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Chapter II
“The question, your honor,” the lawyer added, turning to the judge, “is, what _is_ habitual drunkenness? I should like to ask the defendant a query or two. Now, Mr. O’Ryan, how often do you indulge yourself in a social glass?” “Sor?” “How often do you drink?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The question, your honor,” the lawyer added, turning to the judge, “is, what _is_ habitual drunkenness?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““How often do you drink?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““The question, your honor,” the lawyer added, turning to the judge, “is, what _is_ habitual drunkenness?”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Now, Mr. O’Ryan, how often do you indulge yourself in a social glass?””
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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 should like to ask the defendant a query or two.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The question, your honor,” the lawyer added, turning to the judge, “is, what _is_ habitual drunkenness?
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From this reading I should like to ask the defendant a query or two.
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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From this reading “How often do you drink?”
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From this reading Now, Mr. O’Ryan, how often do you indulge yourself in a social glass?”
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From this reading “The question, your honor,” the lawyer added, turning to the judge, “is, what _is_ habitual drunkenness?
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From this reading “The question, your honor,” the lawyer added, turning to the judge, “is, what _is_ habitual drunkenness?
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From this reading Now, Mr. O’Ryan, how often do you indulge yourself in a social glass?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should like to ask the defendant a query or two.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, Mr. O’Ryan, how often do you indulge yourself in a social glass?”
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From this reading Now, Mr. O’Ryan, how often do you indulge yourself in a social glass?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The question, your honor,” the lawyer added, turning to the judge, “is, what _is_ habitual drunkenness?
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From this reading “The question, your honor,” the lawyer added, turning to the judge, “is, what _is_ habitual drunkenness?
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From this reading “The question, your honor,” the lawyer added, turning to the judge, “is, what _is_ habitual drunkenness?
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From this reading I should like to ask the defendant a query or two.
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From this reading Now, Mr. O’Ryan, how often do you indulge yourself in a social glass?”
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From this reading Now, Mr. O’Ryan, how often do you indulge yourself in a social glass?”
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From this reading Now, Mr. O’Ryan, how often do you indulge yourself in a social glass?”
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From this reading Now, Mr. O’Ryan, how often do you indulge yourself in a social glass?”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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From this reading I should like to ask the defendant a query or two.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The question, your honor,” the lawyer added, turning to the judge, “is, what _is_ habitual drunkenness?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
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From this reading Now, Mr. O’Ryan, how often do you indulge yourself in a social glass?”
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From this reading “Sor?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The question, your honor,” the lawyer added, turning to the judge, “is, what _is_ habitual drunkenness?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The question, your honor,” the lawyer added, turning to the judge, “is, what _is_ habitual drunkenness?
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From this reading “The question, your honor,” the lawyer added, turning to the judge, “is, what _is_ habitual drunkenness?
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From this reading I should like to ask the defendant a query or two.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “The question, your honor,” the lawyer added, turning to the judge, “is, what _is_ habitual drunkenness?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now, Mr. O’Ryan, how often do you indulge yourself in a social glass?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The question, your honor,” the lawyer added, turning to the judge, “is, what _is_ habitual drunkenness?
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Now, Mr. O’Ryan, how often do you indulge yourself in a social glass?”
