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Chapter XVIII
Charity pondered her whole history with Jim Dyckman, from their childhood flirtations on. He had had other flings, and she had flung herself into Peter Cheever's arms. Peter Cheever had flung her out again. Jim Dyckman had opened his arms again. He had told her that she was wasting herself.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Peter Cheever had flung her out again.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He had had other flings, and she had flung herself into Peter Cheever's arms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had told her that she was wasting herself.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peter Cheever had flung her out again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had had other flings, and she had flung herself into Peter Cheever's arms.
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From this reading He had had other flings, and she had flung herself into Peter Cheever's arms.
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From this reading Charity pondered her whole history with Jim Dyckman, from their childhood flirtations on.
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From this reading Peter Cheever had flung her out again.
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From this reading He had had other flings, and she had flung herself into Peter Cheever's arms.
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From this reading Charity pondered her whole history with Jim Dyckman, from their childhood flirtations on.
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From this reading Charity pondered her whole history with Jim Dyckman, from their childhood flirtations on.
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From this reading He had had other flings, and she had flung herself into Peter Cheever's arms.
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From this reading Charity pondered her whole history with Jim Dyckman, from their childhood flirtations on.
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From this reading He had had other flings, and she had flung herself into Peter Cheever's arms.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Charity pondered her whole history with Jim Dyckman, from their childhood flirtations on.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had had other flings, and she had flung herself into Peter Cheever's arms.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had had other flings, and she had flung herself into Peter Cheever's arms.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Charity pondered her whole history with Jim Dyckman, from their childhood flirtations on.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had had other flings, and she had flung herself into Peter Cheever's arms.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jim Dyckman had opened his arms again.
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From this reading Charity pondered her whole history with Jim Dyckman, from their childhood flirtations on.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had had other flings, and she had flung herself into Peter Cheever's arms.
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From this reading Charity pondered her whole history with Jim Dyckman, from their childhood flirtations on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Charity pondered her whole history with Jim Dyckman, from their childhood flirtations on.
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From this reading Jim Dyckman had opened his arms again.
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From this reading He had had other flings, and she had flung herself into Peter Cheever's arms.
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From this reading Peter Cheever had flung her out again.
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From this reading He had had other flings, and she had flung herself into Peter Cheever's arms.
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From this reading Charity pondered her whole history with Jim Dyckman, from their childhood flirtations on.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had had other flings, and she had flung herself into Peter Cheever's arms.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had told her that she was wasting herself.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Charity pondered her whole history with Jim Dyckman, from their childhood flirtations on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had told her that she was wasting herself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had told her that she was wasting herself.
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From this reading He had told her that she was wasting herself.
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From this reading Charity pondered her whole history with Jim Dyckman, from their childhood flirtations on.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Charity pondered her whole history with Jim Dyckman, from their childhood flirtations on.
