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Chapter XXI
"Oh, with a plain line of truth before me, as the only possible thing, I can get on pretty well. When it comes to anything decorative, I'd rather leave it to you, Isabel." She seemed insensible of his jest. "Of course, he was in love with her. That was the light that came into his face when he was going to do what he thought she wanted him to do."
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any thing at all
From this reading “When it comes to anything decorative, I'd rather leave it to you, Isabel."”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"Oh, with a plain line of truth before me, as the only possible thing, I can get on pretty well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Of course, he was in love with her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She seemed insensible of his jest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, with a plain line of truth before me, as the only possible thing, I can get on pretty well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That was the light that came into his face when he was going to do what he thought she wanted him to do."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, with a plain line of truth before me, as the only possible thing, I can get on pretty well.”
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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 "Oh, with a plain line of truth before me, as the only possible thing, I can get on pretty well.
any thing at all
From this reading When it comes to anything decorative, I'd rather leave it to you, Isabel."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Oh, with a plain line of truth before me, as the only possible thing, I can get on pretty well.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Oh, with a plain line of truth before me, as the only possible thing, I can get on pretty well.
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From this reading That was the light that came into his face when he was going to do what he thought she wanted him to do."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Oh, with a plain line of truth before me, as the only possible thing, I can get on pretty well.
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From this reading When it comes to anything decorative, I'd rather leave it to you, Isabel."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course, he was in love with her.
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From this reading When it comes to anything decorative, I'd rather leave it to you, Isabel."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading That was the light that came into his face when he was going to do what he thought she wanted him to do."
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From this reading That was the light that came into his face when he was going to do what he thought she wanted him to do."
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From this reading "Oh, with a plain line of truth before me, as the only possible thing, I can get on pretty well.
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From this reading That was the light that came into his face when he was going to do what he thought she wanted him to do."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Of course, he was in love with her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Of course, he was in love with her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That was the light that came into his face when he was going to do what he thought she wanted him to do."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She seemed insensible of his jest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, with a plain line of truth before me, as the only possible thing, I can get on pretty well.
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From this reading When it comes to anything decorative, I'd rather leave it to you, Isabel."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Of course, he was in love with her.
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From this reading She seemed insensible of his jest.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That was the light that came into his face when he was going to do what he thought she wanted him to do."
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From this reading When it comes to anything decorative, I'd rather leave it to you, Isabel."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When it comes to anything decorative, I'd rather leave it to you, Isabel."
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From this reading She seemed insensible of his jest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When it comes to anything decorative, I'd rather leave it to you, Isabel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was the light that came into his face when he was going to do what he thought she wanted him to do."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, with a plain line of truth before me, as the only possible thing, I can get on pretty well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Of course, he was in love with her.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, with a plain line of truth before me, as the only possible thing, I can get on pretty well.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, with a plain line of truth before me, as the only possible thing, I can get on pretty well.
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From this reading "Oh, with a plain line of truth before me, as the only possible thing, I can get on pretty well.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Oh, with a plain line of truth before me, as the only possible thing, I can get on pretty well.
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From this reading "Oh, with a plain line of truth before me, as the only possible thing, I can get on pretty well.
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From this reading "Oh, with a plain line of truth before me, as the only possible thing, I can get on pretty well.
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From this reading "Oh, with a plain line of truth before me, as the only possible thing, I can get on pretty well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, with a plain line of truth before me, as the only possible thing, I can get on pretty well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When it comes to anything decorative, I'd rather leave it to you, Isabel."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed insensible of his jest.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She seemed insensible of his jest.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was the light that came into his face when he was going to do what he thought she wanted him to do."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, with a plain line of truth before me, as the only possible thing, I can get on pretty well.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, with a plain line of truth before me, as the only possible thing, I can get on pretty well.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was the light that came into his face when he was going to do what he thought she wanted him to do."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When it comes to anything decorative, I'd rather leave it to you, Isabel."
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From this reading "Oh, with a plain line of truth before me, as the only possible thing, I can get on pretty well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was the light that came into his face when he was going to do what he thought she wanted him to do."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Of course, he was in love with her.
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From this reading "Oh, with a plain line of truth before me, as the only possible thing, I can get on pretty well.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That was the light that came into his face when he was going to do what he thought she wanted him to do."
at the time that
From this reading When it comes to anything decorative, I'd rather leave it to you, Isabel."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, with a plain line of truth before me, as the only possible thing, I can get on pretty well.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When it comes to anything decorative, I'd rather leave it to you, Isabel."
