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Chapter VI
RENOVARE DOLOREM THE leaven was working. One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle. "Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day." "More fool you," was the genial response. "What were you talking about?"
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"What were you talking about?"”
later than; following
From this reading “One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"More fool you," was the genial response.”
open uncultivated land covered with low plants
From this reading “"Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.”
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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 One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What were you talking about?"
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From this reading One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.
later than; following
From this reading One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.
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From this reading One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.
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From this reading One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.
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From this reading RENOVARE DOLOREM THE leaven was working.
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From this reading One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "More fool you," was the genial response.
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From this reading "More fool you," was the genial response.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day."
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From this reading "Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day."
open uncultivated land covered with low plants
From this reading "Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day."
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From this reading "Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RENOVARE DOLOREM THE leaven was working.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day."
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From this reading "More fool you," was the genial response.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.
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From this reading One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RENOVARE DOLOREM THE leaven was working.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "More fool you," was the genial response.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day."
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From this reading One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RENOVARE DOLOREM THE leaven was working.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day."
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From this reading "Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.
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From this reading One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RENOVARE DOLOREM THE leaven was working.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What were you talking about?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What were you talking about?"
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From this reading RENOVARE DOLOREM THE leaven was working.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "More fool you," was the genial response.
