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Chapter X
"No, I don't think so; I have no right to pry into your affairs, but--" "Oh, they're wide enough open!" "And you may have changed your mind. I thought you might, when I saw you yesterday at Belvedere--" "I was only trying to make bad worse." "Then I think the situation has changed entirely through what Mr. Stoller said to Mr. March." "I can't see how it has.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Then I think the situation has changed entirely through what Mr. Stoller said to Mr. March."”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Then I think the situation has changed entirely through what Mr. Stoller said to Mr. March."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"No, I don't think so; I have no right to pry into your affairs, but--" "Oh, they're wide enough open!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought you might, when I saw you yesterday at Belvedere--" "I was only trying to make bad worse."”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"And you may have changed your mind.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I thought you might, when I saw you yesterday at Belvedere--" "I was only trying to make bad worse."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And you may have changed your mind.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “"No, I don't think so; I have no right to pry into your affairs, but--" "Oh, they're wide enough open!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No, I don't think so; I have no right to pry into your affairs, but--" "Oh, they're wide enough open!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No, I don't think so; I have no right to pry into your affairs, but--" "Oh, they're wide enough open!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought you might, when I saw you yesterday at Belvedere--" "I was only trying to make bad worse."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Then I think the situation has changed entirely through what Mr. Stoller said to Mr. March."”
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From this reading "No, I don't think so; I have no right to pry into your affairs, but--" "Oh, they're wide enough open!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you may have changed your mind.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I thought you might, when I saw you yesterday at Belvedere--" "I was only trying to make bad worse."
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From this reading I thought you might, when I saw you yesterday at Belvedere--" "I was only trying to make bad worse."
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From this reading I thought you might, when I saw you yesterday at Belvedere--" "I was only trying to make bad worse."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No, I don't think so; I have no right to pry into your affairs, but--" "Oh, they're wide enough open!"
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From this reading "I can't see how it has.
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From this reading "And you may have changed your mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, I don't think so; I have no right to pry into your affairs, but--" "Oh, they're wide enough open!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, I don't think so; I have no right to pry into your affairs, but--" "Oh, they're wide enough open!"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Then I think the situation has changed entirely through what Mr. Stoller said to Mr. March."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then I think the situation has changed entirely through what Mr. Stoller said to Mr. March."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "No, I don't think so; I have no right to pry into your affairs, but--" "Oh, they're wide enough open!"
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From this reading "I can't see how it has.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, I don't think so; I have no right to pry into your affairs, but--" "Oh, they're wide enough open!"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "No, I don't think so; I have no right to pry into your affairs, but--" "Oh, they're wide enough open!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I can't see how it has.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought you might, when I saw you yesterday at Belvedere--" "I was only trying to make bad worse."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then I think the situation has changed entirely through what Mr. Stoller said to Mr. March."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "And you may have changed your mind.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I thought you might, when I saw you yesterday at Belvedere--" "I was only trying to make bad worse."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And you may have changed your mind.
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From this reading "Then I think the situation has changed entirely through what Mr. Stoller said to Mr. March."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I don't think so; I have no right to pry into your affairs, but--" "Oh, they're wide enough open!"
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From this reading "No, I don't think so; I have no right to pry into your affairs, but--" "Oh, they're wide enough open!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought you might, when I saw you yesterday at Belvedere--" "I was only trying to make bad worse."
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "No, I don't think so; I have no right to pry into your affairs, but--" "Oh, they're wide enough open!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, I don't think so; I have no right to pry into your affairs, but--" "Oh, they're wide enough open!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, I don't think so; I have no right to pry into your affairs, but--" "Oh, they're wide enough open!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then I think the situation has changed entirely through what Mr. Stoller said to Mr. March."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought you might, when I saw you yesterday at Belvedere--" "I was only trying to make bad worse."
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From this reading "I can't see how it has.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then I think the situation has changed entirely through what Mr. Stoller said to Mr. March."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "No, I don't think so; I have no right to pry into your affairs, but--" "Oh, they're wide enough open!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then I think the situation has changed entirely through what Mr. Stoller said to Mr. March."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Then I think the situation has changed entirely through what Mr. Stoller said to Mr. March."
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From this reading "Then I think the situation has changed entirely through what Mr. Stoller said to Mr. March."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, I don't think so; I have no right to pry into your affairs, but--" "Oh, they're wide enough open!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, I don't think so; I have no right to pry into your affairs, but--" "Oh, they're wide enough open!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought you might, when I saw you yesterday at Belvedere--" "I was only trying to make bad worse."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Then I think the situation has changed entirely through what Mr. Stoller said to Mr. March."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No, I don't think so; I have no right to pry into your affairs, but--" "Oh, they're wide enough open!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought you might, when I saw you yesterday at Belvedere--" "I was only trying to make bad worse."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I thought you might, when I saw you yesterday at Belvedere--" "I was only trying to make bad worse."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Then I think the situation has changed entirely through what Mr. Stoller said to Mr. March."
at the time that
From this reading I thought you might, when I saw you yesterday at Belvedere--" "I was only trying to make bad worse."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, I don't think so; I have no right to pry into your affairs, but--" "Oh, they're wide enough open!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought you might, when I saw you yesterday at Belvedere--" "I was only trying to make bad worse."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought you might, when I saw you yesterday at Belvedere--" "I was only trying to make bad worse."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you may have changed your mind.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No, I don't think so; I have no right to pry into your affairs, but--" "Oh, they're wide enough open!"
