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Chapter XIV
"It seems to me," she said, quietly, "that all men must be ambitious, that the love of power must be a part of their very existence." "In England," he remarked, "we are more circumscribed, our limits are more exact. Yet I suppose in our small way we all flutter our wings." "I have a curiosity to understand things," she said, leaning back and fanning herself slowly. "Help me to understand yourself."
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Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading “"In England," he remarked, "we are more circumscribed, our limits are more exact.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have a curiosity to understand things," she said, leaning back and fanning herself slowly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Help me to understand yourself."”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"I have a curiosity to understand things," she said, leaning back and fanning herself slowly.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"It seems to me," she said, quietly, "that all men must be ambitious, that the love of power must be a part of their very existence."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It seems to me," she said, quietly, "that all men must be ambitious, that the love of power must be a part of their very existence."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yet I suppose in our small way we all flutter our wings."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have a curiosity to understand things," she said, leaning back and fanning herself slowly.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet I suppose in our small way we all flutter our wings."”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"Help me to understand yourself."”
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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 "It seems to me," she said, quietly, "that all men must be ambitious, that the love of power must be a part of their very existence."
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From this reading "It seems to me," she said, quietly, "that all men must be ambitious, that the love of power must be a part of their very existence."
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From this reading "It seems to me," she said, quietly, "that all men must be ambitious, that the love of power must be a part of their very existence."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have a curiosity to understand things," she said, leaning back and fanning herself slowly.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "In England," he remarked, "we are more circumscribed, our limits are more exact.
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From this reading "I have a curiosity to understand things," she said, leaning back and fanning herself slowly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It seems to me," she said, quietly, "that all men must be ambitious, that the love of power must be a part of their very existence."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In England," he remarked, "we are more circumscribed, our limits are more exact.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have a curiosity to understand things," she said, leaning back and fanning herself slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In England," he remarked, "we are more circumscribed, our limits are more exact.
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading "In England," he remarked, "we are more circumscribed, our limits are more exact.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It seems to me," she said, quietly, "that all men must be ambitious, that the love of power must be a part of their very existence."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have a curiosity to understand things," she said, leaning back and fanning herself slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet I suppose in our small way we all flutter our wings."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have a curiosity to understand things," she said, leaning back and fanning herself slowly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "In England," he remarked, "we are more circumscribed, our limits are more exact.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Help me to understand yourself."
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I have a curiosity to understand things," she said, leaning back and fanning herself slowly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yet I suppose in our small way we all flutter our wings."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In England," he remarked, "we are more circumscribed, our limits are more exact.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It seems to me," she said, quietly, "that all men must be ambitious, that the love of power must be a part of their very existence."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have a curiosity to understand things," she said, leaning back and fanning herself slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In England," he remarked, "we are more circumscribed, our limits are more exact.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It seems to me," she said, quietly, "that all men must be ambitious, that the love of power must be a part of their very existence."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It seems to me," she said, quietly, "that all men must be ambitious, that the love of power must be a part of their very existence."
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From this reading "It seems to me," she said, quietly, "that all men must be ambitious, that the love of power must be a part of their very existence."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In England," he remarked, "we are more circumscribed, our limits are more exact.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It seems to me," she said, quietly, "that all men must be ambitious, that the love of power must be a part of their very existence."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It seems to me," she said, quietly, "that all men must be ambitious, that the love of power must be a part of their very existence."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "In England," he remarked, "we are more circumscribed, our limits are more exact.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It seems to me," she said, quietly, "that all men must be ambitious, that the love of power must be a part of their very existence."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It seems to me," she said, quietly, "that all men must be ambitious, that the love of power must be a part of their very existence."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It seems to me," she said, quietly, "that all men must be ambitious, that the love of power must be a part of their very existence."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In England," he remarked, "we are more circumscribed, our limits are more exact.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It seems to me," she said, quietly, "that all men must be ambitious, that the love of power must be a part of their very existence."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It seems to me," she said, quietly, "that all men must be ambitious, that the love of power must be a part of their very existence."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It seems to me," she said, quietly, "that all men must be ambitious, that the love of power must be a part of their very existence."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have a curiosity to understand things," she said, leaning back and fanning herself slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet I suppose in our small way we all flutter our wings."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet I suppose in our small way we all flutter our wings."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It seems to me," she said, quietly, "that all men must be ambitious, that the love of power must be a part of their very existence."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It seems to me," she said, quietly, "that all men must be ambitious, that the love of power must be a part of their very existence."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "It seems to me," she said, quietly, "that all men must be ambitious, that the love of power must be a part of their very existence."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have a curiosity to understand things," she said, leaning back and fanning herself slowly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It seems to me," she said, quietly, "that all men must be ambitious, that the love of power must be a part of their very existence."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have a curiosity to understand things," she said, leaning back and fanning herself slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It seems to me," she said, quietly, "that all men must be ambitious, that the love of power must be a part of their very existence."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet I suppose in our small way we all flutter our wings."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "In England," he remarked, "we are more circumscribed, our limits are more exact.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet I suppose in our small way we all flutter our wings."
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet I suppose in our small way we all flutter our wings."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Help me to understand yourself."
