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Sibyl and Roscoe were upon the point of leaving when Bibbs returned to the New House. He went straight to Sibyl and spoke to her quietly, but so that the others might hear. “When you said that if I'd stop to think, I'd realize that no one would be apt to care enough about me to marry me, you were right,” he said. “I thought perhaps you weren't, and so I asked Miss Vertrees to marry me. It proved what you said of me, and disproved what you said of her.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““When you said that if I'd stop to think, I'd realize that no one would be apt to care enough about me to marry me, you were right,” he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I thought perhaps you weren't, and so I asked Miss Vertrees to marry me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went straight to Sibyl and spoke to her quietly, but so that the others might hear.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “He went straight to Sibyl and spoke to her quietly, but so that the others might hear.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““When you said that if I'd stop to think, I'd realize that no one would be apt to care enough about me to marry me, you were right,” he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I thought perhaps you weren't, and so I asked Miss Vertrees to marry me.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “Sibyl and Roscoe were upon the point of leaving when Bibbs returned to the New House.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Sibyl and Roscoe were upon the point of leaving when Bibbs returned to the New House.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““When you said that if I'd stop to think, I'd realize that no one would be apt to care enough about me to marry me, you were right,” he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““When you said that if I'd stop to think, I'd realize that no one would be apt to care enough about me to marry me, you were right,” he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I thought perhaps you weren't, and so I asked Miss Vertrees to marry me.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Sibyl and Roscoe were upon the point of leaving when Bibbs returned to the New House.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went straight to Sibyl and spoke to her quietly, but so that the others might hear.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““When you said that if I'd stop to think, I'd realize that no one would be apt to care enough about me to marry me, you were right,” he said.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “When you said that if I'd stop to think, I'd realize that no one would be apt to care enough about me to marry me, you were right,” he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sibyl and Roscoe were upon the point of leaving when Bibbs returned to the New House.
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From this reading “When you said that if I'd stop to think, I'd realize that no one would be apt to care enough about me to marry me, you were right,” he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought perhaps you weren't, and so I asked Miss Vertrees to marry me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “When you said that if I'd stop to think, I'd realize that no one would be apt to care enough about me to marry me, you were right,” he said.
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From this reading Sibyl and Roscoe were upon the point of leaving when Bibbs returned to the New House.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He went straight to Sibyl and spoke to her quietly, but so that the others might hear.
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From this reading “When you said that if I'd stop to think, I'd realize that no one would be apt to care enough about me to marry me, you were right,” he said.
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From this reading It proved what you said of me, and disproved what you said of her.
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From this reading “When you said that if I'd stop to think, I'd realize that no one would be apt to care enough about me to marry me, you were right,” he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went straight to Sibyl and spoke to her quietly, but so that the others might hear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went straight to Sibyl and spoke to her quietly, but so that the others might hear.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He went straight to Sibyl and spoke to her quietly, but so that the others might hear.
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From this reading Sibyl and Roscoe were upon the point of leaving when Bibbs returned to the New House.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought perhaps you weren't, and so I asked Miss Vertrees to marry me.
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From this reading “When you said that if I'd stop to think, I'd realize that no one would be apt to care enough about me to marry me, you were right,” he said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “When you said that if I'd stop to think, I'd realize that no one would be apt to care enough about me to marry me, you were right,” he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It proved what you said of me, and disproved what you said of her.
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From this reading Sibyl and Roscoe were upon the point of leaving when Bibbs returned to the New House.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When you said that if I'd stop to think, I'd realize that no one would be apt to care enough about me to marry me, you were right,” he said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “When you said that if I'd stop to think, I'd realize that no one would be apt to care enough about me to marry me, you were right,” he said.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He went straight to Sibyl and spoke to her quietly, but so that the others might hear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought perhaps you weren't, and so I asked Miss Vertrees to marry me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sibyl and Roscoe were upon the point of leaving when Bibbs returned to the New House.
not any; not one
From this reading “When you said that if I'd stop to think, I'd realize that no one would be apt to care enough about me to marry me, you were right,” he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sibyl and Roscoe were upon the point of leaving when Bibbs returned to the New House.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “When you said that if I'd stop to think, I'd realize that no one would be apt to care enough about me to marry me, you were right,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went straight to Sibyl and spoke to her quietly, but so that the others might hear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought perhaps you weren't, and so I asked Miss Vertrees to marry me.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Sibyl and Roscoe were upon the point of leaving when Bibbs returned to the New House.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It proved what you said of me, and disproved what you said of her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went straight to Sibyl and spoke to her quietly, but so that the others might hear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When you said that if I'd stop to think, I'd realize that no one would be apt to care enough about me to marry me, you were right,” he said.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sibyl and Roscoe were upon the point of leaving when Bibbs returned to the New House.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When you said that if I'd stop to think, I'd realize that no one would be apt to care enough about me to marry me, you were right,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sibyl and Roscoe were upon the point of leaving when Bibbs returned to the New House.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When you said that if I'd stop to think, I'd realize that no one would be apt to care enough about me to marry me, you were right,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sibyl and Roscoe were upon the point of leaving when Bibbs returned to the New House.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He went straight to Sibyl and spoke to her quietly, but so that the others might hear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went straight to Sibyl and spoke to her quietly, but so that the others might hear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When you said that if I'd stop to think, I'd realize that no one would be apt to care enough about me to marry me, you were right,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went straight to Sibyl and spoke to her quietly, but so that the others might hear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He went straight to Sibyl and spoke to her quietly, but so that the others might hear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sibyl and Roscoe were upon the point of leaving when Bibbs returned to the New House.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When you said that if I'd stop to think, I'd realize that no one would be apt to care enough about me to marry me, you were right,” he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought perhaps you weren't, and so I asked Miss Vertrees to marry me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sibyl and Roscoe were upon the point of leaving when Bibbs returned to the New House.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sibyl and Roscoe were upon the point of leaving when Bibbs returned to the New House.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought perhaps you weren't, and so I asked Miss Vertrees to marry me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went straight to Sibyl and spoke to her quietly, but so that the others might hear.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sibyl and Roscoe were upon the point of leaving when Bibbs returned to the New House.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought perhaps you weren't, and so I asked Miss Vertrees to marry me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It proved what you said of me, and disproved what you said of her.
at the time that
From this reading Sibyl and Roscoe were upon the point of leaving when Bibbs returned to the New House.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “When you said that if I'd stop to think, I'd realize that no one would be apt to care enough about me to marry me, you were right,” he said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “When you said that if I'd stop to think, I'd realize that no one would be apt to care enough about me to marry me, you were right,” he said.
