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Chapter XI
"Am I to go alone, Peggy?" he asked gently. "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you! I should get along badly now without you to help me, and share my lot!" "Oh, Hector, no! Don't say so.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Am I to go alone, Peggy?" he asked gently.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “I should get along badly now without you to help me, and share my lot!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Am I to go alone, Peggy?" he asked gently.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should get along badly now without you to help me, and share my lot!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “"I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “"I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “I should get along badly now without you to help me, and share my lot!"”
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From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Am I to go alone, Peggy?" he asked gently.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I should get along badly now without you to help me, and share my lot!"
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From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Am I to go alone, Peggy?" he asked gently.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Am I to go alone, Peggy?" he asked gently.
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From this reading I should get along badly now without you to help me, and share my lot!"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
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From this reading Don't say so.
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From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
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From this reading "Am I to go alone, Peggy?" he asked gently.
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From this reading I should get along badly now without you to help me, and share my lot!"
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From this reading "Am I to go alone, Peggy?" he asked gently.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Am I to go alone, Peggy?" he asked gently.
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From this reading "Oh, Hector, no!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should get along badly now without you to help me, and share my lot!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Am I to go alone, Peggy?" he asked gently.
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From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
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From this reading I should get along badly now without you to help me, and share my lot!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I should get along badly now without you to help me, and share my lot!"
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From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
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From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
not any; not one
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
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From this reading I should get along badly now without you to help me, and share my lot!"
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From this reading "Oh, Hector, no!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
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From this reading "Am I to go alone, Peggy?" he asked gently.
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From this reading Don't say so.
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From this reading I should get along badly now without you to help me, and share my lot!"
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should get along badly now without you to help me, and share my lot!"
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Don't say so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Am I to go alone, Peggy?" he asked gently.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I should get along badly now without you to help me, and share my lot!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
