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Chapter X
“‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest. Everybody does it there.’ So you see,” my friend concluded, “it’s in the air, rather than the blood.” “Then your famous specific is that our eternal-womanly should go and live in Paris?” “Oh, dear, not” said my friend.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading ““‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So you see,” my friend concluded, “it’s in the air, rather than the blood.””
every person
From this reading “Everybody does it there.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest.”
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From this reading So you see,” my friend concluded, “it’s in the air, rather than the blood.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Then your famous specific is that our eternal-womanly should go and live in Paris?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So you see,” my friend concluded, “it’s in the air, rather than the blood.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So you see,” my friend concluded, “it’s in the air, rather than the blood.”
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From this reading “Oh, dear, not” said my friend.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody does it there.’
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From this reading “Then your famous specific is that our eternal-womanly should go and live in Paris?”
every person
From this reading Everybody does it there.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then your famous specific is that our eternal-womanly should go and live in Paris?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So you see,” my friend concluded, “it’s in the air, rather than the blood.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So you see,” my friend concluded, “it’s in the air, rather than the blood.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Then your famous specific is that our eternal-womanly should go and live in Paris?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Everybody does it there.’
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From this reading So you see,” my friend concluded, “it’s in the air, rather than the blood.”
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From this reading “Then your famous specific is that our eternal-womanly should go and live in Paris?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So you see,” my friend concluded, “it’s in the air, rather than the blood.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Oh, dear, not” said my friend.
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From this reading “Oh, dear, not” said my friend.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Then your famous specific is that our eternal-womanly should go and live in Paris?”
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From this reading “Then your famous specific is that our eternal-womanly should go and live in Paris?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So you see,” my friend concluded, “it’s in the air, rather than the blood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, dear, not” said my friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So you see,” my friend concluded, “it’s in the air, rather than the blood.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So you see,” my friend concluded, “it’s in the air, rather than the blood.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then your famous specific is that our eternal-womanly should go and live in Paris?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading So you see,” my friend concluded, “it’s in the air, rather than the blood.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest.
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From this reading “Then your famous specific is that our eternal-womanly should go and live in Paris?”
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From this reading Everybody does it there.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So you see,” my friend concluded, “it’s in the air, rather than the blood.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Then your famous specific is that our eternal-womanly should go and live in Paris?”
