Chapter XIX · Transformation

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You must make yourself over again,” Ernest wrote to me.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “You must cease to be.

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From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.

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From this reading You must make yourself over again so that even I would not know you—your voice, your gestures, your mannerisms, your carriage, your walk, everything.”

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From this reading “You must cease to be.

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From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.

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From this reading This command I obeyed.

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From this reading “You must make yourself over again,” Ernest wrote to me.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You must make yourself over again so that even I would not know you—your voice, your gestures, your mannerisms, your carriage, your walk, everything.”

all things; all of a situation

From this reading You must make yourself over again so that even I would not know you—your voice, your gestures, your mannerisms, your carriage, your walk, everything.”

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From this reading You must make yourself over again so that even I would not know you—your voice, your gestures, your mannerisms, your carriage, your walk, everything.”

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading You must make yourself over again so that even I would not know you—your voice, your gestures, your mannerisms, your carriage, your walk, everything.”

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.

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From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You must make yourself over again so that even I would not know you—your voice, your gestures, your mannerisms, your carriage, your walk, everything.”

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You must make yourself over again,” Ernest wrote to me.

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From this reading You must make yourself over again so that even I would not know you—your voice, your gestures, your mannerisms, your carriage, your walk, everything.”

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “You must make yourself over again,” Ernest wrote to me.

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From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “You must make yourself over again,” Ernest wrote to me.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.

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From this reading This command I obeyed.

above and across; more than

From this reading “You must make yourself over again,” Ernest wrote to me.

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From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading You must make yourself over again so that even I would not know you—your voice, your gestures, your mannerisms, your carriage, your walk, everything.”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading You must make yourself over again so that even I would not know you—your voice, your gestures, your mannerisms, your carriage, your walk, everything.”

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This command I obeyed.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “You must make yourself over again,” Ernest wrote to me.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.

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From this reading You must make yourself over again so that even I would not know you—your voice, your gestures, your mannerisms, your carriage, your walk, everything.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You must make yourself over again so that even I would not know you—your voice, your gestures, your mannerisms, your carriage, your walk, everything.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading You must make yourself over again so that even I would not know you—your voice, your gestures, your mannerisms, your carriage, your walk, everything.”

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From this reading “You must make yourself over again,” Ernest wrote to me.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You must make yourself over again,” Ernest wrote to me.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading “You must make yourself over again,” Ernest wrote to me.