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Chapter XIII
"For her!"--For that creature!--his words implied. "It was natural, what she thought," said Valerie after a moment, though not looking up. "Natural!--To suspect you!"-- "Of what you wanted me to do?" Valerie asked. "Yes, it was quite natural, I think, and partly because of your manoeuvers, my poor Jack.
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later than; following
From this reading “"It was natural, what she thought," said Valerie after a moment, though not looking up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Valerie asked.”
for the reason that
From this reading “"Yes, it was quite natural, I think, and partly because of your manoeuvers, my poor Jack.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"For her!"--For that creature!--his words implied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, it was quite natural, I think, and partly because of your manoeuvers, my poor Jack.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, it was quite natural, I think, and partly because of your manoeuvers, my poor Jack.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, it was quite natural, I think, and partly because of your manoeuvers, my poor Jack.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, it was quite natural, I think, and partly because of your manoeuvers, my poor Jack.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “"It was natural, what she thought," said Valerie after a moment, though not looking up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It was natural, what she thought," said Valerie after a moment, though not looking up.”
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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 "It was natural, what she thought," said Valerie after a moment, though not looking up.
later than; following
From this reading "It was natural, what she thought," said Valerie after a moment, though not looking up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, it was quite natural, I think, and partly because of your manoeuvers, my poor Jack.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Valerie asked.
for the reason that
From this reading "Yes, it was quite natural, I think, and partly because of your manoeuvers, my poor Jack.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "For her!"--For that creature!--his words implied.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Natural!--To suspect you!"-- "Of what you wanted me to do?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For her!"--For that creature!--his words implied.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "For her!"--For that creature!--his words implied.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "For her!"--For that creature!--his words implied.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, it was quite natural, I think, and partly because of your manoeuvers, my poor Jack.
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From this reading "For her!"--For that creature!--his words implied.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was natural, what she thought," said Valerie after a moment, though not looking up.
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From this reading "Yes, it was quite natural, I think, and partly because of your manoeuvers, my poor Jack.
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From this reading "It was natural, what she thought," said Valerie after a moment, though not looking up.
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From this reading "Yes, it was quite natural, I think, and partly because of your manoeuvers, my poor Jack.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Natural!--To suspect you!"-- "Of what you wanted me to do?"
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From this reading "It was natural, what she thought," said Valerie after a moment, though not looking up.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, it was quite natural, I think, and partly because of your manoeuvers, my poor Jack.
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From this reading "It was natural, what she thought," said Valerie after a moment, though not looking up.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It was natural, what she thought," said Valerie after a moment, though not looking up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Natural!--To suspect you!"-- "Of what you wanted me to do?"
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From this reading "Yes, it was quite natural, I think, and partly because of your manoeuvers, my poor Jack.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, it was quite natural, I think, and partly because of your manoeuvers, my poor Jack.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, it was quite natural, I think, and partly because of your manoeuvers, my poor Jack.
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From this reading "It was natural, what she thought," said Valerie after a moment, though not looking up.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It was natural, what she thought," said Valerie after a moment, though not looking up.
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From this reading "Natural!--To suspect you!"-- "Of what you wanted me to do?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "For her!"--For that creature!--his words implied.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, it was quite natural, I think, and partly because of your manoeuvers, my poor Jack.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "It was natural, what she thought," said Valerie after a moment, though not looking up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It was natural, what she thought," said Valerie after a moment, though not looking up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Natural!--To suspect you!"-- "Of what you wanted me to do?"
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From this reading "It was natural, what she thought," said Valerie after a moment, though not looking up.
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From this reading "It was natural, what she thought," said Valerie after a moment, though not looking up.
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From this reading "Natural!--To suspect you!"-- "Of what you wanted me to do?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was natural, what she thought," said Valerie after a moment, though not looking up.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "It was natural, what she thought," said Valerie after a moment, though not looking up.
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From this reading "For her!"--For that creature!--his words implied.
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From this reading "Yes, it was quite natural, I think, and partly because of your manoeuvers, my poor Jack.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Natural!--To suspect you!"-- "Of what you wanted me to do?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, it was quite natural, I think, and partly because of your manoeuvers, my poor Jack.
