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Chapter IV
“Uncle, have you _asked_ her to aid your decision?” He shook his head and muttered sadly: “I dare not show myself in such colors to my only child. She would lose her respect for me, and that I could never endure.” My heart was sad, my future lost in shadows, but there was only one course for me to take.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She would lose her respect for me, and that I could never endure.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My heart was sad, my future lost in shadows, but there was only one course for me to take.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Uncle, have you _asked_ her to aid your decision?””
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading “He shook his head and muttered sadly:”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ““I dare not show myself in such colors to my only child.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She would lose her respect for me, and that I could never endure.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “My heart was sad, my future lost in shadows, but there was only one course for me to take.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My heart was sad, my future lost in shadows, but there was only one course for me to take.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She would lose her respect for me, and that I could never endure.””
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From this reading “Uncle, have you _asked_ her to aid your decision?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He shook his head and muttered sadly:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Uncle, have you _asked_ her to aid your decision?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My heart was sad, my future lost in shadows, but there was only one course for me to take.
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From this reading “I dare not show myself in such colors to my only child.
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From this reading “I dare not show myself in such colors to my only child.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She would lose her respect for me, and that I could never endure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My heart was sad, my future lost in shadows, but there was only one course for me to take.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I dare not show myself in such colors to my only child.
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From this reading “Uncle, have you _asked_ her to aid your decision?”
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From this reading She would lose her respect for me, and that I could never endure.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She would lose her respect for me, and that I could never endure.”
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From this reading My heart was sad, my future lost in shadows, but there was only one course for me to take.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Uncle, have you _asked_ her to aid your decision?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shook his head and muttered sadly:
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From this reading He shook his head and muttered sadly:
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From this reading My heart was sad, my future lost in shadows, but there was only one course for me to take.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Uncle, have you _asked_ her to aid your decision?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He shook his head and muttered sadly:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I dare not show myself in such colors to my only child.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I dare not show myself in such colors to my only child.
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From this reading She would lose her respect for me, and that I could never endure.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My heart was sad, my future lost in shadows, but there was only one course for me to take.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She would lose her respect for me, and that I could never endure.”
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading He shook his head and muttered sadly:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I dare not show myself in such colors to my only child.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I dare not show myself in such colors to my only child.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would lose her respect for me, and that I could never endure.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I dare not show myself in such colors to my only child.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My heart was sad, my future lost in shadows, but there was only one course for me to take.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I dare not show myself in such colors to my only child.
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From this reading She would lose her respect for me, and that I could never endure.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My heart was sad, my future lost in shadows, but there was only one course for me to take.
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From this reading He shook his head and muttered sadly:
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From this reading My heart was sad, my future lost in shadows, but there was only one course for me to take.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would lose her respect for me, and that I could never endure.”
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From this reading He shook his head and muttered sadly:
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From this reading “I dare not show myself in such colors to my only child.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “I dare not show myself in such colors to my only child.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My heart was sad, my future lost in shadows, but there was only one course for me to take.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She would lose her respect for me, and that I could never endure.”
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From this reading My heart was sad, my future lost in shadows, but there was only one course for me to take.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Uncle, have you _asked_ her to aid your decision?”
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From this reading “Uncle, have you _asked_ her to aid your decision?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My heart was sad, my future lost in shadows, but there was only one course for me to take.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would lose her respect for me, and that I could never endure.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Uncle, have you _asked_ her to aid your decision?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Uncle, have you _asked_ her to aid your decision?”
