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Chapter X
‘The thing MUST be judged as a whole. Wait till I’ve come to the end of the Fifth Act.’ So impatient did I become that, as the years went by, I used rather to resent his presence at second nights. I felt he ought to be at his desk. His, I used to tell him, was the only drama whose future ought to concern him now.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wait till I’ve come to the end of the Fifth Act.’”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “‘The thing MUST be judged as a whole.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “So impatient did I become that, as the years went by, I used rather to resent his presence at second nights.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I felt he ought to be at his desk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So impatient did I become that, as the years went by, I used rather to resent his presence at second nights.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His, I used to tell him, was the only drama whose future ought to concern him now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘The thing MUST be judged as a whole.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Wait till I’ve come to the end of the Fifth Act.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So impatient did I become that, as the years went by, I used rather to resent his presence at second nights.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “His, I used to tell him, was the only drama whose future ought to concern him now.”
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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 ‘The thing MUST be judged as a whole.
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From this reading Wait till I’ve come to the end of the Fifth Act.’
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘The thing MUST be judged as a whole.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So impatient did I become that, as the years went by, I used rather to resent his presence at second nights.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘The thing MUST be judged as a whole.
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From this reading So impatient did I become that, as the years went by, I used rather to resent his presence at second nights.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So impatient did I become that, as the years went by, I used rather to resent his presence at second nights.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wait till I’ve come to the end of the Fifth Act.’
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From this reading His, I used to tell him, was the only drama whose future ought to concern him now.
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From this reading I felt he ought to be at his desk.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So impatient did I become that, as the years went by, I used rather to resent his presence at second nights.
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From this reading His, I used to tell him, was the only drama whose future ought to concern him now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wait till I’ve come to the end of the Fifth Act.’
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From this reading I felt he ought to be at his desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wait till I’ve come to the end of the Fifth Act.’
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From this reading His, I used to tell him, was the only drama whose future ought to concern him now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I felt he ought to be at his desk.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His, I used to tell him, was the only drama whose future ought to concern him now.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So impatient did I become that, as the years went by, I used rather to resent his presence at second nights.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So impatient did I become that, as the years went by, I used rather to resent his presence at second nights.
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From this reading Wait till I’ve come to the end of the Fifth Act.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So impatient did I become that, as the years went by, I used rather to resent his presence at second nights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘The thing MUST be judged as a whole.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘The thing MUST be judged as a whole.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading So impatient did I become that, as the years went by, I used rather to resent his presence at second nights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His, I used to tell him, was the only drama whose future ought to concern him now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wait till I’ve come to the end of the Fifth Act.’
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From this reading His, I used to tell him, was the only drama whose future ought to concern him now.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I felt he ought to be at his desk.
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From this reading So impatient did I become that, as the years went by, I used rather to resent his presence at second nights.
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From this reading So impatient did I become that, as the years went by, I used rather to resent his presence at second nights.
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From this reading So impatient did I become that, as the years went by, I used rather to resent his presence at second nights.
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From this reading So impatient did I become that, as the years went by, I used rather to resent his presence at second nights.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So impatient did I become that, as the years went by, I used rather to resent his presence at second nights.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His, I used to tell him, was the only drama whose future ought to concern him now.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So impatient did I become that, as the years went by, I used rather to resent his presence at second nights.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘The thing MUST be judged as a whole.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘The thing MUST be judged as a whole.
up to a particular time
From this reading Wait till I’ve come to the end of the Fifth Act.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wait till I’ve come to the end of the Fifth Act.’
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From this reading So impatient did I become that, as the years went by, I used rather to resent his presence at second nights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wait till I’ve come to the end of the Fifth Act.’
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His, I used to tell him, was the only drama whose future ought to concern him now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So impatient did I become that, as the years went by, I used rather to resent his presence at second nights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘The thing MUST be judged as a whole.
belonging to which person
From this reading His, I used to tell him, was the only drama whose future ought to concern him now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So impatient did I become that, as the years went by, I used rather to resent his presence at second nights.
