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Chapter X
Martin smiled at her adoringly. "Oh! but it isn't, and it never by any possibility could have been. Besides, don't you think it's their own fault? You were twenty-eight when we were married, and you had lived alone with a cross old aunt. You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You were twenty-eight when we were married, and you had lived alone with a cross old aunt.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Oh! but it isn't, and it never by any possibility could have been.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides, don't you think it's their own fault?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"Oh! but it isn't, and it never by any possibility could have been.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Oh! but it isn't, and it never by any possibility could have been.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh! but it isn't, and it never by any possibility could have been.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Besides, don't you think it's their own fault?”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.”
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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 You were twenty-eight when we were married, and you had lived alone with a cross old aunt.
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From this reading Martin smiled at her adoringly.
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From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You were twenty-eight when we were married, and you had lived alone with a cross old aunt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh! but it isn't, and it never by any possibility could have been.
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From this reading "Oh! but it isn't, and it never by any possibility could have been.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Martin smiled at her adoringly.
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From this reading You were twenty-eight when we were married, and you had lived alone with a cross old aunt.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Oh! but it isn't, and it never by any possibility could have been.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, don't you think it's their own fault?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh! but it isn't, and it never by any possibility could have been.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Oh! but it isn't, and it never by any possibility could have been.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Oh! but it isn't, and it never by any possibility could have been.
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From this reading You were twenty-eight when we were married, and you had lived alone with a cross old aunt.
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From this reading Besides, don't you think it's their own fault?
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From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
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From this reading Besides, don't you think it's their own fault?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You were twenty-eight when we were married, and you had lived alone with a cross old aunt.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh! but it isn't, and it never by any possibility could have been.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Martin smiled at her adoringly.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
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From this reading "Oh! but it isn't, and it never by any possibility could have been.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh! but it isn't, and it never by any possibility could have been.
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From this reading Besides, don't you think it's their own fault?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
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From this reading You were twenty-eight when we were married, and you had lived alone with a cross old aunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
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From this reading You were twenty-eight when we were married, and you had lived alone with a cross old aunt.
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From this reading Martin smiled at her adoringly.
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From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh! but it isn't, and it never by any possibility could have been.
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From this reading "Oh! but it isn't, and it never by any possibility could have been.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You were twenty-eight when we were married, and you had lived alone with a cross old aunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Besides, don't you think it's their own fault?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh! but it isn't, and it never by any possibility could have been.
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From this reading Martin smiled at her adoringly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
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From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
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From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Besides, don't you think it's their own fault?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, don't you think it's their own fault?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
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From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
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From this reading You were twenty-eight when we were married, and you had lived alone with a cross old aunt.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You were twenty-eight when we were married, and you had lived alone with a cross old aunt.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You were twenty-eight when we were married, and you had lived alone with a cross old aunt.
at the time that
From this reading You were twenty-eight when we were married, and you had lived alone with a cross old aunt.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You were twenty-eight when we were married, and you had lived alone with a cross old aunt.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Besides, don't you think it's their own fault?
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
