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Chapter IV
“But there are conditions, of course, burdens to be imposed. He must, for instance, take my name. You cannot expect everything without some return. And I must go into all the circumstances of his life before I can accept him. He _must_ be sound.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “And I must go into all the circumstances of his life before I can accept him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But there are conditions, of course, burdens to be imposed.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “You cannot expect everything without some return.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “You cannot expect everything without some return.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I must go into all the circumstances of his life before I can accept him.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He must, for instance, take my name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He must, for instance, take my name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He must, for instance, take my name.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “You cannot expect everything without some return.”
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From this reading And I must go into all the circumstances of his life before I can accept him.
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From this reading And I must go into all the circumstances of his life before I can accept him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I must go into all the circumstances of his life before I can accept him.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “But there are conditions, of course, burdens to be imposed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “But there are conditions, of course, burdens to be imposed.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And I must go into all the circumstances of his life before I can accept him.
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From this reading “But there are conditions, of course, burdens to be imposed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But there are conditions, of course, burdens to be imposed.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And I must go into all the circumstances of his life before I can accept him.
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From this reading You cannot expect everything without some return.
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From this reading And I must go into all the circumstances of his life before I can accept him.
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From this reading “But there are conditions, of course, burdens to be imposed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But there are conditions, of course, burdens to be imposed.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading You cannot expect everything without some return.
to think that something will happen
From this reading You cannot expect everything without some return.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He must, for instance, take my name.
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From this reading And I must go into all the circumstances of his life before I can accept him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He must, for instance, take my name.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And I must go into all the circumstances of his life before I can accept him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And I must go into all the circumstances of his life before I can accept him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I must go into all the circumstances of his life before I can accept him.
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From this reading “But there are conditions, of course, burdens to be imposed.
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From this reading He must, for instance, take my name.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And I must go into all the circumstances of his life before I can accept him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I must go into all the circumstances of his life before I can accept him.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must, for instance, take my name.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He must, for instance, take my name.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He must, for instance, take my name.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “But there are conditions, of course, burdens to be imposed.
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From this reading You cannot expect everything without some return.
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From this reading You cannot expect everything without some return.
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From this reading He _must_ be sound.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He must, for instance, take my name.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And I must go into all the circumstances of his life before I can accept him.
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From this reading “But there are conditions, of course, burdens to be imposed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But there are conditions, of course, burdens to be imposed.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading You cannot expect everything without some return.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You cannot expect everything without some return.
