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Chapter VII
THE WEDDING BREAKFAST. At the breakfast table the next morning old man Staggs spread himself back with a loud laugh as Lyman entered the room. His wife looked at him with sharp reproof. "Jasper, you ought to be ashamed of yourself," she said. "It is a sin to laugh at a trouble.
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feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading “"Jasper, you ought to be ashamed of yourself," she said.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “At the breakfast table the next morning old man Staggs spread himself back with a loud laugh as Lyman entered the room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His wife looked at him with sharp reproof.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the breakfast table the next morning old man Staggs spread himself back with a loud laugh as Lyman entered the room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the breakfast table the next morning old man Staggs spread himself back with a loud laugh as Lyman entered the room.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “"Jasper, you ought to be ashamed of yourself," she said.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"Jasper, you ought to be ashamed of yourself," she said.”
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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 At the breakfast table the next morning old man Staggs spread himself back with a loud laugh as Lyman entered the room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the breakfast table the next morning old man Staggs spread himself back with a loud laugh as Lyman entered the room.
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading "Jasper, you ought to be ashamed of yourself," she said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the breakfast table the next morning old man Staggs spread himself back with a loud laugh as Lyman entered the room.
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From this reading At the breakfast table the next morning old man Staggs spread himself back with a loud laugh as Lyman entered the room.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Jasper, you ought to be ashamed of yourself," she said.
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From this reading THE WEDDING BREAKFAST.
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From this reading At the breakfast table the next morning old man Staggs spread himself back with a loud laugh as Lyman entered the room.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His wife looked at him with sharp reproof.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At the breakfast table the next morning old man Staggs spread himself back with a loud laugh as Lyman entered the room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His wife looked at him with sharp reproof.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is a sin to laugh at a trouble.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is a sin to laugh at a trouble.
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From this reading "Jasper, you ought to be ashamed of yourself," she said.
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From this reading At the breakfast table the next morning old man Staggs spread himself back with a loud laugh as Lyman entered the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His wife looked at him with sharp reproof.
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From this reading At the breakfast table the next morning old man Staggs spread himself back with a loud laugh as Lyman entered the room.
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From this reading At the breakfast table the next morning old man Staggs spread himself back with a loud laugh as Lyman entered the room.
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From this reading At the breakfast table the next morning old man Staggs spread himself back with a loud laugh as Lyman entered the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the breakfast table the next morning old man Staggs spread himself back with a loud laugh as Lyman entered the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the breakfast table the next morning old man Staggs spread himself back with a loud laugh as Lyman entered the room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Jasper, you ought to be ashamed of yourself," she said.
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From this reading At the breakfast table the next morning old man Staggs spread himself back with a loud laugh as Lyman entered the room.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Jasper, you ought to be ashamed of yourself," she said.
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From this reading His wife looked at him with sharp reproof.
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From this reading At the breakfast table the next morning old man Staggs spread himself back with a loud laugh as Lyman entered the room.
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From this reading "Jasper, you ought to be ashamed of yourself," she said.
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From this reading His wife looked at him with sharp reproof.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Jasper, you ought to be ashamed of yourself," she said.
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From this reading "It is a sin to laugh at a trouble.
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From this reading At the breakfast table the next morning old man Staggs spread himself back with a loud laugh as Lyman entered the room.
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From this reading At the breakfast table the next morning old man Staggs spread himself back with a loud laugh as Lyman entered the room.
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From this reading At the breakfast table the next morning old man Staggs spread himself back with a loud laugh as Lyman entered the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WEDDING BREAKFAST.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Jasper, you ought to be ashamed of yourself," she said.
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From this reading "It is a sin to laugh at a trouble.
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From this reading THE WEDDING BREAKFAST.
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From this reading His wife looked at him with sharp reproof.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the breakfast table the next morning old man Staggs spread himself back with a loud laugh as Lyman entered the room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Jasper, you ought to be ashamed of yourself," she said.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Jasper, you ought to be ashamed of yourself," she said.
