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Chapter XXV
I thanked Number Seven for his poetical illustration of my thesis. There is great good to be got out of a squinting brain, if one only knows how to profit by it. We see only one side of the moon, you know, but a fellow with a squinting brain seems now and then to get a peep at the other side. I speak metaphorically. He takes new and startling views of things we have always looked at in one particular aspect.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is great good to be got out of a squinting brain, if one only knows how to profit by it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is great good to be got out of a squinting brain, if one only knows how to profit by it.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He takes new and startling views of things we have always looked at in one particular aspect.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We see only one side of the moon, you know, but a fellow with a squinting brain seems now and then to get a peep at the other side.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He takes new and startling views of things we have always looked at in one particular aspect.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There is great good to be got out of a squinting brain, if one only knows how to profit by it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I speak metaphorically.”
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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 There is great good to be got out of a squinting brain, if one only knows how to profit by it.
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From this reading He takes new and startling views of things we have always looked at in one particular aspect.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We see only one side of the moon, you know, but a fellow with a squinting brain seems now and then to get a peep at the other side.
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From this reading He takes new and startling views of things we have always looked at in one particular aspect.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We see only one side of the moon, you know, but a fellow with a squinting brain seems now and then to get a peep at the other side.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There is great good to be got out of a squinting brain, if one only knows how to profit by it.
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From this reading There is great good to be got out of a squinting brain, if one only knows how to profit by it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We see only one side of the moon, you know, but a fellow with a squinting brain seems now and then to get a peep at the other side.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There is great good to be got out of a squinting brain, if one only knows how to profit by it.
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From this reading We see only one side of the moon, you know, but a fellow with a squinting brain seems now and then to get a peep at the other side.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I thanked Number Seven for his poetical illustration of my thesis.
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From this reading We see only one side of the moon, you know, but a fellow with a squinting brain seems now and then to get a peep at the other side.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is great good to be got out of a squinting brain, if one only knows how to profit by it.
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From this reading There is great good to be got out of a squinting brain, if one only knows how to profit by it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is great good to be got out of a squinting brain, if one only knows how to profit by it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He takes new and startling views of things we have always looked at in one particular aspect.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He takes new and startling views of things we have always looked at in one particular aspect.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I thanked Number Seven for his poetical illustration of my thesis.
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From this reading There is great good to be got out of a squinting brain, if one only knows how to profit by it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thanked Number Seven for his poetical illustration of my thesis.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There is great good to be got out of a squinting brain, if one only knows how to profit by it.
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From this reading I thanked Number Seven for his poetical illustration of my thesis.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He takes new and startling views of things we have always looked at in one particular aspect.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is great good to be got out of a squinting brain, if one only knows how to profit by it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is great good to be got out of a squinting brain, if one only knows how to profit by it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We see only one side of the moon, you know, but a fellow with a squinting brain seems now and then to get a peep at the other side.
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From this reading There is great good to be got out of a squinting brain, if one only knows how to profit by it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He takes new and startling views of things we have always looked at in one particular aspect.
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From this reading I speak metaphorically.
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From this reading We see only one side of the moon, you know, but a fellow with a squinting brain seems now and then to get a peep at the other side.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I thanked Number Seven for his poetical illustration of my thesis.
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From this reading He takes new and startling views of things we have always looked at in one particular aspect.
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From this reading We see only one side of the moon, you know, but a fellow with a squinting brain seems now and then to get a peep at the other side.
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From this reading I thanked Number Seven for his poetical illustration of my thesis.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I thanked Number Seven for his poetical illustration of my thesis.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There is great good to be got out of a squinting brain, if one only knows how to profit by it.
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From this reading There is great good to be got out of a squinting brain, if one only knows how to profit by it.
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From this reading We see only one side of the moon, you know, but a fellow with a squinting brain seems now and then to get a peep at the other side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is great good to be got out of a squinting brain, if one only knows how to profit by it.
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From this reading He takes new and startling views of things we have always looked at in one particular aspect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We see only one side of the moon, you know, but a fellow with a squinting brain seems now and then to get a peep at the other side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thanked Number Seven for his poetical illustration of my thesis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is great good to be got out of a squinting brain, if one only knows how to profit by it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We see only one side of the moon, you know, but a fellow with a squinting brain seems now and then to get a peep at the other side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We see only one side of the moon, you know, but a fellow with a squinting brain seems now and then to get a peep at the other side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thanked Number Seven for his poetical illustration of my thesis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We see only one side of the moon, you know, but a fellow with a squinting brain seems now and then to get a peep at the other side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I speak metaphorically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is great good to be got out of a squinting brain, if one only knows how to profit by it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He takes new and startling views of things we have always looked at in one particular aspect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He takes new and startling views of things we have always looked at in one particular aspect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thanked Number Seven for his poetical illustration of my thesis.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We see only one side of the moon, you know, but a fellow with a squinting brain seems now and then to get a peep at the other side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We see only one side of the moon, you know, but a fellow with a squinting brain seems now and then to get a peep at the other side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is great good to be got out of a squinting brain, if one only knows how to profit by it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thanked Number Seven for his poetical illustration of my thesis.
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From this reading He takes new and startling views of things we have always looked at in one particular aspect.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is great good to be got out of a squinting brain, if one only knows how to profit by it.
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From this reading He takes new and startling views of things we have always looked at in one particular aspect.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We see only one side of the moon, you know, but a fellow with a squinting brain seems now and then to get a peep at the other side.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We see only one side of the moon, you know, but a fellow with a squinting brain seems now and then to get a peep at the other side.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We see only one side of the moon, you know, but a fellow with a squinting brain seems now and then to get a peep at the other side.
