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Chapter X
"Buff must go to school soon," he warned her. "Your brothers may marry; your father can't be with you always." "Oh, don't try to discourage me in my spinster path. You are as bad as Aunt Alice. She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
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to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading “She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"Your brothers may marry; your father can't be with you always."”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"Buff must go to school soon," he warned her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Buff must go to school soon," he warned her.”
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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 She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
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From this reading You are as bad as Aunt Alice.
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From this reading "Your brothers may marry; your father can't be with you always."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are as bad as Aunt Alice.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You are as bad as Aunt Alice.
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From this reading You are as bad as Aunt Alice.
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From this reading You are as bad as Aunt Alice.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Your brothers may marry; your father can't be with you always."
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
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From this reading "Your brothers may marry; your father can't be with you always."
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From this reading "Buff must go to school soon," he warned her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your brothers may marry; your father can't be with you always."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, don't try to discourage me in my spinster path.
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From this reading "Oh, don't try to discourage me in my spinster path.
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From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your brothers may marry; your father can't be with you always."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
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From this reading "Buff must go to school soon," he warned her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Buff must go to school soon," he warned her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Buff must go to school soon," he warned her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, don't try to discourage me in my spinster path.
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From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your brothers may marry; your father can't be with you always."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Your brothers may marry; your father can't be with you always."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, don't try to discourage me in my spinster path.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Buff must go to school soon," he warned her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, don't try to discourage me in my spinster path.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
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From this reading "Oh, don't try to discourage me in my spinster path.
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From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
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From this reading "Oh, don't try to discourage me in my spinster path.
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From this reading "Buff must go to school soon," he warned her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Buff must go to school soon," he warned her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, don't try to discourage me in my spinster path.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
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From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Buff must go to school soon," he warned her.
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From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, don't try to discourage me in my spinster path.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Buff must go to school soon," he warned her.
at the time that
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Your brothers may marry; your father can't be with you always."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your brothers may marry; your father can't be with you always."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your brothers may marry; your father can't be with you always."
