Chapter XXII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

later than; following

From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

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From this reading "That she is,--and so Smiley always found her.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "That she is,--and so Smiley always found her.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

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From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading And what can a man want more than that?"

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From this reading JOHN KENNEBY'S COURTSHIP.

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From this reading 'She's always the same,' Smiley said to me many a day.

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From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

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From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "That she is,--and so Smiley always found her.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

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From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

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From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "That she is,--and so Smiley always found her.

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From this reading JOHN KENNEBY'S COURTSHIP.

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From this reading JOHN KENNEBY'S COURTSHIP.

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From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

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From this reading And what can a man want more than that?"

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From this reading 'She's always the same,' Smiley said to me many a day.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading 'She's always the same,' Smiley said to me many a day.

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From this reading And what can a man want more than that?"

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From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

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From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

above and across; more than

From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

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From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

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From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

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From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "That she is,--and so Smiley always found her.

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From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

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From this reading "That she is,--and so Smiley always found her.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "That she is,--and so Smiley always found her.

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From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

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From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

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From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

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From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

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From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

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From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading And what can a man want more than that?"

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

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From this reading "She's as sweet a temper, John, as ever stirred a lump of sugar in her tea," said Mrs. Moulder to her brother, as they sat together over the fire in Great St. Helen's on that same evening,--after his return from Hamworth.

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From this reading And what can a man want more than that?"

used to ask for information about something

From this reading And what can a man want more than that?"