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Chapter XVII
Hal stood for a few moments, looking at his brother. Even in a tension as he was, he could not help laughing. “I know how all this must seem to you, Edward. It’s a long story; I hardly know how to begin.” “No, I suppose not,” said Edward, drily.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Even in a tension as he was, he could not help laughing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even in a tension as he was, he could not help laughing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even in a tension as he was, he could not help laughing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I know how all this must seem to you, Edward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s a long story; I hardly know how to begin.””
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““I know how all this must seem to you, Edward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hal stood for a few moments, looking at his brother.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““No, I suppose not,” said Edward, drily.”
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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 Hal stood for a few moments, looking at his brother.
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From this reading “I know how all this must seem to you, Edward.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even in a tension as he was, he could not help laughing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hal stood for a few moments, looking at his brother.
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From this reading It’s a long story; I hardly know how to begin.”
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From this reading Hal stood for a few moments, looking at his brother.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Even in a tension as he was, he could not help laughing.
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From this reading “No, I suppose not,” said Edward, drily.
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From this reading “I know how all this must seem to you, Edward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in a tension as he was, he could not help laughing.
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From this reading Hal stood for a few moments, looking at his brother.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hal stood for a few moments, looking at his brother.
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From this reading Hal stood for a few moments, looking at his brother.
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From this reading It’s a long story; I hardly know how to begin.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even in a tension as he was, he could not help laughing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in a tension as he was, he could not help laughing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hal stood for a few moments, looking at his brother.
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From this reading “I know how all this must seem to you, Edward.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know how all this must seem to you, Edward.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even in a tension as he was, he could not help laughing.
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From this reading It’s a long story; I hardly know how to begin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know how all this must seem to you, Edward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even in a tension as he was, he could not help laughing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s a long story; I hardly know how to begin.”
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From this reading Hal stood for a few moments, looking at his brother.
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From this reading Hal stood for a few moments, looking at his brother.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I know how all this must seem to you, Edward.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I suppose not,” said Edward, drily.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even in a tension as he was, he could not help laughing.
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From this reading “No, I suppose not,” said Edward, drily.
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From this reading “I know how all this must seem to you, Edward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hal stood for a few moments, looking at his brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s a long story; I hardly know how to begin.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No, I suppose not,” said Edward, drily.
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From this reading Even in a tension as he was, he could not help laughing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I know how all this must seem to you, Edward.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I know how all this must seem to you, Edward.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even in a tension as he was, he could not help laughing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I know how all this must seem to you, Edward.
