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Chapter XIV
A PREMATURE DIVORCE Suddenly Marjorie's heart gave a leap of joy. She was having another idea. "I'll tell you, Harry. We'll pretend to quarrel, and then----" "And then you can leave me in high dudgeon." The ruse struck him as a trifle unconvincing.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She was having another idea.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “She was having another idea.”
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading “We'll pretend to quarrel, and then----" "And then you can leave me in high dudgeon."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The ruse struck him as a trifle unconvincing.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A PREMATURE DIVORCE Suddenly Marjorie's heart gave a leap of joy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'll tell you, Harry.”
something that needs very little effort
From this reading “The ruse struck him as a trifle unconvincing.”
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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 A PREMATURE DIVORCE Suddenly Marjorie's heart gave a leap of joy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We'll pretend to quarrel, and then----" "And then you can leave me in high dudgeon."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was having another idea.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The ruse struck him as a trifle unconvincing.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We'll pretend to quarrel, and then----" "And then you can leave me in high dudgeon."
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From this reading A PREMATURE DIVORCE Suddenly Marjorie's heart gave a leap of joy.
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From this reading We'll pretend to quarrel, and then----" "And then you can leave me in high dudgeon."
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From this reading A PREMATURE DIVORCE Suddenly Marjorie's heart gave a leap of joy.
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From this reading "I'll tell you, Harry.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She was having another idea.
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From this reading A PREMATURE DIVORCE Suddenly Marjorie's heart gave a leap of joy.
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From this reading We'll pretend to quarrel, and then----" "And then you can leave me in high dudgeon."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The ruse struck him as a trifle unconvincing.
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From this reading "I'll tell you, Harry.
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From this reading She was having another idea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We'll pretend to quarrel, and then----" "And then you can leave me in high dudgeon."
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From this reading A PREMATURE DIVORCE Suddenly Marjorie's heart gave a leap of joy.
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From this reading A PREMATURE DIVORCE Suddenly Marjorie's heart gave a leap of joy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll pretend to quarrel, and then----" "And then you can leave me in high dudgeon."
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From this reading A PREMATURE DIVORCE Suddenly Marjorie's heart gave a leap of joy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We'll pretend to quarrel, and then----" "And then you can leave me in high dudgeon."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PREMATURE DIVORCE Suddenly Marjorie's heart gave a leap of joy.
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From this reading A PREMATURE DIVORCE Suddenly Marjorie's heart gave a leap of joy.
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From this reading We'll pretend to quarrel, and then----" "And then you can leave me in high dudgeon."
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading We'll pretend to quarrel, and then----" "And then you can leave me in high dudgeon."
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From this reading The ruse struck him as a trifle unconvincing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was having another idea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ruse struck him as a trifle unconvincing.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A PREMATURE DIVORCE Suddenly Marjorie's heart gave a leap of joy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'll tell you, Harry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ruse struck him as a trifle unconvincing.
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From this reading We'll pretend to quarrel, and then----" "And then you can leave me in high dudgeon."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We'll pretend to quarrel, and then----" "And then you can leave me in high dudgeon."
something that needs very little effort
From this reading The ruse struck him as a trifle unconvincing.
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From this reading The ruse struck him as a trifle unconvincing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was having another idea.
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From this reading We'll pretend to quarrel, and then----" "And then you can leave me in high dudgeon."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll tell you, Harry.
