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Chapter IV
There’s nothing like leather,” cried Yvonne, gaily. “If I had been a milliner, I should have thought what a gentlemanly shopwalker you would have made. As I am a singer, I can only think of the profession. You did n’t know I was so philosophical, did you?” “But I can’t sing a note now, Madame Latour,” said Joyce.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““If I had been a milliner, I should have thought what a gentlemanly shopwalker you would have made.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There’s nothing like leather,” cried Yvonne, gaily.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““If I had been a milliner, I should have thought what a gentlemanly shopwalker you would have made.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You did n’t know I was so philosophical, did you?””
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There’s nothing like leather,” cried Yvonne, gaily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As I am a singer, I can only think of the profession.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““If I had been a milliner, I should have thought what a gentlemanly shopwalker you would have made.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““If I had been a milliner, I should have thought what a gentlemanly shopwalker you would have made.”
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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 I had been a milliner, I should have thought what a gentlemanly shopwalker you would have made.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading As I am a singer, I can only think of the profession.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I am a singer, I can only think of the profession.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “If I had been a milliner, I should have thought what a gentlemanly shopwalker you would have made.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I can’t sing a note now, Madame Latour,” said Joyce.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading As I am a singer, I can only think of the profession.
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From this reading “But I can’t sing a note now, Madame Latour,” said Joyce.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There’s nothing like leather,” cried Yvonne, gaily.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading You did n’t know I was so philosophical, did you?”
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From this reading There’s nothing like leather,” cried Yvonne, gaily.
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From this reading “If I had been a milliner, I should have thought what a gentlemanly shopwalker you would have made.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “If I had been a milliner, I should have thought what a gentlemanly shopwalker you would have made.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If I had been a milliner, I should have thought what a gentlemanly shopwalker you would have made.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If I had been a milliner, I should have thought what a gentlemanly shopwalker you would have made.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If I had been a milliner, I should have thought what a gentlemanly shopwalker you would have made.
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From this reading “But I can’t sing a note now, Madame Latour,” said Joyce.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You did n’t know I was so philosophical, did you?”
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From this reading “But I can’t sing a note now, Madame Latour,” said Joyce.
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From this reading There’s nothing like leather,” cried Yvonne, gaily.
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From this reading There’s nothing like leather,” cried Yvonne, gaily.
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From this reading “But I can’t sing a note now, Madame Latour,” said Joyce.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If I had been a milliner, I should have thought what a gentlemanly shopwalker you would have made.
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From this reading “If I had been a milliner, I should have thought what a gentlemanly shopwalker you would have made.
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From this reading You did n’t know I was so philosophical, did you?”
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From this reading “But I can’t sing a note now, Madame Latour,” said Joyce.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There’s nothing like leather,” cried Yvonne, gaily.
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From this reading “But I can’t sing a note now, Madame Latour,” said Joyce.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As I am a singer, I can only think of the profession.
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From this reading As I am a singer, I can only think of the profession.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You did n’t know I was so philosophical, did you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As I am a singer, I can only think of the profession.
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From this reading “But I can’t sing a note now, Madame Latour,” said Joyce.
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From this reading “If I had been a milliner, I should have thought what a gentlemanly shopwalker you would have made.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “If I had been a milliner, I should have thought what a gentlemanly shopwalker you would have made.
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From this reading “But I can’t sing a note now, Madame Latour,” said Joyce.
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From this reading As I am a singer, I can only think of the profession.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You did n’t know I was so philosophical, did you?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As I am a singer, I can only think of the profession.
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From this reading There’s nothing like leather,” cried Yvonne, gaily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I am a singer, I can only think of the profession.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I had been a milliner, I should have thought what a gentlemanly shopwalker you would have made.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You did n’t know I was so philosophical, did you?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “If I had been a milliner, I should have thought what a gentlemanly shopwalker you would have made.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If I had been a milliner, I should have thought what a gentlemanly shopwalker you would have made.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If I had been a milliner, I should have thought what a gentlemanly shopwalker you would have made.
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From this reading There’s nothing like leather,” cried Yvonne, gaily.
