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Chapter X
MASTER FINK HAS AN INTERVIEW WITH THE WOMAN HE LOVED. An hour past noon I stood before Louisa Wolf's hovel. It was nothing more; it would have been mockery to call it a cottage. I looked in at the window it was almost bare of furniture, and I recognized that whoever inhabited it must have a hard fight to keep body and soul together. And in the room was an old, old woman--none other than Louisa Wolf.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It was nothing more; it would have been mockery to call it a cottage.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “An hour past noon I stood before Louisa Wolf's hovel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I looked in at the window it was almost bare of furniture, and I recognized that whoever inhabited it must have a hard fight to keep body and soul together.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “MASTER FINK HAS AN INTERVIEW WITH THE WOMAN HE LOVED.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It was nothing more; it would have been mockery to call it a cottage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I looked in at the window it was almost bare of furniture, and I recognized that whoever inhabited it must have a hard fight to keep body and soul together.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I looked in at the window it was almost bare of furniture, and I recognized that whoever inhabited it must have a hard fight to keep body and soul together.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “And in the room was an old, old woman--none other than Louisa Wolf.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “It was nothing more; it would have been mockery to call it a cottage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An hour past noon I stood before Louisa Wolf's hovel.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It was nothing more; it would have been mockery to call it a cottage.”
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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 It was nothing more; it would have been mockery to call it a cottage.
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From this reading I looked in at the window it was almost bare of furniture, and I recognized that whoever inhabited it must have a hard fight to keep body and soul together.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading MASTER FINK HAS AN INTERVIEW WITH THE WOMAN HE LOVED.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I looked in at the window it was almost bare of furniture, and I recognized that whoever inhabited it must have a hard fight to keep body and soul together.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I looked in at the window it was almost bare of furniture, and I recognized that whoever inhabited it must have a hard fight to keep body and soul together.
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From this reading I looked in at the window it was almost bare of furniture, and I recognized that whoever inhabited it must have a hard fight to keep body and soul together.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was nothing more; it would have been mockery to call it a cottage.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading An hour past noon I stood before Louisa Wolf's hovel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked in at the window it was almost bare of furniture, and I recognized that whoever inhabited it must have a hard fight to keep body and soul together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was nothing more; it would have been mockery to call it a cottage.
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From this reading It was nothing more; it would have been mockery to call it a cottage.
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From this reading I looked in at the window it was almost bare of furniture, and I recognized that whoever inhabited it must have a hard fight to keep body and soul together.
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From this reading MASTER FINK HAS AN INTERVIEW WITH THE WOMAN HE LOVED.
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From this reading I looked in at the window it was almost bare of furniture, and I recognized that whoever inhabited it must have a hard fight to keep body and soul together.
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From this reading I looked in at the window it was almost bare of furniture, and I recognized that whoever inhabited it must have a hard fight to keep body and soul together.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MASTER FINK HAS AN INTERVIEW WITH THE WOMAN HE LOVED.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was nothing more; it would have been mockery to call it a cottage.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MASTER FINK HAS AN INTERVIEW WITH THE WOMAN HE LOVED.
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From this reading An hour past noon I stood before Louisa Wolf's hovel.
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From this reading An hour past noon I stood before Louisa Wolf's hovel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading An hour past noon I stood before Louisa Wolf's hovel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I looked in at the window it was almost bare of furniture, and I recognized that whoever inhabited it must have a hard fight to keep body and soul together.
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From this reading I looked in at the window it was almost bare of furniture, and I recognized that whoever inhabited it must have a hard fight to keep body and soul together.
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From this reading MASTER FINK HAS AN INTERVIEW WITH THE WOMAN HE LOVED.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nothing more; it would have been mockery to call it a cottage.
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From this reading I looked in at the window it was almost bare of furniture, and I recognized that whoever inhabited it must have a hard fight to keep body and soul together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked in at the window it was almost bare of furniture, and I recognized that whoever inhabited it must have a hard fight to keep body and soul together.
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From this reading An hour past noon I stood before Louisa Wolf's hovel.
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From this reading MASTER FINK HAS AN INTERVIEW WITH THE WOMAN HE LOVED.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MASTER FINK HAS AN INTERVIEW WITH THE WOMAN HE LOVED.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was nothing more; it would have been mockery to call it a cottage.
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From this reading It was nothing more; it would have been mockery to call it a cottage.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I looked in at the window it was almost bare of furniture, and I recognized that whoever inhabited it must have a hard fight to keep body and soul together.
not one, and not any
From this reading And in the room was an old, old woman--none other than Louisa Wolf.
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From this reading An hour past noon I stood before Louisa Wolf's hovel.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was nothing more; it would have been mockery to call it a cottage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I looked in at the window it was almost bare of furniture, and I recognized that whoever inhabited it must have a hard fight to keep body and soul together.
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From this reading And in the room was an old, old woman--none other than Louisa Wolf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the room was an old, old woman--none other than Louisa Wolf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour past noon I stood before Louisa Wolf's hovel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I looked in at the window it was almost bare of furniture, and I recognized that whoever inhabited it must have a hard fight to keep body and soul together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the room was an old, old woman--none other than Louisa Wolf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I looked in at the window it was almost bare of furniture, and I recognized that whoever inhabited it must have a hard fight to keep body and soul together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour past noon I stood before Louisa Wolf's hovel.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And in the room was an old, old woman--none other than Louisa Wolf.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I looked in at the window it was almost bare of furniture, and I recognized that whoever inhabited it must have a hard fight to keep body and soul together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MASTER FINK HAS AN INTERVIEW WITH THE WOMAN HE LOVED.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was nothing more; it would have been mockery to call it a cottage.
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From this reading I looked in at the window it was almost bare of furniture, and I recognized that whoever inhabited it must have a hard fight to keep body and soul together.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nothing more; it would have been mockery to call it a cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I looked in at the window it was almost bare of furniture, and I recognized that whoever inhabited it must have a hard fight to keep body and soul together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I looked in at the window it was almost bare of furniture, and I recognized that whoever inhabited it must have a hard fight to keep body and soul together.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MASTER FINK HAS AN INTERVIEW WITH THE WOMAN HE LOVED.
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From this reading And in the room was an old, old woman--none other than Louisa Wolf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour past noon I stood before Louisa Wolf's hovel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MASTER FINK HAS AN INTERVIEW WITH THE WOMAN HE LOVED.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was nothing more; it would have been mockery to call it a cottage.
