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Chapter XXV
THE BASLEHURST GAZETTE. By one vote! Old Mr. Cornbury when he heard of it gasped with dismay, and in secret regretted that his son had not been beaten. What seat could be gained by one vote and not be contested, especially when the beaten candidate was a Jew clothier rolling in money? And what sums would not a petition and scrutiny cost?
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Old Mr. Cornbury when he heard of it gasped with dismay, and in secret regretted that his son had not been beaten.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “What seat could be gained by one vote and not be contested, especially when the beaten candidate was a Jew clothier rolling in money?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “By one vote!”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “Old Mr. Cornbury when he heard of it gasped with dismay, and in secret regretted that his son had not been beaten.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “And what sums would not a petition and scrutiny cost?”
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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 What seat could be gained by one vote and not be contested, especially when the beaten candidate was a Jew clothier rolling in money?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old Mr. Cornbury when he heard of it gasped with dismay, and in secret regretted that his son had not been beaten.
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From this reading THE BASLEHURST GAZETTE.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What seat could be gained by one vote and not be contested, especially when the beaten candidate was a Jew clothier rolling in money?
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From this reading Old Mr. Cornbury when he heard of it gasped with dismay, and in secret regretted that his son had not been beaten.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Old Mr. Cornbury when he heard of it gasped with dismay, and in secret regretted that his son had not been beaten.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By one vote!
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From this reading What seat could be gained by one vote and not be contested, especially when the beaten candidate was a Jew clothier rolling in money?
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From this reading What seat could be gained by one vote and not be contested, especially when the beaten candidate was a Jew clothier rolling in money?
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From this reading What seat could be gained by one vote and not be contested, especially when the beaten candidate was a Jew clothier rolling in money?
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From this reading Old Mr. Cornbury when he heard of it gasped with dismay, and in secret regretted that his son had not been beaten.
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From this reading And what sums would not a petition and scrutiny cost?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What seat could be gained by one vote and not be contested, especially when the beaten candidate was a Jew clothier rolling in money?
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From this reading Old Mr. Cornbury when he heard of it gasped with dismay, and in secret regretted that his son had not been beaten.
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From this reading What seat could be gained by one vote and not be contested, especially when the beaten candidate was a Jew clothier rolling in money?
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From this reading What seat could be gained by one vote and not be contested, especially when the beaten candidate was a Jew clothier rolling in money?
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From this reading Old Mr. Cornbury when he heard of it gasped with dismay, and in secret regretted that his son had not been beaten.
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From this reading THE BASLEHURST GAZETTE.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Old Mr. Cornbury when he heard of it gasped with dismay, and in secret regretted that his son had not been beaten.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Old Mr. Cornbury when he heard of it gasped with dismay, and in secret regretted that his son had not been beaten.
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From this reading Old Mr. Cornbury when he heard of it gasped with dismay, and in secret regretted that his son had not been beaten.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Mr. Cornbury when he heard of it gasped with dismay, and in secret regretted that his son had not been beaten.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Old Mr. Cornbury when he heard of it gasped with dismay, and in secret regretted that his son had not been beaten.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Old Mr. Cornbury when he heard of it gasped with dismay, and in secret regretted that his son had not been beaten.
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From this reading What seat could be gained by one vote and not be contested, especially when the beaten candidate was a Jew clothier rolling in money?
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From this reading What seat could be gained by one vote and not be contested, especially when the beaten candidate was a Jew clothier rolling in money?
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From this reading Old Mr. Cornbury when he heard of it gasped with dismay, and in secret regretted that his son had not been beaten.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Old Mr. Cornbury when he heard of it gasped with dismay, and in secret regretted that his son had not been beaten.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Old Mr. Cornbury when he heard of it gasped with dismay, and in secret regretted that his son had not been beaten.
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From this reading Old Mr. Cornbury when he heard of it gasped with dismay, and in secret regretted that his son had not been beaten.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading By one vote!
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From this reading And what sums would not a petition and scrutiny cost?
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From this reading Old Mr. Cornbury when he heard of it gasped with dismay, and in secret regretted that his son had not been beaten.
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From this reading What seat could be gained by one vote and not be contested, especially when the beaten candidate was a Jew clothier rolling in money?
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From this reading And what sums would not a petition and scrutiny cost?
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From this reading What seat could be gained by one vote and not be contested, especially when the beaten candidate was a Jew clothier rolling in money?
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Old Mr. Cornbury when he heard of it gasped with dismay, and in secret regretted that his son had not been beaten.
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From this reading Old Mr. Cornbury when he heard of it gasped with dismay, and in secret regretted that his son had not been beaten.
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From this reading And what sums would not a petition and scrutiny cost?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Old Mr. Cornbury when he heard of it gasped with dismay, and in secret regretted that his son had not been beaten.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BASLEHURST GAZETTE.
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From this reading By one vote!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What seat could be gained by one vote and not be contested, especially when the beaten candidate was a Jew clothier rolling in money?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What seat could be gained by one vote and not be contested, especially when the beaten candidate was a Jew clothier rolling in money?
at the time that
From this reading Old Mr. Cornbury when he heard of it gasped with dismay, and in secret regretted that his son had not been beaten.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Old Mr. Cornbury when he heard of it gasped with dismay, and in secret regretted that his son had not been beaten.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And what sums would not a petition and scrutiny cost?
