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Chapter V
HIGGINS. Oh, I can’t be bothered with young women. My idea of a loveable woman is something as like you as possible. I shall never get into the way of seriously liking young women: some habits lie too deep to be changed. [Rising abruptly and walking about, jingling his money and his keys in his trouser pockets] Besides, they’re all idiots.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “[Rising abruptly and walking about, jingling his money and his keys in his trouser pockets] Besides, they’re all idiots.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “[Rising abruptly and walking about, jingling his money and his keys in his trouser pockets] Besides, they’re all idiots.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall never get into the way of seriously liking young women: some habits lie too deep to be changed.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall never get into the way of seriously liking young women: some habits lie too deep to be changed.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “My idea of a loveable woman is something as like you as possible.”
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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 My idea of a loveable woman is something as like you as possible.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading [Rising abruptly and walking about, jingling his money and his keys in his trouser pockets] Besides, they’re all idiots.
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From this reading [Rising abruptly and walking about, jingling his money and his keys in his trouser pockets] Besides, they’re all idiots.
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From this reading [Rising abruptly and walking about, jingling his money and his keys in his trouser pockets] Besides, they’re all idiots.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Rising abruptly and walking about, jingling his money and his keys in his trouser pockets] Besides, they’re all idiots.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My idea of a loveable woman is something as like you as possible.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh, I can’t be bothered with young women.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading [Rising abruptly and walking about, jingling his money and his keys in his trouser pockets] Besides, they’re all idiots.
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From this reading Oh, I can’t be bothered with young women.
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From this reading Oh, I can’t be bothered with young women.
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From this reading I shall never get into the way of seriously liking young women: some habits lie too deep to be changed.
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From this reading I shall never get into the way of seriously liking young women: some habits lie too deep to be changed.
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From this reading I shall never get into the way of seriously liking young women: some habits lie too deep to be changed.
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From this reading I shall never get into the way of seriously liking young women: some habits lie too deep to be changed.
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From this reading HIGGINS.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [Rising abruptly and walking about, jingling his money and his keys in his trouser pockets] Besides, they’re all idiots.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, I can’t be bothered with young women.
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From this reading My idea of a loveable woman is something as like you as possible.
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From this reading [Rising abruptly and walking about, jingling his money and his keys in his trouser pockets] Besides, they’re all idiots.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [Rising abruptly and walking about, jingling his money and his keys in his trouser pockets] Besides, they’re all idiots.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I shall never get into the way of seriously liking young women: some habits lie too deep to be changed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My idea of a loveable woman is something as like you as possible.
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From this reading [Rising abruptly and walking about, jingling his money and his keys in his trouser pockets] Besides, they’re all idiots.
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From this reading [Rising abruptly and walking about, jingling his money and his keys in his trouser pockets] Besides, they’re all idiots.
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From this reading I shall never get into the way of seriously liking young women: some habits lie too deep to be changed.
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From this reading My idea of a loveable woman is something as like you as possible.
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From this reading I shall never get into the way of seriously liking young women: some habits lie too deep to be changed.
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From this reading My idea of a loveable woman is something as like you as possible.
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From this reading [Rising abruptly and walking about, jingling his money and his keys in his trouser pockets] Besides, they’re all idiots.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My idea of a loveable woman is something as like you as possible.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall never get into the way of seriously liking young women: some habits lie too deep to be changed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My idea of a loveable woman is something as like you as possible.
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From this reading Oh, I can’t be bothered with young women.
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From this reading [Rising abruptly and walking about, jingling his money and his keys in his trouser pockets] Besides, they’re all idiots.
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From this reading My idea of a loveable woman is something as like you as possible.
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From this reading [Rising abruptly and walking about, jingling his money and his keys in his trouser pockets] Besides, they’re all idiots.
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From this reading I shall never get into the way of seriously liking young women: some habits lie too deep to be changed.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall never get into the way of seriously liking young women: some habits lie too deep to be changed.
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From this reading I shall never get into the way of seriously liking young women: some habits lie too deep to be changed.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading My idea of a loveable woman is something as like you as possible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I shall never get into the way of seriously liking young women: some habits lie too deep to be changed.
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From this reading [Rising abruptly and walking about, jingling his money and his keys in his trouser pockets] Besides, they’re all idiots.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I shall never get into the way of seriously liking young women: some habits lie too deep to be changed.
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From this reading I shall never get into the way of seriously liking young women: some habits lie too deep to be changed.
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From this reading [Rising abruptly and walking about, jingling his money and his keys in his trouser pockets] Besides, they’re all idiots.
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From this reading [Rising abruptly and walking about, jingling his money and his keys in his trouser pockets] Besides, they’re all idiots.
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From this reading I shall never get into the way of seriously liking young women: some habits lie too deep to be changed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Oh, I can’t be bothered with young women.
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From this reading My idea of a loveable woman is something as like you as possible.
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From this reading Oh, I can’t be bothered with young women.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My idea of a loveable woman is something as like you as possible.
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From this reading Oh, I can’t be bothered with young women.
