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Chapter XXVII
“I don't want considerations like that to affect us,” she interrupted. There was a pause. She sat down in a chair by her dressing-table, lifted an ivory hand-glass, and put it down again. “I wish,” she said, with something like a sob in her voice, “it were possible that you shouldn't do this.” She stopped abruptly, and I did not look at her, because I could feel the effort she was making to control herself.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She sat down in a chair by her dressing-table, lifted an ivory hand-glass, and put it down again.”
for the reason that
From this reading “She stopped abruptly, and I did not look at her, because I could feel the effort she was making to control herself.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She stopped abruptly, and I did not look at her, because I could feel the effort she was making to control herself.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She stopped abruptly, and I did not look at her, because I could feel the effort she was making to control herself.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I don't want considerations like that to affect us,” she interrupted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stopped abruptly, and I did not look at her, because I could feel the effort she was making to control herself.”
a sudden deep breath caused by emotion
From this reading ““I wish,” she said, with something like a sob in her voice, “it were possible that you shouldn't do this.””
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ““I wish,” she said, with something like a sob in her voice, “it were possible that you shouldn't do this.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stopped abruptly, and I did not look at her, because I could feel the effort she was making to control herself.”
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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 There was a pause.
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From this reading She stopped abruptly, and I did not look at her, because I could feel the effort she was making to control herself.
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From this reading “I don't want considerations like that to affect us,” she interrupted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sat down in a chair by her dressing-table, lifted an ivory hand-glass, and put it down again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She sat down in a chair by her dressing-table, lifted an ivory hand-glass, and put it down again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sat down in a chair by her dressing-table, lifted an ivory hand-glass, and put it down again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She stopped abruptly, and I did not look at her, because I could feel the effort she was making to control herself.
for the reason that
From this reading She stopped abruptly, and I did not look at her, because I could feel the effort she was making to control herself.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She sat down in a chair by her dressing-table, lifted an ivory hand-glass, and put it down again.
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From this reading She sat down in a chair by her dressing-table, lifted an ivory hand-glass, and put it down again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don't want considerations like that to affect us,” she interrupted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stopped abruptly, and I did not look at her, because I could feel the effort she was making to control herself.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She stopped abruptly, and I did not look at her, because I could feel the effort she was making to control herself.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She stopped abruptly, and I did not look at her, because I could feel the effort she was making to control herself.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I wish,” she said, with something like a sob in her voice, “it were possible that you shouldn't do this.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don't want considerations like that to affect us,” she interrupted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat down in a chair by her dressing-table, lifted an ivory hand-glass, and put it down again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat down in a chair by her dressing-table, lifted an ivory hand-glass, and put it down again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stopped abruptly, and I did not look at her, because I could feel the effort she was making to control herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stopped abruptly, and I did not look at her, because I could feel the effort she was making to control herself.
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From this reading She sat down in a chair by her dressing-table, lifted an ivory hand-glass, and put it down again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sat down in a chair by her dressing-table, lifted an ivory hand-glass, and put it down again.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She stopped abruptly, and I did not look at her, because I could feel the effort she was making to control herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don't want considerations like that to affect us,” she interrupted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She sat down in a chair by her dressing-table, lifted an ivory hand-glass, and put it down again.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I don't want considerations like that to affect us,” she interrupted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She sat down in a chair by her dressing-table, lifted an ivory hand-glass, and put it down again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat down in a chair by her dressing-table, lifted an ivory hand-glass, and put it down again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat down in a chair by her dressing-table, lifted an ivory hand-glass, and put it down again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don't want considerations like that to affect us,” she interrupted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stopped abruptly, and I did not look at her, because I could feel the effort she was making to control herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stopped abruptly, and I did not look at her, because I could feel the effort she was making to control herself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She stopped abruptly, and I did not look at her, because I could feel the effort she was making to control herself.
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From this reading There was a pause.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish,” she said, with something like a sob in her voice, “it were possible that you shouldn't do this.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat down in a chair by her dressing-table, lifted an ivory hand-glass, and put it down again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish,” she said, with something like a sob in her voice, “it were possible that you shouldn't do this.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat down in a chair by her dressing-table, lifted an ivory hand-glass, and put it down again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I don't want considerations like that to affect us,” she interrupted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish,” she said, with something like a sob in her voice, “it were possible that you shouldn't do this.”
a sudden deep breath caused by emotion
From this reading “I wish,” she said, with something like a sob in her voice, “it were possible that you shouldn't do this.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I wish,” she said, with something like a sob in her voice, “it were possible that you shouldn't do this.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stopped abruptly, and I did not look at her, because I could feel the effort she was making to control herself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I don't want considerations like that to affect us,” she interrupted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She stopped abruptly, and I did not look at her, because I could feel the effort she was making to control herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a pause.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I wish,” she said, with something like a sob in her voice, “it were possible that you shouldn't do this.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I don't want considerations like that to affect us,” she interrupted.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I don't want considerations like that to affect us,” she interrupted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish,” she said, with something like a sob in her voice, “it were possible that you shouldn't do this.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don't want considerations like that to affect us,” she interrupted.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a pause.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I wish,” she said, with something like a sob in her voice, “it were possible that you shouldn't do this.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish,” she said, with something like a sob in her voice, “it were possible that you shouldn't do this.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I wish,” she said, with something like a sob in her voice, “it were possible that you shouldn't do this.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I wish,” she said, with something like a sob in her voice, “it were possible that you shouldn't do this.”
