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Chapter VIII
She looked away from him now, and it showed him how she understood. "We ought to be there--I mean when they come out." "They _won't_ come out--not yet. And I don't care if they do." To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We ought to be there--I mean when they come out."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked away from him now, and it showed him how she understood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “"We ought to be there--I mean when they come out."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"They _won't_ come out--not yet.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"
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From this reading To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She looked away from him now, and it showed him how she understood.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"
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From this reading She looked away from him now, and it showed him how she understood.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We ought to be there--I mean when they come out."
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From this reading And I don't care if they do."
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From this reading To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We ought to be there--I mean when they come out."
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From this reading To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And I don't care if they do."
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From this reading And I don't care if they do."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"
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From this reading To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"
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From this reading To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She looked away from him now, and it showed him how she understood.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked away from him now, and it showed him how she understood.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"
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From this reading She looked away from him now, and it showed him how she understood.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We ought to be there--I mean when they come out."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And I don't care if they do."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She looked away from him now, and it showed him how she understood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked away from him now, and it showed him how she understood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We ought to be there--I mean when they come out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "They _won't_ come out--not yet.
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From this reading She looked away from him now, and it showed him how she understood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "We ought to be there--I mean when they come out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We ought to be there--I mean when they come out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked away from him now, and it showed him how she understood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She looked away from him now, and it showed him how she understood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We ought to be there--I mean when they come out."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We ought to be there--I mean when they come out."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We ought to be there--I mean when they come out."
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From this reading She looked away from him now, and it showed him how she understood.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We ought to be there--I mean when they come out."
at the time that
From this reading "We ought to be there--I mean when they come out."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"
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From this reading "They _won't_ come out--not yet.
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From this reading To which he straightway added, as if to deal with the charge of selfishness that his words, sounding for himself, struck him as enabling her to make: "Why not have done with it all and face the music as we are?"
but in spite of that
From this reading "They _won't_ come out--not yet.
