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Chapter XIV
"Ah, patronage, patronage!" sighed the Prime Minister. "Every vacancy makes one doubtful friend and a dozen very positive enemies. Who so bitter as the disappointed place-seeker? But you are right, Charles. Better fill it at once, especially as there is some little trouble in Morocco.
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “"Every vacancy makes one doubtful friend and a dozen very positive enemies.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Better fill it at once, especially as there is some little trouble in Morocco.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Better fill it at once, especially as there is some little trouble in Morocco.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Every vacancy makes one doubtful friend and a dozen very positive enemies.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But you are right, Charles.”
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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 "Every vacancy makes one doubtful friend and a dozen very positive enemies.
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From this reading "Ah, patronage, patronage!" sighed the Prime Minister.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Every vacancy makes one doubtful friend and a dozen very positive enemies.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But you are right, Charles.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Who so bitter as the disappointed place-seeker?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Better fill it at once, especially as there is some little trouble in Morocco.
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From this reading Better fill it at once, especially as there is some little trouble in Morocco.
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From this reading Who so bitter as the disappointed place-seeker?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you are right, Charles.
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From this reading But you are right, Charles.
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From this reading Who so bitter as the disappointed place-seeker?
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From this reading "Every vacancy makes one doubtful friend and a dozen very positive enemies.
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From this reading "Every vacancy makes one doubtful friend and a dozen very positive enemies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Every vacancy makes one doubtful friend and a dozen very positive enemies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Better fill it at once, especially as there is some little trouble in Morocco.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Every vacancy makes one doubtful friend and a dozen very positive enemies.
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From this reading Better fill it at once, especially as there is some little trouble in Morocco.
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From this reading "Every vacancy makes one doubtful friend and a dozen very positive enemies.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Better fill it at once, especially as there is some little trouble in Morocco.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Better fill it at once, especially as there is some little trouble in Morocco.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Better fill it at once, especially as there is some little trouble in Morocco.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Better fill it at once, especially as there is some little trouble in Morocco.
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From this reading "Every vacancy makes one doubtful friend and a dozen very positive enemies.
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From this reading "Ah, patronage, patronage!" sighed the Prime Minister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Better fill it at once, especially as there is some little trouble in Morocco.
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From this reading Better fill it at once, especially as there is some little trouble in Morocco.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Every vacancy makes one doubtful friend and a dozen very positive enemies.
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From this reading "Ah, patronage, patronage!" sighed the Prime Minister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who so bitter as the disappointed place-seeker?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Every vacancy makes one doubtful friend and a dozen very positive enemies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, patronage, patronage!" sighed the Prime Minister.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But you are right, Charles.
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From this reading "Ah, patronage, patronage!" sighed the Prime Minister.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Who so bitter as the disappointed place-seeker?
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From this reading Better fill it at once, especially as there is some little trouble in Morocco.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ah, patronage, patronage!" sighed the Prime Minister.
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From this reading Better fill it at once, especially as there is some little trouble in Morocco.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Better fill it at once, especially as there is some little trouble in Morocco.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Every vacancy makes one doubtful friend and a dozen very positive enemies.
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From this reading "Every vacancy makes one doubtful friend and a dozen very positive enemies.
which person or people
From this reading Who so bitter as the disappointed place-seeker?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But you are right, Charles.
