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Chapter XXXIII
A TEST OF CIVILIZATION. "Now we shall see," Mr. Plant remarked to his niece as he led her down to dinner, "what stuff Mr. Blood is made of. There is no more crucial test of a man's civilization than the way in which he dines." "Poor Burleigh!" Patty said to herself.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Now we shall see," Mr. Plant remarked to his niece as he led her down to dinner, "what stuff Mr. Blood is made of.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Patty said to herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Poor Burleigh!"”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Now we shall see," Mr. Plant remarked to his niece as he led her down to dinner, "what stuff Mr. Blood is made of.”
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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 A TEST OF CIVILIZATION.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Now we shall see," Mr. Plant remarked to his niece as he led her down to dinner, "what stuff Mr. Blood is made of.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now we shall see," Mr. Plant remarked to his niece as he led her down to dinner, "what stuff Mr. Blood is made of.
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From this reading "Poor Burleigh!"
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From this reading A TEST OF CIVILIZATION.
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From this reading There is no more crucial test of a man's civilization than the way in which he dines."
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From this reading There is no more crucial test of a man's civilization than the way in which he dines."
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From this reading "Now we shall see," Mr. Plant remarked to his niece as he led her down to dinner, "what stuff Mr. Blood is made of.
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From this reading "Now we shall see," Mr. Plant remarked to his niece as he led her down to dinner, "what stuff Mr. Blood is made of.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now we shall see," Mr. Plant remarked to his niece as he led her down to dinner, "what stuff Mr. Blood is made of.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Now we shall see," Mr. Plant remarked to his niece as he led her down to dinner, "what stuff Mr. Blood is made of.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Patty said to herself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Now we shall see," Mr. Plant remarked to his niece as he led her down to dinner, "what stuff Mr. Blood is made of.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is no more crucial test of a man's civilization than the way in which he dines."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Now we shall see," Mr. Plant remarked to his niece as he led her down to dinner, "what stuff Mr. Blood is made of.
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From this reading "Now we shall see," Mr. Plant remarked to his niece as he led her down to dinner, "what stuff Mr. Blood is made of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now we shall see," Mr. Plant remarked to his niece as he led her down to dinner, "what stuff Mr. Blood is made of.
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From this reading There is no more crucial test of a man's civilization than the way in which he dines."
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From this reading There is no more crucial test of a man's civilization than the way in which he dines."
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From this reading "Now we shall see," Mr. Plant remarked to his niece as he led her down to dinner, "what stuff Mr. Blood is made of.
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From this reading "Now we shall see," Mr. Plant remarked to his niece as he led her down to dinner, "what stuff Mr. Blood is made of.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no more crucial test of a man's civilization than the way in which he dines."
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From this reading "Now we shall see," Mr. Plant remarked to his niece as he led her down to dinner, "what stuff Mr. Blood is made of.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TEST OF CIVILIZATION.
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From this reading Patty said to herself.
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From this reading "Now we shall see," Mr. Plant remarked to his niece as he led her down to dinner, "what stuff Mr. Blood is made of.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Poor Burleigh!"
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From this reading "Now we shall see," Mr. Plant remarked to his niece as he led her down to dinner, "what stuff Mr. Blood is made of.
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From this reading Patty said to herself.
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From this reading "Now we shall see," Mr. Plant remarked to his niece as he led her down to dinner, "what stuff Mr. Blood is made of.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Now we shall see," Mr. Plant remarked to his niece as he led her down to dinner, "what stuff Mr. Blood is made of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now we shall see," Mr. Plant remarked to his niece as he led her down to dinner, "what stuff Mr. Blood is made of.
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From this reading A TEST OF CIVILIZATION.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There is no more crucial test of a man's civilization than the way in which he dines."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is no more crucial test of a man's civilization than the way in which he dines."
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From this reading There is no more crucial test of a man's civilization than the way in which he dines."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now we shall see," Mr. Plant remarked to his niece as he led her down to dinner, "what stuff Mr. Blood is made of.
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From this reading There is no more crucial test of a man's civilization than the way in which he dines."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Now we shall see," Mr. Plant remarked to his niece as he led her down to dinner, "what stuff Mr. Blood is made of.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Now we shall see," Mr. Plant remarked to his niece as he led her down to dinner, "what stuff Mr. Blood is made of.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is no more crucial test of a man's civilization than the way in which he dines."
