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Chapter III
AUNT JULIE. Ah, dear George, you ought indeed to be happy--but [_brings out a flat package wrapped in newspaper_] look _here_, my dear boy! GEORGE. [_Opens it._] What? my dear old morning shoes! my slippers! [_Breaks down._] This is positively too touching, Hedda, eh?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah, dear George, you ought indeed to be happy--but [_brings out a flat package wrapped in newspaper_] look _here_, my dear boy!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[_Opens it._] What? my dear old morning shoes! my slippers!”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Ah, dear George, you ought indeed to be happy--but [_brings out a flat package wrapped in newspaper_] look _here_, my dear boy!”
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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 Ah, dear George, you ought indeed to be happy--but [_brings out a flat package wrapped in newspaper_] look _here_, my dear boy!
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From this reading Ah, dear George, you ought indeed to be happy--but [_brings out a flat package wrapped in newspaper_] look _here_, my dear boy!
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From this reading AUNT JULIE.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ah, dear George, you ought indeed to be happy--but [_brings out a flat package wrapped in newspaper_] look _here_, my dear boy!
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From this reading Ah, dear George, you ought indeed to be happy--but [_brings out a flat package wrapped in newspaper_] look _here_, my dear boy!
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From this reading [_Breaks down._] This is positively too touching, Hedda, eh?
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From this reading Ah, dear George, you ought indeed to be happy--but [_brings out a flat package wrapped in newspaper_] look _here_, my dear boy!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ah, dear George, you ought indeed to be happy--but [_brings out a flat package wrapped in newspaper_] look _here_, my dear boy!
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From this reading Ah, dear George, you ought indeed to be happy--but [_brings out a flat package wrapped in newspaper_] look _here_, my dear boy!
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From this reading [_Breaks down._] This is positively too touching, Hedda, eh?
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From this reading [_Breaks down._] This is positively too touching, Hedda, eh?
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From this reading Ah, dear George, you ought indeed to be happy--but [_brings out a flat package wrapped in newspaper_] look _here_, my dear boy!
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From this reading Ah, dear George, you ought indeed to be happy--but [_brings out a flat package wrapped in newspaper_] look _here_, my dear boy!
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From this reading Ah, dear George, you ought indeed to be happy--but [_brings out a flat package wrapped in newspaper_] look _here_, my dear boy!
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From this reading [_Breaks down._] This is positively too touching, Hedda, eh?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ah, dear George, you ought indeed to be happy--but [_brings out a flat package wrapped in newspaper_] look _here_, my dear boy!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ah, dear George, you ought indeed to be happy--but [_brings out a flat package wrapped in newspaper_] look _here_, my dear boy!
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From this reading Ah, dear George, you ought indeed to be happy--but [_brings out a flat package wrapped in newspaper_] look _here_, my dear boy!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [_Breaks down._] This is positively too touching, Hedda, eh?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [_Opens it._] What? my dear old morning shoes! my slippers!
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From this reading AUNT JULIE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ah, dear George, you ought indeed to be happy--but [_brings out a flat package wrapped in newspaper_] look _here_, my dear boy!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [_Opens it._] What? my dear old morning shoes! my slippers!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ah, dear George, you ought indeed to be happy--but [_brings out a flat package wrapped in newspaper_] look _here_, my dear boy!
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From this reading Ah, dear George, you ought indeed to be happy--but [_brings out a flat package wrapped in newspaper_] look _here_, my dear boy!
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From this reading [_Opens it._] What? my dear old morning shoes! my slippers!
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From this reading [_Opens it._] What? my dear old morning shoes! my slippers!
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Ah, dear George, you ought indeed to be happy--but [_brings out a flat package wrapped in newspaper_] look _here_, my dear boy!
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From this reading Ah, dear George, you ought indeed to be happy--but [_brings out a flat package wrapped in newspaper_] look _here_, my dear boy!
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From this reading Ah, dear George, you ought indeed to be happy--but [_brings out a flat package wrapped in newspaper_] look _here_, my dear boy!
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From this reading [_Breaks down._] This is positively too touching, Hedda, eh?
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From this reading [_Opens it._] What? my dear old morning shoes! my slippers!
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From this reading [_Opens it._] What? my dear old morning shoes! my slippers!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [_Breaks down._] This is positively too touching, Hedda, eh?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ah, dear George, you ought indeed to be happy--but [_brings out a flat package wrapped in newspaper_] look _here_, my dear boy!
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From this reading [_Breaks down._] This is positively too touching, Hedda, eh?
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From this reading [_Breaks down._] This is positively too touching, Hedda, eh?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading [_Opens it._] What? my dear old morning shoes! my slippers!
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From this reading Ah, dear George, you ought indeed to be happy--but [_brings out a flat package wrapped in newspaper_] look _here_, my dear boy!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ah, dear George, you ought indeed to be happy--but [_brings out a flat package wrapped in newspaper_] look _here_, my dear boy!
