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Chapter II
“You thought I was too young! I’m nearly six-and-twenty! But all the same,—though they’re mine,—_still_——Why shouldn’t a woman have work in the world, Mr. Brumley? In spite of all that.” “But surely—that’s the most beautiful work in the world that anyone could possibly have.”
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any person at all
From this reading ““But surely—that’s the most beautiful work in the world that anyone could possibly have.””
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““But surely—that’s the most beautiful work in the world that anyone could possibly have.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But all the same,—though they’re mine,—_still_——Why shouldn’t a woman have work in the world, Mr. Brumley?”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But all the same,—though they’re mine,—_still_——Why shouldn’t a woman have work in the world, Mr. Brumley?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But all the same,—though they’re mine,—_still_——Why shouldn’t a woman have work in the world, Mr. Brumley?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “But all the same,—though they’re mine,—_still_——Why shouldn’t a woman have work in the world, Mr. Brumley?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You thought I was too young!”
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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 But all the same,—though they’re mine,—_still_——Why shouldn’t a woman have work in the world, Mr. Brumley?
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From this reading But all the same,—though they’re mine,—_still_——Why shouldn’t a woman have work in the world, Mr. Brumley?
any person at all
From this reading “But surely—that’s the most beautiful work in the world that anyone could possibly have.”
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From this reading “But surely—that’s the most beautiful work in the world that anyone could possibly have.”
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From this reading But all the same,—though they’re mine,—_still_——Why shouldn’t a woman have work in the world, Mr. Brumley?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But all the same,—though they’re mine,—_still_——Why shouldn’t a woman have work in the world, Mr. Brumley?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But surely—that’s the most beautiful work in the world that anyone could possibly have.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But all the same,—though they’re mine,—_still_——Why shouldn’t a woman have work in the world, Mr. Brumley?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You thought I was too young!
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From this reading I’m nearly six-and-twenty!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But all the same,—though they’re mine,—_still_——Why shouldn’t a woman have work in the world, Mr. Brumley?
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But all the same,—though they’re mine,—_still_——Why shouldn’t a woman have work in the world, Mr. Brumley?
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From this reading “But surely—that’s the most beautiful work in the world that anyone could possibly have.”
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From this reading But all the same,—though they’re mine,—_still_——Why shouldn’t a woman have work in the world, Mr. Brumley?
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From this reading I’m nearly six-and-twenty!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of all that.”
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From this reading “But surely—that’s the most beautiful work in the world that anyone could possibly have.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But all the same,—though they’re mine,—_still_——Why shouldn’t a woman have work in the world, Mr. Brumley?
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From this reading But all the same,—though they’re mine,—_still_——Why shouldn’t a woman have work in the world, Mr. Brumley?
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From this reading I’m nearly six-and-twenty!
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From this reading In spite of all that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But all the same,—though they’re mine,—_still_——Why shouldn’t a woman have work in the world, Mr. Brumley?
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From this reading “But surely—that’s the most beautiful work in the world that anyone could possibly have.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In spite of all that.”
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From this reading “But surely—that’s the most beautiful work in the world that anyone could possibly have.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But all the same,—though they’re mine,—_still_——Why shouldn’t a woman have work in the world, Mr. Brumley?
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From this reading But all the same,—though they’re mine,—_still_——Why shouldn’t a woman have work in the world, Mr. Brumley?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But all the same,—though they’re mine,—_still_——Why shouldn’t a woman have work in the world, Mr. Brumley?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You thought I was too young!
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From this reading “You thought I was too young!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You thought I was too young!
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From this reading But all the same,—though they’re mine,—_still_——Why shouldn’t a woman have work in the world, Mr. Brumley?
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From this reading But all the same,—though they’re mine,—_still_——Why shouldn’t a woman have work in the world, Mr. Brumley?
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From this reading But all the same,—though they’re mine,—_still_——Why shouldn’t a woman have work in the world, Mr. Brumley?
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From this reading But all the same,—though they’re mine,—_still_——Why shouldn’t a woman have work in the world, Mr. Brumley?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You thought I was too young!
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From this reading “You thought I was too young!
