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Chapter VI
CONNIE. It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while. I don't find my self so interesting as it used to be. The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself. Connie's, which was a great and terrible one, never made her do so.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Connie's, which was a great and terrible one, never made her do so.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Connie's, which was a great and terrible one, never made her do so.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Connie's, which was a great and terrible one, never made her do so.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.”
during the time that
From this reading “It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.”
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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 It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Connie's, which was a great and terrible one, never made her do so.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I don't find my self so interesting as it used to be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I don't find my self so interesting as it used to be.
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From this reading CONNIE.
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From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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From this reading It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.
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From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
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From this reading I don't find my self so interesting as it used to be.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Connie's, which was a great and terrible one, never made her do so.
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From this reading It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.
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From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
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From this reading I don't find my self so interesting as it used to be.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.
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From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
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From this reading Connie's, which was a great and terrible one, never made her do so.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
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From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I don't find my self so interesting as it used to be.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Connie's, which was a great and terrible one, never made her do so.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Connie's, which was a great and terrible one, never made her do so.
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From this reading I don't find my self so interesting as it used to be.
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From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I don't find my self so interesting as it used to be.
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From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Connie's, which was a great and terrible one, never made her do so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't find my self so interesting as it used to be.
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From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
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From this reading I don't find my self so interesting as it used to be.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Connie's, which was a great and terrible one, never made her do so.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Connie's, which was a great and terrible one, never made her do so.
during the time that
From this reading It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.
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From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
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From this reading It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
