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Chapter XXVII
REAL LOVE. "He is looking awfully cut up," Mrs. Houghton said to her cousin. "He is one of the most infernal fools that ever I came across in my life," said Jack. "I don't see that he is a fool at all,--any more than all men are fools. There isn't one among you is ever able to keep his little troubles to himself.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “"He is one of the most infernal fools that ever I came across in my life," said Jack.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “There isn't one among you is ever able to keep his little troubles to himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He is one of the most infernal fools that ever I came across in my life," said Jack.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't see that he is a fool at all,--any more than all men are fools.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “There isn't one among you is ever able to keep his little troubles to himself.”
extremely troublesome or annoying
From this reading “"He is one of the most infernal fools that ever I came across in my life," said Jack.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He is one of the most infernal fools that ever I came across in my life," said Jack.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There isn't one among you is ever able to keep his little troubles to himself.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"He is one of the most infernal fools that ever I came across in my life," said Jack.”
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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 don't see that he is a fool at all,--any more than all men are fools.
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From this reading There isn't one among you is ever able to keep his little troubles to himself.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "He is one of the most infernal fools that ever I came across in my life," said Jack.
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From this reading "I don't see that he is a fool at all,--any more than all men are fools.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There isn't one among you is ever able to keep his little troubles to himself.
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From this reading "I don't see that he is a fool at all,--any more than all men are fools.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I don't see that he is a fool at all,--any more than all men are fools.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I don't see that he is a fool at all,--any more than all men are fools.
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From this reading "He is looking awfully cut up," Mrs. Houghton said to her cousin.
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From this reading "He is one of the most infernal fools that ever I came across in my life," said Jack.
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From this reading "He is looking awfully cut up," Mrs. Houghton said to her cousin.
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From this reading "He is looking awfully cut up," Mrs. Houghton said to her cousin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't see that he is a fool at all,--any more than all men are fools.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He is one of the most infernal fools that ever I came across in my life," said Jack.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't see that he is a fool at all,--any more than all men are fools.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He is one of the most infernal fools that ever I came across in my life," said Jack.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He is looking awfully cut up," Mrs. Houghton said to her cousin.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "He is looking awfully cut up," Mrs. Houghton said to her cousin.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading There isn't one among you is ever able to keep his little troubles to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There isn't one among you is ever able to keep his little troubles to himself.
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From this reading "He is looking awfully cut up," Mrs. Houghton said to her cousin.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He is one of the most infernal fools that ever I came across in my life," said Jack.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He is one of the most infernal fools that ever I came across in my life," said Jack.
extremely troublesome or annoying
From this reading "He is one of the most infernal fools that ever I came across in my life," said Jack.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is looking awfully cut up," Mrs. Houghton said to her cousin.
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From this reading There isn't one among you is ever able to keep his little troubles to himself.
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From this reading "He is one of the most infernal fools that ever I came across in my life," said Jack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There isn't one among you is ever able to keep his little troubles to himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He is one of the most infernal fools that ever I came across in my life," said Jack.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There isn't one among you is ever able to keep his little troubles to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He is looking awfully cut up," Mrs. Houghton said to her cousin.
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From this reading REAL LOVE.
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From this reading "I don't see that he is a fool at all,--any more than all men are fools.
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From this reading "I don't see that he is a fool at all,--any more than all men are fools.
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From this reading "He is one of the most infernal fools that ever I came across in my life," said Jack.
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From this reading "He is looking awfully cut up," Mrs. Houghton said to her cousin.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "He is one of the most infernal fools that ever I came across in my life," said Jack.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He is one of the most infernal fools that ever I came across in my life," said Jack.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "He is one of the most infernal fools that ever I came across in my life," said Jack.
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From this reading REAL LOVE.
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From this reading "He is looking awfully cut up," Mrs. Houghton said to her cousin.
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From this reading "I don't see that he is a fool at all,--any more than all men are fools.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I don't see that he is a fool at all,--any more than all men are fools.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "He is one of the most infernal fools that ever I came across in my life," said Jack.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He is one of the most infernal fools that ever I came across in my life," said Jack.
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From this reading There isn't one among you is ever able to keep his little troubles to himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He is looking awfully cut up," Mrs. Houghton said to her cousin.
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From this reading There isn't one among you is ever able to keep his little troubles to himself.
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From this reading "He is looking awfully cut up," Mrs. Houghton said to her cousin.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There isn't one among you is ever able to keep his little troubles to himself.
