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Chapter XXVIII
Nora returned to the room as Miller left. "I don't know whether you wanted me to go," she said to Dartrey, "but I cannot sit and listen to that man talk. I try to keep myself free from prejudices, but there are exceptions. Miller is my pet one. Tell me exactly what he came about?
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Tell me exactly what he came about?”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “I try to keep myself free from prejudices, but there are exceptions.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know whether you wanted me to go," she said to Dartrey, "but I cannot sit and listen to that man talk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nora returned to the room as Miller left.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I try to keep myself free from prejudices, but there are exceptions.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Miller is my pet one.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Nora returned to the room as Miller left.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell me exactly what he came about?”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “"I don't know whether you wanted me to go," she said to Dartrey, "but I cannot sit and listen to that man talk.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Tell me exactly what he came about?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I don't know whether you wanted me to go," she said to Dartrey, "but I cannot sit and listen to that man talk.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I try to keep myself free from prejudices, but there are exceptions.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nora returned to the room as Miller left.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I don't know whether you wanted me to go," she said to Dartrey, "but I cannot sit and listen to that man talk.
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From this reading Tell me exactly what he came about?
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From this reading "I don't know whether you wanted me to go," she said to Dartrey, "but I cannot sit and listen to that man talk.
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From this reading "I don't know whether you wanted me to go," she said to Dartrey, "but I cannot sit and listen to that man talk.
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From this reading "I don't know whether you wanted me to go," she said to Dartrey, "but I cannot sit and listen to that man talk.
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From this reading Tell me exactly what he came about?
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From this reading I try to keep myself free from prejudices, but there are exceptions.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading I try to keep myself free from prejudices, but there are exceptions.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I try to keep myself free from prejudices, but there are exceptions.
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From this reading "I don't know whether you wanted me to go," she said to Dartrey, "but I cannot sit and listen to that man talk.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tell me exactly what he came about?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know whether you wanted me to go," she said to Dartrey, "but I cannot sit and listen to that man talk.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miller is my pet one.
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From this reading I try to keep myself free from prejudices, but there are exceptions.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know whether you wanted me to go," she said to Dartrey, "but I cannot sit and listen to that man talk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nora returned to the room as Miller left.
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From this reading "I don't know whether you wanted me to go," she said to Dartrey, "but I cannot sit and listen to that man talk.
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From this reading "I don't know whether you wanted me to go," she said to Dartrey, "but I cannot sit and listen to that man talk.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I don't know whether you wanted me to go," she said to Dartrey, "but I cannot sit and listen to that man talk.
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From this reading Nora returned to the room as Miller left.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Miller is my pet one.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I try to keep myself free from prejudices, but there are exceptions.
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From this reading Nora returned to the room as Miller left.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Miller is my pet one.
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From this reading Miller is my pet one.
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From this reading I try to keep myself free from prejudices, but there are exceptions.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nora returned to the room as Miller left.
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From this reading Nora returned to the room as Miller left.
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From this reading "I don't know whether you wanted me to go," she said to Dartrey, "but I cannot sit and listen to that man talk.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I don't know whether you wanted me to go," she said to Dartrey, "but I cannot sit and listen to that man talk.
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From this reading "I don't know whether you wanted me to go," she said to Dartrey, "but I cannot sit and listen to that man talk.
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From this reading "I don't know whether you wanted me to go," she said to Dartrey, "but I cannot sit and listen to that man talk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell me exactly what he came about?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I don't know whether you wanted me to go," she said to Dartrey, "but I cannot sit and listen to that man talk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nora returned to the room as Miller left.
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From this reading I try to keep myself free from prejudices, but there are exceptions.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nora returned to the room as Miller left.
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From this reading I try to keep myself free from prejudices, but there are exceptions.
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From this reading "I don't know whether you wanted me to go," she said to Dartrey, "but I cannot sit and listen to that man talk.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Tell me exactly what he came about?
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "I don't know whether you wanted me to go," she said to Dartrey, "but I cannot sit and listen to that man talk.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I don't know whether you wanted me to go," she said to Dartrey, "but I cannot sit and listen to that man talk.
