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Chapter XVII
Allison's colour changed, but she stood still and said quietly: "Do you think Doctor Fleming is a man like that? And don't you think he will be only too glad to send you home when you are able for the journey? Your wisest way will be to trust it all to him." "At least you will say nothing against it?"
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “"At least you will say nothing against it?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you think Doctor Fleming is a man like that?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And don't you think he will be only too glad to send you home when you are able for the journey?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"At least you will say nothing against it?"”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"At least you will say nothing against it?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Allison's colour changed, but she stood still and said quietly:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Allison's colour changed, but she stood still and said quietly:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you think Doctor Fleming is a man like that?”
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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 "Do you think Doctor Fleming is a man like that?
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From this reading And don't you think he will be only too glad to send you home when you are able for the journey?
touching and pressing; in opposition to
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From this reading Allison's colour changed, but she stood still and said quietly:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Allison's colour changed, but she stood still and said quietly:
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And don't you think he will be only too glad to send you home when you are able for the journey?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At least you will say nothing against it?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And don't you think he will be only too glad to send you home when you are able for the journey?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Allison's colour changed, but she stood still and said quietly:
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From this reading Allison's colour changed, but she stood still and said quietly:
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From this reading Allison's colour changed, but she stood still and said quietly:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you think Doctor Fleming is a man like that?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you think Doctor Fleming is a man like that?
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From this reading "Do you think Doctor Fleming is a man like that?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And don't you think he will be only too glad to send you home when you are able for the journey?
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From this reading And don't you think he will be only too glad to send you home when you are able for the journey?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And don't you think he will be only too glad to send you home when you are able for the journey?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your wisest way will be to trust it all to him."
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From this reading And don't you think he will be only too glad to send you home when you are able for the journey?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Do you think Doctor Fleming is a man like that?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Your wisest way will be to trust it all to him."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And don't you think he will be only too glad to send you home when you are able for the journey?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "At least you will say nothing against it?"
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From this reading "Do you think Doctor Fleming is a man like that?
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From this reading "Do you think Doctor Fleming is a man like that?
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "At least you will say nothing against it?"
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From this reading And don't you think he will be only too glad to send you home when you are able for the journey?
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From this reading Allison's colour changed, but she stood still and said quietly:
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From this reading Allison's colour changed, but she stood still and said quietly:
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From this reading "At least you will say nothing against it?"
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From this reading And don't you think he will be only too glad to send you home when you are able for the journey?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Allison's colour changed, but she stood still and said quietly:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Allison's colour changed, but she stood still and said quietly:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Allison's colour changed, but she stood still and said quietly:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Do you think Doctor Fleming is a man like that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And don't you think he will be only too glad to send you home when you are able for the journey?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you think Doctor Fleming is a man like that?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And don't you think he will be only too glad to send you home when you are able for the journey?
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From this reading And don't you think he will be only too glad to send you home when you are able for the journey?
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From this reading Your wisest way will be to trust it all to him."
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From this reading Your wisest way will be to trust it all to him."
at the time that
From this reading And don't you think he will be only too glad to send you home when you are able for the journey?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And don't you think he will be only too glad to send you home when you are able for the journey?
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From this reading Your wisest way will be to trust it all to him."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you think Doctor Fleming is a man like that?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your wisest way will be to trust it all to him."
