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Chapter III
I hastened to agree. "Certainly, but all the same there is much room for improvement. You don't want to come off at every hill, do you?" This seemed to make her more thoughtful still. "No," she said, "but don't you think that the mind makes the hill?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You don't want to come off at every hill, do you?"”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “You don't want to come off at every hill, do you?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This seemed to make her more thoughtful still.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No," she said, "but don't you think that the mind makes the hill?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Certainly, but all the same there is much room for improvement.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This seemed to make her more thoughtful still.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This seemed to make her more thoughtful still.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No," she said, "but don't you think that the mind makes the hill?"”
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From this reading I hastened to agree.
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From this reading "Certainly, but all the same there is much room for improvement.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You don't want to come off at every hill, do you?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Certainly, but all the same there is much room for improvement.
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From this reading "Certainly, but all the same there is much room for improvement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You don't want to come off at every hill, do you?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You don't want to come off at every hill, do you?"
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From this reading You don't want to come off at every hill, do you?"
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading You don't want to come off at every hill, do you?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Certainly, but all the same there is much room for improvement.
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From this reading I hastened to agree.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This seemed to make her more thoughtful still.
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From this reading You don't want to come off at every hill, do you?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hastened to agree.
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From this reading "Certainly, but all the same there is much room for improvement.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Certainly, but all the same there is much room for improvement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This seemed to make her more thoughtful still.
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From this reading "No," she said, "but don't you think that the mind makes the hill?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No," she said, "but don't you think that the mind makes the hill?"
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From this reading This seemed to make her more thoughtful still.
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From this reading "Certainly, but all the same there is much room for improvement.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," she said, "but don't you think that the mind makes the hill?"
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From this reading You don't want to come off at every hill, do you?"
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From this reading "Certainly, but all the same there is much room for improvement.
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From this reading "No," she said, "but don't you think that the mind makes the hill?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Certainly, but all the same there is much room for improvement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This seemed to make her more thoughtful still.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No," she said, "but don't you think that the mind makes the hill?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This seemed to make her more thoughtful still.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No," she said, "but don't you think that the mind makes the hill?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Certainly, but all the same there is much room for improvement.
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From this reading "Certainly, but all the same there is much room for improvement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No," she said, "but don't you think that the mind makes the hill?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This seemed to make her more thoughtful still.
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From this reading This seemed to make her more thoughtful still.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I hastened to agree.
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From this reading You don't want to come off at every hill, do you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You don't want to come off at every hill, do you?"
