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Chapter IV
"Yes, yes! Of cou'se!" "I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet." He stopped, and then went on from a different impulse. "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He stopped, and then went on from a different impulse.”
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading “He stopped, and then went on from a different impulse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He stopped, and then went on from a different impulse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He stopped, and then went on from a different impulse.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."”
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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 He stopped, and then went on from a different impulse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."
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From this reading "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
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From this reading Of cou'se!"
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From this reading "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He stopped, and then went on from a different impulse.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."
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From this reading "I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He stopped, and then went on from a different impulse.
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From this reading "I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
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From this reading "I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading He stopped, and then went on from a different impulse.
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From this reading "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
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From this reading "I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of cou'se!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He stopped, and then went on from a different impulse.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."
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From this reading "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stopped, and then went on from a different impulse.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
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From this reading He stopped, and then went on from a different impulse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stopped, and then went on from a different impulse.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."
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From this reading "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
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From this reading "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
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From this reading "Yes, yes!
but in spite of that
From this reading "I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."
