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Chapter XXIV
"THAT WOULD BE DISAGREEABLE." Things at Trafford on that day and on the next were very uncomfortable. No house could possibly be more so. There were four persons who, in the natural course of things, would have lived together, not one of whom would sit down to table with any other. The condition of the Marquis, of course, made it impossible that he should do so.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “No house could possibly be more so.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were four persons who, in the natural course of things, would have lived together, not one of whom would sit down to table with any other.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “There were four persons who, in the natural course of things, would have lived together, not one of whom would sit down to table with any other.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Things at Trafford on that day and on the next were very uncomfortable.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There were four persons who, in the natural course of things, would have lived together, not one of whom would sit down to table with any other.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"THAT WOULD BE DISAGREEABLE."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Things at Trafford on that day and on the next were very uncomfortable.
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From this reading There were four persons who, in the natural course of things, would have lived together, not one of whom would sit down to table with any other.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Things at Trafford on that day and on the next were very uncomfortable.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "THAT WOULD BE DISAGREEABLE."
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From this reading The condition of the Marquis, of course, made it impossible that he should do so.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No house could possibly be more so.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were four persons who, in the natural course of things, would have lived together, not one of whom would sit down to table with any other.
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From this reading Things at Trafford on that day and on the next were very uncomfortable.
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From this reading "THAT WOULD BE DISAGREEABLE."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The condition of the Marquis, of course, made it impossible that he should do so.
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From this reading There were four persons who, in the natural course of things, would have lived together, not one of whom would sit down to table with any other.
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From this reading There were four persons who, in the natural course of things, would have lived together, not one of whom would sit down to table with any other.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There were four persons who, in the natural course of things, would have lived together, not one of whom would sit down to table with any other.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The condition of the Marquis, of course, made it impossible that he should do so.
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From this reading No house could possibly be more so.
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From this reading The condition of the Marquis, of course, made it impossible that he should do so.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were four persons who, in the natural course of things, would have lived together, not one of whom would sit down to table with any other.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The condition of the Marquis, of course, made it impossible that he should do so.
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From this reading There were four persons who, in the natural course of things, would have lived together, not one of whom would sit down to table with any other.
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From this reading The condition of the Marquis, of course, made it impossible that he should do so.
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From this reading The condition of the Marquis, of course, made it impossible that he should do so.
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From this reading No house could possibly be more so.
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From this reading There were four persons who, in the natural course of things, would have lived together, not one of whom would sit down to table with any other.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Things at Trafford on that day and on the next were very uncomfortable.
not any; not one
From this reading No house could possibly be more so.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There were four persons who, in the natural course of things, would have lived together, not one of whom would sit down to table with any other.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were four persons who, in the natural course of things, would have lived together, not one of whom would sit down to table with any other.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Things at Trafford on that day and on the next were very uncomfortable.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were four persons who, in the natural course of things, would have lived together, not one of whom would sit down to table with any other.
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From this reading There were four persons who, in the natural course of things, would have lived together, not one of whom would sit down to table with any other.
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From this reading There were four persons who, in the natural course of things, would have lived together, not one of whom would sit down to table with any other.
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From this reading No house could possibly be more so.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The condition of the Marquis, of course, made it impossible that he should do so.
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From this reading There were four persons who, in the natural course of things, would have lived together, not one of whom would sit down to table with any other.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading No house could possibly be more so.
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From this reading There were four persons who, in the natural course of things, would have lived together, not one of whom would sit down to table with any other.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "THAT WOULD BE DISAGREEABLE."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Things at Trafford on that day and on the next were very uncomfortable.
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From this reading There were four persons who, in the natural course of things, would have lived together, not one of whom would sit down to table with any other.
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From this reading Things at Trafford on that day and on the next were very uncomfortable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were four persons who, in the natural course of things, would have lived together, not one of whom would sit down to table with any other.
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From this reading There were four persons who, in the natural course of things, would have lived together, not one of whom would sit down to table with any other.
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From this reading Things at Trafford on that day and on the next were very uncomfortable.
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From this reading Things at Trafford on that day and on the next were very uncomfortable.
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From this reading Things at Trafford on that day and on the next were very uncomfortable.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Things at Trafford on that day and on the next were very uncomfortable.
which person or people
From this reading There were four persons who, in the natural course of things, would have lived together, not one of whom would sit down to table with any other.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There were four persons who, in the natural course of things, would have lived together, not one of whom would sit down to table with any other.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were four persons who, in the natural course of things, would have lived together, not one of whom would sit down to table with any other.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "THAT WOULD BE DISAGREEABLE."
