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Chapter VI
She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him: "Yes, David," she said slowly, "you may--as a matter of form." "Only in that way?" "In that way only, David--to me." "I thought--I thought," said the young man in confusion.
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used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"Yes, David," she said slowly, "you may--as a matter of form."”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:”
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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 "Yes, David," she said slowly, "you may--as a matter of form."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
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From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes, David," she said slowly, "you may--as a matter of form."
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From this reading "I thought--I thought," said the young man in confusion.
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From this reading "Yes, David," she said slowly, "you may--as a matter of form."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
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From this reading "Yes, David," she said slowly, "you may--as a matter of form."
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
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From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought--I thought," said the young man in confusion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Only in that way?"
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From this reading "I thought--I thought," said the young man in confusion.
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From this reading "Yes, David," she said slowly, "you may--as a matter of form."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Yes, David," she said slowly, "you may--as a matter of form."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "In that way only, David--to me."
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From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, David," she said slowly, "you may--as a matter of form."
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From this reading "Only in that way?"
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From this reading "Yes, David," she said slowly, "you may--as a matter of form."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
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From this reading "Yes, David," she said slowly, "you may--as a matter of form."
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From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
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From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I thought--I thought," said the young man in confusion.
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From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "In that way only, David--to me."
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From this reading "Only in that way?"
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From this reading "Yes, David," she said slowly, "you may--as a matter of form."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, David," she said slowly, "you may--as a matter of form."
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From this reading "I thought--I thought," said the young man in confusion.
