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Chapter XIII
But afterwards she resumed her purpose. I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement. I do not recall any shadow of a doubt whether on the whole it was worth doing. The thing had come into my existence, disturbing and interrupting its flow exactly as a fever does. Sybil had infected me with herself.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The thing had come into my existence, disturbing and interrupting its flow exactly as a fever does.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Sybil had infected me with herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But afterwards she resumed her purpose.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “I do not recall any shadow of a doubt whether on the whole it was worth doing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The thing had come into my existence, disturbing and interrupting its flow exactly as a fever does.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “I do not recall any shadow of a doubt whether on the whole it was worth doing.”
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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 I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement.
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From this reading I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement.
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From this reading But afterwards she resumed her purpose.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The thing had come into my existence, disturbing and interrupting its flow exactly as a fever does.
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From this reading I do not recall any shadow of a doubt whether on the whole it was worth doing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The thing had come into my existence, disturbing and interrupting its flow exactly as a fever does.
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From this reading I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But afterwards she resumed her purpose.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing had come into my existence, disturbing and interrupting its flow exactly as a fever does.
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From this reading I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement.
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From this reading The thing had come into my existence, disturbing and interrupting its flow exactly as a fever does.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not recall any shadow of a doubt whether on the whole it was worth doing.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The thing had come into my existence, disturbing and interrupting its flow exactly as a fever does.
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From this reading I do not recall any shadow of a doubt whether on the whole it was worth doing.
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From this reading I do not recall any shadow of a doubt whether on the whole it was worth doing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The thing had come into my existence, disturbing and interrupting its flow exactly as a fever does.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The thing had come into my existence, disturbing and interrupting its flow exactly as a fever does.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The thing had come into my existence, disturbing and interrupting its flow exactly as a fever does.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The thing had come into my existence, disturbing and interrupting its flow exactly as a fever does.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The thing had come into my existence, disturbing and interrupting its flow exactly as a fever does.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But afterwards she resumed her purpose.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sybil had infected me with herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement.
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From this reading I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement.
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From this reading Sybil had infected me with herself.
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From this reading The thing had come into my existence, disturbing and interrupting its flow exactly as a fever does.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The thing had come into my existence, disturbing and interrupting its flow exactly as a fever does.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I do not recall any shadow of a doubt whether on the whole it was worth doing.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The thing had come into my existence, disturbing and interrupting its flow exactly as a fever does.
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From this reading I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sybil had infected me with herself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I do not recall any shadow of a doubt whether on the whole it was worth doing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I do not recall any shadow of a doubt whether on the whole it was worth doing.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But afterwards she resumed her purpose.
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From this reading I do not recall any shadow of a doubt whether on the whole it was worth doing.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But afterwards she resumed her purpose.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading I do not recall any shadow of a doubt whether on the whole it was worth doing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But afterwards she resumed her purpose.
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From this reading I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I do not recall any shadow of a doubt whether on the whole it was worth doing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing had come into my existence, disturbing and interrupting its flow exactly as a fever does.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I do not recall any shadow of a doubt whether on the whole it was worth doing.
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From this reading I do not recall any shadow of a doubt whether on the whole it was worth doing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I went to bed that night with one proposition overshadowing everything else in my mind, namely, that kissing my cousin Sybil was a difficult, but not impossible, achievement.
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From this reading I do not recall any shadow of a doubt whether on the whole it was worth doing.
