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Chapter X
There was a silence while Jack debated how to go on. "Clara, I would really like to be your friend," he said at last. "That's nice of you." "If you only felt disposed to tell me frankly of your situation and your difficulties, perhaps I could help you." Something in this alarmed her; she favored him with a sharp little glance.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"If you only felt disposed to tell me frankly of your situation and your difficulties, perhaps I could help you."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"If you only felt disposed to tell me frankly of your situation and your difficulties, perhaps I could help you."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If you only felt disposed to tell me frankly of your situation and your difficulties, perhaps I could help you."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Clara, I would really like to be your friend," he said at last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Something in this alarmed her; she favored him with a sharp little glance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If you only felt disposed to tell me frankly of your situation and your difficulties, perhaps I could help you."”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “There was a silence while Jack debated how to go on.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something in this alarmed her; she favored him with a sharp little glance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If you only felt disposed to tell me frankly of your situation and your difficulties, perhaps I could help you."”
during the time that
From this reading “There was a silence while Jack debated how to go on.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Clara, I would really like to be your friend," he said at last.”
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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 There was a silence while Jack debated how to go on.
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From this reading Something in this alarmed her; she favored him with a sharp little glance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If you only felt disposed to tell me frankly of your situation and your difficulties, perhaps I could help you."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Clara, I would really like to be your friend," he said at last.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Clara, I would really like to be your friend," he said at last.
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From this reading "Clara, I would really like to be your friend," he said at last.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "If you only felt disposed to tell me frankly of your situation and your difficulties, perhaps I could help you."
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From this reading There was a silence while Jack debated how to go on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you only felt disposed to tell me frankly of your situation and your difficulties, perhaps I could help you."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "If you only felt disposed to tell me frankly of your situation and your difficulties, perhaps I could help you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Something in this alarmed her; she favored him with a sharp little glance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you only felt disposed to tell me frankly of your situation and your difficulties, perhaps I could help you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you only felt disposed to tell me frankly of your situation and your difficulties, perhaps I could help you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Clara, I would really like to be your friend," he said at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Something in this alarmed her; she favored him with a sharp little glance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a silence while Jack debated how to go on.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Clara, I would really like to be your friend," he said at last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you only felt disposed to tell me frankly of your situation and your difficulties, perhaps I could help you."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Something in this alarmed her; she favored him with a sharp little glance.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Something in this alarmed her; she favored him with a sharp little glance.
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From this reading There was a silence while Jack debated how to go on.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Clara, I would really like to be your friend," he said at last.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you only felt disposed to tell me frankly of your situation and your difficulties, perhaps I could help you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Something in this alarmed her; she favored him with a sharp little glance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a silence while Jack debated how to go on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Clara, I would really like to be your friend," he said at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Clara, I would really like to be your friend," he said at last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something in this alarmed her; she favored him with a sharp little glance.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If you only felt disposed to tell me frankly of your situation and your difficulties, perhaps I could help you."
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From this reading "That's nice of you."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That's nice of you."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a silence while Jack debated how to go on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you only felt disposed to tell me frankly of your situation and your difficulties, perhaps I could help you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you only felt disposed to tell me frankly of your situation and your difficulties, perhaps I could help you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Clara, I would really like to be your friend," he said at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Clara, I would really like to be your friend," he said at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Something in this alarmed her; she favored him with a sharp little glance.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Something in this alarmed her; she favored him with a sharp little glance.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a silence while Jack debated how to go on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you only felt disposed to tell me frankly of your situation and your difficulties, perhaps I could help you."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something in this alarmed her; she favored him with a sharp little glance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you only felt disposed to tell me frankly of your situation and your difficulties, perhaps I could help you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's nice of you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a silence while Jack debated how to go on.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Something in this alarmed her; she favored him with a sharp little glance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a silence while Jack debated how to go on.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a silence while Jack debated how to go on.
during the time that
From this reading There was a silence while Jack debated how to go on.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Something in this alarmed her; she favored him with a sharp little glance.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Clara, I would really like to be your friend," he said at last.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That's nice of you."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Clara, I would really like to be your friend," he said at last.
