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Chapter IX
'I suppose it had better be so,' Marie Bromar had said to her lover, when in set form he made his proposition. She had thought very much about it, and had come exactly to that state of mind. She did suppose that it had better be so. She knew that she did not love the man. She knew also that she loved another man.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She had thought very much about it, and had come exactly to that state of mind.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She knew also that she loved another man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had thought very much about it, and had come exactly to that state of mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had thought very much about it, and had come exactly to that state of mind.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'I suppose it had better be so,' Marie Bromar had said to her lover, when in set form he made his proposition.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had thought very much about it, and had come exactly to that state of mind.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had thought very much about it, and had come exactly to that state of mind.
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From this reading She knew also that she loved another man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had thought very much about it, and had come exactly to that state of mind.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She knew also that she loved another man.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'I suppose it had better be so,' Marie Bromar had said to her lover, when in set form he made his proposition.
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From this reading 'I suppose it had better be so,' Marie Bromar had said to her lover, when in set form he made his proposition.
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From this reading 'I suppose it had better be so,' Marie Bromar had said to her lover, when in set form he made his proposition.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had thought very much about it, and had come exactly to that state of mind.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did suppose that it had better be so.
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From this reading She had thought very much about it, and had come exactly to that state of mind.
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From this reading 'I suppose it had better be so,' Marie Bromar had said to her lover, when in set form he made his proposition.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'I suppose it had better be so,' Marie Bromar had said to her lover, when in set form he made his proposition.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I suppose it had better be so,' Marie Bromar had said to her lover, when in set form he made his proposition.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'I suppose it had better be so,' Marie Bromar had said to her lover, when in set form he made his proposition.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'I suppose it had better be so,' Marie Bromar had said to her lover, when in set form he made his proposition.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I suppose it had better be so,' Marie Bromar had said to her lover, when in set form he made his proposition.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'I suppose it had better be so,' Marie Bromar had said to her lover, when in set form he made his proposition.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'I suppose it had better be so,' Marie Bromar had said to her lover, when in set form he made his proposition.
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From this reading She knew that she did not love the man.
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From this reading She knew that she did not love the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew also that she loved another man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I suppose it had better be so,' Marie Bromar had said to her lover, when in set form he made his proposition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I suppose it had better be so,' Marie Bromar had said to her lover, when in set form he made his proposition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew that she did not love the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I suppose it had better be so,' Marie Bromar had said to her lover, when in set form he made his proposition.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had thought very much about it, and had come exactly to that state of mind.
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From this reading She had thought very much about it, and had come exactly to that state of mind.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She knew that she did not love the man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had thought very much about it, and had come exactly to that state of mind.
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From this reading 'I suppose it had better be so,' Marie Bromar had said to her lover, when in set form he made his proposition.
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From this reading 'I suppose it had better be so,' Marie Bromar had said to her lover, when in set form he made his proposition.
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From this reading 'I suppose it had better be so,' Marie Bromar had said to her lover, when in set form he made his proposition.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had thought very much about it, and had come exactly to that state of mind.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'I suppose it had better be so,' Marie Bromar had said to her lover, when in set form he made his proposition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had thought very much about it, and had come exactly to that state of mind.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'I suppose it had better be so,' Marie Bromar had said to her lover, when in set form he made his proposition.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had thought very much about it, and had come exactly to that state of mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She knew that she did not love the man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had thought very much about it, and had come exactly to that state of mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I suppose it had better be so,' Marie Bromar had said to her lover, when in set form he made his proposition.
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From this reading She had thought very much about it, and had come exactly to that state of mind.
at the time that
From this reading 'I suppose it had better be so,' Marie Bromar had said to her lover, when in set form he made his proposition.
