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Chapter XXV
Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room. Her terms were half-a-crown a week, which Dent offered to provide. Bet, however, scowled at him. "None o' that," she said. "I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “Bet, however, scowled at him.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “"I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “"None o' that," she said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.”
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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 Her terms were half-a-crown a week, which Dent offered to provide.
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From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bet, however, scowled at him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.
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From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.
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From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
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From this reading Her terms were half-a-crown a week, which Dent offered to provide.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bet, however, scowled at him.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Bet, however, scowled at him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.
not one, and not any
From this reading "None o' that," she said.
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From this reading "None o' that," she said.
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From this reading Her terms were half-a-crown a week, which Dent offered to provide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her terms were half-a-crown a week, which Dent offered to provide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "None o' that," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bet, however, scowled at him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "None o' that," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "None o' that," she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
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From this reading Her terms were half-a-crown a week, which Dent offered to provide.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her terms were half-a-crown a week, which Dent offered to provide.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her terms were half-a-crown a week, which Dent offered to provide.
which person or people
From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
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From this reading "I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
but in spite of that
From this reading "I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.
