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Chapter XXV
Poppy St. John laid her hands lightly on Mr. Iglesias' shoulders and smiled at him. She looked very young, yet very worn; and the corners of her mouth shook. "If you were anybody else," she said, "I believe I should give you a kiss. But I am not going to, so don't be nervous, dear man. I'll be perfectly correct, I promise you--only I had to come.
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any person at all
From this reading “"If you were anybody else," she said, "I believe I should give you a kiss.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"If you were anybody else," she said, "I believe I should give you a kiss.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'll be perfectly correct, I promise you--only I had to come.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Poppy St. John laid her hands lightly on Mr. Iglesias' shoulders and smiled at him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poppy St. John laid her hands lightly on Mr. Iglesias' shoulders and smiled at him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked very young, yet very worn; and the corners of her mouth shook.”
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading “She looked very young, yet very worn; and the corners of her mouth shook.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “She looked very young, yet very worn; and the corners of her mouth shook.”
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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 "If you were anybody else," she said, "I believe I should give you a kiss.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But I am not going to, so don't be nervous, dear man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Poppy St. John laid her hands lightly on Mr. Iglesias' shoulders and smiled at him.
any person at all
From this reading "If you were anybody else," she said, "I believe I should give you a kiss.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Poppy St. John laid her hands lightly on Mr. Iglesias' shoulders and smiled at him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But I am not going to, so don't be nervous, dear man.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "If you were anybody else," she said, "I believe I should give you a kiss.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I am not going to, so don't be nervous, dear man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'll be perfectly correct, I promise you--only I had to come.
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From this reading She looked very young, yet very worn; and the corners of her mouth shook.
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From this reading I'll be perfectly correct, I promise you--only I had to come.
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From this reading But I am not going to, so don't be nervous, dear man.
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From this reading But I am not going to, so don't be nervous, dear man.
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From this reading "If you were anybody else," she said, "I believe I should give you a kiss.
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From this reading "If you were anybody else," she said, "I believe I should give you a kiss.
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From this reading But I am not going to, so don't be nervous, dear man.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I'll be perfectly correct, I promise you--only I had to come.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Poppy St. John laid her hands lightly on Mr. Iglesias' shoulders and smiled at him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Poppy St. John laid her hands lightly on Mr. Iglesias' shoulders and smiled at him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Poppy St. John laid her hands lightly on Mr. Iglesias' shoulders and smiled at him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If you were anybody else," she said, "I believe I should give you a kiss.
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From this reading I'll be perfectly correct, I promise you--only I had to come.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you were anybody else," she said, "I believe I should give you a kiss.
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From this reading Poppy St. John laid her hands lightly on Mr. Iglesias' shoulders and smiled at him.
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From this reading Poppy St. John laid her hands lightly on Mr. Iglesias' shoulders and smiled at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you were anybody else," she said, "I believe I should give you a kiss.
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From this reading Poppy St. John laid her hands lightly on Mr. Iglesias' shoulders and smiled at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poppy St. John laid her hands lightly on Mr. Iglesias' shoulders and smiled at him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked very young, yet very worn; and the corners of her mouth shook.
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From this reading But I am not going to, so don't be nervous, dear man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She looked very young, yet very worn; and the corners of her mouth shook.
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From this reading Poppy St. John laid her hands lightly on Mr. Iglesias' shoulders and smiled at him.
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From this reading But I am not going to, so don't be nervous, dear man.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But I am not going to, so don't be nervous, dear man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She looked very young, yet very worn; and the corners of her mouth shook.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Poppy St. John laid her hands lightly on Mr. Iglesias' shoulders and smiled at him.
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From this reading I'll be perfectly correct, I promise you--only I had to come.
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From this reading I'll be perfectly correct, I promise you--only I had to come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poppy St. John laid her hands lightly on Mr. Iglesias' shoulders and smiled at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll be perfectly correct, I promise you--only I had to come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you were anybody else," she said, "I believe I should give you a kiss.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked very young, yet very worn; and the corners of her mouth shook.
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From this reading She looked very young, yet very worn; and the corners of her mouth shook.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "If you were anybody else," she said, "I believe I should give you a kiss.
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From this reading Poppy St. John laid her hands lightly on Mr. Iglesias' shoulders and smiled at him.
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From this reading Poppy St. John laid her hands lightly on Mr. Iglesias' shoulders and smiled at him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But I am not going to, so don't be nervous, dear man.
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From this reading Poppy St. John laid her hands lightly on Mr. Iglesias' shoulders and smiled at him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She looked very young, yet very worn; and the corners of her mouth shook.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I am not going to, so don't be nervous, dear man.
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From this reading She looked very young, yet very worn; and the corners of her mouth shook.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "If you were anybody else," she said, "I believe I should give you a kiss.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading She looked very young, yet very worn; and the corners of her mouth shook.
but in spite of that
From this reading She looked very young, yet very worn; and the corners of her mouth shook.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you were anybody else," she said, "I believe I should give you a kiss.
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From this reading She looked very young, yet very worn; and the corners of her mouth shook.
