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Chapter III
"Exactly like children being very, very naughty.... "And," said Mr. Britling with a gesture to round off his discourse, "we do go on. We shall go on--until there is a spark right into the magazine. We have lost any belief we ever had that fundamental things happen. We are everlasting children in an everlasting nursery...."
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “"Exactly like children being very, very naughty....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We have lost any belief we ever had that fundamental things happen.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have lost any belief we ever had that fundamental things happen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We shall go on--until there is a spark right into the magazine.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “We shall go on--until there is a spark right into the magazine.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “We shall go on--until there is a spark right into the magazine.”
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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 "And," said Mr. Britling with a gesture to round off his discourse, "we do go on.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We are everlasting children in an everlasting nursery...."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And," said Mr. Britling with a gesture to round off his discourse, "we do go on.
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From this reading We have lost any belief we ever had that fundamental things happen.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are everlasting children in an everlasting nursery...."
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Exactly like children being very, very naughty....
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From this reading We have lost any belief we ever had that fundamental things happen.
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From this reading "And," said Mr. Britling with a gesture to round off his discourse, "we do go on.
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From this reading "Exactly like children being very, very naughty....
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From this reading "And," said Mr. Britling with a gesture to round off his discourse, "we do go on.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And," said Mr. Britling with a gesture to round off his discourse, "we do go on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have lost any belief we ever had that fundamental things happen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are everlasting children in an everlasting nursery...."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Exactly like children being very, very naughty....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have lost any belief we ever had that fundamental things happen.
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From this reading "And," said Mr. Britling with a gesture to round off his discourse, "we do go on.
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From this reading "And," said Mr. Britling with a gesture to round off his discourse, "we do go on.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We have lost any belief we ever had that fundamental things happen.
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From this reading We have lost any belief we ever had that fundamental things happen.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have lost any belief we ever had that fundamental things happen.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And," said Mr. Britling with a gesture to round off his discourse, "we do go on.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We are everlasting children in an everlasting nursery...."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We shall go on--until there is a spark right into the magazine.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We shall go on--until there is a spark right into the magazine.
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From this reading "Exactly like children being very, very naughty....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have lost any belief we ever had that fundamental things happen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We shall go on--until there is a spark right into the magazine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And," said Mr. Britling with a gesture to round off his discourse, "we do go on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Exactly like children being very, very naughty....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are everlasting children in an everlasting nursery...."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And," said Mr. Britling with a gesture to round off his discourse, "we do go on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "And," said Mr. Britling with a gesture to round off his discourse, "we do go on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We shall go on--until there is a spark right into the magazine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And," said Mr. Britling with a gesture to round off his discourse, "we do go on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And," said Mr. Britling with a gesture to round off his discourse, "we do go on.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall go on--until there is a spark right into the magazine.
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From this reading We shall go on--until there is a spark right into the magazine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We have lost any belief we ever had that fundamental things happen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We shall go on--until there is a spark right into the magazine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We shall go on--until there is a spark right into the magazine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have lost any belief we ever had that fundamental things happen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And," said Mr. Britling with a gesture to round off his discourse, "we do go on.
up to a particular time
From this reading We shall go on--until there is a spark right into the magazine.
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From this reading "Exactly like children being very, very naughty....
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "And," said Mr. Britling with a gesture to round off his discourse, "we do go on.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And," said Mr. Britling with a gesture to round off his discourse, "we do go on.
