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Chapter XXII
In which I Change my Name and Occupation "The sun shining on so much bare steel hurts my eyes," I said. "Put up, gentlemen, put up! Cannot one rover attend the funeral of another without all this crowding and display of cutlery? If you will take the trouble to look around you, you will see that I have brought to the obsequies only myself." One by one cutlass and sword were lowered, and those who had drawn them, falling somewhat back, spat and swore and laughed.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Cannot one rover attend the funeral of another without all this crowding and display of cutlery?”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “If you will take the trouble to look around you, you will see that I have brought to the obsequies only myself."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “If you will take the trouble to look around you, you will see that I have brought to the obsequies only myself."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Put up, gentlemen, put up!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If you will take the trouble to look around you, you will see that I have brought to the obsequies only myself."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you will take the trouble to look around you, you will see that I have brought to the obsequies only myself."”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “If you will take the trouble to look around you, you will see that I have brought to the obsequies only myself."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In which I Change my Name and Occupation "The sun shining on so much bare steel hurts my eyes," I said.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Cannot one rover attend the funeral of another without all this crowding and display of cutlery?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you will take the trouble to look around you, you will see that I have brought to the obsequies only myself."”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “One by one cutlass and sword were lowered, and those who had drawn them, falling somewhat back, spat and swore and laughed.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Cannot one rover attend the funeral of another without all this crowding and display of cutlery?”
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From this reading Cannot one rover attend the funeral of another without all this crowding and display of cutlery?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In which I Change my Name and Occupation "The sun shining on so much bare steel hurts my eyes," I said.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Cannot one rover attend the funeral of another without all this crowding and display of cutlery?
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading If you will take the trouble to look around you, you will see that I have brought to the obsequies only myself."
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From this reading Cannot one rover attend the funeral of another without all this crowding and display of cutlery?
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From this reading One by one cutlass and sword were lowered, and those who had drawn them, falling somewhat back, spat and swore and laughed.
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From this reading In which I Change my Name and Occupation "The sun shining on so much bare steel hurts my eyes," I said.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If you will take the trouble to look around you, you will see that I have brought to the obsequies only myself."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One by one cutlass and sword were lowered, and those who had drawn them, falling somewhat back, spat and swore and laughed.
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From this reading Cannot one rover attend the funeral of another without all this crowding and display of cutlery?
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From this reading In which I Change my Name and Occupation "The sun shining on so much bare steel hurts my eyes," I said.
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From this reading Cannot one rover attend the funeral of another without all this crowding and display of cutlery?
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From this reading One by one cutlass and sword were lowered, and those who had drawn them, falling somewhat back, spat and swore and laughed.
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From this reading Cannot one rover attend the funeral of another without all this crowding and display of cutlery?
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From this reading Cannot one rover attend the funeral of another without all this crowding and display of cutlery?
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From this reading One by one cutlass and sword were lowered, and those who had drawn them, falling somewhat back, spat and swore and laughed.
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From this reading In which I Change my Name and Occupation "The sun shining on so much bare steel hurts my eyes," I said.
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From this reading One by one cutlass and sword were lowered, and those who had drawn them, falling somewhat back, spat and swore and laughed.
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From this reading Cannot one rover attend the funeral of another without all this crowding and display of cutlery?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Put up, gentlemen, put up!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One by one cutlass and sword were lowered, and those who had drawn them, falling somewhat back, spat and swore and laughed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you will take the trouble to look around you, you will see that I have brought to the obsequies only myself."
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From this reading In which I Change my Name and Occupation "The sun shining on so much bare steel hurts my eyes," I said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In which I Change my Name and Occupation "The sun shining on so much bare steel hurts my eyes," I said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you will take the trouble to look around you, you will see that I have brought to the obsequies only myself."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In which I Change my Name and Occupation "The sun shining on so much bare steel hurts my eyes," I said.
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From this reading One by one cutlass and sword were lowered, and those who had drawn them, falling somewhat back, spat and swore and laughed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you will take the trouble to look around you, you will see that I have brought to the obsequies only myself."
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From this reading One by one cutlass and sword were lowered, and those who had drawn them, falling somewhat back, spat and swore and laughed.
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From this reading In which I Change my Name and Occupation "The sun shining on so much bare steel hurts my eyes," I said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In which I Change my Name and Occupation "The sun shining on so much bare steel hurts my eyes," I said.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading If you will take the trouble to look around you, you will see that I have brought to the obsequies only myself."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In which I Change my Name and Occupation "The sun shining on so much bare steel hurts my eyes," I said.
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From this reading If you will take the trouble to look around you, you will see that I have brought to the obsequies only myself."
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From this reading In which I Change my Name and Occupation "The sun shining on so much bare steel hurts my eyes," I said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cannot one rover attend the funeral of another without all this crowding and display of cutlery?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In which I Change my Name and Occupation "The sun shining on so much bare steel hurts my eyes," I said.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Cannot one rover attend the funeral of another without all this crowding and display of cutlery?
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From this reading If you will take the trouble to look around you, you will see that I have brought to the obsequies only myself."
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From this reading "Put up, gentlemen, put up!
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From this reading Cannot one rover attend the funeral of another without all this crowding and display of cutlery?
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From this reading In which I Change my Name and Occupation "The sun shining on so much bare steel hurts my eyes," I said.
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From this reading If you will take the trouble to look around you, you will see that I have brought to the obsequies only myself."
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From this reading In which I Change my Name and Occupation "The sun shining on so much bare steel hurts my eyes," I said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In which I Change my Name and Occupation "The sun shining on so much bare steel hurts my eyes," I said.
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From this reading One by one cutlass and sword were lowered, and those who had drawn them, falling somewhat back, spat and swore and laughed.
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From this reading One by one cutlass and sword were lowered, and those who had drawn them, falling somewhat back, spat and swore and laughed.
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From this reading In which I Change my Name and Occupation "The sun shining on so much bare steel hurts my eyes," I said.
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From this reading In which I Change my Name and Occupation "The sun shining on so much bare steel hurts my eyes," I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One by one cutlass and sword were lowered, and those who had drawn them, falling somewhat back, spat and swore and laughed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One by one cutlass and sword were lowered, and those who had drawn them, falling somewhat back, spat and swore and laughed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you will take the trouble to look around you, you will see that I have brought to the obsequies only myself."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If you will take the trouble to look around you, you will see that I have brought to the obsequies only myself."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In which I Change my Name and Occupation "The sun shining on so much bare steel hurts my eyes," I said.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One by one cutlass and sword were lowered, and those who had drawn them, falling somewhat back, spat and swore and laughed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Cannot one rover attend the funeral of another without all this crowding and display of cutlery?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading One by one cutlass and sword were lowered, and those who had drawn them, falling somewhat back, spat and swore and laughed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you will take the trouble to look around you, you will see that I have brought to the obsequies only myself."
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From this reading If you will take the trouble to look around you, you will see that I have brought to the obsequies only myself."
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From this reading "Put up, gentlemen, put up!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One by one cutlass and sword were lowered, and those who had drawn them, falling somewhat back, spat and swore and laughed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In which I Change my Name and Occupation "The sun shining on so much bare steel hurts my eyes," I said.
which person or people
From this reading One by one cutlass and sword were lowered, and those who had drawn them, falling somewhat back, spat and swore and laughed.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If you will take the trouble to look around you, you will see that I have brought to the obsequies only myself."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Cannot one rover attend the funeral of another without all this crowding and display of cutlery?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you will take the trouble to look around you, you will see that I have brought to the obsequies only myself."
