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Chapter IV
“Why he’s a père de famille. They’ve privileges,” Paul explained. And then quickly: “Will you go to see places with _me_?” he asked. “Anything you like!” she smiled. “I know what you mean, that girls have to have a lot of people—” Then she broke off: “I don’t know; I’m free.
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any thing at all
From this reading ““Anything you like!” she smiled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And then quickly: “Will you go to see places with _me_?” he asked.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading ““I know what you mean, that girls have to have a lot of people—” Then she broke off: “I don’t know; I’m free.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I know what you mean, that girls have to have a lot of people—” Then she broke off: “I don’t know; I’m free.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I know what you mean, that girls have to have a lot of people—” Then she broke off: “I don’t know; I’m free.”
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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 “Why he’s a père de famille.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then quickly: “Will you go to see places with _me_?” he asked.
any thing at all
From this reading “Anything you like!” she smiled.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then quickly: “Will you go to see places with _me_?” he asked.
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From this reading “I know what you mean, that girls have to have a lot of people—” Then she broke off: “I don’t know; I’m free.
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From this reading “Why he’s a père de famille.
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From this reading “I know what you mean, that girls have to have a lot of people—” Then she broke off: “I don’t know; I’m free.
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From this reading They’ve privileges,” Paul explained.
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From this reading “Why he’s a père de famille.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “I know what you mean, that girls have to have a lot of people—” Then she broke off: “I don’t know; I’m free.
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From this reading “I know what you mean, that girls have to have a lot of people—” Then she broke off: “I don’t know; I’m free.
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From this reading And then quickly: “Will you go to see places with _me_?” he asked.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I know what you mean, that girls have to have a lot of people—” Then she broke off: “I don’t know; I’m free.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then quickly: “Will you go to see places with _me_?” he asked.
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From this reading “Why he’s a père de famille.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know what you mean, that girls have to have a lot of people—” Then she broke off: “I don’t know; I’m free.
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From this reading “I know what you mean, that girls have to have a lot of people—” Then she broke off: “I don’t know; I’m free.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know what you mean, that girls have to have a lot of people—” Then she broke off: “I don’t know; I’m free.
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From this reading “Anything you like!” she smiled.
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From this reading “I know what you mean, that girls have to have a lot of people—” Then she broke off: “I don’t know; I’m free.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then quickly: “Will you go to see places with _me_?” he asked.
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From this reading “I know what you mean, that girls have to have a lot of people—” Then she broke off: “I don’t know; I’m free.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I know what you mean, that girls have to have a lot of people—” Then she broke off: “I don’t know; I’m free.
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From this reading “I know what you mean, that girls have to have a lot of people—” Then she broke off: “I don’t know; I’m free.
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From this reading They’ve privileges,” Paul explained.
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From this reading “I know what you mean, that girls have to have a lot of people—” Then she broke off: “I don’t know; I’m free.
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From this reading And then quickly: “Will you go to see places with _me_?” he asked.
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From this reading They’ve privileges,” Paul explained.
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From this reading “Why he’s a père de famille.
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From this reading And then quickly: “Will you go to see places with _me_?” he asked.
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From this reading And then quickly: “Will you go to see places with _me_?” he asked.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Anything you like!” she smiled.
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From this reading “Anything you like!” she smiled.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I know what you mean, that girls have to have a lot of people—” Then she broke off: “I don’t know; I’m free.
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From this reading And then quickly: “Will you go to see places with _me_?” he asked.
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From this reading They’ve privileges,” Paul explained.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then quickly: “Will you go to see places with _me_?” he asked.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I know what you mean, that girls have to have a lot of people—” Then she broke off: “I don’t know; I’m free.
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From this reading “Why he’s a père de famille.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And then quickly: “Will you go to see places with _me_?” he asked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And then quickly: “Will you go to see places with _me_?” he asked.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And then quickly: “Will you go to see places with _me_?” he asked.
