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Chapter XXIX
“The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home. She demands the concentration of a man. Not to be able to command that is her failure. Not to give her that is to shame her. As I had shamed Amanda....”
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used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ““The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.”
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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 She demands the concentration of a man.
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From this reading Not to be able to command that is her failure.
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From this reading As I had shamed Amanda....”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I had shamed Amanda....”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not to be able to command that is her failure.
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From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
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From this reading Not to be able to command that is her failure.
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From this reading She demands the concentration of a man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She demands the concentration of a man.
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From this reading Not to be able to command that is her failure.
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From this reading Not to give her that is to shame her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As I had shamed Amanda....”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
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From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I had shamed Amanda....”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
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From this reading She demands the concentration of a man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not to be able to command that is her failure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She demands the concentration of a man.
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From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not to give her that is to shame her.
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From this reading As I had shamed Amanda....”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She demands the concentration of a man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not to be able to command that is her failure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not to be able to command that is her failure.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
