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Chapter XI
"Don't do it!" she said again, impulsively. "I don't see how I can," he returned sorrowfully. "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again. It would mean postponing everything. Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't do it!" she said again, impulsively.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “It would mean postponing everything.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I don't see how I can," he returned sorrowfully.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “"It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would mean postponing everything.”
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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 Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't do it!" she said again, impulsively.
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From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
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From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I don't see how I can," he returned sorrowfully.
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From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Don't do it!" she said again, impulsively.
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From this reading "Don't do it!" she said again, impulsively.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It would mean postponing everything.
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From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
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From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I don't see how I can," he returned sorrowfully.
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From this reading "I don't see how I can," he returned sorrowfully.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't see how I can," he returned sorrowfully.
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From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't do it!" she said again, impulsively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Don't do it!" she said again, impulsively.
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From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would mean postponing everything.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
above and across; more than
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would mean postponing everything.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I don't see how I can," he returned sorrowfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't do it!" she said again, impulsively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't see how I can," he returned sorrowfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't do it!" she said again, impulsively.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't see how I can," he returned sorrowfully.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would mean postponing everything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
