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Chapter III
His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him. “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.” “And when I play detestably, you will say so, and not smooth it over with unmeaning flatteries?” “I will try.” “Very well, then we shall get on well together.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading ““I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.””
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Very well, then we shall get on well together.”
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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 His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
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From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
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From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
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From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
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From this reading “And when I play detestably, you will say so, and not smooth it over with unmeaning flatteries?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
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From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
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From this reading “And when I play detestably, you will say so, and not smooth it over with unmeaning flatteries?”
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From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
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From this reading “Very well, then we shall get on well together.
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From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
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From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
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From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
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From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
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From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And when I play detestably, you will say so, and not smooth it over with unmeaning flatteries?”
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From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
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From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
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From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
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From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
above and across; more than
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
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From this reading “And when I play detestably, you will say so, and not smooth it over with unmeaning flatteries?”
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From this reading “And when I play detestably, you will say so, and not smooth it over with unmeaning flatteries?”
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From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
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From this reading “And when I play detestably, you will say so, and not smooth it over with unmeaning flatteries?”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “And when I play detestably, you will say so, and not smooth it over with unmeaning flatteries?”
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From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
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From this reading “Very well, then we shall get on well together.
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From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Very well, then we shall get on well together.
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From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
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From this reading “I will try.”
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From this reading “And when I play detestably, you will say so, and not smooth it over with unmeaning flatteries?”
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From this reading “Very well, then we shall get on well together.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Very well, then we shall get on well together.
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From this reading “Very well, then we shall get on well together.
at the time that
From this reading “And when I play detestably, you will say so, and not smooth it over with unmeaning flatteries?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “And when I play detestably, you will say so, and not smooth it over with unmeaning flatteries?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “And when I play detestably, you will say so, and not smooth it over with unmeaning flatteries?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And when I play detestably, you will say so, and not smooth it over with unmeaning flatteries?”
