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Chapter VI
PURDIE (to whom it is truly a nauseous draught). I didn't know. Just a philanderer! (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now. JOANNA (the practical).
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “(The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “(The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “(The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I didn't know.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “(The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “(The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “(The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “(The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.”
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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 PURDIE (to whom it is truly a nauseous draught).
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
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From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
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From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
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From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
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From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
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From this reading I didn't know.
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From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
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From this reading PURDIE (to whom it is truly a nauseous draught).
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn't know.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
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From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PURDIE (to whom it is truly a nauseous draught).
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading PURDIE (to whom it is truly a nauseous draught).
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From this reading JOANNA (the practical).
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From this reading Just a philanderer!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn't know.
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From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
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From this reading PURDIE (to whom it is truly a nauseous draught).
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From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
above and across; more than
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
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From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
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From this reading Just a philanderer!
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From this reading JOANNA (the practical).
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From this reading PURDIE (to whom it is truly a nauseous draught).
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
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From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PURDIE (to whom it is truly a nauseous draught).
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From this reading PURDIE (to whom it is truly a nauseous draught).
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading PURDIE (to whom it is truly a nauseous draught).
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
