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Chapter IV
"Tell me, Miss Walker! You know how things should be. What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?" The speaker was Charles Westmacott, and the time this same summer evening in the tennis ground, though the shadows had fallen now and the game been abandoned. The girl glanced up at him, amused and surprised.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The speaker was Charles Westmacott, and the time this same summer evening in the tennis ground, though the shadows had fallen now and the game been abandoned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know how things should be.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The speaker was Charles Westmacott, and the time this same summer evening in the tennis ground, though the shadows had fallen now and the game been abandoned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girl glanced up at him, amused and surprised.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tell me, Miss Walker!”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “The speaker was Charles Westmacott, and the time this same summer evening in the tennis ground, though the shadows had fallen now and the game been abandoned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The speaker was Charles Westmacott, and the time this same summer evening in the tennis ground, though the shadows had fallen now and the game been abandoned.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"”
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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 What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"
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From this reading The speaker was Charles Westmacott, and the time this same summer evening in the tennis ground, though the shadows had fallen now and the game been abandoned.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"
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From this reading The girl glanced up at him, amused and surprised.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The girl glanced up at him, amused and surprised.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You know how things should be.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The speaker was Charles Westmacott, and the time this same summer evening in the tennis ground, though the shadows had fallen now and the game been abandoned.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"
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From this reading The speaker was Charles Westmacott, and the time this same summer evening in the tennis ground, though the shadows had fallen now and the game been abandoned.
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From this reading What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"
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From this reading The speaker was Charles Westmacott, and the time this same summer evening in the tennis ground, though the shadows had fallen now and the game been abandoned.
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From this reading The speaker was Charles Westmacott, and the time this same summer evening in the tennis ground, though the shadows had fallen now and the game been abandoned.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"
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From this reading The speaker was Charles Westmacott, and the time this same summer evening in the tennis ground, though the shadows had fallen now and the game been abandoned.
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From this reading The girl glanced up at him, amused and surprised.
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From this reading The girl glanced up at him, amused and surprised.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"
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From this reading The speaker was Charles Westmacott, and the time this same summer evening in the tennis ground, though the shadows had fallen now and the game been abandoned.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girl glanced up at him, amused and surprised.
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From this reading You know how things should be.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The speaker was Charles Westmacott, and the time this same summer evening in the tennis ground, though the shadows had fallen now and the game been abandoned.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know how things should be.
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From this reading What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell me, Miss Walker!
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From this reading "Tell me, Miss Walker!
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From this reading What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"
not any; not one
From this reading What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"
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From this reading The speaker was Charles Westmacott, and the time this same summer evening in the tennis ground, though the shadows had fallen now and the game been abandoned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"
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From this reading What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"
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From this reading What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The speaker was Charles Westmacott, and the time this same summer evening in the tennis ground, though the shadows had fallen now and the game been abandoned.
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From this reading What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"
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From this reading The speaker was Charles Westmacott, and the time this same summer evening in the tennis ground, though the shadows had fallen now and the game been abandoned.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading You know how things should be.
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From this reading The speaker was Charles Westmacott, and the time this same summer evening in the tennis ground, though the shadows had fallen now and the game been abandoned.
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From this reading What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"
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From this reading The speaker was Charles Westmacott, and the time this same summer evening in the tennis ground, though the shadows had fallen now and the game been abandoned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl glanced up at him, amused and surprised.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell me, Miss Walker!
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From this reading The speaker was Charles Westmacott, and the time this same summer evening in the tennis ground, though the shadows had fallen now and the game been abandoned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The speaker was Charles Westmacott, and the time this same summer evening in the tennis ground, though the shadows had fallen now and the game been abandoned.
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From this reading You know how things should be.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The speaker was Charles Westmacott, and the time this same summer evening in the tennis ground, though the shadows had fallen now and the game been abandoned.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The speaker was Charles Westmacott, and the time this same summer evening in the tennis ground, though the shadows had fallen now and the game been abandoned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The speaker was Charles Westmacott, and the time this same summer evening in the tennis ground, though the shadows had fallen now and the game been abandoned.
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From this reading What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"
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From this reading The girl glanced up at him, amused and surprised.
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From this reading What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"
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From this reading "Tell me, Miss Walker!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"
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From this reading The speaker was Charles Westmacott, and the time this same summer evening in the tennis ground, though the shadows had fallen now and the game been abandoned.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"
which person or people
From this reading What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"
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From this reading What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know how things should be.
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From this reading What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by nature?"
