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He continued with sudden fury: "Damn it. What's the sense of all these attempts to justify fornication? England's mad about it. Well, you've got your John Stuart Mill's and your George Eliot's for the high-class thing. Leave the furniture out!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “England's mad about it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He continued with sudden fury: "Damn it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, you've got your John Stuart Mill's and your George Eliot's for the high-class thing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He continued with sudden fury: "Damn it.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “What's the sense of all these attempts to justify fornication?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, you've got your John Stuart Mill's and your George Eliot's for the high-class thing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, you've got your John Stuart Mill's and your George Eliot's for the high-class thing.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading England's mad about it.
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From this reading What's the sense of all these attempts to justify fornication?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, you've got your John Stuart Mill's and your George Eliot's for the high-class thing.
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From this reading What's the sense of all these attempts to justify fornication?
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From this reading He continued with sudden fury: "Damn it.
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From this reading He continued with sudden fury: "Damn it.
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From this reading Well, you've got your John Stuart Mill's and your George Eliot's for the high-class thing.
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From this reading England's mad about it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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From this reading Well, you've got your John Stuart Mill's and your George Eliot's for the high-class thing.
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From this reading Well, you've got your John Stuart Mill's and your George Eliot's for the high-class thing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He continued with sudden fury: "Damn it.
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From this reading Well, you've got your John Stuart Mill's and your George Eliot's for the high-class thing.
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From this reading What's the sense of all these attempts to justify fornication?
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From this reading Leave the furniture out!
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From this reading England's mad about it.
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What's the sense of all these attempts to justify fornication?
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From this reading Leave the furniture out!
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From this reading What's the sense of all these attempts to justify fornication?
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From this reading Well, you've got your John Stuart Mill's and your George Eliot's for the high-class thing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He continued with sudden fury: "Damn it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What's the sense of all these attempts to justify fornication?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading What's the sense of all these attempts to justify fornication?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, you've got your John Stuart Mill's and your George Eliot's for the high-class thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What's the sense of all these attempts to justify fornication?
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From this reading Well, you've got your John Stuart Mill's and your George Eliot's for the high-class thing.
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From this reading What's the sense of all these attempts to justify fornication?
in the company of; together with
From this reading He continued with sudden fury: "Damn it.
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From this reading Well, you've got your John Stuart Mill's and your George Eliot's for the high-class thing.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, you've got your John Stuart Mill's and your George Eliot's for the high-class thing.
