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Chapter II
“I was well pleased when I left Mr. Beverly’s office. In a few days I was still more pleased to learn that I could sell my Petunia sixes for 104 if so wished. But I did not wish it; and Mr. Beverly told me that he should not sell his mother’s unless they went to 110. ‘In that case,’ said he, ‘it might be worth while to capitalise her premium.’” “I liked the idea of capitalising one’s premium.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “In a few days I was still more pleased to learn that I could sell my Petunia sixes for 104 if so wished.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I was well pleased when I left Mr. Beverly’s office.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “‘In that case,’ said he, ‘it might be worth while to capitalise her premium.’””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I was well pleased when I left Mr. Beverly’s office.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In a few days I was still more pleased to learn that I could sell my Petunia sixes for 104 if so wished.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I did not wish it; and Mr. Beverly told me that he should not sell his mother’s unless they went to 110.”
except if; if not
From this reading “But I did not wish it; and Mr. Beverly told me that he should not sell his mother’s unless they went to 110.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I was well pleased when I left Mr. Beverly’s office.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I did not wish it; and Mr. Beverly told me that he should not sell his mother’s unless they went to 110.”
during the time that
From this reading “‘In that case,’ said he, ‘it might be worth while to capitalise her premium.’””
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From this reading In a few days I was still more pleased to learn that I could sell my Petunia sixes for 104 if so wished.
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From this reading But I did not wish it; and Mr. Beverly told me that he should not sell his mother’s unless they went to 110.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a few days I was still more pleased to learn that I could sell my Petunia sixes for 104 if so wished.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But I did not wish it; and Mr. Beverly told me that he should not sell his mother’s unless they went to 110.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘In that case,’ said he, ‘it might be worth while to capitalise her premium.’”
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From this reading But I did not wish it; and Mr. Beverly told me that he should not sell his mother’s unless they went to 110.
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From this reading “I was well pleased when I left Mr. Beverly’s office.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I did not wish it; and Mr. Beverly told me that he should not sell his mother’s unless they went to 110.
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From this reading ‘In that case,’ said he, ‘it might be worth while to capitalise her premium.’”
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From this reading “I liked the idea of capitalising one’s premium.
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From this reading ‘In that case,’ said he, ‘it might be worth while to capitalise her premium.’”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In a few days I was still more pleased to learn that I could sell my Petunia sixes for 104 if so wished.
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From this reading In a few days I was still more pleased to learn that I could sell my Petunia sixes for 104 if so wished.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But I did not wish it; and Mr. Beverly told me that he should not sell his mother’s unless they went to 110.
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From this reading In a few days I was still more pleased to learn that I could sell my Petunia sixes for 104 if so wished.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In a few days I was still more pleased to learn that I could sell my Petunia sixes for 104 if so wished.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But I did not wish it; and Mr. Beverly told me that he should not sell his mother’s unless they went to 110.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘In that case,’ said he, ‘it might be worth while to capitalise her premium.’”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But I did not wish it; and Mr. Beverly told me that he should not sell his mother’s unless they went to 110.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was well pleased when I left Mr. Beverly’s office.
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From this reading “I liked the idea of capitalising one’s premium.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In a few days I was still more pleased to learn that I could sell my Petunia sixes for 104 if so wished.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a few days I was still more pleased to learn that I could sell my Petunia sixes for 104 if so wished.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But I did not wish it; and Mr. Beverly told me that he should not sell his mother’s unless they went to 110.
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From this reading In a few days I was still more pleased to learn that I could sell my Petunia sixes for 104 if so wished.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was well pleased when I left Mr. Beverly’s office.
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From this reading “I liked the idea of capitalising one’s premium.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But I did not wish it; and Mr. Beverly told me that he should not sell his mother’s unless they went to 110.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ‘In that case,’ said he, ‘it might be worth while to capitalise her premium.’”
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From this reading In a few days I was still more pleased to learn that I could sell my Petunia sixes for 104 if so wished.
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From this reading But I did not wish it; and Mr. Beverly told me that he should not sell his mother’s unless they went to 110.
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From this reading “I was well pleased when I left Mr. Beverly’s office.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In a few days I was still more pleased to learn that I could sell my Petunia sixes for 104 if so wished.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But I did not wish it; and Mr. Beverly told me that he should not sell his mother’s unless they went to 110.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I liked the idea of capitalising one’s premium.
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From this reading “I was well pleased when I left Mr. Beverly’s office.
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From this reading “I liked the idea of capitalising one’s premium.
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From this reading In a few days I was still more pleased to learn that I could sell my Petunia sixes for 104 if so wished.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I was well pleased when I left Mr. Beverly’s office.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘In that case,’ said he, ‘it might be worth while to capitalise her premium.’”
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From this reading ‘In that case,’ said he, ‘it might be worth while to capitalise her premium.’”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a few days I was still more pleased to learn that I could sell my Petunia sixes for 104 if so wished.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But I did not wish it; and Mr. Beverly told me that he should not sell his mother’s unless they went to 110.
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From this reading In a few days I was still more pleased to learn that I could sell my Petunia sixes for 104 if so wished.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In a few days I was still more pleased to learn that I could sell my Petunia sixes for 104 if so wished.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a few days I was still more pleased to learn that I could sell my Petunia sixes for 104 if so wished.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In a few days I was still more pleased to learn that I could sell my Petunia sixes for 104 if so wished.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I liked the idea of capitalising one’s premium.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But I did not wish it; and Mr. Beverly told me that he should not sell his mother’s unless they went to 110.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a few days I was still more pleased to learn that I could sell my Petunia sixes for 104 if so wished.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I did not wish it; and Mr. Beverly told me that he should not sell his mother’s unless they went to 110.
except if; if not
From this reading But I did not wish it; and Mr. Beverly told me that he should not sell his mother’s unless they went to 110.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was well pleased when I left Mr. Beverly’s office.
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From this reading “I was well pleased when I left Mr. Beverly’s office.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I did not wish it; and Mr. Beverly told me that he should not sell his mother’s unless they went to 110.
at the time that
From this reading “I was well pleased when I left Mr. Beverly’s office.
during the time that
From this reading ‘In that case,’ said he, ‘it might be worth while to capitalise her premium.’”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I did not wish it; and Mr. Beverly told me that he should not sell his mother’s unless they went to 110.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a few days I was still more pleased to learn that I could sell my Petunia sixes for 104 if so wished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘In that case,’ said he, ‘it might be worth while to capitalise her premium.’”
