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Chapter XX
THE WILL. It is needless to dwell upon the gloom of the days that followed this event. Mr. Loseby came over from Hunston, as pale as he was rosy on ordinary occasions, and with a self-reproach that was half pathetic, half ludicrous. ‘I said every word of that new will of his would be a nail in his coffin, God forgive me,’ he said. ‘How was I to know?
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “‘I said every word of that new will of his would be a nail in his coffin, God forgive me,’ he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Loseby came over from Hunston, as pale as he was rosy on ordinary occasions, and with a self-reproach that was half pathetic, half ludicrous.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘How was I to know?”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Mr. Loseby came over from Hunston, as pale as he was rosy on ordinary occasions, and with a self-reproach that was half pathetic, half ludicrous.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “It is needless to dwell upon the gloom of the days that followed this event.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “‘I said every word of that new will of his would be a nail in his coffin, God forgive me,’ he said.”
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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 Mr. Loseby came over from Hunston, as pale as he was rosy on ordinary occasions, and with a self-reproach that was half pathetic, half ludicrous.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Loseby came over from Hunston, as pale as he was rosy on ordinary occasions, and with a self-reproach that was half pathetic, half ludicrous.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Loseby came over from Hunston, as pale as he was rosy on ordinary occasions, and with a self-reproach that was half pathetic, half ludicrous.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘I said every word of that new will of his would be a nail in his coffin, God forgive me,’ he said.
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From this reading Mr. Loseby came over from Hunston, as pale as he was rosy on ordinary occasions, and with a self-reproach that was half pathetic, half ludicrous.
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From this reading ‘I said every word of that new will of his would be a nail in his coffin, God forgive me,’ he said.
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From this reading It is needless to dwell upon the gloom of the days that followed this event.
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From this reading It is needless to dwell upon the gloom of the days that followed this event.
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From this reading It is needless to dwell upon the gloom of the days that followed this event.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading ‘I said every word of that new will of his would be a nail in his coffin, God forgive me,’ he said.
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From this reading It is needless to dwell upon the gloom of the days that followed this event.
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From this reading ‘I said every word of that new will of his would be a nail in his coffin, God forgive me,’ he said.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Loseby came over from Hunston, as pale as he was rosy on ordinary occasions, and with a self-reproach that was half pathetic, half ludicrous.
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From this reading It is needless to dwell upon the gloom of the days that followed this event.
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From this reading ‘I said every word of that new will of his would be a nail in his coffin, God forgive me,’ he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Loseby came over from Hunston, as pale as he was rosy on ordinary occasions, and with a self-reproach that was half pathetic, half ludicrous.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Loseby came over from Hunston, as pale as he was rosy on ordinary occasions, and with a self-reproach that was half pathetic, half ludicrous.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘I said every word of that new will of his would be a nail in his coffin, God forgive me,’ he said.
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From this reading ‘How was I to know?
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From this reading Mr. Loseby came over from Hunston, as pale as he was rosy on ordinary occasions, and with a self-reproach that was half pathetic, half ludicrous.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I said every word of that new will of his would be a nail in his coffin, God forgive me,’ he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘I said every word of that new will of his would be a nail in his coffin, God forgive me,’ he said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is needless to dwell upon the gloom of the days that followed this event.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is needless to dwell upon the gloom of the days that followed this event.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘How was I to know?
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From this reading Mr. Loseby came over from Hunston, as pale as he was rosy on ordinary occasions, and with a self-reproach that was half pathetic, half ludicrous.
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From this reading Mr. Loseby came over from Hunston, as pale as he was rosy on ordinary occasions, and with a self-reproach that was half pathetic, half ludicrous.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘I said every word of that new will of his would be a nail in his coffin, God forgive me,’ he said.
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From this reading Mr. Loseby came over from Hunston, as pale as he was rosy on ordinary occasions, and with a self-reproach that was half pathetic, half ludicrous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I said every word of that new will of his would be a nail in his coffin, God forgive me,’ he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is needless to dwell upon the gloom of the days that followed this event.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I said every word of that new will of his would be a nail in his coffin, God forgive me,’ he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Loseby came over from Hunston, as pale as he was rosy on ordinary occasions, and with a self-reproach that was half pathetic, half ludicrous.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is needless to dwell upon the gloom of the days that followed this event.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Loseby came over from Hunston, as pale as he was rosy on ordinary occasions, and with a self-reproach that was half pathetic, half ludicrous.
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From this reading Mr. Loseby came over from Hunston, as pale as he was rosy on ordinary occasions, and with a self-reproach that was half pathetic, half ludicrous.
above and across; more than
From this reading Mr. Loseby came over from Hunston, as pale as he was rosy on ordinary occasions, and with a self-reproach that was half pathetic, half ludicrous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Loseby came over from Hunston, as pale as he was rosy on ordinary occasions, and with a self-reproach that was half pathetic, half ludicrous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Loseby came over from Hunston, as pale as he was rosy on ordinary occasions, and with a self-reproach that was half pathetic, half ludicrous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Loseby came over from Hunston, as pale as he was rosy on ordinary occasions, and with a self-reproach that was half pathetic, half ludicrous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I said every word of that new will of his would be a nail in his coffin, God forgive me,’ he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Loseby came over from Hunston, as pale as he was rosy on ordinary occasions, and with a self-reproach that was half pathetic, half ludicrous.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is needless to dwell upon the gloom of the days that followed this event.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WILL.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is needless to dwell upon the gloom of the days that followed this event.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is needless to dwell upon the gloom of the days that followed this event.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It is needless to dwell upon the gloom of the days that followed this event.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Loseby came over from Hunston, as pale as he was rosy on ordinary occasions, and with a self-reproach that was half pathetic, half ludicrous.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE WILL.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Loseby came over from Hunston, as pale as he was rosy on ordinary occasions, and with a self-reproach that was half pathetic, half ludicrous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I said every word of that new will of his would be a nail in his coffin, God forgive me,’ he said.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ‘I said every word of that new will of his would be a nail in his coffin, God forgive me,’ he said.
