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Chapter XIV
Lady Harman looked thoughtfully at the sunlight under the trees. “You think,” she said, “that it comes to as much as all this.” “More,” said Mr. Brumley. “I was frightened before. _Now_——You make me feel as though someone had put the wheel of a motor car in my hand, started it and told me to steer....”
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““I was frightened before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Now_——You make me feel as though someone had put the wheel of a motor car in my hand, started it and told me to steer....””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lady Harman looked thoughtfully at the sunlight under the trees.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Now_——You make me feel as though someone had put the wheel of a motor car in my hand, started it and told me to steer....””
a person, without saying who
From this reading “_Now_——You make me feel as though someone had put the wheel of a motor car in my hand, started it and told me to steer....””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You think,” she said, “that it comes to as much as all this.””
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “_Now_——You make me feel as though someone had put the wheel of a motor car in my hand, started it and told me to steer....””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Now_——You make me feel as though someone had put the wheel of a motor car in my hand, started it and told me to steer....””
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Lady Harman looked thoughtfully at the sunlight under the trees.”
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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 _Now_——You make me feel as though someone had put the wheel of a motor car in my hand, started it and told me to steer....”
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From this reading “You think,” she said, “that it comes to as much as all this.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Now_——You make me feel as though someone had put the wheel of a motor car in my hand, started it and told me to steer....”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “You think,” she said, “that it comes to as much as all this.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lady Harman looked thoughtfully at the sunlight under the trees.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I was frightened before.
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From this reading “More,” said Mr. Brumley.
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From this reading _Now_——You make me feel as though someone had put the wheel of a motor car in my hand, started it and told me to steer....”
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From this reading “You think,” she said, “that it comes to as much as all this.”
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From this reading _Now_——You make me feel as though someone had put the wheel of a motor car in my hand, started it and told me to steer....”
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From this reading “I was frightened before.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Now_——You make me feel as though someone had put the wheel of a motor car in my hand, started it and told me to steer....”
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From this reading _Now_——You make me feel as though someone had put the wheel of a motor car in my hand, started it and told me to steer....”
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From this reading Lady Harman looked thoughtfully at the sunlight under the trees.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was frightened before.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Now_——You make me feel as though someone had put the wheel of a motor car in my hand, started it and told me to steer....”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You think,” she said, “that it comes to as much as all this.”
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From this reading Lady Harman looked thoughtfully at the sunlight under the trees.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Harman looked thoughtfully at the sunlight under the trees.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Now_——You make me feel as though someone had put the wheel of a motor car in my hand, started it and told me to steer....”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Now_——You make me feel as though someone had put the wheel of a motor car in my hand, started it and told me to steer....”
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From this reading “More,” said Mr. Brumley.
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From this reading _Now_——You make me feel as though someone had put the wheel of a motor car in my hand, started it and told me to steer....”
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From this reading “More,” said Mr. Brumley.
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From this reading “You think,” she said, “that it comes to as much as all this.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Now_——You make me feel as though someone had put the wheel of a motor car in my hand, started it and told me to steer....”
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From this reading _Now_——You make me feel as though someone had put the wheel of a motor car in my hand, started it and told me to steer....”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Now_——You make me feel as though someone had put the wheel of a motor car in my hand, started it and told me to steer....”
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From this reading _Now_——You make me feel as though someone had put the wheel of a motor car in my hand, started it and told me to steer....”
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From this reading “You think,” she said, “that it comes to as much as all this.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You think,” she said, “that it comes to as much as all this.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading _Now_——You make me feel as though someone had put the wheel of a motor car in my hand, started it and told me to steer....”
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From this reading _Now_——You make me feel as though someone had put the wheel of a motor car in my hand, started it and told me to steer....”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Now_——You make me feel as though someone had put the wheel of a motor car in my hand, started it and told me to steer....”
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From this reading Lady Harman looked thoughtfully at the sunlight under the trees.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You think,” she said, “that it comes to as much as all this.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Harman looked thoughtfully at the sunlight under the trees.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You think,” she said, “that it comes to as much as all this.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You think,” she said, “that it comes to as much as all this.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading _Now_——You make me feel as though someone had put the wheel of a motor car in my hand, started it and told me to steer....”
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From this reading Lady Harman looked thoughtfully at the sunlight under the trees.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You think,” she said, “that it comes to as much as all this.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Now_——You make me feel as though someone had put the wheel of a motor car in my hand, started it and told me to steer....”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Harman looked thoughtfully at the sunlight under the trees.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Lady Harman looked thoughtfully at the sunlight under the trees.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was frightened before.
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From this reading _Now_——You make me feel as though someone had put the wheel of a motor car in my hand, started it and told me to steer....”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You think,” she said, “that it comes to as much as all this.”
