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Chapter IX
“Why look you, how you stare! I would be friends with you, and have your love.” Shylock. The first impulse of Alida, at this second invasion of her pavilion, was certainly to flee. But timidity was not her weakness, and as natural firmness gave her time to examine the person of the individual who had so unceremoniously entered, curiosity aided in inducing her to remain.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first impulse of Alida, at this second invasion of her pavilion, was certainly to flee.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I would be friends with you, and have your love.””
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading “The first impulse of Alida, at this second invasion of her pavilion, was certainly to flee.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Why look you, how you stare!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first impulse of Alida, at this second invasion of her pavilion, was certainly to flee.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But timidity was not her weakness, and as natural firmness gave her time to examine the person of the individual who had so unceremoniously entered, curiosity aided in inducing her to remain.”
a lack of physical strength
From this reading “But timidity was not her weakness, and as natural firmness gave her time to examine the person of the individual who had so unceremoniously entered, curiosity aided in inducing her to remain.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I would be friends with you, and have your love.””
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From this reading But timidity was not her weakness, and as natural firmness gave her time to examine the person of the individual who had so unceremoniously entered, curiosity aided in inducing her to remain.
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From this reading The first impulse of Alida, at this second invasion of her pavilion, was certainly to flee.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I would be friends with you, and have your love.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But timidity was not her weakness, and as natural firmness gave her time to examine the person of the individual who had so unceremoniously entered, curiosity aided in inducing her to remain.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The first impulse of Alida, at this second invasion of her pavilion, was certainly to flee.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I would be friends with you, and have your love.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But timidity was not her weakness, and as natural firmness gave her time to examine the person of the individual who had so unceremoniously entered, curiosity aided in inducing her to remain.
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From this reading The first impulse of Alida, at this second invasion of her pavilion, was certainly to flee.
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From this reading But timidity was not her weakness, and as natural firmness gave her time to examine the person of the individual who had so unceremoniously entered, curiosity aided in inducing her to remain.
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From this reading But timidity was not her weakness, and as natural firmness gave her time to examine the person of the individual who had so unceremoniously entered, curiosity aided in inducing her to remain.
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From this reading But timidity was not her weakness, and as natural firmness gave her time to examine the person of the individual who had so unceremoniously entered, curiosity aided in inducing her to remain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But timidity was not her weakness, and as natural firmness gave her time to examine the person of the individual who had so unceremoniously entered, curiosity aided in inducing her to remain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first impulse of Alida, at this second invasion of her pavilion, was certainly to flee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first impulse of Alida, at this second invasion of her pavilion, was certainly to flee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I would be friends with you, and have your love.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But timidity was not her weakness, and as natural firmness gave her time to examine the person of the individual who had so unceremoniously entered, curiosity aided in inducing her to remain.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But timidity was not her weakness, and as natural firmness gave her time to examine the person of the individual who had so unceremoniously entered, curiosity aided in inducing her to remain.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I would be friends with you, and have your love.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The first impulse of Alida, at this second invasion of her pavilion, was certainly to flee.
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From this reading “Why look you, how you stare!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I would be friends with you, and have your love.”
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading The first impulse of Alida, at this second invasion of her pavilion, was certainly to flee.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But timidity was not her weakness, and as natural firmness gave her time to examine the person of the individual who had so unceremoniously entered, curiosity aided in inducing her to remain.
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From this reading But timidity was not her weakness, and as natural firmness gave her time to examine the person of the individual who had so unceremoniously entered, curiosity aided in inducing her to remain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But timidity was not her weakness, and as natural firmness gave her time to examine the person of the individual who had so unceremoniously entered, curiosity aided in inducing her to remain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first impulse of Alida, at this second invasion of her pavilion, was certainly to flee.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why look you, how you stare!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I would be friends with you, and have your love.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But timidity was not her weakness, and as natural firmness gave her time to examine the person of the individual who had so unceremoniously entered, curiosity aided in inducing her to remain.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But timidity was not her weakness, and as natural firmness gave her time to examine the person of the individual who had so unceremoniously entered, curiosity aided in inducing her to remain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first impulse of Alida, at this second invasion of her pavilion, was certainly to flee.
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From this reading The first impulse of Alida, at this second invasion of her pavilion, was certainly to flee.
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From this reading But timidity was not her weakness, and as natural firmness gave her time to examine the person of the individual who had so unceremoniously entered, curiosity aided in inducing her to remain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But timidity was not her weakness, and as natural firmness gave her time to examine the person of the individual who had so unceremoniously entered, curiosity aided in inducing her to remain.
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From this reading The first impulse of Alida, at this second invasion of her pavilion, was certainly to flee.
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From this reading Shylock.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But timidity was not her weakness, and as natural firmness gave her time to examine the person of the individual who had so unceremoniously entered, curiosity aided in inducing her to remain.
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From this reading “Why look you, how you stare!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first impulse of Alida, at this second invasion of her pavilion, was certainly to flee.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The first impulse of Alida, at this second invasion of her pavilion, was certainly to flee.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But timidity was not her weakness, and as natural firmness gave her time to examine the person of the individual who had so unceremoniously entered, curiosity aided in inducing her to remain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But timidity was not her weakness, and as natural firmness gave her time to examine the person of the individual who had so unceremoniously entered, curiosity aided in inducing her to remain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first impulse of Alida, at this second invasion of her pavilion, was certainly to flee.
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From this reading But timidity was not her weakness, and as natural firmness gave her time to examine the person of the individual who had so unceremoniously entered, curiosity aided in inducing her to remain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first impulse of Alida, at this second invasion of her pavilion, was certainly to flee.
a lack of physical strength
From this reading But timidity was not her weakness, and as natural firmness gave her time to examine the person of the individual who had so unceremoniously entered, curiosity aided in inducing her to remain.
which person or people
From this reading But timidity was not her weakness, and as natural firmness gave her time to examine the person of the individual who had so unceremoniously entered, curiosity aided in inducing her to remain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why look you, how you stare!
in the company of; together with
From this reading I would be friends with you, and have your love.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would be friends with you, and have your love.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why look you, how you stare!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I would be friends with you, and have your love.”
