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Chapter IV
March could not deny this; he laughed, too; though in his wife's absence he felt bound to forbid himself anything more explicit. "I don't give it up, you know," Kenby went on, with perfect ease. "I'm not a young fellow, if you call thirty-nine old." "At my age I don't," March put in, and they roared together, in men's security from the encroachments of time. "But she happens to be the only woman I've ever really wanted to marry, for more than a few days at a stretch.
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any thing at all
From this reading “March could not deny this; he laughed, too; though in his wife's absence he felt bound to forbid himself anything more explicit.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “March could not deny this; he laughed, too; though in his wife's absence he felt bound to forbid himself anything more explicit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But she happens to be the only woman I've ever really wanted to marry, for more than a few days at a stretch.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “March could not deny this; he laughed, too; though in his wife's absence he felt bound to forbid himself anything more explicit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't give it up, you know," Kenby went on, with perfect ease.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"At my age I don't," March put in, and they roared together, in men's security from the encroachments of time.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “March could not deny this; he laughed, too; though in his wife's absence he felt bound to forbid himself anything more explicit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"At my age I don't," March put in, and they roared together, in men's security from the encroachments of time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't give it up, you know," Kenby went on, with perfect ease.”
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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'm not a young fellow, if you call thirty-nine old."
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From this reading March could not deny this; he laughed, too; though in his wife's absence he felt bound to forbid himself anything more explicit.
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From this reading "At my age I don't," March put in, and they roared together, in men's security from the encroachments of time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "At my age I don't," March put in, and they roared together, in men's security from the encroachments of time.
any thing at all
From this reading March could not deny this; he laughed, too; though in his wife's absence he felt bound to forbid himself anything more explicit.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At my age I don't," March put in, and they roared together, in men's security from the encroachments of time.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "But she happens to be the only woman I've ever really wanted to marry, for more than a few days at a stretch.
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From this reading March could not deny this; he laughed, too; though in his wife's absence he felt bound to forbid himself anything more explicit.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But she happens to be the only woman I've ever really wanted to marry, for more than a few days at a stretch.
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From this reading "I'm not a young fellow, if you call thirty-nine old."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading March could not deny this; he laughed, too; though in his wife's absence he felt bound to forbid himself anything more explicit.
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From this reading "But she happens to be the only woman I've ever really wanted to marry, for more than a few days at a stretch.
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From this reading March could not deny this; he laughed, too; though in his wife's absence he felt bound to forbid himself anything more explicit.
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From this reading "I don't give it up, you know," Kenby went on, with perfect ease.
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From this reading "I don't give it up, you know," Kenby went on, with perfect ease.
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From this reading "At my age I don't," March put in, and they roared together, in men's security from the encroachments of time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But she happens to be the only woman I've ever really wanted to marry, for more than a few days at a stretch.
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From this reading March could not deny this; he laughed, too; though in his wife's absence he felt bound to forbid himself anything more explicit.
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From this reading "I'm not a young fellow, if you call thirty-nine old."
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From this reading March could not deny this; he laughed, too; though in his wife's absence he felt bound to forbid himself anything more explicit.
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From this reading "But she happens to be the only woman I've ever really wanted to marry, for more than a few days at a stretch.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "But she happens to be the only woman I've ever really wanted to marry, for more than a few days at a stretch.
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From this reading March could not deny this; he laughed, too; though in his wife's absence he felt bound to forbid himself anything more explicit.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "At my age I don't," March put in, and they roared together, in men's security from the encroachments of time.
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From this reading "I don't give it up, you know," Kenby went on, with perfect ease.
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From this reading "But she happens to be the only woman I've ever really wanted to marry, for more than a few days at a stretch.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading March could not deny this; he laughed, too; though in his wife's absence he felt bound to forbid himself anything more explicit.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading March could not deny this; he laughed, too; though in his wife's absence he felt bound to forbid himself anything more explicit.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading March could not deny this; he laughed, too; though in his wife's absence he felt bound to forbid himself anything more explicit.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't give it up, you know," Kenby went on, with perfect ease.
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From this reading "I'm not a young fellow, if you call thirty-nine old."
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From this reading "But she happens to be the only woman I've ever really wanted to marry, for more than a few days at a stretch.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I'm not a young fellow, if you call thirty-nine old."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading March could not deny this; he laughed, too; though in his wife's absence he felt bound to forbid himself anything more explicit.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I don't give it up, you know," Kenby went on, with perfect ease.
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From this reading "I don't give it up, you know," Kenby went on, with perfect ease.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't give it up, you know," Kenby went on, with perfect ease.
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From this reading March could not deny this; he laughed, too; though in his wife's absence he felt bound to forbid himself anything more explicit.
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From this reading March could not deny this; he laughed, too; though in his wife's absence he felt bound to forbid himself anything more explicit.
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From this reading "But she happens to be the only woman I've ever really wanted to marry, for more than a few days at a stretch.
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From this reading "At my age I don't," March put in, and they roared together, in men's security from the encroachments of time.
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From this reading March could not deny this; he laughed, too; though in his wife's absence he felt bound to forbid himself anything more explicit.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "At my age I don't," March put in, and they roared together, in men's security from the encroachments of time.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading March could not deny this; he laughed, too; though in his wife's absence he felt bound to forbid himself anything more explicit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "At my age I don't," March put in, and they roared together, in men's security from the encroachments of time.
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From this reading "I'm not a young fellow, if you call thirty-nine old."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I don't give it up, you know," Kenby went on, with perfect ease.
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From this reading "But she happens to be the only woman I've ever really wanted to marry, for more than a few days at a stretch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't give it up, you know," Kenby went on, with perfect ease.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "At my age I don't," March put in, and they roared together, in men's security from the encroachments of time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But she happens to be the only woman I've ever really wanted to marry, for more than a few days at a stretch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "At my age I don't," March put in, and they roared together, in men's security from the encroachments of time.
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From this reading "At my age I don't," March put in, and they roared together, in men's security from the encroachments of time.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But she happens to be the only woman I've ever really wanted to marry, for more than a few days at a stretch.
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From this reading "But she happens to be the only woman I've ever really wanted to marry, for more than a few days at a stretch.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "But she happens to be the only woman I've ever really wanted to marry, for more than a few days at a stretch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "At my age I don't," March put in, and they roared together, in men's security from the encroachments of time.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "At my age I don't," March put in, and they roared together, in men's security from the encroachments of time.
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From this reading "I'm not a young fellow, if you call thirty-nine old."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading March could not deny this; he laughed, too; though in his wife's absence he felt bound to forbid himself anything more explicit.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading March could not deny this; he laughed, too; though in his wife's absence he felt bound to forbid himself anything more explicit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "At my age I don't," March put in, and they roared together, in men's security from the encroachments of time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading March could not deny this; he laughed, too; though in his wife's absence he felt bound to forbid himself anything more explicit.
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From this reading "At my age I don't," March put in, and they roared together, in men's security from the encroachments of time.
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From this reading March could not deny this; he laughed, too; though in his wife's absence he felt bound to forbid himself anything more explicit.
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From this reading "I don't give it up, you know," Kenby went on, with perfect ease.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But she happens to be the only woman I've ever really wanted to marry, for more than a few days at a stretch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't give it up, you know," Kenby went on, with perfect ease.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading March could not deny this; he laughed, too; though in his wife's absence he felt bound to forbid himself anything more explicit.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I don't give it up, you know," Kenby went on, with perfect ease.
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From this reading "But she happens to be the only woman I've ever really wanted to marry, for more than a few days at a stretch.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I don't give it up, you know," Kenby went on, with perfect ease.
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From this reading "I'm not a young fellow, if you call thirty-nine old."
