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“No wonder,” he said, “they poison politics and turn it all into personal intrigues. No wonder they want religion to be just a business of personal consolations. No wonder every sort of charlatan and spook dealer, fortune-teller and magic healer flourishes in London. Well, Joan anyhow shall have whatever they can give her here.... “It’s better than nothing.
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “No wonder every sort of charlatan and spook dealer, fortune-teller and magic healer flourishes in London.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, Joan anyhow shall have whatever they can give her here....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, Joan anyhow shall have whatever they can give her here....”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““It’s better than nothing.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Well, Joan anyhow shall have whatever they can give her here....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, Joan anyhow shall have whatever they can give her here....”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Well, Joan anyhow shall have whatever they can give her here....”
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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 No wonder they want religion to be just a business of personal consolations.
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From this reading “No wonder,” he said, “they poison politics and turn it all into personal intrigues.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “No wonder,” he said, “they poison politics and turn it all into personal intrigues.
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From this reading Well, Joan anyhow shall have whatever they can give her here....
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No wonder they want religion to be just a business of personal consolations.
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From this reading “It’s better than nothing.
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From this reading No wonder they want religion to be just a business of personal consolations.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Well, Joan anyhow shall have whatever they can give her here....
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From this reading No wonder every sort of charlatan and spook dealer, fortune-teller and magic healer flourishes in London.
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From this reading No wonder they want religion to be just a business of personal consolations.
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From this reading No wonder every sort of charlatan and spook dealer, fortune-teller and magic healer flourishes in London.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading No wonder every sort of charlatan and spook dealer, fortune-teller and magic healer flourishes in London.
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From this reading No wonder every sort of charlatan and spook dealer, fortune-teller and magic healer flourishes in London.
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From this reading No wonder every sort of charlatan and spook dealer, fortune-teller and magic healer flourishes in London.
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From this reading Well, Joan anyhow shall have whatever they can give her here....
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well, Joan anyhow shall have whatever they can give her here....
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No wonder,” he said, “they poison politics and turn it all into personal intrigues.
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From this reading No wonder every sort of charlatan and spook dealer, fortune-teller and magic healer flourishes in London.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, Joan anyhow shall have whatever they can give her here....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, Joan anyhow shall have whatever they can give her here....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No wonder every sort of charlatan and spook dealer, fortune-teller and magic healer flourishes in London.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “No wonder,” he said, “they poison politics and turn it all into personal intrigues.
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From this reading “No wonder,” he said, “they poison politics and turn it all into personal intrigues.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “No wonder,” he said, “they poison politics and turn it all into personal intrigues.
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From this reading “It’s better than nothing.
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From this reading Well, Joan anyhow shall have whatever they can give her here....
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From this reading No wonder they want religion to be just a business of personal consolations.
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From this reading No wonder every sort of charlatan and spook dealer, fortune-teller and magic healer flourishes in London.
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From this reading No wonder every sort of charlatan and spook dealer, fortune-teller and magic healer flourishes in London.
not any; not one
From this reading “No wonder,” he said, “they poison politics and turn it all into personal intrigues.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “It’s better than nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No wonder they want religion to be just a business of personal consolations.
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From this reading “No wonder,” he said, “they poison politics and turn it all into personal intrigues.
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From this reading “No wonder,” he said, “they poison politics and turn it all into personal intrigues.
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From this reading “No wonder,” he said, “they poison politics and turn it all into personal intrigues.
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From this reading No wonder they want religion to be just a business of personal consolations.
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From this reading “No wonder,” he said, “they poison politics and turn it all into personal intrigues.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Well, Joan anyhow shall have whatever they can give her here....
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From this reading No wonder every sort of charlatan and spook dealer, fortune-teller and magic healer flourishes in London.
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From this reading No wonder every sort of charlatan and spook dealer, fortune-teller and magic healer flourishes in London.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “It’s better than nothing.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No wonder,” he said, “they poison politics and turn it all into personal intrigues.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No wonder they want religion to be just a business of personal consolations.
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From this reading “No wonder,” he said, “they poison politics and turn it all into personal intrigues.
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From this reading No wonder they want religion to be just a business of personal consolations.
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From this reading Well, Joan anyhow shall have whatever they can give her here....
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Well, Joan anyhow shall have whatever they can give her here....
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From this reading “No wonder,” he said, “they poison politics and turn it all into personal intrigues.
