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Chapter VII
“Philistine to the last degree. We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are. The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory. I was astonished when it came out that she knew about _Every Other Week_. It must have been by accident.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I was astonished when it came out that she knew about _Every Other Week_.”
very surprised
From this reading “I was astonished when it came out that she knew about _Every Other Week_.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It must have been by accident.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.”
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
apart from; not including
From this reading “The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Philistine to the last degree.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “It must have been by accident.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.”
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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 The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I was astonished when it came out that she knew about _Every Other Week_.
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From this reading It must have been by accident.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
very surprised
From this reading I was astonished when it came out that she knew about _Every Other Week_.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It must have been by accident.
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From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
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From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It must have been by accident.
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From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
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From this reading I was astonished when it came out that she knew about _Every Other Week_.
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From this reading We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are.
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From this reading “Philistine to the last degree.
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From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I was astonished when it came out that she knew about _Every Other Week_.
apart from; not including
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
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From this reading We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are.
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From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
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From this reading We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was astonished when it came out that she knew about _Every Other Week_.
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From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are.
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From this reading I was astonished when it came out that she knew about _Every Other Week_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Philistine to the last degree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
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From this reading We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must have been by accident.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
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From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
not any; not one
From this reading We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was astonished when it came out that she knew about _Every Other Week_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Philistine to the last degree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was astonished when it came out that she knew about _Every Other Week_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was astonished when it came out that she knew about _Every Other Week_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Philistine to the last degree.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Philistine to the last degree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was astonished when it came out that she knew about _Every Other Week_.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are.
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From this reading I was astonished when it came out that she knew about _Every Other Week_.
at the time that
From this reading I was astonished when it came out that she knew about _Every Other Week_.
which person or people
From this reading We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
