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Chapter XVII
THE VICTIMS OF SOCIETY The girl was still crying, softly but persistently. She caught hold of Macheson's arm. "If you please, I think I had better go back to Stephen," she said. "Do you think I could find him?" "I think you had much better not, Letty," he answered.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I think you had much better not, Letty," he answered.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"Do you think I could find him?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE VICTIMS OF SOCIETY The girl was still crying, softly but persistently.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If you please, I think I had better go back to Stephen," she said.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I think you had much better not, Letty," he answered.
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From this reading She caught hold of Macheson's arm.
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From this reading "If you please, I think I had better go back to Stephen," she said.
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From this reading "If you please, I think I had better go back to Stephen," she said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE VICTIMS OF SOCIETY The girl was still crying, softly but persistently.
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From this reading She caught hold of Macheson's arm.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Do you think I could find him?"
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From this reading THE VICTIMS OF SOCIETY The girl was still crying, softly but persistently.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you think I could find him?"
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From this reading "Do you think I could find him?"
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From this reading THE VICTIMS OF SOCIETY The girl was still crying, softly but persistently.
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From this reading "If you please, I think I had better go back to Stephen," she said.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "If you please, I think I had better go back to Stephen," she said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I think you had much better not, Letty," he answered.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do you think I could find him?"
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From this reading She caught hold of Macheson's arm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If you please, I think I had better go back to Stephen," she said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you please, I think I had better go back to Stephen," she said.
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From this reading "I think you had much better not, Letty," he answered.
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From this reading She caught hold of Macheson's arm.
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From this reading "I think you had much better not, Letty," he answered.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I think you had much better not, Letty," he answered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VICTIMS OF SOCIETY The girl was still crying, softly but persistently.
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From this reading THE VICTIMS OF SOCIETY The girl was still crying, softly but persistently.
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From this reading "If you please, I think I had better go back to Stephen," she said.
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From this reading "If you please, I think I had better go back to Stephen," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She caught hold of Macheson's arm.
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From this reading THE VICTIMS OF SOCIETY The girl was still crying, softly but persistently.
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From this reading THE VICTIMS OF SOCIETY The girl was still crying, softly but persistently.
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From this reading "If you please, I think I had better go back to Stephen," she said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE VICTIMS OF SOCIETY The girl was still crying, softly but persistently.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VICTIMS OF SOCIETY The girl was still crying, softly but persistently.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you please, I think I had better go back to Stephen," she said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If you please, I think I had better go back to Stephen," she said.
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From this reading THE VICTIMS OF SOCIETY The girl was still crying, softly but persistently.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE VICTIMS OF SOCIETY The girl was still crying, softly but persistently.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you please, I think I had better go back to Stephen," she said.
