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Chapter VII
"If I do ... David, no man can serve two masters--or two mistresses. If I do, will you agree to put the sentimental affair resolutely in the background?" He took his head in his hands and was a long minute making up his mind. But his refusal was blunt enough when it came.
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “He took his head in his hands and was a long minute making up his mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took his head in his hands and was a long minute making up his mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took his head in his hands and was a long minute making up his mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took his head in his hands and was a long minute making up his mind.”
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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 took his head in his hands and was a long minute making up his mind.
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From this reading If I do, will you agree to put the sentimental affair resolutely in the background?"
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From this reading If I do, will you agree to put the sentimental affair resolutely in the background?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He took his head in his hands and was a long minute making up his mind.
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From this reading If I do, will you agree to put the sentimental affair resolutely in the background?"
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From this reading But his refusal was blunt enough when it came.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his refusal was blunt enough when it came.
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to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading David, no man can serve two masters--or two mistresses.
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From this reading David, no man can serve two masters--or two mistresses.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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From this reading But his refusal was blunt enough when it came.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He took his head in his hands and was a long minute making up his mind.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took his head in his hands and was a long minute making up his mind.
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From this reading He took his head in his hands and was a long minute making up his mind.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He took his head in his hands and was a long minute making up his mind.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I do ...
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I do ...
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If I do, will you agree to put the sentimental affair resolutely in the background?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But his refusal was blunt enough when it came.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took his head in his hands and was a long minute making up his mind.
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From this reading He took his head in his hands and was a long minute making up his mind.
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From this reading David, no man can serve two masters--or two mistresses.
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From this reading David, no man can serve two masters--or two mistresses.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took his head in his hands and was a long minute making up his mind.
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From this reading He took his head in his hands and was a long minute making up his mind.
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From this reading David, no man can serve two masters--or two mistresses.
not any; not one
From this reading David, no man can serve two masters--or two mistresses.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading David, no man can serve two masters--or two mistresses.
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From this reading If I do, will you agree to put the sentimental affair resolutely in the background?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But his refusal was blunt enough when it came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I do, will you agree to put the sentimental affair resolutely in the background?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I do, will you agree to put the sentimental affair resolutely in the background?"
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From this reading David, no man can serve two masters--or two mistresses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I do, will you agree to put the sentimental affair resolutely in the background?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I do, will you agree to put the sentimental affair resolutely in the background?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took his head in his hands and was a long minute making up his mind.
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From this reading David, no man can serve two masters--or two mistresses.
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From this reading He took his head in his hands and was a long minute making up his mind.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He took his head in his hands and was a long minute making up his mind.
at the time that
From this reading But his refusal was blunt enough when it came.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If I do, will you agree to put the sentimental affair resolutely in the background?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If I do, will you agree to put the sentimental affair resolutely in the background?"
