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Mme. Brecourt’s lively head tossed this argument as high as if she had carried a pair of horns. “My poor child, what are you thinking of? You can’t pick up a wife like that--the first little American that comes along. You know I hoped you wouldn’t marry at all--what a pity I think it for a man. At any rate if you expect us to like Miss--what’s her name?--Miss Fancy, all I can say is we won’t.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “You can’t pick up a wife like that--the first little American that comes along.”
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading “Mme. Brecourt’s lively head tossed this argument as high as if she had carried a pair of horns.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “At any rate if you expect us to like Miss--what’s her name?--Miss Fancy, all I can say is we won’t.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You can’t pick up a wife like that--the first little American that comes along.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know I hoped you wouldn’t marry at all--what a pity I think it for a man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You can’t pick up a wife like that--the first little American that comes along.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At any rate if you expect us to like Miss--what’s her name?--Miss Fancy, all I can say is we won’t.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““My poor child, what are you thinking of?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know I hoped you wouldn’t marry at all--what a pity I think it for a man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““My poor child, what are you thinking of?”
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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 Mme. Brecourt’s lively head tossed this argument as high as if she had carried a pair of horns.
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From this reading You know I hoped you wouldn’t marry at all--what a pity I think it for a man.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading You can’t pick up a wife like that--the first little American that comes along.
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From this reading You can’t pick up a wife like that--the first little American that comes along.
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From this reading At any rate if you expect us to like Miss--what’s her name?--Miss Fancy, all I can say is we won’t.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “My poor child, what are you thinking of?
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading Mme. Brecourt’s lively head tossed this argument as high as if she had carried a pair of horns.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mme. Brecourt’s lively head tossed this argument as high as if she had carried a pair of horns.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You know I hoped you wouldn’t marry at all--what a pity I think it for a man.
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From this reading Mme. Brecourt’s lively head tossed this argument as high as if she had carried a pair of horns.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading At any rate if you expect us to like Miss--what’s her name?--Miss Fancy, all I can say is we won’t.
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From this reading You can’t pick up a wife like that--the first little American that comes along.
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From this reading Mme. Brecourt’s lively head tossed this argument as high as if she had carried a pair of horns.
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From this reading “My poor child, what are you thinking of?
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From this reading You can’t pick up a wife like that--the first little American that comes along.
to think that something will happen
From this reading At any rate if you expect us to like Miss--what’s her name?--Miss Fancy, all I can say is we won’t.
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From this reading At any rate if you expect us to like Miss--what’s her name?--Miss Fancy, all I can say is we won’t.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You can’t pick up a wife like that--the first little American that comes along.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You know I hoped you wouldn’t marry at all--what a pity I think it for a man.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mme. Brecourt’s lively head tossed this argument as high as if she had carried a pair of horns.
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From this reading Mme. Brecourt’s lively head tossed this argument as high as if she had carried a pair of horns.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At any rate if you expect us to like Miss--what’s her name?--Miss Fancy, all I can say is we won’t.
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From this reading Mme. Brecourt’s lively head tossed this argument as high as if she had carried a pair of horns.
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From this reading You know I hoped you wouldn’t marry at all--what a pity I think it for a man.
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From this reading Mme. Brecourt’s lively head tossed this argument as high as if she had carried a pair of horns.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You know I hoped you wouldn’t marry at all--what a pity I think it for a man.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mme. Brecourt’s lively head tossed this argument as high as if she had carried a pair of horns.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At any rate if you expect us to like Miss--what’s her name?--Miss Fancy, all I can say is we won’t.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You know I hoped you wouldn’t marry at all--what a pity I think it for a man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know I hoped you wouldn’t marry at all--what a pity I think it for a man.
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From this reading You can’t pick up a wife like that--the first little American that comes along.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You can’t pick up a wife like that--the first little American that comes along.
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From this reading Mme. Brecourt’s lively head tossed this argument as high as if she had carried a pair of horns.
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From this reading You know I hoped you wouldn’t marry at all--what a pity I think it for a man.
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From this reading You know I hoped you wouldn’t marry at all--what a pity I think it for a man.
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From this reading At any rate if you expect us to like Miss--what’s her name?--Miss Fancy, all I can say is we won’t.
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From this reading Mme. Brecourt’s lively head tossed this argument as high as if she had carried a pair of horns.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My poor child, what are you thinking of?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At any rate if you expect us to like Miss--what’s her name?--Miss Fancy, all I can say is we won’t.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mme. Brecourt’s lively head tossed this argument as high as if she had carried a pair of horns.
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From this reading Mme. Brecourt’s lively head tossed this argument as high as if she had carried a pair of horns.
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From this reading You can’t pick up a wife like that--the first little American that comes along.
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From this reading You know I hoped you wouldn’t marry at all--what a pity I think it for a man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My poor child, what are you thinking of?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At any rate if you expect us to like Miss--what’s her name?--Miss Fancy, all I can say is we won’t.
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From this reading At any rate if you expect us to like Miss--what’s her name?--Miss Fancy, all I can say is we won’t.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mme. Brecourt’s lively head tossed this argument as high as if she had carried a pair of horns.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You can’t pick up a wife like that--the first little American that comes along.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You can’t pick up a wife like that--the first little American that comes along.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know I hoped you wouldn’t marry at all--what a pity I think it for a man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My poor child, what are you thinking of?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mme. Brecourt’s lively head tossed this argument as high as if she had carried a pair of horns.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At any rate if you expect us to like Miss--what’s her name?--Miss Fancy, all I can say is we won’t.
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From this reading Mme. Brecourt’s lively head tossed this argument as high as if she had carried a pair of horns.
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From this reading You can’t pick up a wife like that--the first little American that comes along.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At any rate if you expect us to like Miss--what’s her name?--Miss Fancy, all I can say is we won’t.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At any rate if you expect us to like Miss--what’s her name?--Miss Fancy, all I can say is we won’t.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “My poor child, what are you thinking of?
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From this reading At any rate if you expect us to like Miss--what’s her name?--Miss Fancy, all I can say is we won’t.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can’t pick up a wife like that--the first little American that comes along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At any rate if you expect us to like Miss--what’s her name?--Miss Fancy, all I can say is we won’t.
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From this reading You know I hoped you wouldn’t marry at all--what a pity I think it for a man.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My poor child, what are you thinking of?
