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Chapter VI
"What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve. "What is it that makes the difference, the yawning, illimitable difference between just one person and all the rest of the world? Why do we love each other like this? You have seen hundreds of girls, but you have never wished to marry one. Men have loved me, and I hated them the moment they began to make love.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Men have loved me, and I hated them the moment they began to make love.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “"What is it that makes the difference, the yawning, illimitable difference between just one person and all the rest of the world?”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “"What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have seen hundreds of girls, but you have never wished to marry one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Men have loved me, and I hated them the moment they began to make love.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have seen hundreds of girls, but you have never wished to marry one.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"What is it that makes the difference, the yawning, illimitable difference between just one person and all the rest of the world?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What is it that makes the difference, the yawning, illimitable difference between just one person and all the rest of the world?”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “"What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.”
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From this reading "What is it that makes the difference, the yawning, illimitable difference between just one person and all the rest of the world?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What is it that makes the difference, the yawning, illimitable difference between just one person and all the rest of the world?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men have loved me, and I hated them the moment they began to make love.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "What is it that makes the difference, the yawning, illimitable difference between just one person and all the rest of the world?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You have seen hundreds of girls, but you have never wished to marry one.
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From this reading "What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.
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From this reading "What is it that makes the difference, the yawning, illimitable difference between just one person and all the rest of the world?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why do we love each other like this?
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Why do we love each other like this?
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From this reading "What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.
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From this reading You have seen hundreds of girls, but you have never wished to marry one.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.
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From this reading Men have loved me, and I hated them the moment they began to make love.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have seen hundreds of girls, but you have never wished to marry one.
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From this reading You have seen hundreds of girls, but you have never wished to marry one.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Men have loved me, and I hated them the moment they began to make love.
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From this reading "What is it that makes the difference, the yawning, illimitable difference between just one person and all the rest of the world?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.
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From this reading "What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.
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From this reading "What is it that makes the difference, the yawning, illimitable difference between just one person and all the rest of the world?
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From this reading Why do we love each other like this?
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From this reading Why do we love each other like this?
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From this reading Men have loved me, and I hated them the moment they began to make love.
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From this reading "What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men have loved me, and I hated them the moment they began to make love.
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From this reading "What is it that makes the difference, the yawning, illimitable difference between just one person and all the rest of the world?
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From this reading You have seen hundreds of girls, but you have never wished to marry one.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Men have loved me, and I hated them the moment they began to make love.
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From this reading Men have loved me, and I hated them the moment they began to make love.
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From this reading Men have loved me, and I hated them the moment they began to make love.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have seen hundreds of girls, but you have never wished to marry one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "What is it that makes the difference, the yawning, illimitable difference between just one person and all the rest of the world?
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From this reading Why do we love each other like this?
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From this reading "What is it that makes the difference, the yawning, illimitable difference between just one person and all the rest of the world?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What is it that makes the difference, the yawning, illimitable difference between just one person and all the rest of the world?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have seen hundreds of girls, but you have never wished to marry one.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What is it that makes the difference, the yawning, illimitable difference between just one person and all the rest of the world?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Men have loved me, and I hated them the moment they began to make love.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Men have loved me, and I hated them the moment they began to make love.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why do we love each other like this?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You have seen hundreds of girls, but you have never wished to marry one.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Why do we love each other like this?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.
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From this reading Why do we love each other like this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have seen hundreds of girls, but you have never wished to marry one.
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From this reading "What is it that makes the difference, the yawning, illimitable difference between just one person and all the rest of the world?
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From this reading "What is it that makes the difference, the yawning, illimitable difference between just one person and all the rest of the world?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have seen hundreds of girls, but you have never wished to marry one.
