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Chapter XVII
"I FIND I MUST." Ralph the heir had, after all, gone to Margate. Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it. He found himself forced to go to Margate. When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
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later than; following
From this reading “Ralph the heir had, after all, gone to Margate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.”
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading “When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found himself forced to go to Margate.”
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading “Ralph the heir had, after all, gone to Margate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He found himself forced to go to Margate.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"I FIND I MUST."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.”
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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 Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.
later than; following
From this reading Ralph the heir had, after all, gone to Margate.
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From this reading Ralph the heir had, after all, gone to Margate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
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From this reading When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
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From this reading "I FIND I MUST."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.
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From this reading He found himself forced to go to Margate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found himself forced to go to Margate.
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From this reading He found himself forced to go to Margate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ralph the heir had, after all, gone to Margate.
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From this reading Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ralph the heir had, after all, gone to Margate.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading Ralph the heir had, after all, gone to Margate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He found himself forced to go to Margate.
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From this reading Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I FIND I MUST."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.
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From this reading Ralph the heir had, after all, gone to Margate.
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From this reading Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I FIND I MUST."
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From this reading Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.
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From this reading When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
not any; not one
From this reading Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
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From this reading Ralph the heir had, after all, gone to Margate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
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From this reading When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ralph the heir had, after all, gone to Margate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ralph the heir had, after all, gone to Margate.
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From this reading When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
at the time that
From this reading When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
