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Chapter VI
Catherine looked at her lover a minute, and then she said, “I shall persuade him. But I am glad we shall be rich,” she added. Morris turned away, looking into the crown of his hat. “No, it’s a misfortune,” he said at last. “It is from that our difficulty will come.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I am glad we shall be rich,” she added.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It is from that our difficulty will come.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No, it’s a misfortune,” he said at last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Catherine looked at her lover a minute, and then she said, “I shall persuade him.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Catherine looked at her lover a minute, and then she said, “I shall persuade him.”
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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 Catherine looked at her lover a minute, and then she said, “I shall persuade him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I am glad we shall be rich,” she added.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But I am glad we shall be rich,” she added.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Catherine looked at her lover a minute, and then she said, “I shall persuade him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Catherine looked at her lover a minute, and then she said, “I shall persuade him.
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From this reading Morris turned away, looking into the crown of his hat.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But I am glad we shall be rich,” she added.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I am glad we shall be rich,” she added.
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From this reading Catherine looked at her lover a minute, and then she said, “I shall persuade him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is from that our difficulty will come.”
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From this reading Morris turned away, looking into the crown of his hat.
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From this reading “It is from that our difficulty will come.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “It is from that our difficulty will come.”
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From this reading But I am glad we shall be rich,” she added.
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From this reading Morris turned away, looking into the crown of his hat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No, it’s a misfortune,” he said at last.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Catherine looked at her lover a minute, and then she said, “I shall persuade him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Catherine looked at her lover a minute, and then she said, “I shall persuade him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Morris turned away, looking into the crown of his hat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Catherine looked at her lover a minute, and then she said, “I shall persuade him.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Morris turned away, looking into the crown of his hat.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is from that our difficulty will come.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is from that our difficulty will come.”
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From this reading “No, it’s a misfortune,” he said at last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No, it’s a misfortune,” he said at last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Catherine looked at her lover a minute, and then she said, “I shall persuade him.
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From this reading Morris turned away, looking into the crown of his hat.
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From this reading Catherine looked at her lover a minute, and then she said, “I shall persuade him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Catherine looked at her lover a minute, and then she said, “I shall persuade him.
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From this reading “No, it’s a misfortune,” he said at last.
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From this reading Morris turned away, looking into the crown of his hat.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, it’s a misfortune,” he said at last.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Morris turned away, looking into the crown of his hat.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “It is from that our difficulty will come.”
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From this reading Catherine looked at her lover a minute, and then she said, “I shall persuade him.
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From this reading But I am glad we shall be rich,” she added.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Catherine looked at her lover a minute, and then she said, “I shall persuade him.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Catherine looked at her lover a minute, and then she said, “I shall persuade him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Catherine looked at her lover a minute, and then she said, “I shall persuade him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It is from that our difficulty will come.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Morris turned away, looking into the crown of his hat.
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From this reading Catherine looked at her lover a minute, and then she said, “I shall persuade him.
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From this reading Morris turned away, looking into the crown of his hat.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But I am glad we shall be rich,” she added.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “It is from that our difficulty will come.”
