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Chapter XI
“I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day. That is reason enough for me,” said Hyacinth. She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face. “I believe I am nearly as poor as you. And I have not, like you, the appearance of nobility.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And I have not, like you, the appearance of nobility.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I believe I am nearly as poor as you.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading ““I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I believe I am nearly as poor as you.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I believe I am nearly as poor as you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I have not, like you, the appearance of nobility.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And I have not, like you, the appearance of nobility.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I believe I am nearly as poor as you.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I believe I am nearly as poor as you.
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From this reading “I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.
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From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
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From this reading That is reason enough for me,” said Hyacinth.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.
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From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
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From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
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From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That is reason enough for me,” said Hyacinth.
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From this reading “I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
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From this reading That is reason enough for me,” said Hyacinth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is reason enough for me,” said Hyacinth.
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From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
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From this reading “I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
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From this reading “I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.
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From this reading “I believe I am nearly as poor as you.
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From this reading And I have not, like you, the appearance of nobility.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And I have not, like you, the appearance of nobility.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
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From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I believe I am nearly as poor as you.
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From this reading That is reason enough for me,” said Hyacinth.
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From this reading That is reason enough for me,” said Hyacinth.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is reason enough for me,” said Hyacinth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.
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From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.
