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Chapter VIII
WALPOLE [moving vengefully towards the door] You just leave me to deal with him! MRS DUBEDAT [stopping him] But Louis insists on seeing him: he almost began to cry about it. And he says he cant bear his room any longer. He says he wants to [she struggles with a sob]--to die in his studio. Sir Patrick says let him have his way: it can do no harm.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “MRS DUBEDAT [stopping him] But Louis insists on seeing him: he almost began to cry about it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MRS DUBEDAT [stopping him] But Louis insists on seeing him: he almost began to cry about it.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Sir Patrick says let him have his way: it can do no harm.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Sir Patrick says let him have his way: it can do no harm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MRS DUBEDAT [stopping him] But Louis insists on seeing him: he almost began to cry about it.”
a sudden deep breath caused by emotion
From this reading “He says he wants to [she struggles with a sob]--to die in his studio.”
in the direction of
From this reading “WALPOLE [moving vengefully towards the door] You just leave me to deal with him!”
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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 says he wants to [she struggles with a sob]--to die in his studio.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading MRS DUBEDAT [stopping him] But Louis insists on seeing him: he almost began to cry about it.
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From this reading MRS DUBEDAT [stopping him] But Louis insists on seeing him: he almost began to cry about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he says he cant bear his room any longer.
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From this reading And he says he cant bear his room any longer.
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From this reading And he says he cant bear his room any longer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MRS DUBEDAT [stopping him] But Louis insists on seeing him: he almost began to cry about it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MRS DUBEDAT [stopping him] But Louis insists on seeing him: he almost began to cry about it.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Sir Patrick says let him have his way: it can do no harm.
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From this reading And he says he cant bear his room any longer.
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From this reading MRS DUBEDAT [stopping him] But Louis insists on seeing him: he almost began to cry about it.
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From this reading WALPOLE [moving vengefully towards the door] You just leave me to deal with him!
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From this reading He says he wants to [she struggles with a sob]--to die in his studio.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Sir Patrick says let him have his way: it can do no harm.
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From this reading WALPOLE [moving vengefully towards the door] You just leave me to deal with him!
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From this reading MRS DUBEDAT [stopping him] But Louis insists on seeing him: he almost began to cry about it.
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From this reading Sir Patrick says let him have his way: it can do no harm.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Sir Patrick says let him have his way: it can do no harm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MRS DUBEDAT [stopping him] But Louis insists on seeing him: he almost began to cry about it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WALPOLE [moving vengefully towards the door] You just leave me to deal with him!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And he says he cant bear his room any longer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He says he wants to [she struggles with a sob]--to die in his studio.
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From this reading MRS DUBEDAT [stopping him] But Louis insists on seeing him: he almost began to cry about it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MRS DUBEDAT [stopping him] But Louis insists on seeing him: he almost began to cry about it.
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From this reading WALPOLE [moving vengefully towards the door] You just leave me to deal with him!
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From this reading WALPOLE [moving vengefully towards the door] You just leave me to deal with him!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Sir Patrick says let him have his way: it can do no harm.
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From this reading And he says he cant bear his room any longer.
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From this reading MRS DUBEDAT [stopping him] But Louis insists on seeing him: he almost began to cry about it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WALPOLE [moving vengefully towards the door] You just leave me to deal with him!
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From this reading WALPOLE [moving vengefully towards the door] You just leave me to deal with him!
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From this reading MRS DUBEDAT [stopping him] But Louis insists on seeing him: he almost began to cry about it.
not any; not one
From this reading Sir Patrick says let him have his way: it can do no harm.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MRS DUBEDAT [stopping him] But Louis insists on seeing him: he almost began to cry about it.
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From this reading Sir Patrick says let him have his way: it can do no harm.
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From this reading And he says he cant bear his room any longer.
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From this reading And he says he cant bear his room any longer.
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From this reading MRS DUBEDAT [stopping him] But Louis insists on seeing him: he almost began to cry about it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He says he wants to [she struggles with a sob]--to die in his studio.
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From this reading Sir Patrick says let him have his way: it can do no harm.
a sudden deep breath caused by emotion
From this reading He says he wants to [she struggles with a sob]--to die in his studio.
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From this reading MRS DUBEDAT [stopping him] But Louis insists on seeing him: he almost began to cry about it.
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From this reading He says he wants to [she struggles with a sob]--to die in his studio.
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From this reading He says he wants to [she struggles with a sob]--to die in his studio.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WALPOLE [moving vengefully towards the door] You just leave me to deal with him!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WALPOLE [moving vengefully towards the door] You just leave me to deal with him!
in the direction of
From this reading WALPOLE [moving vengefully towards the door] You just leave me to deal with him!
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From this reading WALPOLE [moving vengefully towards the door] You just leave me to deal with him!
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From this reading WALPOLE [moving vengefully towards the door] You just leave me to deal with him!
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From this reading He says he wants to [she struggles with a sob]--to die in his studio.
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From this reading Sir Patrick says let him have his way: it can do no harm.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WALPOLE [moving vengefully towards the door] You just leave me to deal with him!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WALPOLE [moving vengefully towards the door] You just leave me to deal with him!
