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Chapter XVI
On the morning of the first day of June Neville came into his studio and found there a letter from Valerie: "DEAREST: I am not keeping my word to you; I am asking you for more time; and I know you will grant it. "José Querida's death has had a curious effect on me. I was inclined to care very sincerely for him; I comprehended him better than many people, I think. Yet there was much in him that I never understood.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the morning of the first day of June Neville came into his studio and found there a letter from Valerie:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the morning of the first day of June Neville came into his studio and found there a letter from Valerie:”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"José Querida's death has had a curious effect on me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"DEAREST: I am not keeping my word to you; I am asking you for more time; and I know you will grant it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the morning of the first day of June Neville came into his studio and found there a letter from Valerie:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet there was much in him that I never understood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was inclined to care very sincerely for him; I comprehended him better than many people, I think.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"DEAREST: I am not keeping my word to you; I am asking you for more time; and I know you will grant it.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet there was much in him that I never understood.”
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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 On the morning of the first day of June Neville came into his studio and found there a letter from Valerie:
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "DEAREST: I am not keeping my word to you; I am asking you for more time; and I know you will grant it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the morning of the first day of June Neville came into his studio and found there a letter from Valerie:
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From this reading "DEAREST: I am not keeping my word to you; I am asking you for more time; and I know you will grant it.
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From this reading I was inclined to care very sincerely for him; I comprehended him better than many people, I think.
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From this reading On the morning of the first day of June Neville came into his studio and found there a letter from Valerie:
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From this reading I was inclined to care very sincerely for him; I comprehended him better than many people, I think.
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From this reading I was inclined to care very sincerely for him; I comprehended him better than many people, I think.
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From this reading "José Querida's death has had a curious effect on me.
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From this reading On the morning of the first day of June Neville came into his studio and found there a letter from Valerie:
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From this reading "DEAREST: I am not keeping my word to you; I am asking you for more time; and I know you will grant it.
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From this reading "José Querida's death has had a curious effect on me.
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From this reading "José Querida's death has had a curious effect on me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning of the first day of June Neville came into his studio and found there a letter from Valerie:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "DEAREST: I am not keeping my word to you; I am asking you for more time; and I know you will grant it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning of the first day of June Neville came into his studio and found there a letter from Valerie:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the morning of the first day of June Neville came into his studio and found there a letter from Valerie:
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From this reading "DEAREST: I am not keeping my word to you; I am asking you for more time; and I know you will grant it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "José Querida's death has had a curious effect on me.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "José Querida's death has had a curious effect on me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was inclined to care very sincerely for him; I comprehended him better than many people, I think.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the morning of the first day of June Neville came into his studio and found there a letter from Valerie:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "DEAREST: I am not keeping my word to you; I am asking you for more time; and I know you will grant it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet there was much in him that I never understood.
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From this reading I was inclined to care very sincerely for him; I comprehended him better than many people, I think.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the morning of the first day of June Neville came into his studio and found there a letter from Valerie:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "DEAREST: I am not keeping my word to you; I am asking you for more time; and I know you will grant it.
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From this reading "José Querida's death has had a curious effect on me.
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From this reading On the morning of the first day of June Neville came into his studio and found there a letter from Valerie:
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From this reading "DEAREST: I am not keeping my word to you; I am asking you for more time; and I know you will grant it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "DEAREST: I am not keeping my word to you; I am asking you for more time; and I know you will grant it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the morning of the first day of June Neville came into his studio and found there a letter from Valerie:
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From this reading I was inclined to care very sincerely for him; I comprehended him better than many people, I think.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "José Querida's death has had a curious effect on me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "DEAREST: I am not keeping my word to you; I am asking you for more time; and I know you will grant it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning of the first day of June Neville came into his studio and found there a letter from Valerie:
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From this reading Yet there was much in him that I never understood.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "DEAREST: I am not keeping my word to you; I am asking you for more time; and I know you will grant it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet there was much in him that I never understood.
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From this reading On the morning of the first day of June Neville came into his studio and found there a letter from Valerie:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "DEAREST: I am not keeping my word to you; I am asking you for more time; and I know you will grant it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the morning of the first day of June Neville came into his studio and found there a letter from Valerie:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morning of the first day of June Neville came into his studio and found there a letter from Valerie:
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From this reading I was inclined to care very sincerely for him; I comprehended him better than many people, I think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "José Querida's death has had a curious effect on me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was inclined to care very sincerely for him; I comprehended him better than many people, I think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the morning of the first day of June Neville came into his studio and found there a letter from Valerie:
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I was inclined to care very sincerely for him; I comprehended him better than many people, I think.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet there was much in him that I never understood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the morning of the first day of June Neville came into his studio and found there a letter from Valerie:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the morning of the first day of June Neville came into his studio and found there a letter from Valerie:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was inclined to care very sincerely for him; I comprehended him better than many people, I think.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "DEAREST: I am not keeping my word to you; I am asking you for more time; and I know you will grant it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "DEAREST: I am not keeping my word to you; I am asking you for more time; and I know you will grant it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet there was much in him that I never understood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the morning of the first day of June Neville came into his studio and found there a letter from Valerie:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was inclined to care very sincerely for him; I comprehended him better than many people, I think.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was inclined to care very sincerely for him; I comprehended him better than many people, I think.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "DEAREST: I am not keeping my word to you; I am asking you for more time; and I know you will grant it.
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From this reading "DEAREST: I am not keeping my word to you; I am asking you for more time; and I know you will grant it.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet there was much in him that I never understood.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "DEAREST: I am not keeping my word to you; I am asking you for more time; and I know you will grant it.
