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Chapter XXII
Isobel never hesitated. I think that instinctively she accepted him without demur. Her eyes flashed back to him all those nameless things which his own greeting had left unspoken. She took his hands, and looked him frankly in the face. "All my life," she said softly, "I have wanted to meet someone who could say that to me."
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"All my life," she said softly, "I have wanted to meet someone who could say that to me."”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “She took his hands, and looked him frankly in the face.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"All my life," she said softly, "I have wanted to meet someone who could say that to me."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her eyes flashed back to him all those nameless things which his own greeting had left unspoken.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"All my life," she said softly, "I have wanted to meet someone who could say that to me."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She took his hands, and looked him frankly in the face.”
Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.
From this reading “Her eyes flashed back to him all those nameless things which his own greeting had left unspoken.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Isobel never hesitated.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"All my life," she said softly, "I have wanted to meet someone who could say that to me."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think that instinctively she accepted him without demur.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Her eyes flashed back to him all those nameless things which his own greeting had left unspoken.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She took his hands, and looked him frankly in the face.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “I think that instinctively she accepted him without demur.”
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From this reading Her eyes flashed back to him all those nameless things which his own greeting had left unspoken.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She took his hands, and looked him frankly in the face.
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From this reading Her eyes flashed back to him all those nameless things which his own greeting had left unspoken.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "All my life," she said softly, "I have wanted to meet someone who could say that to me."
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From this reading I think that instinctively she accepted him without demur.
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From this reading Her eyes flashed back to him all those nameless things which his own greeting had left unspoken.
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From this reading She took his hands, and looked him frankly in the face.
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From this reading Her eyes flashed back to him all those nameless things which his own greeting had left unspoken.
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From this reading She took his hands, and looked him frankly in the face.
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From this reading Her eyes flashed back to him all those nameless things which his own greeting had left unspoken.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her eyes flashed back to him all those nameless things which his own greeting had left unspoken.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She took his hands, and looked him frankly in the face.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "All my life," she said softly, "I have wanted to meet someone who could say that to me."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her eyes flashed back to him all those nameless things which his own greeting had left unspoken.
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From this reading Isobel never hesitated.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I think that instinctively she accepted him without demur.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her eyes flashed back to him all those nameless things which his own greeting had left unspoken.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think that instinctively she accepted him without demur.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She took his hands, and looked him frankly in the face.
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From this reading I think that instinctively she accepted him without demur.
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From this reading Isobel never hesitated.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her eyes flashed back to him all those nameless things which his own greeting had left unspoken.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "All my life," she said softly, "I have wanted to meet someone who could say that to me."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took his hands, and looked him frankly in the face.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "All my life," she said softly, "I have wanted to meet someone who could say that to me."
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From this reading "All my life," she said softly, "I have wanted to meet someone who could say that to me."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "All my life," she said softly, "I have wanted to meet someone who could say that to me."
Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.
From this reading Her eyes flashed back to him all those nameless things which his own greeting had left unspoken.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Isobel never hesitated.
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From this reading Her eyes flashed back to him all those nameless things which his own greeting had left unspoken.
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From this reading "All my life," she said softly, "I have wanted to meet someone who could say that to me."
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From this reading "All my life," she said softly, "I have wanted to meet someone who could say that to me."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I think that instinctively she accepted him without demur.
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From this reading "All my life," she said softly, "I have wanted to meet someone who could say that to me."
a person, without saying who
From this reading "All my life," she said softly, "I have wanted to meet someone who could say that to me."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I think that instinctively she accepted him without demur.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She took his hands, and looked him frankly in the face.
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From this reading Her eyes flashed back to him all those nameless things which his own greeting had left unspoken.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think that instinctively she accepted him without demur.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Her eyes flashed back to him all those nameless things which his own greeting had left unspoken.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her eyes flashed back to him all those nameless things which his own greeting had left unspoken.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took his hands, and looked him frankly in the face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her eyes flashed back to him all those nameless things which his own greeting had left unspoken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All my life," she said softly, "I have wanted to meet someone who could say that to me."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her eyes flashed back to him all those nameless things which his own greeting had left unspoken.
which person or people
From this reading "All my life," she said softly, "I have wanted to meet someone who could say that to me."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I think that instinctively she accepted him without demur.
