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Chapter V
"Nothing--just talking about myself." On the stage she felt better. This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive. She made it a stunt. "Uptown, downtown, jelly on a spoon, After sundown shiver by the moon."
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Nothing--just talking about myself."”
later than; following
From this reading “"Uptown, downtown, jelly on a spoon, After sundown shiver by the moon."”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “"Nothing--just talking about myself."”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"Nothing--just talking about myself."”
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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 She made it a stunt.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Nothing--just talking about myself."
later than; following
From this reading "Uptown, downtown, jelly on a spoon, After sundown shiver by the moon."
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From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
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From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
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From this reading On the stage she felt better.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Uptown, downtown, jelly on a spoon, After sundown shiver by the moon."
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From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
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From this reading "Uptown, downtown, jelly on a spoon, After sundown shiver by the moon."
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
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From this reading On the stage she felt better.
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From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
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From this reading "Uptown, downtown, jelly on a spoon, After sundown shiver by the moon."
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From this reading "Nothing--just talking about myself."
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From this reading She made it a stunt.
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From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Uptown, downtown, jelly on a spoon, After sundown shiver by the moon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Nothing--just talking about myself."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing--just talking about myself."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the stage she felt better.
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From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the stage she felt better.
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From this reading "Uptown, downtown, jelly on a spoon, After sundown shiver by the moon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Uptown, downtown, jelly on a spoon, After sundown shiver by the moon."
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From this reading On the stage she felt better.
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From this reading She made it a stunt.
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From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
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From this reading "Uptown, downtown, jelly on a spoon, After sundown shiver by the moon."
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From this reading "Nothing--just talking about myself."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the stage she felt better.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
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From this reading "Uptown, downtown, jelly on a spoon, After sundown shiver by the moon."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
