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Chapter IV
"What!" said I, "abolish the chimney? To take out the backbone of anything, wife, is a hazardous affair. Spines out of backs, and chimneys out of houses, are not to be taken like frosted lead pipes from the ground. Besides," added I, "the chimney is the one grand permanence of this abode. If undisturbed by innovators, then in future ages, when all the house shall have crumbled from it, this chimney will still survive--a Bunker Hill monument.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Besides," added I, "the chimney is the one grand permanence of this abode.”
any thing at all
From this reading “To take out the backbone of anything, wife, is a hazardous affair.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides," added I, "the chimney is the one grand permanence of this abode.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If undisturbed by innovators, then in future ages, when all the house shall have crumbled from it, this chimney will still survive--a Bunker Hill monument.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Besides," added I, "the chimney is the one grand permanence of this abode.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “If undisturbed by innovators, then in future ages, when all the house shall have crumbled from it, this chimney will still survive--a Bunker Hill monument.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If undisturbed by innovators, then in future ages, when all the house shall have crumbled from it, this chimney will still survive--a Bunker Hill monument.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To take out the backbone of anything, wife, is a hazardous affair.”
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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 To take out the backbone of anything, wife, is a hazardous affair.
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From this reading Besides," added I, "the chimney is the one grand permanence of this abode.
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From this reading "What!" said I, "abolish the chimney?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides," added I, "the chimney is the one grand permanence of this abode.
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From this reading To take out the backbone of anything, wife, is a hazardous affair.
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From this reading If undisturbed by innovators, then in future ages, when all the house shall have crumbled from it, this chimney will still survive--a Bunker Hill monument.
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From this reading If undisturbed by innovators, then in future ages, when all the house shall have crumbled from it, this chimney will still survive--a Bunker Hill monument.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Spines out of backs, and chimneys out of houses, are not to be taken like frosted lead pipes from the ground.
any thing at all
From this reading To take out the backbone of anything, wife, is a hazardous affair.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Spines out of backs, and chimneys out of houses, are not to be taken like frosted lead pipes from the ground.
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From this reading To take out the backbone of anything, wife, is a hazardous affair.
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From this reading Spines out of backs, and chimneys out of houses, are not to be taken like frosted lead pipes from the ground.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Spines out of backs, and chimneys out of houses, are not to be taken like frosted lead pipes from the ground.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides," added I, "the chimney is the one grand permanence of this abode.
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From this reading If undisturbed by innovators, then in future ages, when all the house shall have crumbled from it, this chimney will still survive--a Bunker Hill monument.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If undisturbed by innovators, then in future ages, when all the house shall have crumbled from it, this chimney will still survive--a Bunker Hill monument.
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From this reading "What!" said I, "abolish the chimney?
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From this reading Spines out of backs, and chimneys out of houses, are not to be taken like frosted lead pipes from the ground.
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From this reading If undisturbed by innovators, then in future ages, when all the house shall have crumbled from it, this chimney will still survive--a Bunker Hill monument.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Spines out of backs, and chimneys out of houses, are not to be taken like frosted lead pipes from the ground.
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From this reading Spines out of backs, and chimneys out of houses, are not to be taken like frosted lead pipes from the ground.
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From this reading If undisturbed by innovators, then in future ages, when all the house shall have crumbled from it, this chimney will still survive--a Bunker Hill monument.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Besides," added I, "the chimney is the one grand permanence of this abode.
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From this reading Spines out of backs, and chimneys out of houses, are not to be taken like frosted lead pipes from the ground.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If undisturbed by innovators, then in future ages, when all the house shall have crumbled from it, this chimney will still survive--a Bunker Hill monument.
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From this reading To take out the backbone of anything, wife, is a hazardous affair.
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From this reading If undisturbed by innovators, then in future ages, when all the house shall have crumbled from it, this chimney will still survive--a Bunker Hill monument.
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From this reading If undisturbed by innovators, then in future ages, when all the house shall have crumbled from it, this chimney will still survive--a Bunker Hill monument.
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From this reading Spines out of backs, and chimneys out of houses, are not to be taken like frosted lead pipes from the ground.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What!" said I, "abolish the chimney?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If undisturbed by innovators, then in future ages, when all the house shall have crumbled from it, this chimney will still survive--a Bunker Hill monument.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If undisturbed by innovators, then in future ages, when all the house shall have crumbled from it, this chimney will still survive--a Bunker Hill monument.
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From this reading If undisturbed by innovators, then in future ages, when all the house shall have crumbled from it, this chimney will still survive--a Bunker Hill monument.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To take out the backbone of anything, wife, is a hazardous affair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If undisturbed by innovators, then in future ages, when all the house shall have crumbled from it, this chimney will still survive--a Bunker Hill monument.
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From this reading Spines out of backs, and chimneys out of houses, are not to be taken like frosted lead pipes from the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spines out of backs, and chimneys out of houses, are not to be taken like frosted lead pipes from the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If undisturbed by innovators, then in future ages, when all the house shall have crumbled from it, this chimney will still survive--a Bunker Hill monument.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Spines out of backs, and chimneys out of houses, are not to be taken like frosted lead pipes from the ground.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To take out the backbone of anything, wife, is a hazardous affair.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Besides," added I, "the chimney is the one grand permanence of this abode.
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From this reading To take out the backbone of anything, wife, is a hazardous affair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Besides," added I, "the chimney is the one grand permanence of this abode.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spines out of backs, and chimneys out of houses, are not to be taken like frosted lead pipes from the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What!" said I, "abolish the chimney?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If undisturbed by innovators, then in future ages, when all the house shall have crumbled from it, this chimney will still survive--a Bunker Hill monument.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spines out of backs, and chimneys out of houses, are not to be taken like frosted lead pipes from the ground.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If undisturbed by innovators, then in future ages, when all the house shall have crumbled from it, this chimney will still survive--a Bunker Hill monument.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If undisturbed by innovators, then in future ages, when all the house shall have crumbled from it, this chimney will still survive--a Bunker Hill monument.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To take out the backbone of anything, wife, is a hazardous affair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spines out of backs, and chimneys out of houses, are not to be taken like frosted lead pipes from the ground.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What!" said I, "abolish the chimney?
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From this reading If undisturbed by innovators, then in future ages, when all the house shall have crumbled from it, this chimney will still survive--a Bunker Hill monument.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Besides," added I, "the chimney is the one grand permanence of this abode.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To take out the backbone of anything, wife, is a hazardous affair.
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From this reading If undisturbed by innovators, then in future ages, when all the house shall have crumbled from it, this chimney will still survive--a Bunker Hill monument.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!" said I, "abolish the chimney?
at the time that
From this reading If undisturbed by innovators, then in future ages, when all the house shall have crumbled from it, this chimney will still survive--a Bunker Hill monument.
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From this reading To take out the backbone of anything, wife, is a hazardous affair.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If undisturbed by innovators, then in future ages, when all the house shall have crumbled from it, this chimney will still survive--a Bunker Hill monument.
