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Chapter XII
“‘Yes, we could easily give you a shake-down.’ “‘That is very awkward. Could I not come at some more convenient hour?’ “‘We have judged it best that you should come late. It is to recompense you for any inconvenience that we are paying to you, a young and unknown man, a fee which would buy an opinion from the very heads of your profession.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Could I not come at some more convenient hour?’”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““‘Yes, we could easily give you a shake-down.’”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““‘We have judged it best that you should come late.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It is to recompense you for any inconvenience that we are paying to you, a young and unknown man, a fee which would buy an opinion from the very heads of your profession.”
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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 “‘Yes, we could easily give you a shake-down.’
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is to recompense you for any inconvenience that we are paying to you, a young and unknown man, a fee which would buy an opinion from the very heads of your profession.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is to recompense you for any inconvenience that we are paying to you, a young and unknown man, a fee which would buy an opinion from the very heads of your profession.
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From this reading It is to recompense you for any inconvenience that we are paying to you, a young and unknown man, a fee which would buy an opinion from the very heads of your profession.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is to recompense you for any inconvenience that we are paying to you, a young and unknown man, a fee which would buy an opinion from the very heads of your profession.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Could I not come at some more convenient hour?’
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From this reading “‘That is very awkward.
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From this reading “‘We have judged it best that you should come late.
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From this reading It is to recompense you for any inconvenience that we are paying to you, a young and unknown man, a fee which would buy an opinion from the very heads of your profession.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Could I not come at some more convenient hour?’
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From this reading Could I not come at some more convenient hour?’
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “‘Yes, we could easily give you a shake-down.’
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From this reading “‘Yes, we could easily give you a shake-down.’
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From this reading It is to recompense you for any inconvenience that we are paying to you, a young and unknown man, a fee which would buy an opinion from the very heads of your profession.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is to recompense you for any inconvenience that we are paying to you, a young and unknown man, a fee which would buy an opinion from the very heads of your profession.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is to recompense you for any inconvenience that we are paying to you, a young and unknown man, a fee which would buy an opinion from the very heads of your profession.
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From this reading “‘Yes, we could easily give you a shake-down.’
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘We have judged it best that you should come late.
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From this reading It is to recompense you for any inconvenience that we are paying to you, a young and unknown man, a fee which would buy an opinion from the very heads of your profession.
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From this reading Could I not come at some more convenient hour?’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Could I not come at some more convenient hour?’
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From this reading It is to recompense you for any inconvenience that we are paying to you, a young and unknown man, a fee which would buy an opinion from the very heads of your profession.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “‘That is very awkward.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “‘We have judged it best that you should come late.
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From this reading “‘We have judged it best that you should come late.
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From this reading “‘We have judged it best that you should come late.
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From this reading It is to recompense you for any inconvenience that we are paying to you, a young and unknown man, a fee which would buy an opinion from the very heads of your profession.
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From this reading Could I not come at some more convenient hour?’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Could I not come at some more convenient hour?’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is to recompense you for any inconvenience that we are paying to you, a young and unknown man, a fee which would buy an opinion from the very heads of your profession.
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From this reading It is to recompense you for any inconvenience that we are paying to you, a young and unknown man, a fee which would buy an opinion from the very heads of your profession.
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From this reading It is to recompense you for any inconvenience that we are paying to you, a young and unknown man, a fee which would buy an opinion from the very heads of your profession.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is to recompense you for any inconvenience that we are paying to you, a young and unknown man, a fee which would buy an opinion from the very heads of your profession.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is to recompense you for any inconvenience that we are paying to you, a young and unknown man, a fee which would buy an opinion from the very heads of your profession.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘Yes, we could easily give you a shake-down.’
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “‘We have judged it best that you should come late.
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From this reading Could I not come at some more convenient hour?’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “‘That is very awkward.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is to recompense you for any inconvenience that we are paying to you, a young and unknown man, a fee which would buy an opinion from the very heads of your profession.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is to recompense you for any inconvenience that we are paying to you, a young and unknown man, a fee which would buy an opinion from the very heads of your profession.
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From this reading It is to recompense you for any inconvenience that we are paying to you, a young and unknown man, a fee which would buy an opinion from the very heads of your profession.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘That is very awkward.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “‘Yes, we could easily give you a shake-down.’
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is to recompense you for any inconvenience that we are paying to you, a young and unknown man, a fee which would buy an opinion from the very heads of your profession.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It is to recompense you for any inconvenience that we are paying to you, a young and unknown man, a fee which would buy an opinion from the very heads of your profession.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘Yes, we could easily give you a shake-down.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “‘Yes, we could easily give you a shake-down.’
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From this reading It is to recompense you for any inconvenience that we are paying to you, a young and unknown man, a fee which would buy an opinion from the very heads of your profession.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is to recompense you for any inconvenience that we are paying to you, a young and unknown man, a fee which would buy an opinion from the very heads of your profession.
