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Chapter XXXV
"Oh, I guess not, Colonel Lapham. You go your way, and I go mine. That's all." She waited for him to speak, listening with a cold, hard smile on her face. "I don't say it to make favour with you, because I don't want you to spare me, and I don't ask you; but I got into it through Milton K. Rogers."
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for the reason that
From this reading “"I don't say it to make favour with you, because I don't want you to spare me, and I don't ask you; but I got into it through Milton K. Rogers."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't say it to make favour with you, because I don't want you to spare me, and I don't ask you; but I got into it through Milton K. Rogers."”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You go your way, and I go mine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She waited for him to speak, listening with a cold, hard smile on her face.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I don't say it to make favour with you, because I don't want you to spare me, and I don't ask you; but I got into it through Milton K. Rogers."”
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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 waited for him to speak, listening with a cold, hard smile on her face.
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From this reading That's all."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You go your way, and I go mine.
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From this reading "I don't say it to make favour with you, because I don't want you to spare me, and I don't ask you; but I got into it through Milton K. Rogers."
for the reason that
From this reading "I don't say it to make favour with you, because I don't want you to spare me, and I don't ask you; but I got into it through Milton K. Rogers."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I don't say it to make favour with you, because I don't want you to spare me, and I don't ask you; but I got into it through Milton K. Rogers."
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From this reading She waited for him to speak, listening with a cold, hard smile on her face.
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From this reading "Oh, I guess not, Colonel Lapham.
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From this reading "I don't say it to make favour with you, because I don't want you to spare me, and I don't ask you; but I got into it through Milton K. Rogers."
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From this reading She waited for him to speak, listening with a cold, hard smile on her face.
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From this reading "I don't say it to make favour with you, because I don't want you to spare me, and I don't ask you; but I got into it through Milton K. Rogers."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She waited for him to speak, listening with a cold, hard smile on her face.
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From this reading You go your way, and I go mine.
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From this reading "I don't say it to make favour with you, because I don't want you to spare me, and I don't ask you; but I got into it through Milton K. Rogers."
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From this reading "Oh, I guess not, Colonel Lapham.
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From this reading She waited for him to speak, listening with a cold, hard smile on her face.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She waited for him to speak, listening with a cold, hard smile on her face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She waited for him to speak, listening with a cold, hard smile on her face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I guess not, Colonel Lapham.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I don't say it to make favour with you, because I don't want you to spare me, and I don't ask you; but I got into it through Milton K. Rogers."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I don't say it to make favour with you, because I don't want you to spare me, and I don't ask you; but I got into it through Milton K. Rogers."
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From this reading "I don't say it to make favour with you, because I don't want you to spare me, and I don't ask you; but I got into it through Milton K. Rogers."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I guess not, Colonel Lapham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She waited for him to speak, listening with a cold, hard smile on her face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't say it to make favour with you, because I don't want you to spare me, and I don't ask you; but I got into it through Milton K. Rogers."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I don't say it to make favour with you, because I don't want you to spare me, and I don't ask you; but I got into it through Milton K. Rogers."
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From this reading "I don't say it to make favour with you, because I don't want you to spare me, and I don't ask you; but I got into it through Milton K. Rogers."
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You go your way, and I go mine.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, I guess not, Colonel Lapham.
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From this reading "Oh, I guess not, Colonel Lapham.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She waited for him to speak, listening with a cold, hard smile on her face.
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From this reading "I don't say it to make favour with you, because I don't want you to spare me, and I don't ask you; but I got into it through Milton K. Rogers."
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From this reading "I don't say it to make favour with you, because I don't want you to spare me, and I don't ask you; but I got into it through Milton K. Rogers."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She waited for him to speak, listening with a cold, hard smile on her face.
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From this reading She waited for him to speak, listening with a cold, hard smile on her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't say it to make favour with you, because I don't want you to spare me, and I don't ask you; but I got into it through Milton K. Rogers."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She waited for him to speak, listening with a cold, hard smile on her face.
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From this reading That's all."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I don't say it to make favour with you, because I don't want you to spare me, and I don't ask you; but I got into it through Milton K. Rogers."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She waited for him to speak, listening with a cold, hard smile on her face.
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From this reading She waited for him to speak, listening with a cold, hard smile on her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't say it to make favour with you, because I don't want you to spare me, and I don't ask you; but I got into it through Milton K. Rogers."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You go your way, and I go mine.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She waited for him to speak, listening with a cold, hard smile on her face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You go your way, and I go mine.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You go your way, and I go mine.
