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Chapter V
“But my point is that she might love me without knowing it and would simply have to be brought to the realization.” “Oh,” she said, “that is different.” “You take back what you said, then?” he asked, maliciously. “If she loved you and did not know it, she'd be a fool and you could exert any kind of power over her. You see, we didn't quite understand each other, did we?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You take back what you said, then?” he asked, maliciously.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““But my point is that she might love me without knowing it and would simply have to be brought to the realization.””
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““If she loved you and did not know it, she'd be a fool and you could exert any kind of power over her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Oh,” she said, “that is different.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““If she loved you and did not know it, she'd be a fool and you could exert any kind of power over her.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““But my point is that she might love me without knowing it and would simply have to be brought to the realization.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““If she loved you and did not know it, she'd be a fool and you could exert any kind of power over her.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““But my point is that she might love me without knowing it and would simply have to be brought to the realization.””
above and across; more than
From this reading ““If she loved you and did not know it, she'd be a fool and you could exert any kind of power over her.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading ““But my point is that she might love me without knowing it and would simply have to be brought to the realization.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You see, we didn't quite understand each other, did we?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You take back what you said, then?” he asked, maliciously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You see, we didn't quite understand each other, did we?””
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ““But my point is that she might love me without knowing it and would simply have to be brought to the realization.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““But my point is that she might love me without knowing it and would simply have to be brought to the realization.””
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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 “If she loved you and did not know it, she'd be a fool and you could exert any kind of power over her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “But my point is that she might love me without knowing it and would simply have to be brought to the realization.”
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From this reading “If she loved you and did not know it, she'd be a fool and you could exert any kind of power over her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You take back what you said, then?” he asked, maliciously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You take back what you said, then?” he asked, maliciously.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “But my point is that she might love me without knowing it and would simply have to be brought to the realization.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But my point is that she might love me without knowing it and would simply have to be brought to the realization.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But my point is that she might love me without knowing it and would simply have to be brought to the realization.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “If she loved you and did not know it, she'd be a fool and you could exert any kind of power over her.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “If she loved you and did not know it, she'd be a fool and you could exert any kind of power over her.
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From this reading You see, we didn't quite understand each other, did we?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Oh,” she said, “that is different.”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading You see, we didn't quite understand each other, did we?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If she loved you and did not know it, she'd be a fool and you could exert any kind of power over her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If she loved you and did not know it, she'd be a fool and you could exert any kind of power over her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But my point is that she might love me without knowing it and would simply have to be brought to the realization.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You take back what you said, then?” he asked, maliciously.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “If she loved you and did not know it, she'd be a fool and you could exert any kind of power over her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If she loved you and did not know it, she'd be a fool and you could exert any kind of power over her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But my point is that she might love me without knowing it and would simply have to be brought to the realization.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “But my point is that she might love me without knowing it and would simply have to be brought to the realization.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If she loved you and did not know it, she'd be a fool and you could exert any kind of power over her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If she loved you and did not know it, she'd be a fool and you could exert any kind of power over her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But my point is that she might love me without knowing it and would simply have to be brought to the realization.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But my point is that she might love me without knowing it and would simply have to be brought to the realization.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If she loved you and did not know it, she'd be a fool and you could exert any kind of power over her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You take back what you said, then?” he asked, maliciously.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But my point is that she might love me without knowing it and would simply have to be brought to the realization.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “But my point is that she might love me without knowing it and would simply have to be brought to the realization.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But my point is that she might love me without knowing it and would simply have to be brought to the realization.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “If she loved you and did not know it, she'd be a fool and you could exert any kind of power over her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “If she loved you and did not know it, she'd be a fool and you could exert any kind of power over her.
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From this reading “Oh,” she said, “that is different.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see, we didn't quite understand each other, did we?”
above and across; more than
From this reading “If she loved you and did not know it, she'd be a fool and you could exert any kind of power over her.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “But my point is that she might love me without knowing it and would simply have to be brought to the realization.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If she loved you and did not know it, she'd be a fool and you could exert any kind of power over her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You see, we didn't quite understand each other, did we?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But my point is that she might love me without knowing it and would simply have to be brought to the realization.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh,” she said, “that is different.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see, we didn't quite understand each other, did we?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But my point is that she might love me without knowing it and would simply have to be brought to the realization.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If she loved you and did not know it, she'd be a fool and you could exert any kind of power over her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But my point is that she might love me without knowing it and would simply have to be brought to the realization.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You take back what you said, then?” he asked, maliciously.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “But my point is that she might love me without knowing it and would simply have to be brought to the realization.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But my point is that she might love me without knowing it and would simply have to be brought to the realization.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You take back what you said, then?” he asked, maliciously.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But my point is that she might love me without knowing it and would simply have to be brought to the realization.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You see, we didn't quite understand each other, did we?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You see, we didn't quite understand each other, did we?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “You take back what you said, then?” he asked, maliciously.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “But my point is that she might love me without knowing it and would simply have to be brought to the realization.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But my point is that she might love me without knowing it and would simply have to be brought to the realization.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You take back what you said, then?” he asked, maliciously.
