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Chapter XII
‘Wife,’ said I, next morning, ‘you will not be troubled with any more ticking in our table. I have put a stop to all that.’ ‘Indeed, husband,’ said she, with some incredulity. ‘Yes, wife,’ returned I, perhaps a little vaingloriously, ‘I have put a quietus upon that ticking. Depend upon it, the ticking will trouble you no more.’
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have put a stop to all that.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Yes, wife,’ returned I, perhaps a little vaingloriously, ‘I have put a quietus upon that ticking.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Wife,’ said I, next morning, ‘you will not be troubled with any more ticking in our table.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Wife,’ said I, next morning, ‘you will not be troubled with any more ticking in our table.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Yes, wife,’ returned I, perhaps a little vaingloriously, ‘I have put a quietus upon that ticking.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘Yes, wife,’ returned I, perhaps a little vaingloriously, ‘I have put a quietus upon that ticking.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “‘Yes, wife,’ returned I, perhaps a little vaingloriously, ‘I have put a quietus upon that ticking.”
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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 I have put a stop to all that.’
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From this reading I have put a stop to all that.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Wife,’ said I, next morning, ‘you will not be troubled with any more ticking in our table.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘Wife,’ said I, next morning, ‘you will not be troubled with any more ticking in our table.
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From this reading Depend upon it, the ticking will trouble you no more.’
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have put a stop to all that.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Indeed, husband,’ said she, with some incredulity.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Wife,’ said I, next morning, ‘you will not be troubled with any more ticking in our table.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Wife,’ said I, next morning, ‘you will not be troubled with any more ticking in our table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Indeed, husband,’ said she, with some incredulity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Indeed, husband,’ said she, with some incredulity.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Depend upon it, the ticking will trouble you no more.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Yes, wife,’ returned I, perhaps a little vaingloriously, ‘I have put a quietus upon that ticking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Wife,’ said I, next morning, ‘you will not be troubled with any more ticking in our table.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Wife,’ said I, next morning, ‘you will not be troubled with any more ticking in our table.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Wife,’ said I, next morning, ‘you will not be troubled with any more ticking in our table.
not any; not one
From this reading Depend upon it, the ticking will trouble you no more.’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Wife,’ said I, next morning, ‘you will not be troubled with any more ticking in our table.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ‘Wife,’ said I, next morning, ‘you will not be troubled with any more ticking in our table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Yes, wife,’ returned I, perhaps a little vaingloriously, ‘I have put a quietus upon that ticking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have put a stop to all that.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Yes, wife,’ returned I, perhaps a little vaingloriously, ‘I have put a quietus upon that ticking.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘Yes, wife,’ returned I, perhaps a little vaingloriously, ‘I have put a quietus upon that ticking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Wife,’ said I, next morning, ‘you will not be troubled with any more ticking in our table.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Indeed, husband,’ said she, with some incredulity.
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From this reading ‘Indeed, husband,’ said she, with some incredulity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have put a stop to all that.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Wife,’ said I, next morning, ‘you will not be troubled with any more ticking in our table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have put a stop to all that.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Depend upon it, the ticking will trouble you no more.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Wife,’ said I, next morning, ‘you will not be troubled with any more ticking in our table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have put a stop to all that.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Depend upon it, the ticking will trouble you no more.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Wife,’ said I, next morning, ‘you will not be troubled with any more ticking in our table.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ‘Yes, wife,’ returned I, perhaps a little vaingloriously, ‘I have put a quietus upon that ticking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Yes, wife,’ returned I, perhaps a little vaingloriously, ‘I have put a quietus upon that ticking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Wife,’ said I, next morning, ‘you will not be troubled with any more ticking in our table.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘Wife,’ said I, next morning, ‘you will not be troubled with any more ticking in our table.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘Wife,’ said I, next morning, ‘you will not be troubled with any more ticking in our table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Yes, wife,’ returned I, perhaps a little vaingloriously, ‘I have put a quietus upon that ticking.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Wife,’ said I, next morning, ‘you will not be troubled with any more ticking in our table.
