anything I say tonight,” she murmured softly.
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From this reading “Don’t take any notice of anything I say tonight,” she murmured softly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That sounds a little severe,” he remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know that you haven’t a grain of sympathy for me--that you would rather see me suffer than not, and yet you see I give myself away entirely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know that you haven’t a grain of sympathy for me--that you would rather see me suffer than not, and yet you see I give myself away entirely.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t take any notice of anything I say tonight,” she murmured softly.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I know that you haven’t a grain of sympathy for me--that you would rather see me suffer than not, and yet you see I give myself away entirely.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That sounds a little severe,” he remarked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think that everything is going against me!
On the present night.
From this reading “Don’t take any notice of anything I say tonight,” she murmured softly.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I know that you haven’t a grain of sympathy for me--that you would rather see me suffer than not, and yet you see I give myself away entirely.
but in spite of that
From this reading I know that you haven’t a grain of sympathy for me--that you would rather see me suffer than not, and yet you see I give myself away entirely.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I know that you haven’t a grain of sympathy for me--that you would rather see me suffer than not, and yet you see I give myself away entirely.
