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Chapter XV
HANDEL BEETHOVEN SMITH proved to be of uncertain temper. At times he was sullen, or sarcastic, and he was always severe. He would not have this, and he would have that. He told the leading bass that his voice sounded like a trombone, without its correctness of pitch. He said the Emmons girls had harsh, grating voices, and that Carrie Fowler's singing reminded him of a certain rooster which used to disturb his morning slumbers.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He would not have this, and he would have that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He said the Emmons girls had harsh, grating voices, and that Carrie Fowler's singing reminded him of a certain rooster which used to disturb his morning slumbers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He told the leading bass that his voice sounded like a trombone, without its correctness of pitch.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “He told the leading bass that his voice sounded like a trombone, without its correctness of pitch.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He would not have this, and he would have that.”
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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 He told the leading bass that his voice sounded like a trombone, without its correctness of pitch.
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From this reading At times he was sullen, or sarcastic, and he was always severe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At times he was sullen, or sarcastic, and he was always severe.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At times he was sullen, or sarcastic, and he was always severe.
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From this reading He told the leading bass that his voice sounded like a trombone, without its correctness of pitch.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading HANDEL BEETHOVEN SMITH proved to be of uncertain temper.
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From this reading HANDEL BEETHOVEN SMITH proved to be of uncertain temper.
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From this reading He said the Emmons girls had harsh, grating voices, and that Carrie Fowler's singing reminded him of a certain rooster which used to disturb his morning slumbers.
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From this reading He said the Emmons girls had harsh, grating voices, and that Carrie Fowler's singing reminded him of a certain rooster which used to disturb his morning slumbers.
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From this reading He told the leading bass that his voice sounded like a trombone, without its correctness of pitch.
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From this reading He said the Emmons girls had harsh, grating voices, and that Carrie Fowler's singing reminded him of a certain rooster which used to disturb his morning slumbers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He said the Emmons girls had harsh, grating voices, and that Carrie Fowler's singing reminded him of a certain rooster which used to disturb his morning slumbers.
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From this reading He said the Emmons girls had harsh, grating voices, and that Carrie Fowler's singing reminded him of a certain rooster which used to disturb his morning slumbers.
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From this reading He said the Emmons girls had harsh, grating voices, and that Carrie Fowler's singing reminded him of a certain rooster which used to disturb his morning slumbers.
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From this reading He said the Emmons girls had harsh, grating voices, and that Carrie Fowler's singing reminded him of a certain rooster which used to disturb his morning slumbers.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He said the Emmons girls had harsh, grating voices, and that Carrie Fowler's singing reminded him of a certain rooster which used to disturb his morning slumbers.
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From this reading HANDEL BEETHOVEN SMITH proved to be of uncertain temper.
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From this reading He said the Emmons girls had harsh, grating voices, and that Carrie Fowler's singing reminded him of a certain rooster which used to disturb his morning slumbers.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would not have this, and he would have that.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At times he was sullen, or sarcastic, and he was always severe.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He said the Emmons girls had harsh, grating voices, and that Carrie Fowler's singing reminded him of a certain rooster which used to disturb his morning slumbers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He told the leading bass that his voice sounded like a trombone, without its correctness of pitch.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He told the leading bass that his voice sounded like a trombone, without its correctness of pitch.
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From this reading He told the leading bass that his voice sounded like a trombone, without its correctness of pitch.
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From this reading He told the leading bass that his voice sounded like a trombone, without its correctness of pitch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He said the Emmons girls had harsh, grating voices, and that Carrie Fowler's singing reminded him of a certain rooster which used to disturb his morning slumbers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would not have this, and he would have that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HANDEL BEETHOVEN SMITH proved to be of uncertain temper.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At times he was sullen, or sarcastic, and he was always severe.
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From this reading He told the leading bass that his voice sounded like a trombone, without its correctness of pitch.
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From this reading HANDEL BEETHOVEN SMITH proved to be of uncertain temper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He said the Emmons girls had harsh, grating voices, and that Carrie Fowler's singing reminded him of a certain rooster which used to disturb his morning slumbers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He said the Emmons girls had harsh, grating voices, and that Carrie Fowler's singing reminded him of a certain rooster which used to disturb his morning slumbers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He said the Emmons girls had harsh, grating voices, and that Carrie Fowler's singing reminded him of a certain rooster which used to disturb his morning slumbers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At times he was sullen, or sarcastic, and he was always severe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At times he was sullen, or sarcastic, and he was always severe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He said the Emmons girls had harsh, grating voices, and that Carrie Fowler's singing reminded him of a certain rooster which used to disturb his morning slumbers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He said the Emmons girls had harsh, grating voices, and that Carrie Fowler's singing reminded him of a certain rooster which used to disturb his morning slumbers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HANDEL BEETHOVEN SMITH proved to be of uncertain temper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He told the leading bass that his voice sounded like a trombone, without its correctness of pitch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At times he was sullen, or sarcastic, and he was always severe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HANDEL BEETHOVEN SMITH proved to be of uncertain temper.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He would not have this, and he would have that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He told the leading bass that his voice sounded like a trombone, without its correctness of pitch.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He would not have this, and he would have that.
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From this reading At times he was sullen, or sarcastic, and he was always severe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HANDEL BEETHOVEN SMITH proved to be of uncertain temper.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told the leading bass that his voice sounded like a trombone, without its correctness of pitch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He told the leading bass that his voice sounded like a trombone, without its correctness of pitch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HANDEL BEETHOVEN SMITH proved to be of uncertain temper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He said the Emmons girls had harsh, grating voices, and that Carrie Fowler's singing reminded him of a certain rooster which used to disturb his morning slumbers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He told the leading bass that his voice sounded like a trombone, without its correctness of pitch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He said the Emmons girls had harsh, grating voices, and that Carrie Fowler's singing reminded him of a certain rooster which used to disturb his morning slumbers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At times he was sullen, or sarcastic, and he was always severe.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He said the Emmons girls had harsh, grating voices, and that Carrie Fowler's singing reminded him of a certain rooster which used to disturb his morning slumbers.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He told the leading bass that his voice sounded like a trombone, without its correctness of pitch.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would not have this, and he would have that.
