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Chapter XVIII
FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad. I, jealous! What an ugly word! I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property. And above all things there was the man.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.”
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “And above all things there was the man.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.”
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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 I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading And above all things there was the man.
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From this reading And above all things there was the man.
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From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading What an ugly word!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.
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From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.
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From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.
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From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.
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From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.
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From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.
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From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.
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From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.
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From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.
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From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.
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From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.
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From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.
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From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.
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From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.
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From this reading I, jealous!
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From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.
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From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.
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From this reading And above all things there was the man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.
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From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.
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From this reading And above all things there was the man.
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From this reading And above all things there was the man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.
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From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.
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From this reading What an ugly word!
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.
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From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What an ugly word!
at the time that
From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.
which person or people
From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.
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From this reading What an ugly word!
