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Chapter XI
“That is _you_ may, but _I_ won’t! Will you leave me your copy?” she went on, turning the pages again. “Certainly; I have another.” Standing near him she read to herself a passage here and there; then, in her sweet voice, she read some of them out. “Oh, if _you_ were only an actress!” the young man exclaimed.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Will you leave me your copy?” she went on, turning the pages again.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Certainly; I have another.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Certainly; I have another.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Standing near him she read to herself a passage here and there; then, in her sweet voice, she read some of them out.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Standing near him she read to herself a passage here and there; then, in her sweet voice, she read some of them out.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““That is _you_ may, but _I_ won’t!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Standing near him she read to herself a passage here and there; then, in her sweet voice, she read some of them out.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Standing near him she read to herself a passage here and there; then, in her sweet voice, she read some of them out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Will you leave me your copy?” she went on, turning the pages again.”
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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 Standing near him she read to herself a passage here and there; then, in her sweet voice, she read some of them out.
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From this reading “Oh, if _you_ were only an actress!” the young man exclaimed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Will you leave me your copy?” she went on, turning the pages again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Oh, if _you_ were only an actress!” the young man exclaimed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Standing near him she read to herself a passage here and there; then, in her sweet voice, she read some of them out.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Certainly; I have another.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “That is _you_ may, but _I_ won’t!
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From this reading “Certainly; I have another.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will you leave me your copy?” she went on, turning the pages again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, if _you_ were only an actress!” the young man exclaimed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Certainly; I have another.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Standing near him she read to herself a passage here and there; then, in her sweet voice, she read some of them out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Standing near him she read to herself a passage here and there; then, in her sweet voice, she read some of them out.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Standing near him she read to herself a passage here and there; then, in her sweet voice, she read some of them out.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Standing near him she read to herself a passage here and there; then, in her sweet voice, she read some of them out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That is _you_ may, but _I_ won’t!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Oh, if _you_ were only an actress!” the young man exclaimed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Standing near him she read to herself a passage here and there; then, in her sweet voice, she read some of them out.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is _you_ may, but _I_ won’t!
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From this reading Will you leave me your copy?” she went on, turning the pages again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, if _you_ were only an actress!” the young man exclaimed.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “That is _you_ may, but _I_ won’t!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Will you leave me your copy?” she went on, turning the pages again.
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From this reading Standing near him she read to herself a passage here and there; then, in her sweet voice, she read some of them out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Standing near him she read to herself a passage here and there; then, in her sweet voice, she read some of them out.
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From this reading “Oh, if _you_ were only an actress!” the young man exclaimed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Will you leave me your copy?” she went on, turning the pages again.
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From this reading “Oh, if _you_ were only an actress!” the young man exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Standing near him she read to herself a passage here and there; then, in her sweet voice, she read some of them out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will you leave me your copy?” she went on, turning the pages again.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Standing near him she read to herself a passage here and there; then, in her sweet voice, she read some of them out.
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From this reading Standing near him she read to herself a passage here and there; then, in her sweet voice, she read some of them out.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Will you leave me your copy?” she went on, turning the pages again.
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From this reading Standing near him she read to herself a passage here and there; then, in her sweet voice, she read some of them out.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Standing near him she read to herself a passage here and there; then, in her sweet voice, she read some of them out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Standing near him she read to herself a passage here and there; then, in her sweet voice, she read some of them out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is _you_ may, but _I_ won’t!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Will you leave me your copy?” she went on, turning the pages again.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Standing near him she read to herself a passage here and there; then, in her sweet voice, she read some of them out.
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From this reading Standing near him she read to herself a passage here and there; then, in her sweet voice, she read some of them out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Standing near him she read to herself a passage here and there; then, in her sweet voice, she read some of them out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Standing near him she read to herself a passage here and there; then, in her sweet voice, she read some of them out.
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From this reading Will you leave me your copy?” she went on, turning the pages again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Standing near him she read to herself a passage here and there; then, in her sweet voice, she read some of them out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Will you leave me your copy?” she went on, turning the pages again.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh, if _you_ were only an actress!” the young man exclaimed.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you leave me your copy?” she went on, turning the pages again.
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From this reading “That is _you_ may, but _I_ won’t!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That is _you_ may, but _I_ won’t!
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From this reading “Oh, if _you_ were only an actress!” the young man exclaimed.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you leave me your copy?” she went on, turning the pages again.
