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Chapter II
A FRIGHT. ‘Which you please; you are not gouty or rheumatical, or anything of that sort,’ said Mr. Maxwell, almost gaily. ‘Homburg, for instance--Homburg would do--or Baden, if you prefer that. I incline to the one you prefer; and enjoy yourself as much as you can--that is my prescription. Open air, novelty, change; and if you find you don’t relish one place, go to another.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Open air, novelty, change; and if you find you don’t relish one place, go to another.”
any thing at all
From this reading “‘Which you please; you are not gouty or rheumatical, or anything of that sort,’ said Mr. Maxwell, almost gaily.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I incline to the one you prefer; and enjoy yourself as much as you can--that is my prescription.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Open air, novelty, change; and if you find you don’t relish one place, go to another.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “‘Homburg, for instance--Homburg would do--or Baden, if you prefer that.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “I incline to the one you prefer; and enjoy yourself as much as you can--that is my prescription.”
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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 A FRIGHT.
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From this reading Open air, novelty, change; and if you find you don’t relish one place, go to another.
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From this reading ‘Which you please; you are not gouty or rheumatical, or anything of that sort,’ said Mr. Maxwell, almost gaily.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I incline to the one you prefer; and enjoy yourself as much as you can--that is my prescription.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Open air, novelty, change; and if you find you don’t relish one place, go to another.
any thing at all
From this reading ‘Which you please; you are not gouty or rheumatical, or anything of that sort,’ said Mr. Maxwell, almost gaily.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘Which you please; you are not gouty or rheumatical, or anything of that sort,’ said Mr. Maxwell, almost gaily.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I incline to the one you prefer; and enjoy yourself as much as you can--that is my prescription.
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From this reading ‘Homburg, for instance--Homburg would do--or Baden, if you prefer that.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I incline to the one you prefer; and enjoy yourself as much as you can--that is my prescription.
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From this reading Open air, novelty, change; and if you find you don’t relish one place, go to another.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘Homburg, for instance--Homburg would do--or Baden, if you prefer that.
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From this reading Open air, novelty, change; and if you find you don’t relish one place, go to another.
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From this reading I incline to the one you prefer; and enjoy yourself as much as you can--that is my prescription.
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From this reading Open air, novelty, change; and if you find you don’t relish one place, go to another.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘Homburg, for instance--Homburg would do--or Baden, if you prefer that.
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From this reading A FRIGHT.
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From this reading ‘Which you please; you are not gouty or rheumatical, or anything of that sort,’ said Mr. Maxwell, almost gaily.
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From this reading Open air, novelty, change; and if you find you don’t relish one place, go to another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Which you please; you are not gouty or rheumatical, or anything of that sort,’ said Mr. Maxwell, almost gaily.
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From this reading ‘Homburg, for instance--Homburg would do--or Baden, if you prefer that.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I incline to the one you prefer; and enjoy yourself as much as you can--that is my prescription.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘Homburg, for instance--Homburg would do--or Baden, if you prefer that.
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From this reading I incline to the one you prefer; and enjoy yourself as much as you can--that is my prescription.
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From this reading ‘Homburg, for instance--Homburg would do--or Baden, if you prefer that.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I incline to the one you prefer; and enjoy yourself as much as you can--that is my prescription.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Which you please; you are not gouty or rheumatical, or anything of that sort,’ said Mr. Maxwell, almost gaily.
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From this reading ‘Which you please; you are not gouty or rheumatical, or anything of that sort,’ said Mr. Maxwell, almost gaily.
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From this reading I incline to the one you prefer; and enjoy yourself as much as you can--that is my prescription.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I incline to the one you prefer; and enjoy yourself as much as you can--that is my prescription.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Which you please; you are not gouty or rheumatical, or anything of that sort,’ said Mr. Maxwell, almost gaily.
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From this reading Open air, novelty, change; and if you find you don’t relish one place, go to another.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Which you please; you are not gouty or rheumatical, or anything of that sort,’ said Mr. Maxwell, almost gaily.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I incline to the one you prefer; and enjoy yourself as much as you can--that is my prescription.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Open air, novelty, change; and if you find you don’t relish one place, go to another.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ‘Which you please; you are not gouty or rheumatical, or anything of that sort,’ said Mr. Maxwell, almost gaily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Open air, novelty, change; and if you find you don’t relish one place, go to another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Which you please; you are not gouty or rheumatical, or anything of that sort,’ said Mr. Maxwell, almost gaily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Homburg, for instance--Homburg would do--or Baden, if you prefer that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I incline to the one you prefer; and enjoy yourself as much as you can--that is my prescription.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Open air, novelty, change; and if you find you don’t relish one place, go to another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Which you please; you are not gouty or rheumatical, or anything of that sort,’ said Mr. Maxwell, almost gaily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Which you please; you are not gouty or rheumatical, or anything of that sort,’ said Mr. Maxwell, almost gaily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Which you please; you are not gouty or rheumatical, or anything of that sort,’ said Mr. Maxwell, almost gaily.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Which you please; you are not gouty or rheumatical, or anything of that sort,’ said Mr. Maxwell, almost gaily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I incline to the one you prefer; and enjoy yourself as much as you can--that is my prescription.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I incline to the one you prefer; and enjoy yourself as much as you can--that is my prescription.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ‘Which you please; you are not gouty or rheumatical, or anything of that sort,’ said Mr. Maxwell, almost gaily.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ‘Homburg, for instance--Homburg would do--or Baden, if you prefer that.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Which you please; you are not gouty or rheumatical, or anything of that sort,’ said Mr. Maxwell, almost gaily.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading I incline to the one you prefer; and enjoy yourself as much as you can--that is my prescription.
