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Chapter X
"Rather a mysterious course of procedure!" and he smiled; "Can you not explain?" "Of course I can explain,"--I said--"Explanation is easy. I envied her power--I envy it still. Her popularity caused me a smarting sense of injury, and to relieve it I wrote that article against her. But I shall never do anything of the kind again.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I shall never do anything of the kind again.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Her popularity caused me a smarting sense of injury, and to relieve it I wrote that article against her.”
any thing at all
From this reading “But I shall never do anything of the kind again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Rather a mysterious course of procedure!" and he smiled; "Can you not explain?"”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “"Rather a mysterious course of procedure!" and he smiled; "Can you not explain?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I shall never do anything of the kind again.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “But I shall never do anything of the kind again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I envied her power--I envy it still.”
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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 "Rather a mysterious course of procedure!" and he smiled; "Can you not explain?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I shall never do anything of the kind again.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Her popularity caused me a smarting sense of injury, and to relieve it I wrote that article against her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Rather a mysterious course of procedure!" and he smiled; "Can you not explain?"
any thing at all
From this reading But I shall never do anything of the kind again.
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From this reading Her popularity caused me a smarting sense of injury, and to relieve it I wrote that article against her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I shall never do anything of the kind again.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Rather a mysterious course of procedure!" and he smiled; "Can you not explain?"
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From this reading Her popularity caused me a smarting sense of injury, and to relieve it I wrote that article against her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Rather a mysterious course of procedure!" and he smiled; "Can you not explain?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But I shall never do anything of the kind again.
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From this reading "Of course I can explain,"--I said--"Explanation is easy.
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From this reading I envied her power--I envy it still.
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From this reading I envied her power--I envy it still.
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From this reading "Rather a mysterious course of procedure!" and he smiled; "Can you not explain?"
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From this reading "Of course I can explain,"--I said--"Explanation is easy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Rather a mysterious course of procedure!" and he smiled; "Can you not explain?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I envied her power--I envy it still.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Of course I can explain,"--I said--"Explanation is easy.
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From this reading Her popularity caused me a smarting sense of injury, and to relieve it I wrote that article against her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Of course I can explain,"--I said--"Explanation is easy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I envied her power--I envy it still.
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From this reading But I shall never do anything of the kind again.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her popularity caused me a smarting sense of injury, and to relieve it I wrote that article against her.
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading "Rather a mysterious course of procedure!" and he smiled; "Can you not explain?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I shall never do anything of the kind again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Rather a mysterious course of procedure!" and he smiled; "Can you not explain?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Rather a mysterious course of procedure!" and he smiled; "Can you not explain?"
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From this reading Her popularity caused me a smarting sense of injury, and to relieve it I wrote that article against her.
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From this reading I envied her power--I envy it still.
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From this reading "Rather a mysterious course of procedure!" and he smiled; "Can you not explain?"
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From this reading "Rather a mysterious course of procedure!" and he smiled; "Can you not explain?"
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From this reading Her popularity caused me a smarting sense of injury, and to relieve it I wrote that article against her.
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From this reading "Of course I can explain,"--I said--"Explanation is easy.
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From this reading Her popularity caused me a smarting sense of injury, and to relieve it I wrote that article against her.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But I shall never do anything of the kind again.
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From this reading Her popularity caused me a smarting sense of injury, and to relieve it I wrote that article against her.
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From this reading "Rather a mysterious course of procedure!" and he smiled; "Can you not explain?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I envied her power--I envy it still.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her popularity caused me a smarting sense of injury, and to relieve it I wrote that article against her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But I shall never do anything of the kind again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her popularity caused me a smarting sense of injury, and to relieve it I wrote that article against her.
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From this reading Her popularity caused me a smarting sense of injury, and to relieve it I wrote that article against her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Rather a mysterious course of procedure!" and he smiled; "Can you not explain?"
