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"Why should I?" he asked triumphantly. "I'm really enjoying myself here very much. The Earl gives his guests plenty of sport." "And you, on your part, are making sport of an innocent woman!" I said, with rising anger at the fellow's defiance.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why should I?" he asked triumphantly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'm really enjoying myself here very much.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “"I'm really enjoying myself here very much.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And you, on your part, are making sport of an innocent woman!"”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "And you, on your part, are making sport of an innocent woman!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you, on your part, are making sport of an innocent woman!"
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From this reading I said, with rising anger at the fellow's defiance.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And you, on your part, are making sport of an innocent woman!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why should I?" he asked triumphantly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I said, with rising anger at the fellow's defiance.
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From this reading I said, with rising anger at the fellow's defiance.
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From this reading The Earl gives his guests plenty of sport."
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From this reading "I'm really enjoying myself here very much.
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From this reading I said, with rising anger at the fellow's defiance.
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From this reading The Earl gives his guests plenty of sport."
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From this reading The Earl gives his guests plenty of sport."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why should I?" he asked triumphantly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm really enjoying myself here very much.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Earl gives his guests plenty of sport."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why should I?" he asked triumphantly.
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From this reading "I'm really enjoying myself here very much.
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From this reading "And you, on your part, are making sport of an innocent woman!"
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From this reading "And you, on your part, are making sport of an innocent woman!"
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From this reading "I'm really enjoying myself here very much.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I'm really enjoying myself here very much.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Earl gives his guests plenty of sport."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "And you, on your part, are making sport of an innocent woman!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And you, on your part, are making sport of an innocent woman!"
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From this reading The Earl gives his guests plenty of sport."
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From this reading "I'm really enjoying myself here very much.
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From this reading I said, with rising anger at the fellow's defiance.
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From this reading I said, with rising anger at the fellow's defiance.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Why should I?" he asked triumphantly.
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From this reading The Earl gives his guests plenty of sport."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Earl gives his guests plenty of sport."
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From this reading "Why should I?" he asked triumphantly.
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From this reading "I'm really enjoying myself here very much.
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From this reading "Why should I?" he asked triumphantly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I said, with rising anger at the fellow's defiance.
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From this reading "And you, on your part, are making sport of an innocent woman!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you, on your part, are making sport of an innocent woman!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you, on your part, are making sport of an innocent woman!"
