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Chapter II
"That smile of yours, that little smile ... it is impertinent. Don't you come to me with any of your satirical smiles. You will never amount to anything, unless it is negative and useless." I shrugged my shoulders. Women who have known me always tell me: "You will never amount to anything."
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to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading “You will never amount to anything, unless it is negative and useless."”
any thing at all
From this reading “You will never amount to anything, unless it is negative and useless."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don't you come to me with any of your satirical smiles.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Women who have known me always tell me: "You will never amount to anything."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That smile of yours, that little smile ... it is impertinent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You will never amount to anything, unless it is negative and useless."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Women who have known me always tell me: "You will never amount to anything."”
except if; if not
From this reading “You will never amount to anything, unless it is negative and useless."”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “"That smile of yours, that little smile ... it is impertinent.”
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From this reading Women who have known me always tell me: "You will never amount to anything."
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading You will never amount to anything, unless it is negative and useless."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You will never amount to anything, unless it is negative and useless."
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From this reading Don't you come to me with any of your satirical smiles.
any thing at all
From this reading You will never amount to anything, unless it is negative and useless."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don't you come to me with any of your satirical smiles.
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From this reading Don't you come to me with any of your satirical smiles.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Women who have known me always tell me: "You will never amount to anything."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shrugged my shoulders.
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From this reading "That smile of yours, that little smile ... it is impertinent.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That smile of yours, that little smile ... it is impertinent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That smile of yours, that little smile ... it is impertinent.
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From this reading Women who have known me always tell me: "You will never amount to anything."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That smile of yours, that little smile ... it is impertinent.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don't you come to me with any of your satirical smiles.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I shrugged my shoulders.
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From this reading You will never amount to anything, unless it is negative and useless."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You will never amount to anything, unless it is negative and useless."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That smile of yours, that little smile ... it is impertinent.
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From this reading Don't you come to me with any of your satirical smiles.
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From this reading I shrugged my shoulders.
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From this reading I shrugged my shoulders.
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From this reading "That smile of yours, that little smile ... it is impertinent.
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From this reading Don't you come to me with any of your satirical smiles.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Women who have known me always tell me: "You will never amount to anything."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That smile of yours, that little smile ... it is impertinent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Don't you come to me with any of your satirical smiles.
except if; if not
From this reading You will never amount to anything, unless it is negative and useless."
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From this reading You will never amount to anything, unless it is negative and useless."
which person or people
From this reading Women who have known me always tell me: "You will never amount to anything."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will never amount to anything, unless it is negative and useless."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Don't you come to me with any of your satirical smiles.
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From this reading Women who have known me always tell me: "You will never amount to anything."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you come to me with any of your satirical smiles.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you come to me with any of your satirical smiles.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "That smile of yours, that little smile ... it is impertinent.
