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Chapter IV
“You are more feminine than I am,” Claire told her. “I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me. I suppose I can't realize that it has happened to us. It has! But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I suppose I can't realize that it has happened to us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I suppose I can't realize that it has happened to us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You are more feminine than I am,” Claire told her.”
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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 “I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “You are more feminine than I am,” Claire told her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are more feminine than I am,” Claire told her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me.
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From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
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From this reading I suppose I can't realize that it has happened to us.
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From this reading “You are more feminine than I am,” Claire told her.
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From this reading “I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me.
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From this reading “I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me.
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From this reading “I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me.
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From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You are more feminine than I am,” Claire told her.
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From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
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From this reading I suppose I can't realize that it has happened to us.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I suppose I can't realize that it has happened to us.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “You are more feminine than I am,” Claire told her.
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From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You are more feminine than I am,” Claire told her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me.
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From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me.
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From this reading “You are more feminine than I am,” Claire told her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose I can't realize that it has happened to us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose I can't realize that it has happened to us.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “You are more feminine than I am,” Claire told her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I suppose I can't realize that it has happened to us.
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From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I suppose I can't realize that it has happened to us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are more feminine than I am,” Claire told her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I suppose I can't realize that it has happened to us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are more feminine than I am,” Claire told her.
