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Chapter XVI
“‘Like the day before yesterday! Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’ “I looked at her, and my eyes glittered with anger. Sometimes a crime may be a whole romance; I understood that just then. She was so accustomed, no doubt, to the most impassioned declarations of this kind, that my words and my tears were forgotten already.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was so accustomed, no doubt, to the most impassioned declarations of this kind, that my words and my tears were forgotten already.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““‘Like the day before yesterday!”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I looked at her, and my eyes glittered with anger.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Sometimes a crime may be a whole romance; I understood that just then.”
for each
From this reading “Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes a crime may be a whole romance; I understood that just then.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’”
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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 Sometimes a crime may be a whole romance; I understood that just then.
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From this reading She was so accustomed, no doubt, to the most impassioned declarations of this kind, that my words and my tears were forgotten already.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was so accustomed, no doubt, to the most impassioned declarations of this kind, that my words and my tears were forgotten already.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
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From this reading “I looked at her, and my eyes glittered with anger.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I looked at her, and my eyes glittered with anger.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sometimes a crime may be a whole romance; I understood that just then.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “‘Like the day before yesterday!
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From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
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From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
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From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
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From this reading Sometimes a crime may be a whole romance; I understood that just then.
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From this reading “‘Like the day before yesterday!
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From this reading She was so accustomed, no doubt, to the most impassioned declarations of this kind, that my words and my tears were forgotten already.
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From this reading She was so accustomed, no doubt, to the most impassioned declarations of this kind, that my words and my tears were forgotten already.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
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From this reading “I looked at her, and my eyes glittered with anger.
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From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
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From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
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From this reading “I looked at her, and my eyes glittered with anger.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I looked at her, and my eyes glittered with anger.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
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From this reading She was so accustomed, no doubt, to the most impassioned declarations of this kind, that my words and my tears were forgotten already.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
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From this reading Sometimes a crime may be a whole romance; I understood that just then.
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From this reading She was so accustomed, no doubt, to the most impassioned declarations of this kind, that my words and my tears were forgotten already.
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From this reading “‘Like the day before yesterday!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I looked at her, and my eyes glittered with anger.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Sometimes a crime may be a whole romance; I understood that just then.
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From this reading She was so accustomed, no doubt, to the most impassioned declarations of this kind, that my words and my tears were forgotten already.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
not any; not one
From this reading She was so accustomed, no doubt, to the most impassioned declarations of this kind, that my words and my tears were forgotten already.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
for each
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
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From this reading Sometimes a crime may be a whole romance; I understood that just then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was so accustomed, no doubt, to the most impassioned declarations of this kind, that my words and my tears were forgotten already.
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From this reading Sometimes a crime may be a whole romance; I understood that just then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was so accustomed, no doubt, to the most impassioned declarations of this kind, that my words and my tears were forgotten already.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sometimes a crime may be a whole romance; I understood that just then.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “‘Like the day before yesterday!
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From this reading Sometimes a crime may be a whole romance; I understood that just then.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She was so accustomed, no doubt, to the most impassioned declarations of this kind, that my words and my tears were forgotten already.
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From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
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From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
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From this reading Sometimes a crime may be a whole romance; I understood that just then.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was so accustomed, no doubt, to the most impassioned declarations of this kind, that my words and my tears were forgotten already.
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From this reading Sometimes a crime may be a whole romance; I understood that just then.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I looked at her, and my eyes glittered with anger.
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From this reading She was so accustomed, no doubt, to the most impassioned declarations of this kind, that my words and my tears were forgotten already.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
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From this reading “‘Like the day before yesterday!
