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Chapter V
"Miss Landis," said the girl in a hesitant manner--"doesn't seem to worry very much ...?" "No," admitted Staff. "Either that, or she's as wonderful an actress off the boards as on." "They mostly are," Staff observed. He was hardly ready to criticise his beloved to a comparative stranger.
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one or the other of two
From this reading “"Either that, or she's as wonderful an actress off the boards as on."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Either that, or she's as wonderful an actress off the boards as on."”
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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 "Miss Landis," said the girl in a hesitant manner--"doesn't seem to worry very much ...?"
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From this reading "Either that, or she's as wonderful an actress off the boards as on."
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From this reading "No," admitted Staff.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Either that, or she's as wonderful an actress off the boards as on."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "They mostly are," Staff observed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Either that, or she's as wonderful an actress off the boards as on."
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From this reading He was hardly ready to criticise his beloved to a comparative stranger.
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From this reading "Either that, or she's as wonderful an actress off the boards as on."
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From this reading He was hardly ready to criticise his beloved to a comparative stranger.
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From this reading He was hardly ready to criticise his beloved to a comparative stranger.
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From this reading "Miss Landis," said the girl in a hesitant manner--"doesn't seem to worry very much ...?"
one or the other of two
From this reading "Either that, or she's as wonderful an actress off the boards as on."
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From this reading "Miss Landis," said the girl in a hesitant manner--"doesn't seem to worry very much ...?"
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From this reading He was hardly ready to criticise his beloved to a comparative stranger.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was hardly ready to criticise his beloved to a comparative stranger.
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From this reading "Miss Landis," said the girl in a hesitant manner--"doesn't seem to worry very much ...?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was hardly ready to criticise his beloved to a comparative stranger.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Miss Landis," said the girl in a hesitant manner--"doesn't seem to worry very much ...?"
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From this reading "Miss Landis," said the girl in a hesitant manner--"doesn't seem to worry very much ...?"
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From this reading "Miss Landis," said the girl in a hesitant manner--"doesn't seem to worry very much ...?"
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From this reading "Miss Landis," said the girl in a hesitant manner--"doesn't seem to worry very much ...?"
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From this reading "They mostly are," Staff observed.
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From this reading "Miss Landis," said the girl in a hesitant manner--"doesn't seem to worry very much ...?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No," admitted Staff.
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From this reading "They mostly are," Staff observed.
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From this reading "Either that, or she's as wonderful an actress off the boards as on."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Either that, or she's as wonderful an actress off the boards as on."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Either that, or she's as wonderful an actress off the boards as on."
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From this reading He was hardly ready to criticise his beloved to a comparative stranger.
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From this reading "Miss Landis," said the girl in a hesitant manner--"doesn't seem to worry very much ...?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Miss Landis," said the girl in a hesitant manner--"doesn't seem to worry very much ...?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Either that, or she's as wonderful an actress off the boards as on."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," admitted Staff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was hardly ready to criticise his beloved to a comparative stranger.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Either that, or she's as wonderful an actress off the boards as on."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Miss Landis," said the girl in a hesitant manner--"doesn't seem to worry very much ...?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They mostly are," Staff observed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Miss Landis," said the girl in a hesitant manner--"doesn't seem to worry very much ...?"
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From this reading "Miss Landis," said the girl in a hesitant manner--"doesn't seem to worry very much ...?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was hardly ready to criticise his beloved to a comparative stranger.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Either that, or she's as wonderful an actress off the boards as on."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Miss Landis," said the girl in a hesitant manner--"doesn't seem to worry very much ...?"
