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Chapter XXIV
And then, with no premeditation at all, there came strange words from her, words clothing with unlessoned ease thoughts that certainly she had never formulated for Hugo Canning. "And yet I feel that it might have been different. I've felt--lately--as if I haven't had much of a chance.... I think I have a mind, or had one ... some--some spirit and independence, too. But I wasn't trained to express myself that way; that was all ironed down flat in me.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"And yet I feel that it might have been different.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"And yet I feel that it might have been different.”
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading “But I wasn't trained to express myself that way; that was all ironed down flat in me.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"And yet I feel that it might have been different.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"And yet I feel that it might have been different.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think I have a mind, or had one ... some--some spirit and independence, too.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “But I wasn't trained to express myself that way; that was all ironed down flat in me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And then, with no premeditation at all, there came strange words from her, words clothing with unlessoned ease thoughts that certainly she had never formulated for Hugo Canning.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I think I have a mind, or had one ... some--some spirit and independence, too.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think I have a mind, or had one ... some--some spirit and independence, too.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"And yet I feel that it might have been different.”
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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 I've felt--lately--as if I haven't had much of a chance....
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From this reading And then, with no premeditation at all, there came strange words from her, words clothing with unlessoned ease thoughts that certainly she had never formulated for Hugo Canning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then, with no premeditation at all, there came strange words from her, words clothing with unlessoned ease thoughts that certainly she had never formulated for Hugo Canning.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I've felt--lately--as if I haven't had much of a chance....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And then, with no premeditation at all, there came strange words from her, words clothing with unlessoned ease thoughts that certainly she had never formulated for Hugo Canning.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "And yet I feel that it might have been different.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I wasn't trained to express myself that way; that was all ironed down flat in me.
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From this reading And then, with no premeditation at all, there came strange words from her, words clothing with unlessoned ease thoughts that certainly she had never formulated for Hugo Canning.
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From this reading And then, with no premeditation at all, there came strange words from her, words clothing with unlessoned ease thoughts that certainly she had never formulated for Hugo Canning.
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From this reading And then, with no premeditation at all, there came strange words from her, words clothing with unlessoned ease thoughts that certainly she had never formulated for Hugo Canning.
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From this reading I've felt--lately--as if I haven't had much of a chance....
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From this reading And then, with no premeditation at all, there came strange words from her, words clothing with unlessoned ease thoughts that certainly she had never formulated for Hugo Canning.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "And yet I feel that it might have been different.
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From this reading But I wasn't trained to express myself that way; that was all ironed down flat in me.
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From this reading And then, with no premeditation at all, there came strange words from her, words clothing with unlessoned ease thoughts that certainly she had never formulated for Hugo Canning.
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading But I wasn't trained to express myself that way; that was all ironed down flat in me.
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From this reading "And yet I feel that it might have been different.
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From this reading I've felt--lately--as if I haven't had much of a chance....
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From this reading But I wasn't trained to express myself that way; that was all ironed down flat in me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And then, with no premeditation at all, there came strange words from her, words clothing with unlessoned ease thoughts that certainly she had never formulated for Hugo Canning.
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From this reading And then, with no premeditation at all, there came strange words from her, words clothing with unlessoned ease thoughts that certainly she had never formulated for Hugo Canning.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And then, with no premeditation at all, there came strange words from her, words clothing with unlessoned ease thoughts that certainly she had never formulated for Hugo Canning.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And then, with no premeditation at all, there came strange words from her, words clothing with unlessoned ease thoughts that certainly she had never formulated for Hugo Canning.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And yet I feel that it might have been different.
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From this reading I've felt--lately--as if I haven't had much of a chance....
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And then, with no premeditation at all, there came strange words from her, words clothing with unlessoned ease thoughts that certainly she had never formulated for Hugo Canning.
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From this reading And then, with no premeditation at all, there came strange words from her, words clothing with unlessoned ease thoughts that certainly she had never formulated for Hugo Canning.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And yet I feel that it might have been different.
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From this reading I've felt--lately--as if I haven't had much of a chance....
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I've felt--lately--as if I haven't had much of a chance....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But I wasn't trained to express myself that way; that was all ironed down flat in me.
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From this reading I think I have a mind, or had one ... some--some spirit and independence, too.
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From this reading But I wasn't trained to express myself that way; that was all ironed down flat in me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And yet I feel that it might have been different.
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From this reading I've felt--lately--as if I haven't had much of a chance....
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But I wasn't trained to express myself that way; that was all ironed down flat in me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "And yet I feel that it might have been different.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think I have a mind, or had one ... some--some spirit and independence, too.
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From this reading I've felt--lately--as if I haven't had much of a chance....
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But I wasn't trained to express myself that way; that was all ironed down flat in me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then, with no premeditation at all, there came strange words from her, words clothing with unlessoned ease thoughts that certainly she had never formulated for Hugo Canning.
not any; not one
From this reading And then, with no premeditation at all, there came strange words from her, words clothing with unlessoned ease thoughts that certainly she had never formulated for Hugo Canning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I've felt--lately--as if I haven't had much of a chance....
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I think I have a mind, or had one ... some--some spirit and independence, too.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I think I have a mind, or had one ... some--some spirit and independence, too.
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From this reading And then, with no premeditation at all, there came strange words from her, words clothing with unlessoned ease thoughts that certainly she had never formulated for Hugo Canning.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then, with no premeditation at all, there came strange words from her, words clothing with unlessoned ease thoughts that certainly she had never formulated for Hugo Canning.
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From this reading I think I have a mind, or had one ... some--some spirit and independence, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think I have a mind, or had one ... some--some spirit and independence, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then, with no premeditation at all, there came strange words from her, words clothing with unlessoned ease thoughts that certainly she had never formulated for Hugo Canning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And then, with no premeditation at all, there came strange words from her, words clothing with unlessoned ease thoughts that certainly she had never formulated for Hugo Canning.
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From this reading And then, with no premeditation at all, there came strange words from her, words clothing with unlessoned ease thoughts that certainly she had never formulated for Hugo Canning.
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From this reading And then, with no premeditation at all, there came strange words from her, words clothing with unlessoned ease thoughts that certainly she had never formulated for Hugo Canning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think I have a mind, or had one ... some--some spirit and independence, too.
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From this reading And then, with no premeditation at all, there came strange words from her, words clothing with unlessoned ease thoughts that certainly she had never formulated for Hugo Canning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I wasn't trained to express myself that way; that was all ironed down flat in me.
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From this reading I think I have a mind, or had one ... some--some spirit and independence, too.
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From this reading But I wasn't trained to express myself that way; that was all ironed down flat in me.
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From this reading And then, with no premeditation at all, there came strange words from her, words clothing with unlessoned ease thoughts that certainly she had never formulated for Hugo Canning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I wasn't trained to express myself that way; that was all ironed down flat in me.
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From this reading But I wasn't trained to express myself that way; that was all ironed down flat in me.
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From this reading But I wasn't trained to express myself that way; that was all ironed down flat in me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And then, with no premeditation at all, there came strange words from her, words clothing with unlessoned ease thoughts that certainly she had never formulated for Hugo Canning.
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From this reading And then, with no premeditation at all, there came strange words from her, words clothing with unlessoned ease thoughts that certainly she had never formulated for Hugo Canning.
but in spite of that
From this reading "And yet I feel that it might have been different.
