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Chapter IX
Jack's eyes were as limpid as a mountain stream. If one is going to lie, one may as well do it artistically. "Nothing in the world, Miriam!" She leaned across the table and gave his hand a little squeeze. "I'm so glad we've had this talk," she murmured.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “She leaned across the table and gave his hand a little squeeze.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She leaned across the table and gave his hand a little squeeze.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She leaned across the table and gave his hand a little squeeze.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “If one is going to lie, one may as well do it artistically.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"Nothing in the world, Miriam!"”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “If one is going to lie, one may as well do it artistically.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If one is going to lie, one may as well do it artistically.”
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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 Jack's eyes were as limpid as a mountain stream.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She leaned across the table and gave his hand a little squeeze.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She leaned across the table and gave his hand a little squeeze.
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From this reading If one is going to lie, one may as well do it artistically.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jack's eyes were as limpid as a mountain stream.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If one is going to lie, one may as well do it artistically.
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From this reading Jack's eyes were as limpid as a mountain stream.
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From this reading She leaned across the table and gave his hand a little squeeze.
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From this reading If one is going to lie, one may as well do it artistically.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I'm so glad we've had this talk," she murmured.
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From this reading She leaned across the table and gave his hand a little squeeze.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She leaned across the table and gave his hand a little squeeze.
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From this reading "I'm so glad we've had this talk," she murmured.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If one is going to lie, one may as well do it artistically.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Nothing in the world, Miriam!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If one is going to lie, one may as well do it artistically.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If one is going to lie, one may as well do it artistically.
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From this reading Jack's eyes were as limpid as a mountain stream.
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From this reading She leaned across the table and gave his hand a little squeeze.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If one is going to lie, one may as well do it artistically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack's eyes were as limpid as a mountain stream.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She leaned across the table and gave his hand a little squeeze.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading If one is going to lie, one may as well do it artistically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nothing in the world, Miriam!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack's eyes were as limpid as a mountain stream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm so glad we've had this talk," she murmured.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing in the world, Miriam!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If one is going to lie, one may as well do it artistically.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She leaned across the table and gave his hand a little squeeze.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I'm so glad we've had this talk," she murmured.
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From this reading She leaned across the table and gave his hand a little squeeze.
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From this reading Jack's eyes were as limpid as a mountain stream.
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From this reading She leaned across the table and gave his hand a little squeeze.
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From this reading "I'm so glad we've had this talk," she murmured.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Nothing in the world, Miriam!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I'm so glad we've had this talk," she murmured.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If one is going to lie, one may as well do it artistically.
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From this reading "I'm so glad we've had this talk," she murmured.
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From this reading If one is going to lie, one may as well do it artistically.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jack's eyes were as limpid as a mountain stream.
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From this reading "Nothing in the world, Miriam!"
