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Chapter XI
There's no doubt that for the next, two--three--four years he wallowed. He was so deep in that, even after Viola's illness that came in nineteen-thirteen and purged him somewhat, he continued to wallow. And we had to stand by while he was doing it and pretend that we weren't shocked. There was no good trying to give him a hand to help him out, he was so happy wallowing. I am far from blaming him.
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later than; following
From this reading “He was so deep in that, even after Viola's illness that came in nineteen-thirteen and purged him somewhat, he continued to wallow.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He was so deep in that, even after Viola's illness that came in nineteen-thirteen and purged him somewhat, he continued to wallow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was so deep in that, even after Viola's illness that came in nineteen-thirteen and purged him somewhat, he continued to wallow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was no good trying to give him a hand to help him out, he was so happy wallowing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was no good trying to give him a hand to help him out, he was so happy wallowing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was no good trying to give him a hand to help him out, he was so happy wallowing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There's no doubt that for the next, two--three--four years he wallowed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And we had to stand by while he was doing it and pretend that we weren't shocked.”
during the time that
From this reading “And we had to stand by while he was doing it and pretend that we weren't shocked.”
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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 There was no good trying to give him a hand to help him out, he was so happy wallowing.
later than; following
From this reading He was so deep in that, even after Viola's illness that came in nineteen-thirteen and purged him somewhat, he continued to wallow.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am far from blaming him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was so deep in that, even after Viola's illness that came in nineteen-thirteen and purged him somewhat, he continued to wallow.
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From this reading I am far from blaming him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And we had to stand by while he was doing it and pretend that we weren't shocked.
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From this reading He was so deep in that, even after Viola's illness that came in nineteen-thirteen and purged him somewhat, he continued to wallow.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was so deep in that, even after Viola's illness that came in nineteen-thirteen and purged him somewhat, he continued to wallow.
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From this reading He was so deep in that, even after Viola's illness that came in nineteen-thirteen and purged him somewhat, he continued to wallow.
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From this reading And we had to stand by while he was doing it and pretend that we weren't shocked.
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From this reading There's no doubt that for the next, two--three--four years he wallowed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was so deep in that, even after Viola's illness that came in nineteen-thirteen and purged him somewhat, he continued to wallow.
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From this reading I am far from blaming him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There's no doubt that for the next, two--three--four years he wallowed.
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From this reading There's no doubt that for the next, two--three--four years he wallowed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I am far from blaming him.
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From this reading There was no good trying to give him a hand to help him out, he was so happy wallowing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no good trying to give him a hand to help him out, he was so happy wallowing.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And we had to stand by while he was doing it and pretend that we weren't shocked.
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From this reading There was no good trying to give him a hand to help him out, he was so happy wallowing.
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From this reading There was no good trying to give him a hand to help him out, he was so happy wallowing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There's no doubt that for the next, two--three--four years he wallowed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no good trying to give him a hand to help him out, he was so happy wallowing.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was so deep in that, even after Viola's illness that came in nineteen-thirteen and purged him somewhat, he continued to wallow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am far from blaming him.
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From this reading He was so deep in that, even after Viola's illness that came in nineteen-thirteen and purged him somewhat, he continued to wallow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was so deep in that, even after Viola's illness that came in nineteen-thirteen and purged him somewhat, he continued to wallow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And we had to stand by while he was doing it and pretend that we weren't shocked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There's no doubt that for the next, two--three--four years he wallowed.
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From this reading He was so deep in that, even after Viola's illness that came in nineteen-thirteen and purged him somewhat, he continued to wallow.
not any; not one
From this reading There's no doubt that for the next, two--three--four years he wallowed.
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From this reading There was no good trying to give him a hand to help him out, he was so happy wallowing.
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From this reading And we had to stand by while he was doing it and pretend that we weren't shocked.
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From this reading He was so deep in that, even after Viola's illness that came in nineteen-thirteen and purged him somewhat, he continued to wallow.
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From this reading And we had to stand by while he was doing it and pretend that we weren't shocked.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was so deep in that, even after Viola's illness that came in nineteen-thirteen and purged him somewhat, he continued to wallow.
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From this reading He was so deep in that, even after Viola's illness that came in nineteen-thirteen and purged him somewhat, he continued to wallow.
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From this reading And we had to stand by while he was doing it and pretend that we weren't shocked.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There's no doubt that for the next, two--three--four years he wallowed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There's no doubt that for the next, two--three--four years he wallowed.
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From this reading There was no good trying to give him a hand to help him out, he was so happy wallowing.
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From this reading There's no doubt that for the next, two--three--four years he wallowed.
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From this reading There's no doubt that for the next, two--three--four years he wallowed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was so deep in that, even after Viola's illness that came in nineteen-thirteen and purged him somewhat, he continued to wallow.
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From this reading There was no good trying to give him a hand to help him out, he was so happy wallowing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's no doubt that for the next, two--three--four years he wallowed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was so deep in that, even after Viola's illness that came in nineteen-thirteen and purged him somewhat, he continued to wallow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was so deep in that, even after Viola's illness that came in nineteen-thirteen and purged him somewhat, he continued to wallow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's no doubt that for the next, two--three--four years he wallowed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no good trying to give him a hand to help him out, he was so happy wallowing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was so deep in that, even after Viola's illness that came in nineteen-thirteen and purged him somewhat, he continued to wallow.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And we had to stand by while he was doing it and pretend that we weren't shocked.
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From this reading And we had to stand by while he was doing it and pretend that we weren't shocked.
during the time that
From this reading And we had to stand by while he was doing it and pretend that we weren't shocked.
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From this reading There's no doubt that for the next, two--three--four years he wallowed.
