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Chapter XIV
The bishop shook his head sadly. The man, he thought, was raving. “What _is_ this vision of yours?” sneered Walsall. “Ten thousand professors?” “After all,” said Slingsby Darton with a weary insidiousness, “we do not differ about our fundamental idea.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““After all,” said Slingsby Darton with a weary insidiousness, “we do not differ about our fundamental idea.”
later than; following
From this reading ““After all,” said Slingsby Darton with a weary insidiousness, “we do not differ about our fundamental idea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man, he thought, was raving.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading ““What _is_ this vision of yours?” sneered Walsall.”
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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 “After all,” said Slingsby Darton with a weary insidiousness, “we do not differ about our fundamental idea.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “After all,” said Slingsby Darton with a weary insidiousness, “we do not differ about our fundamental idea.
later than; following
From this reading “After all,” said Slingsby Darton with a weary insidiousness, “we do not differ about our fundamental idea.
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From this reading “After all,” said Slingsby Darton with a weary insidiousness, “we do not differ about our fundamental idea.
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From this reading The bishop shook his head sadly.
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From this reading “After all,” said Slingsby Darton with a weary insidiousness, “we do not differ about our fundamental idea.
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From this reading “After all,” said Slingsby Darton with a weary insidiousness, “we do not differ about our fundamental idea.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “After all,” said Slingsby Darton with a weary insidiousness, “we do not differ about our fundamental idea.
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From this reading “After all,” said Slingsby Darton with a weary insidiousness, “we do not differ about our fundamental idea.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man, he thought, was raving.
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From this reading The bishop shook his head sadly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The bishop shook his head sadly.
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From this reading “After all,” said Slingsby Darton with a weary insidiousness, “we do not differ about our fundamental idea.
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From this reading “After all,” said Slingsby Darton with a weary insidiousness, “we do not differ about our fundamental idea.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What _is_ this vision of yours?” sneered Walsall.
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From this reading The man, he thought, was raving.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “After all,” said Slingsby Darton with a weary insidiousness, “we do not differ about our fundamental idea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What _is_ this vision of yours?” sneered Walsall.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “After all,” said Slingsby Darton with a weary insidiousness, “we do not differ about our fundamental idea.
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From this reading “Ten thousand professors?”
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From this reading The man, he thought, was raving.
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From this reading The bishop shook his head sadly.
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From this reading “After all,” said Slingsby Darton with a weary insidiousness, “we do not differ about our fundamental idea.
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From this reading The bishop shook his head sadly.
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From this reading “After all,” said Slingsby Darton with a weary insidiousness, “we do not differ about our fundamental idea.
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From this reading “What _is_ this vision of yours?” sneered Walsall.
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From this reading “Ten thousand professors?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The bishop shook his head sadly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What _is_ this vision of yours?” sneered Walsall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man, he thought, was raving.
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From this reading “Ten thousand professors?”
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From this reading “What _is_ this vision of yours?” sneered Walsall.
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From this reading “What _is_ this vision of yours?” sneered Walsall.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man, he thought, was raving.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “After all,” said Slingsby Darton with a weary insidiousness, “we do not differ about our fundamental idea.
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From this reading “After all,” said Slingsby Darton with a weary insidiousness, “we do not differ about our fundamental idea.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What _is_ this vision of yours?” sneered Walsall.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “After all,” said Slingsby Darton with a weary insidiousness, “we do not differ about our fundamental idea.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “What _is_ this vision of yours?” sneered Walsall.
