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Chapter XV
It is not impossible to sympathise with Ahab. It must have been difficult for him, with his varied possessions, to realise the value to Naboth of his vineyard. He had offered compensation. Naboth would undoubtedly have gained by the exchange. Ahab, owning half Palestine, must have been genuinely puzzled by this blind attachment to one miserable half-acre.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It must have been difficult for him, with his varied possessions, to realise the value to Naboth of his vineyard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ahab, owning half Palestine, must have been genuinely puzzled by this blind attachment to one miserable half-acre.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It must have been difficult for him, with his varied possessions, to realise the value to Naboth of his vineyard.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “It must have been difficult for him, with his varied possessions, to realise the value to Naboth of his vineyard.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Ahab, owning half Palestine, must have been genuinely puzzled by this blind attachment to one miserable half-acre.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Naboth would undoubtedly have gained by the exchange.”
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From this reading It is not impossible to sympathise with Ahab.
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From this reading Ahab, owning half Palestine, must have been genuinely puzzled by this blind attachment to one miserable half-acre.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It must have been difficult for him, with his varied possessions, to realise the value to Naboth of his vineyard.
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From this reading Ahab, owning half Palestine, must have been genuinely puzzled by this blind attachment to one miserable half-acre.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Naboth would undoubtedly have gained by the exchange.
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From this reading He had offered compensation.
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From this reading It must have been difficult for him, with his varied possessions, to realise the value to Naboth of his vineyard.
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From this reading Naboth would undoubtedly have gained by the exchange.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It must have been difficult for him, with his varied possessions, to realise the value to Naboth of his vineyard.
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From this reading Naboth would undoubtedly have gained by the exchange.
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From this reading Ahab, owning half Palestine, must have been genuinely puzzled by this blind attachment to one miserable half-acre.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had offered compensation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ahab, owning half Palestine, must have been genuinely puzzled by this blind attachment to one miserable half-acre.
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From this reading Ahab, owning half Palestine, must have been genuinely puzzled by this blind attachment to one miserable half-acre.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It must have been difficult for him, with his varied possessions, to realise the value to Naboth of his vineyard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had offered compensation.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It must have been difficult for him, with his varied possessions, to realise the value to Naboth of his vineyard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It must have been difficult for him, with his varied possessions, to realise the value to Naboth of his vineyard.
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From this reading It is not impossible to sympathise with Ahab.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not impossible to sympathise with Ahab.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not impossible to sympathise with Ahab.
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From this reading Ahab, owning half Palestine, must have been genuinely puzzled by this blind attachment to one miserable half-acre.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must have been difficult for him, with his varied possessions, to realise the value to Naboth of his vineyard.
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From this reading It must have been difficult for him, with his varied possessions, to realise the value to Naboth of his vineyard.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not impossible to sympathise with Ahab.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It must have been difficult for him, with his varied possessions, to realise the value to Naboth of his vineyard.
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From this reading He had offered compensation.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ahab, owning half Palestine, must have been genuinely puzzled by this blind attachment to one miserable half-acre.
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From this reading Ahab, owning half Palestine, must have been genuinely puzzled by this blind attachment to one miserable half-acre.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ahab, owning half Palestine, must have been genuinely puzzled by this blind attachment to one miserable half-acre.
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From this reading It must have been difficult for him, with his varied possessions, to realise the value to Naboth of his vineyard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ahab, owning half Palestine, must have been genuinely puzzled by this blind attachment to one miserable half-acre.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It must have been difficult for him, with his varied possessions, to realise the value to Naboth of his vineyard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is not impossible to sympathise with Ahab.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It must have been difficult for him, with his varied possessions, to realise the value to Naboth of his vineyard.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Ahab, owning half Palestine, must have been genuinely puzzled by this blind attachment to one miserable half-acre.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is not impossible to sympathise with Ahab.
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From this reading Naboth would undoubtedly have gained by the exchange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It must have been difficult for him, with his varied possessions, to realise the value to Naboth of his vineyard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It must have been difficult for him, with his varied possessions, to realise the value to Naboth of his vineyard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It must have been difficult for him, with his varied possessions, to realise the value to Naboth of his vineyard.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is not impossible to sympathise with Ahab.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Naboth would undoubtedly have gained by the exchange.
