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Chapter VIII
"Oh, poor papa! I couldn't go with Mr. Stoller alone, but I might have gone in the two-spanner with him and let you have Mr. or Mrs. March in the one-spanner." "I don't know. Their interest in each other isn't so interesting to other people as they seem to think." "Do you feel that way really, papa?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I couldn't go with Mr. Stoller alone, but I might have gone in the two-spanner with him and let you have Mr. or Mrs. March in the one-spanner."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I couldn't go with Mr. Stoller alone, but I might have gone in the two-spanner with him and let you have Mr. or Mrs. March in the one-spanner."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I couldn't go with Mr. Stoller alone, but I might have gone in the two-spanner with him and let you have Mr. or Mrs. March in the one-spanner."”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I couldn't go with Mr. Stoller alone, but I might have gone in the two-spanner with him and let you have Mr. or Mrs. March in the one-spanner."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, poor papa!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Their interest in each other isn't so interesting to other people as they seem to think."”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I couldn't go with Mr. Stoller alone, but I might have gone in the two-spanner with him and let you have Mr. or Mrs. March in the one-spanner."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I couldn't go with Mr. Stoller alone, but I might have gone in the two-spanner with him and let you have Mr. or Mrs. March in the one-spanner."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Their interest in each other isn't so interesting to other people as they seem to think."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I couldn't go with Mr. Stoller alone, but I might have gone in the two-spanner with him and let you have Mr. or Mrs. March in the one-spanner."
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From this reading I couldn't go with Mr. Stoller alone, but I might have gone in the two-spanner with him and let you have Mr. or Mrs. March in the one-spanner."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you feel that way really, papa?
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From this reading "I don't know.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Their interest in each other isn't so interesting to other people as they seem to think."
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From this reading "Do you feel that way really, papa?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn't go with Mr. Stoller alone, but I might have gone in the two-spanner with him and let you have Mr. or Mrs. March in the one-spanner."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn't go with Mr. Stoller alone, but I might have gone in the two-spanner with him and let you have Mr. or Mrs. March in the one-spanner."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I couldn't go with Mr. Stoller alone, but I might have gone in the two-spanner with him and let you have Mr. or Mrs. March in the one-spanner."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I couldn't go with Mr. Stoller alone, but I might have gone in the two-spanner with him and let you have Mr. or Mrs. March in the one-spanner."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I couldn't go with Mr. Stoller alone, but I might have gone in the two-spanner with him and let you have Mr. or Mrs. March in the one-spanner."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I couldn't go with Mr. Stoller alone, but I might have gone in the two-spanner with him and let you have Mr. or Mrs. March in the one-spanner."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their interest in each other isn't so interesting to other people as they seem to think."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their interest in each other isn't so interesting to other people as they seem to think."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their interest in each other isn't so interesting to other people as they seem to think."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I couldn't go with Mr. Stoller alone, but I might have gone in the two-spanner with him and let you have Mr. or Mrs. March in the one-spanner."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn't go with Mr. Stoller alone, but I might have gone in the two-spanner with him and let you have Mr. or Mrs. March in the one-spanner."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I couldn't go with Mr. Stoller alone, but I might have gone in the two-spanner with him and let you have Mr. or Mrs. March in the one-spanner."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn't go with Mr. Stoller alone, but I might have gone in the two-spanner with him and let you have Mr. or Mrs. March in the one-spanner."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn't go with Mr. Stoller alone, but I might have gone in the two-spanner with him and let you have Mr. or Mrs. March in the one-spanner."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, poor papa!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn't go with Mr. Stoller alone, but I might have gone in the two-spanner with him and let you have Mr. or Mrs. March in the one-spanner."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I couldn't go with Mr. Stoller alone, but I might have gone in the two-spanner with him and let you have Mr. or Mrs. March in the one-spanner."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their interest in each other isn't so interesting to other people as they seem to think."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, poor papa!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their interest in each other isn't so interesting to other people as they seem to think."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, poor papa!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you feel that way really, papa?
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From this reading Their interest in each other isn't so interesting to other people as they seem to think."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Their interest in each other isn't so interesting to other people as they seem to think."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn't go with Mr. Stoller alone, but I might have gone in the two-spanner with him and let you have Mr. or Mrs. March in the one-spanner."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Do you feel that way really, papa?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I couldn't go with Mr. Stoller alone, but I might have gone in the two-spanner with him and let you have Mr. or Mrs. March in the one-spanner."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their interest in each other isn't so interesting to other people as they seem to think."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their interest in each other isn't so interesting to other people as they seem to think."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their interest in each other isn't so interesting to other people as they seem to think."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Their interest in each other isn't so interesting to other people as they seem to think."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn't go with Mr. Stoller alone, but I might have gone in the two-spanner with him and let you have Mr. or Mrs. March in the one-spanner."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you feel that way really, papa?
in the company of; together with
From this reading I couldn't go with Mr. Stoller alone, but I might have gone in the two-spanner with him and let you have Mr. or Mrs. March in the one-spanner."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I couldn't go with Mr. Stoller alone, but I might have gone in the two-spanner with him and let you have Mr. or Mrs. March in the one-spanner."
