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Chapter XI
“And so you lived with that friend--that good man?” “Excellent fellow,” Heyst responded, with a readiness that she did not expect. “But it was a weakness on my part. I really didn't want to, only he wouldn't let me off, and I couldn't explain. He was the sort of man to whom you can't explain anything.
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any thing at all
From this reading “He was the sort of man to whom you can't explain anything.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading ““Excellent fellow,” Heyst responded, with a readiness that she did not expect.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And so you lived with that friend--that good man?””
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I really didn't want to, only he wouldn't let me off, and I couldn't explain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But it was a weakness on my part.”
a lack of physical strength
From this reading ““But it was a weakness on my part.”
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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 “Excellent fellow,” Heyst responded, with a readiness that she did not expect.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And so you lived with that friend--that good man?”
any thing at all
From this reading He was the sort of man to whom you can't explain anything.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But it was a weakness on my part.
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From this reading He was the sort of man to whom you can't explain anything.
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the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Excellent fellow,” Heyst responded, with a readiness that she did not expect.
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From this reading I really didn't want to, only he wouldn't let me off, and I couldn't explain.
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From this reading “Excellent fellow,” Heyst responded, with a readiness that she did not expect.
to think that something will happen
From this reading “Excellent fellow,” Heyst responded, with a readiness that she did not expect.
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From this reading I really didn't want to, only he wouldn't let me off, and I couldn't explain.
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From this reading “Excellent fellow,” Heyst responded, with a readiness that she did not expect.
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From this reading “And so you lived with that friend--that good man?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And so you lived with that friend--that good man?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I really didn't want to, only he wouldn't let me off, and I couldn't explain.
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From this reading “Excellent fellow,” Heyst responded, with a readiness that she did not expect.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I really didn't want to, only he wouldn't let me off, and I couldn't explain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “But it was a weakness on my part.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I really didn't want to, only he wouldn't let me off, and I couldn't explain.
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From this reading “And so you lived with that friend--that good man?”
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From this reading “And so you lived with that friend--that good man?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I really didn't want to, only he wouldn't let me off, and I couldn't explain.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But it was a weakness on my part.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Excellent fellow,” Heyst responded, with a readiness that she did not expect.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was the sort of man to whom you can't explain anything.
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From this reading I really didn't want to, only he wouldn't let me off, and I couldn't explain.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “But it was a weakness on my part.
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From this reading I really didn't want to, only he wouldn't let me off, and I couldn't explain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it was a weakness on my part.
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From this reading “Excellent fellow,” Heyst responded, with a readiness that she did not expect.
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From this reading I really didn't want to, only he wouldn't let me off, and I couldn't explain.
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From this reading “Excellent fellow,” Heyst responded, with a readiness that she did not expect.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Excellent fellow,” Heyst responded, with a readiness that she did not expect.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “And so you lived with that friend--that good man?”
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From this reading He was the sort of man to whom you can't explain anything.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And so you lived with that friend--that good man?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was the sort of man to whom you can't explain anything.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I really didn't want to, only he wouldn't let me off, and I couldn't explain.
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From this reading I really didn't want to, only he wouldn't let me off, and I couldn't explain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But it was a weakness on my part.
a lack of physical strength
From this reading “But it was a weakness on my part.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was the sort of man to whom you can't explain anything.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “And so you lived with that friend--that good man?”
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From this reading I really didn't want to, only he wouldn't let me off, and I couldn't explain.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And so you lived with that friend--that good man?”
