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Chapter VI
SQUIRE FISHLEY. Ham was quick-tempered, and I hoped he would get over the vindictive feelings which he manifested towards me. At the same time, I could not help thinking that he was fully in earnest when he told me I had not seen the end of it. Of Ham's moral attributes the least said would be the soonest mended. Certainly he was not a young man of high and noble purposes, like Charley Woodworth, the minister's son.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “At the same time, I could not help thinking that he was fully in earnest when he told me I had not seen the end of it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the same time, I could not help thinking that he was fully in earnest when he told me I had not seen the end of it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of Ham's moral attributes the least said would be the soonest mended.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Ham was quick-tempered, and I hoped he would get over the vindictive feelings which he manifested towards me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the same time, I could not help thinking that he was fully in earnest when he told me I had not seen the end of it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the same time, I could not help thinking that he was fully in earnest when he told me I had not seen the end of it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the same time, I could not help thinking that he was fully in earnest when he told me I had not seen the end of it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the same time, I could not help thinking that he was fully in earnest when he told me I had not seen the end of it.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Ham was quick-tempered, and I hoped he would get over the vindictive feelings which he manifested towards me.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Ham was quick-tempered, and I hoped he would get over the vindictive feelings which he manifested towards me.”
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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 Certainly he was not a young man of high and noble purposes, like Charley Woodworth, the minister's son.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ham was quick-tempered, and I hoped he would get over the vindictive feelings which he manifested towards me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the same time, I could not help thinking that he was fully in earnest when he told me I had not seen the end of it.
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From this reading Of Ham's moral attributes the least said would be the soonest mended.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of Ham's moral attributes the least said would be the soonest mended.
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From this reading Certainly he was not a young man of high and noble purposes, like Charley Woodworth, the minister's son.
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From this reading Certainly he was not a young man of high and noble purposes, like Charley Woodworth, the minister's son.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At the same time, I could not help thinking that he was fully in earnest when he told me I had not seen the end of it.
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From this reading At the same time, I could not help thinking that he was fully in earnest when he told me I had not seen the end of it.
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From this reading At the same time, I could not help thinking that he was fully in earnest when he told me I had not seen the end of it.
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From this reading Ham was quick-tempered, and I hoped he would get over the vindictive feelings which he manifested towards me.
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From this reading SQUIRE FISHLEY.
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From this reading At the same time, I could not help thinking that he was fully in earnest when he told me I had not seen the end of it.
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From this reading Ham was quick-tempered, and I hoped he would get over the vindictive feelings which he manifested towards me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the same time, I could not help thinking that he was fully in earnest when he told me I had not seen the end of it.
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From this reading Ham was quick-tempered, and I hoped he would get over the vindictive feelings which he manifested towards me.
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From this reading Of Ham's moral attributes the least said would be the soonest mended.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ham was quick-tempered, and I hoped he would get over the vindictive feelings which he manifested towards me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time, I could not help thinking that he was fully in earnest when he told me I had not seen the end of it.
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From this reading Certainly he was not a young man of high and noble purposes, like Charley Woodworth, the minister's son.
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From this reading Ham was quick-tempered, and I hoped he would get over the vindictive feelings which he manifested towards me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ham was quick-tempered, and I hoped he would get over the vindictive feelings which he manifested towards me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the same time, I could not help thinking that he was fully in earnest when he told me I had not seen the end of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At the same time, I could not help thinking that he was fully in earnest when he told me I had not seen the end of it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of Ham's moral attributes the least said would be the soonest mended.
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From this reading Certainly he was not a young man of high and noble purposes, like Charley Woodworth, the minister's son.
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From this reading Certainly he was not a young man of high and noble purposes, like Charley Woodworth, the minister's son.
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From this reading Ham was quick-tempered, and I hoped he would get over the vindictive feelings which he manifested towards me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ham was quick-tempered, and I hoped he would get over the vindictive feelings which he manifested towards me.
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From this reading Of Ham's moral attributes the least said would be the soonest mended.
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From this reading Certainly he was not a young man of high and noble purposes, like Charley Woodworth, the minister's son.
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From this reading Of Ham's moral attributes the least said would be the soonest mended.
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From this reading Certainly he was not a young man of high and noble purposes, like Charley Woodworth, the minister's son.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At the same time, I could not help thinking that he was fully in earnest when he told me I had not seen the end of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the same time, I could not help thinking that he was fully in earnest when he told me I had not seen the end of it.
above and across; more than
From this reading Ham was quick-tempered, and I hoped he would get over the vindictive feelings which he manifested towards me.
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From this reading Certainly he was not a young man of high and noble purposes, like Charley Woodworth, the minister's son.
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From this reading Ham was quick-tempered, and I hoped he would get over the vindictive feelings which he manifested towards me.
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From this reading Of Ham's moral attributes the least said would be the soonest mended.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time, I could not help thinking that he was fully in earnest when he told me I had not seen the end of it.
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From this reading At the same time, I could not help thinking that he was fully in earnest when he told me I had not seen the end of it.
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From this reading Certainly he was not a young man of high and noble purposes, like Charley Woodworth, the minister's son.
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From this reading Of Ham's moral attributes the least said would be the soonest mended.
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From this reading SQUIRE FISHLEY.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the same time, I could not help thinking that he was fully in earnest when he told me I had not seen the end of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ham was quick-tempered, and I hoped he would get over the vindictive feelings which he manifested towards me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time, I could not help thinking that he was fully in earnest when he told me I had not seen the end of it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time, I could not help thinking that he was fully in earnest when he told me I had not seen the end of it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time, I could not help thinking that he was fully in earnest when he told me I had not seen the end of it.
in the direction of
From this reading Ham was quick-tempered, and I hoped he would get over the vindictive feelings which he manifested towards me.
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From this reading Ham was quick-tempered, and I hoped he would get over the vindictive feelings which he manifested towards me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ham was quick-tempered, and I hoped he would get over the vindictive feelings which he manifested towards me.
at the time that
From this reading At the same time, I could not help thinking that he was fully in earnest when he told me I had not seen the end of it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ham was quick-tempered, and I hoped he would get over the vindictive feelings which he manifested towards me.
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From this reading Certainly he was not a young man of high and noble purposes, like Charley Woodworth, the minister's son.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ham was quick-tempered, and I hoped he would get over the vindictive feelings which he manifested towards me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly he was not a young man of high and noble purposes, like Charley Woodworth, the minister's son.
