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Was this, after all, the right way to win her husband back to her--this display of her beauty, this parade of dress, this exploitation of self? Self, self. Had she been selfish from the very first? What real interest had she taken in her husband's work? "Right or wrong, good or bad, I would put my two hands into the fire to help him."
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later than; following
From this reading “Was this, after all, the right way to win her husband back to her--this display of her beauty, this parade of dress, this exploitation of self?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Had she been selfish from the very first?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Had she been selfish from the very first?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Right or wrong, good or bad, I would put my two hands into the fire to help him."”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “"Right or wrong, good or bad, I would put my two hands into the fire to help him."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Right or wrong, good or bad, I would put my two hands into the fire to help him."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Was this, after all, the right way to win her husband back to her--this display of her beauty, this parade of dress, this exploitation of self?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Right or wrong, good or bad, I would put my two hands into the fire to help him."”
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later than; following
From this reading Was this, after all, the right way to win her husband back to her--this display of her beauty, this parade of dress, this exploitation of self?
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From this reading Was this, after all, the right way to win her husband back to her--this display of her beauty, this parade of dress, this exploitation of self?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was this, after all, the right way to win her husband back to her--this display of her beauty, this parade of dress, this exploitation of self?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Right or wrong, good or bad, I would put my two hands into the fire to help him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was this, after all, the right way to win her husband back to her--this display of her beauty, this parade of dress, this exploitation of self?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had she been selfish from the very first?
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From this reading Was this, after all, the right way to win her husband back to her--this display of her beauty, this parade of dress, this exploitation of self?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was this, after all, the right way to win her husband back to her--this display of her beauty, this parade of dress, this exploitation of self?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was this, after all, the right way to win her husband back to her--this display of her beauty, this parade of dress, this exploitation of self?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Right or wrong, good or bad, I would put my two hands into the fire to help him."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had she been selfish from the very first?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Had she been selfish from the very first?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Right or wrong, good or bad, I would put my two hands into the fire to help him."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had she been selfish from the very first?
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "Right or wrong, good or bad, I would put my two hands into the fire to help him."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Right or wrong, good or bad, I would put my two hands into the fire to help him."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Was this, after all, the right way to win her husband back to her--this display of her beauty, this parade of dress, this exploitation of self?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Right or wrong, good or bad, I would put my two hands into the fire to help him."
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From this reading Was this, after all, the right way to win her husband back to her--this display of her beauty, this parade of dress, this exploitation of self?
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From this reading What real interest had she taken in her husband's work?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Right or wrong, good or bad, I would put my two hands into the fire to help him."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What real interest had she taken in her husband's work?
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From this reading What real interest had she taken in her husband's work?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Right or wrong, good or bad, I would put my two hands into the fire to help him."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Right or wrong, good or bad, I would put my two hands into the fire to help him."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Was this, after all, the right way to win her husband back to her--this display of her beauty, this parade of dress, this exploitation of self?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Right or wrong, good or bad, I would put my two hands into the fire to help him."
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From this reading Was this, after all, the right way to win her husband back to her--this display of her beauty, this parade of dress, this exploitation of self?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Right or wrong, good or bad, I would put my two hands into the fire to help him."
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From this reading What real interest had she taken in her husband's work?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was this, after all, the right way to win her husband back to her--this display of her beauty, this parade of dress, this exploitation of self?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was this, after all, the right way to win her husband back to her--this display of her beauty, this parade of dress, this exploitation of self?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had she been selfish from the very first?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had she been selfish from the very first?
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From this reading What real interest had she taken in her husband's work?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Was this, after all, the right way to win her husband back to her--this display of her beauty, this parade of dress, this exploitation of self?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Was this, after all, the right way to win her husband back to her--this display of her beauty, this parade of dress, this exploitation of self?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Was this, after all, the right way to win her husband back to her--this display of her beauty, this parade of dress, this exploitation of self?
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From this reading "Right or wrong, good or bad, I would put my two hands into the fire to help him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had she been selfish from the very first?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was this, after all, the right way to win her husband back to her--this display of her beauty, this parade of dress, this exploitation of self?
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From this reading Was this, after all, the right way to win her husband back to her--this display of her beauty, this parade of dress, this exploitation of self?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What real interest had she taken in her husband's work?
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From this reading Was this, after all, the right way to win her husband back to her--this display of her beauty, this parade of dress, this exploitation of self?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What real interest had she taken in her husband's work?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Right or wrong, good or bad, I would put my two hands into the fire to help him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Right or wrong, good or bad, I would put my two hands into the fire to help him."
