Chapter XV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading But I recollect a wise remark you made the first time we talked of these people,” said Atherton, replying to the mood rather than the speech of his friend.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “No; something of the kind was to be expected,” Halleck sighed, and rolled his cane up and down on the arms of his chair.

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From this reading “No; something of the kind was to be expected,” Halleck sighed, and rolled his cane up and down on the arms of his chair.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “You suggested that we rather liked to grieve over the pretty girls that other fellows marry, and that we never thought of the plain ones as suffering.”

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From this reading But I recollect a wise remark you made the first time we talked of these people,” said Atherton, replying to the mood rather than the speech of his friend.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “No; something of the kind was to be expected,” Halleck sighed, and rolled his cane up and down on the arms of his chair.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But I recollect a wise remark you made the first time we talked of these people,” said Atherton, replying to the mood rather than the speech of his friend.

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From this reading “No; something of the kind was to be expected,” Halleck sighed, and rolled his cane up and down on the arms of his chair.

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From this reading “No; something of the kind was to be expected,” Halleck sighed, and rolled his cane up and down on the arms of his chair.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “Perhaps we do.

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From this reading “No; something of the kind was to be expected,” Halleck sighed, and rolled his cane up and down on the arms of his chair.

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From this reading “No; something of the kind was to be expected,” Halleck sighed, and rolled his cane up and down on the arms of his chair.

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From this reading “You suggested that we rather liked to grieve over the pretty girls that other fellows marry, and that we never thought of the plain ones as suffering.”

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But I recollect a wise remark you made the first time we talked of these people,” said Atherton, replying to the mood rather than the speech of his friend.

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From this reading But I recollect a wise remark you made the first time we talked of these people,” said Atherton, replying to the mood rather than the speech of his friend.

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From this reading “You suggested that we rather liked to grieve over the pretty girls that other fellows marry, and that we never thought of the plain ones as suffering.”

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From this reading “You suggested that we rather liked to grieve over the pretty girls that other fellows marry, and that we never thought of the plain ones as suffering.”

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From this reading “No; something of the kind was to be expected,” Halleck sighed, and rolled his cane up and down on the arms of his chair.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading “No; something of the kind was to be expected,” Halleck sighed, and rolled his cane up and down on the arms of his chair.

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From this reading “I hope we know the worst.”

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I hope we know the worst.”

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From this reading “No; something of the kind was to be expected,” Halleck sighed, and rolled his cane up and down on the arms of his chair.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I hope we know the worst.”

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From this reading “You suggested that we rather liked to grieve over the pretty girls that other fellows marry, and that we never thought of the plain ones as suffering.”

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From this reading But I recollect a wise remark you made the first time we talked of these people,” said Atherton, replying to the mood rather than the speech of his friend.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “You suggested that we rather liked to grieve over the pretty girls that other fellows marry, and that we never thought of the plain ones as suffering.”

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From this reading But I recollect a wise remark you made the first time we talked of these people,” said Atherton, replying to the mood rather than the speech of his friend.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You suggested that we rather liked to grieve over the pretty girls that other fellows marry, and that we never thought of the plain ones as suffering.”

not any; not one

From this reading “No; something of the kind was to be expected,” Halleck sighed, and rolled his cane up and down on the arms of his chair.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “No; something of the kind was to be expected,” Halleck sighed, and rolled his cane up and down on the arms of his chair.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “No; something of the kind was to be expected,” Halleck sighed, and rolled his cane up and down on the arms of his chair.

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From this reading “You suggested that we rather liked to grieve over the pretty girls that other fellows marry, and that we never thought of the plain ones as suffering.”

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From this reading “You suggested that we rather liked to grieve over the pretty girls that other fellows marry, and that we never thought of the plain ones as suffering.”

above and across; more than

From this reading “You suggested that we rather liked to grieve over the pretty girls that other fellows marry, and that we never thought of the plain ones as suffering.”

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From this reading But I recollect a wise remark you made the first time we talked of these people,” said Atherton, replying to the mood rather than the speech of his friend.

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From this reading “Perhaps we do.

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From this reading “You suggested that we rather liked to grieve over the pretty girls that other fellows marry, and that we never thought of the plain ones as suffering.”

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From this reading “You suggested that we rather liked to grieve over the pretty girls that other fellows marry, and that we never thought of the plain ones as suffering.”

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From this reading But I recollect a wise remark you made the first time we talked of these people,” said Atherton, replying to the mood rather than the speech of his friend.

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From this reading But I recollect a wise remark you made the first time we talked of these people,” said Atherton, replying to the mood rather than the speech of his friend.

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From this reading But I recollect a wise remark you made the first time we talked of these people,” said Atherton, replying to the mood rather than the speech of his friend.

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From this reading But I recollect a wise remark you made the first time we talked of these people,” said Atherton, replying to the mood rather than the speech of his friend.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “No; something of the kind was to be expected,” Halleck sighed, and rolled his cane up and down on the arms of his chair.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But I recollect a wise remark you made the first time we talked of these people,” said Atherton, replying to the mood rather than the speech of his friend.

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From this reading “No; something of the kind was to be expected,” Halleck sighed, and rolled his cane up and down on the arms of his chair.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “No; something of the kind was to be expected,” Halleck sighed, and rolled his cane up and down on the arms of his chair.

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From this reading But I recollect a wise remark you made the first time we talked of these people,” said Atherton, replying to the mood rather than the speech of his friend.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “You suggested that we rather liked to grieve over the pretty girls that other fellows marry, and that we never thought of the plain ones as suffering.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “You suggested that we rather liked to grieve over the pretty girls that other fellows marry, and that we never thought of the plain ones as suffering.”

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From this reading But I recollect a wise remark you made the first time we talked of these people,” said Atherton, replying to the mood rather than the speech of his friend.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading But I recollect a wise remark you made the first time we talked of these people,” said Atherton, replying to the mood rather than the speech of his friend.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “You suggested that we rather liked to grieve over the pretty girls that other fellows marry, and that we never thought of the plain ones as suffering.”

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “No; something of the kind was to be expected,” Halleck sighed, and rolled his cane up and down on the arms of his chair.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading But I recollect a wise remark you made the first time we talked of these people,” said Atherton, replying to the mood rather than the speech of his friend.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You suggested that we rather liked to grieve over the pretty girls that other fellows marry, and that we never thought of the plain ones as suffering.”

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But I recollect a wise remark you made the first time we talked of these people,” said Atherton, replying to the mood rather than the speech of his friend.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “No; something of the kind was to be expected,” Halleck sighed, and rolled his cane up and down on the arms of his chair.

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From this reading “No; something of the kind was to be expected,” Halleck sighed, and rolled his cane up and down on the arms of his chair.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “No; something of the kind was to be expected,” Halleck sighed, and rolled his cane up and down on the arms of his chair.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “I hope we know the worst.”

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From this reading But I recollect a wise remark you made the first time we talked of these people,” said Atherton, replying to the mood rather than the speech of his friend.

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From this reading “I hope we know the worst.”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading But I recollect a wise remark you made the first time we talked of these people,” said Atherton, replying to the mood rather than the speech of his friend.