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Chapter XIV
At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being. Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’ After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago. To keep him in ignorance—it wouldn’t do! And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’”
later than; following
From this reading “After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.”
The quality of being well meaning; kindness and generosity. (Lòng nhân ái, sự nhân từ độ lượng.)
From this reading “At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’”
in the direction of
From this reading “At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.”
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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 Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’
later than; following
From this reading After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.
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From this reading After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.
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From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
The quality of being well meaning; kindness and generosity. (Lòng nhân ái, sự nhân từ độ lượng.)
From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
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From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
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From this reading Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’
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From this reading Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’
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From this reading And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.
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From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To keep him in ignorance—it wouldn’t do!
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From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
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From this reading After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.
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From this reading And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.
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From this reading And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
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From this reading After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.
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From this reading To keep him in ignorance—it wouldn’t do!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To keep him in ignorance—it wouldn’t do!
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From this reading To keep him in ignorance—it wouldn’t do!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’
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From this reading And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’
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From this reading After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.
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From this reading And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’
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From this reading And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.
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From this reading Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To keep him in ignorance—it wouldn’t do!
in the direction of
From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
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From this reading After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.
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From this reading Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.
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From this reading Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’
in the company of; together with
From this reading And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To keep him in ignorance—it wouldn’t do!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.
