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Chapter IV
Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me. “This neighbourhood has more than its due proportion of the _very_ poor,” I remarked, as we passed a group of hovels, too dilapidated to deserve the name of “cottages.” “But the few rich,” Arthur replied, “give more than their due proportion of help in charity. So the balance is kept.” “I suppose the _Earl_ does a good deal?”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “So the balance is kept.””
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““This neighbourhood has more than its due proportion of the _very_ poor,” I remarked, as we passed a group of hovels, too dilapidated to deserve the name of “cottages.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But the few rich,” Arthur replied, “give more than their due proportion of help in charity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““This neighbourhood has more than its due proportion of the _very_ poor,” I remarked, as we passed a group of hovels, too dilapidated to deserve the name of “cottages.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““This neighbourhood has more than its due proportion of the _very_ poor,” I remarked, as we passed a group of hovels, too dilapidated to deserve the name of “cottages.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““This neighbourhood has more than its due proportion of the _very_ poor,” I remarked, as we passed a group of hovels, too dilapidated to deserve the name of “cottages.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But the few rich,” Arthur replied, “give more than their due proportion of help in charity.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I suppose the _Earl_ does a good deal?””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.”
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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 Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.
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From this reading “But the few rich,” Arthur replied, “give more than their due proportion of help in charity.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “This neighbourhood has more than its due proportion of the _very_ poor,” I remarked, as we passed a group of hovels, too dilapidated to deserve the name of “cottages.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So the balance is kept.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But the few rich,” Arthur replied, “give more than their due proportion of help in charity.
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From this reading “But the few rich,” Arthur replied, “give more than their due proportion of help in charity.
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From this reading Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.
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From this reading “This neighbourhood has more than its due proportion of the _very_ poor,” I remarked, as we passed a group of hovels, too dilapidated to deserve the name of “cottages.”
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From this reading Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.
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From this reading “I suppose the _Earl_ does a good deal?”
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From this reading “This neighbourhood has more than its due proportion of the _very_ poor,” I remarked, as we passed a group of hovels, too dilapidated to deserve the name of “cottages.”
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From this reading “This neighbourhood has more than its due proportion of the _very_ poor,” I remarked, as we passed a group of hovels, too dilapidated to deserve the name of “cottages.”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I suppose the _Earl_ does a good deal?”
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From this reading “This neighbourhood has more than its due proportion of the _very_ poor,” I remarked, as we passed a group of hovels, too dilapidated to deserve the name of “cottages.”
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From this reading “I suppose the _Earl_ does a good deal?”
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From this reading Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.
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From this reading Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.
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From this reading “But the few rich,” Arthur replied, “give more than their due proportion of help in charity.
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From this reading “But the few rich,” Arthur replied, “give more than their due proportion of help in charity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This neighbourhood has more than its due proportion of the _very_ poor,” I remarked, as we passed a group of hovels, too dilapidated to deserve the name of “cottages.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This neighbourhood has more than its due proportion of the _very_ poor,” I remarked, as we passed a group of hovels, too dilapidated to deserve the name of “cottages.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the few rich,” Arthur replied, “give more than their due proportion of help in charity.
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From this reading “This neighbourhood has more than its due proportion of the _very_ poor,” I remarked, as we passed a group of hovels, too dilapidated to deserve the name of “cottages.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “This neighbourhood has more than its due proportion of the _very_ poor,” I remarked, as we passed a group of hovels, too dilapidated to deserve the name of “cottages.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “But the few rich,” Arthur replied, “give more than their due proportion of help in charity.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So the balance is kept.”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “This neighbourhood has more than its due proportion of the _very_ poor,” I remarked, as we passed a group of hovels, too dilapidated to deserve the name of “cottages.”
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From this reading So the balance is kept.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.
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From this reading Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.
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From this reading “This neighbourhood has more than its due proportion of the _very_ poor,” I remarked, as we passed a group of hovels, too dilapidated to deserve the name of “cottages.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This neighbourhood has more than its due proportion of the _very_ poor,” I remarked, as we passed a group of hovels, too dilapidated to deserve the name of “cottages.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This neighbourhood has more than its due proportion of the _very_ poor,” I remarked, as we passed a group of hovels, too dilapidated to deserve the name of “cottages.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This neighbourhood has more than its due proportion of the _very_ poor,” I remarked, as we passed a group of hovels, too dilapidated to deserve the name of “cottages.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This neighbourhood has more than its due proportion of the _very_ poor,” I remarked, as we passed a group of hovels, too dilapidated to deserve the name of “cottages.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This neighbourhood has more than its due proportion of the _very_ poor,” I remarked, as we passed a group of hovels, too dilapidated to deserve the name of “cottages.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This neighbourhood has more than its due proportion of the _very_ poor,” I remarked, as we passed a group of hovels, too dilapidated to deserve the name of “cottages.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the few rich,” Arthur replied, “give more than their due proportion of help in charity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But the few rich,” Arthur replied, “give more than their due proportion of help in charity.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the balance is kept.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I suppose the _Earl_ does a good deal?”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “This neighbourhood has more than its due proportion of the _very_ poor,” I remarked, as we passed a group of hovels, too dilapidated to deserve the name of “cottages.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “But the few rich,” Arthur replied, “give more than their due proportion of help in charity.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This neighbourhood has more than its due proportion of the _very_ poor,” I remarked, as we passed a group of hovels, too dilapidated to deserve the name of “cottages.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This neighbourhood has more than its due proportion of the _very_ poor,” I remarked, as we passed a group of hovels, too dilapidated to deserve the name of “cottages.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This neighbourhood has more than its due proportion of the _very_ poor,” I remarked, as we passed a group of hovels, too dilapidated to deserve the name of “cottages.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Next day proved warm and sunny, and we started early, to enjoy the luxury of a good long chat before he would be obliged to leave me.
