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Chapter XI
"_You're sick of men_!" echoed Mattie, aghast as at a blasphemy. Cally nodded slowly, her lovely eyes on her friend's tremulous face. "Oh, it's the men who make us put in all this time tricking up ourselves to look pretty. You know it, too, for you just gave yourself away.... Oh, Mats, wouldn't it be great to appeal to _somebody_ sometimes in some other way!"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, Mats, wouldn't it be great to appeal to _somebody_ sometimes in some other way!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know it, too, for you just gave yourself away....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, it's the men who make us put in all this time tricking up ourselves to look pretty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, it's the men who make us put in all this time tricking up ourselves to look pretty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cally nodded slowly, her lovely eyes on her friend's tremulous face.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “"Oh, it's the men who make us put in all this time tricking up ourselves to look pretty.”
a person, without saying who
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, Mats, wouldn't it be great to appeal to _somebody_ sometimes in some other way!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, it's the men who make us put in all this time tricking up ourselves to look pretty.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You know it, too, for you just gave yourself away....”
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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 "_You're sick of men_!" echoed Mattie, aghast as at a blasphemy.
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From this reading "_You're sick of men_!" echoed Mattie, aghast as at a blasphemy.
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From this reading "Oh, it's the men who make us put in all this time tricking up ourselves to look pretty.
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From this reading Oh, Mats, wouldn't it be great to appeal to _somebody_ sometimes in some other way!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "_You're sick of men_!" echoed Mattie, aghast as at a blasphemy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "_You're sick of men_!" echoed Mattie, aghast as at a blasphemy.
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From this reading You know it, too, for you just gave yourself away....
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh, Mats, wouldn't it be great to appeal to _somebody_ sometimes in some other way!"
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From this reading "_You're sick of men_!" echoed Mattie, aghast as at a blasphemy.
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From this reading Cally nodded slowly, her lovely eyes on her friend's tremulous face.
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From this reading "_You're sick of men_!" echoed Mattie, aghast as at a blasphemy.
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From this reading Cally nodded slowly, her lovely eyes on her friend's tremulous face.
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From this reading Cally nodded slowly, her lovely eyes on her friend's tremulous face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You know it, too, for you just gave yourself away....
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From this reading Cally nodded slowly, her lovely eyes on her friend's tremulous face.
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From this reading You know it, too, for you just gave yourself away....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, Mats, wouldn't it be great to appeal to _somebody_ sometimes in some other way!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cally nodded slowly, her lovely eyes on her friend's tremulous face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, it's the men who make us put in all this time tricking up ourselves to look pretty.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You know it, too, for you just gave yourself away....
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From this reading "Oh, it's the men who make us put in all this time tricking up ourselves to look pretty.
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From this reading You know it, too, for you just gave yourself away....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know it, too, for you just gave yourself away....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, it's the men who make us put in all this time tricking up ourselves to look pretty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cally nodded slowly, her lovely eyes on her friend's tremulous face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, it's the men who make us put in all this time tricking up ourselves to look pretty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Mats, wouldn't it be great to appeal to _somebody_ sometimes in some other way!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_You're sick of men_!" echoed Mattie, aghast as at a blasphemy.
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From this reading "_You're sick of men_!" echoed Mattie, aghast as at a blasphemy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cally nodded slowly, her lovely eyes on her friend's tremulous face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "_You're sick of men_!" echoed Mattie, aghast as at a blasphemy.
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From this reading "Oh, it's the men who make us put in all this time tricking up ourselves to look pretty.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Cally nodded slowly, her lovely eyes on her friend's tremulous face.
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From this reading Oh, Mats, wouldn't it be great to appeal to _somebody_ sometimes in some other way!"
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading "Oh, it's the men who make us put in all this time tricking up ourselves to look pretty.
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From this reading "Oh, it's the men who make us put in all this time tricking up ourselves to look pretty.
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From this reading "Oh, it's the men who make us put in all this time tricking up ourselves to look pretty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_You're sick of men_!" echoed Mattie, aghast as at a blasphemy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cally nodded slowly, her lovely eyes on her friend's tremulous face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Mats, wouldn't it be great to appeal to _somebody_ sometimes in some other way!"
a person, without saying who
From this reading Oh, Mats, wouldn't it be great to appeal to _somebody_ sometimes in some other way!"
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From this reading Oh, Mats, wouldn't it be great to appeal to _somebody_ sometimes in some other way!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, it's the men who make us put in all this time tricking up ourselves to look pretty.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Oh, it's the men who make us put in all this time tricking up ourselves to look pretty.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, it's the men who make us put in all this time tricking up ourselves to look pretty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, it's the men who make us put in all this time tricking up ourselves to look pretty.
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From this reading You know it, too, for you just gave yourself away....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cally nodded slowly, her lovely eyes on her friend's tremulous face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, it's the men who make us put in all this time tricking up ourselves to look pretty.
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From this reading "Oh, it's the men who make us put in all this time tricking up ourselves to look pretty.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, it's the men who make us put in all this time tricking up ourselves to look pretty.
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From this reading Oh, Mats, wouldn't it be great to appeal to _somebody_ sometimes in some other way!"
which person or people
From this reading "Oh, it's the men who make us put in all this time tricking up ourselves to look pretty.
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From this reading Oh, Mats, wouldn't it be great to appeal to _somebody_ sometimes in some other way!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know it, too, for you just gave yourself away....
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From this reading "_You're sick of men_!" echoed Mattie, aghast as at a blasphemy.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You know it, too, for you just gave yourself away....
