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Chapter I
_First Published_ _October 15th, 1914_ _Second Edition_ _March ... 1917_ _Third Edition_ _1922_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note. An expanded table of contents, in addition to the one originally published, has been provided below: These sketches have previously appeared in _Punch_, to whose proprietors I am much indebted for permission to reprint. "In less refined circles than ours," I said to Myra, "your behaviour would be described as swank.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “1917_ _Third Edition_ _1922_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “An expanded table of contents, in addition to the one originally published, has been provided below:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “An expanded table of contents, in addition to the one originally published, has been provided below:”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “1917_ _Third Edition_ _1922_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “An expanded table of contents, in addition to the one originally published, has been provided below:”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “"In less refined circles than ours," I said to Myra, "your behaviour would be described as swank.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These sketches have previously appeared in _Punch_, to whose proprietors I am much indebted for permission to reprint.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
belonging to which person
From this reading “These sketches have previously appeared in _Punch_, to whose proprietors I am much indebted for permission to reprint.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “1917_ _Third Edition_ _1922_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"In less refined circles than ours," I said to Myra, "your behaviour would be described as swank.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading These sketches have previously appeared in _Punch_, to whose proprietors I am much indebted for permission to reprint.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An expanded table of contents, in addition to the one originally published, has been provided below:
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From this reading These sketches have previously appeared in _Punch_, to whose proprietors I am much indebted for permission to reprint.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "In less refined circles than ours," I said to Myra, "your behaviour would be described as swank.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "In less refined circles than ours," I said to Myra, "your behaviour would be described as swank.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 1917_ _Third Edition_ _1922_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
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From this reading "In less refined circles than ours," I said to Myra, "your behaviour would be described as swank.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading An expanded table of contents, in addition to the one originally published, has been provided below:
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From this reading "In less refined circles than ours," I said to Myra, "your behaviour would be described as swank.
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From this reading An expanded table of contents, in addition to the one originally published, has been provided below:
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From this reading 1917_ _Third Edition_ _1922_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
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From this reading "In less refined circles than ours," I said to Myra, "your behaviour would be described as swank.
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From this reading 1917_ _Third Edition_ _1922_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
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From this reading An expanded table of contents, in addition to the one originally published, has been provided below:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading These sketches have previously appeared in _Punch_, to whose proprietors I am much indebted for permission to reprint.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An expanded table of contents, in addition to the one originally published, has been provided below:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 1917_ _Third Edition_ _1922_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading These sketches have previously appeared in _Punch_, to whose proprietors I am much indebted for permission to reprint.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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From this reading These sketches have previously appeared in _Punch_, to whose proprietors I am much indebted for permission to reprint.
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From this reading "In less refined circles than ours," I said to Myra, "your behaviour would be described as swank.
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From this reading These sketches have previously appeared in _Punch_, to whose proprietors I am much indebted for permission to reprint.
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From this reading "In less refined circles than ours," I said to Myra, "your behaviour would be described as swank.
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From this reading 1917_ _Third Edition_ _1922_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An expanded table of contents, in addition to the one originally published, has been provided below:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading An expanded table of contents, in addition to the one originally published, has been provided below:
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From this reading An expanded table of contents, in addition to the one originally published, has been provided below:
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading "In less refined circles than ours," I said to Myra, "your behaviour would be described as swank.
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From this reading These sketches have previously appeared in _Punch_, to whose proprietors I am much indebted for permission to reprint.
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From this reading These sketches have previously appeared in _Punch_, to whose proprietors I am much indebted for permission to reprint.
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From this reading These sketches have previously appeared in _Punch_, to whose proprietors I am much indebted for permission to reprint.
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From this reading An expanded table of contents, in addition to the one originally published, has been provided below:
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From this reading _First Published_ _October 15th, 1914_ _Second Edition_ _March ...
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From this reading These sketches have previously appeared in _Punch_, to whose proprietors I am much indebted for permission to reprint.
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From this reading "In less refined circles than ours," I said to Myra, "your behaviour would be described as swank.
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From this reading These sketches have previously appeared in _Punch_, to whose proprietors I am much indebted for permission to reprint.
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From this reading "In less refined circles than ours," I said to Myra, "your behaviour would be described as swank.
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From this reading _First Published_ _October 15th, 1914_ _Second Edition_ _March ...
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From this reading These sketches have previously appeared in _Punch_, to whose proprietors I am much indebted for permission to reprint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In less refined circles than ours," I said to Myra, "your behaviour would be described as swank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An expanded table of contents, in addition to the one originally published, has been provided below:
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "In less refined circles than ours," I said to Myra, "your behaviour would be described as swank.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An expanded table of contents, in addition to the one originally published, has been provided below:
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These sketches have previously appeared in _Punch_, to whose proprietors I am much indebted for permission to reprint.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 1917_ _Third Edition_ _1922_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An expanded table of contents, in addition to the one originally published, has been provided below:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1917_ _Third Edition_ _1922_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
belonging to which person
From this reading These sketches have previously appeared in _Punch_, to whose proprietors I am much indebted for permission to reprint.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading 1917_ _Third Edition_ _1922_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "In less refined circles than ours," I said to Myra, "your behaviour would be described as swank.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "In less refined circles than ours," I said to Myra, "your behaviour would be described as swank.
