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Chapter I
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It was reckless of me, but I asked Lady Brandon to introduce me to him. Perhaps it was not so reckless, after all. It was simply inevitable. We would have spoken to each other without any introduction. I am sure of that.
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Reading 39/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 191–195
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incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading “It was simply inevitable.”
cause to come to know personally
From this reading “It was reckless of me, but I asked Lady Brandon to introduce me to him.”
the act of beginning something new
From this reading “We would have spoken to each other without any introduction.”
by chance
From this reading “Perhaps it was not so reckless, after all.”
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
From this reading “It was reckless of me, but I asked Lady Brandon to introduce me to him.”
and nothing more
From this reading “It was simply inevitable.”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “We would have spoken to each other without any introduction.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “I am sure of that.”
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later than; following
From this reading Perhaps it was not so reckless, after all.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Perhaps it was not so reckless, after all.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am sure of that.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading We would have spoken to each other without any introduction.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading It was reckless of me, but I asked Lady Brandon to introduce me to him.
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From this reading It was reckless of me, but I asked Lady Brandon to introduce me to him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was reckless of me, but I asked Lady Brandon to introduce me to him.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We would have spoken to each other without any introduction.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We would have spoken to each other without any introduction.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was reckless of me, but I asked Lady Brandon to introduce me to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was reckless of me, but I asked Lady Brandon to introduce me to him.
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading It was simply inevitable.
cause to come to know personally
From this reading It was reckless of me, but I asked Lady Brandon to introduce me to him.
the act of beginning something new
From this reading We would have spoken to each other without any introduction.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was reckless of me, but I asked Lady Brandon to introduce me to him.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading It was reckless of me, but I asked Lady Brandon to introduce me to him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was reckless of me, but I asked Lady Brandon to introduce me to him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Perhaps it was not so reckless, after all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was reckless of me, but I asked Lady Brandon to introduce me to him.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading We would have spoken to each other without any introduction.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps it was not so reckless, after all.
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
From this reading It was reckless of me, but I asked Lady Brandon to introduce me to him.
and nothing more
From this reading It was simply inevitable.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Perhaps it was not so reckless, after all.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading We would have spoken to each other without any introduction.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I am sure of that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am sure of that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was reckless of me, but I asked Lady Brandon to introduce me to him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was reckless of me, but I asked Lady Brandon to introduce me to him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We would have spoken to each other without any introduction.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading We would have spoken to each other without any introduction.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We would have spoken to each other without any introduction.
