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Chapter VIII
"There are reservations?" "She doesn't love him." "Oh," said Harry scornfully, "_that_ sort of thing won't work." "We know a good many cases where that sort of thing seems to work." "It only works when the husband acts like a natural man.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We know a good many cases where that sort of thing seems to work."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We know a good many cases where that sort of thing seems to work."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh," said Harry scornfully, "_that_ sort of thing won't work."”
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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 "We know a good many cases where that sort of thing seems to work."
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From this reading "It only works when the husband acts like a natural man.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are reservations?"
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From this reading "We know a good many cases where that sort of thing seems to work."
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From this reading "She doesn't love him."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We know a good many cases where that sort of thing seems to work."
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From this reading "Oh," said Harry scornfully, "_that_ sort of thing won't work."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "She doesn't love him."
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From this reading "It only works when the husband acts like a natural man.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It only works when the husband acts like a natural man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We know a good many cases where that sort of thing seems to work."
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From this reading "It only works when the husband acts like a natural man.
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From this reading "She doesn't love him."
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From this reading "It only works when the husband acts like a natural man.
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From this reading "We know a good many cases where that sort of thing seems to work."
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From this reading "It only works when the husband acts like a natural man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh," said Harry scornfully, "_that_ sort of thing won't work."
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From this reading "Oh," said Harry scornfully, "_that_ sort of thing won't work."
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From this reading "It only works when the husband acts like a natural man.
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From this reading "There are reservations?"
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From this reading "Oh," said Harry scornfully, "_that_ sort of thing won't work."
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From this reading "Oh," said Harry scornfully, "_that_ sort of thing won't work."
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From this reading "We know a good many cases where that sort of thing seems to work."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She doesn't love him."
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From this reading "Oh," said Harry scornfully, "_that_ sort of thing won't work."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh," said Harry scornfully, "_that_ sort of thing won't work."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It only works when the husband acts like a natural man.
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From this reading "There are reservations?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh," said Harry scornfully, "_that_ sort of thing won't work."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We know a good many cases where that sort of thing seems to work."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We know a good many cases where that sort of thing seems to work."
at the time that
From this reading "It only works when the husband acts like a natural man.
in or at the place that
From this reading "We know a good many cases where that sort of thing seems to work."
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From this reading "Oh," said Harry scornfully, "_that_ sort of thing won't work."
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From this reading "Oh," said Harry scornfully, "_that_ sort of thing won't work."
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From this reading "It only works when the husband acts like a natural man.
