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Chapter XIII
MOOT POINTS TOUCHING THE LATE COLONEL JOHN MOREDOCK. "Charity, charity!" exclaimed the cosmopolitan, "never a sound judgment without charity. When man judges man, charity is less a bounty from our mercy than just allowance for the insensible lee-way of human fallibility. God forbid that my eccentric friend should be what you hint. You do not know him, or but imperfectly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MOOT POINTS TOUCHING THE LATE COLONEL JOHN MOREDOCK.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You do not know him, or but imperfectly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Charity, charity!" exclaimed the cosmopolitan, "never a sound judgment without charity.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “"Charity, charity!" exclaimed the cosmopolitan, "never a sound judgment without charity.”
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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 "Charity, charity!" exclaimed the cosmopolitan, "never a sound judgment without charity.
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From this reading When man judges man, charity is less a bounty from our mercy than just allowance for the insensible lee-way of human fallibility.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading God forbid that my eccentric friend should be what you hint.
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From this reading When man judges man, charity is less a bounty from our mercy than just allowance for the insensible lee-way of human fallibility.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You do not know him, or but imperfectly.
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From this reading "Charity, charity!" exclaimed the cosmopolitan, "never a sound judgment without charity.
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From this reading MOOT POINTS TOUCHING THE LATE COLONEL JOHN MOREDOCK.
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From this reading "Charity, charity!" exclaimed the cosmopolitan, "never a sound judgment without charity.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You do not know him, or but imperfectly.
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From this reading God forbid that my eccentric friend should be what you hint.
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From this reading "Charity, charity!" exclaimed the cosmopolitan, "never a sound judgment without charity.
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From this reading When man judges man, charity is less a bounty from our mercy than just allowance for the insensible lee-way of human fallibility.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When man judges man, charity is less a bounty from our mercy than just allowance for the insensible lee-way of human fallibility.
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From this reading God forbid that my eccentric friend should be what you hint.
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From this reading God forbid that my eccentric friend should be what you hint.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When man judges man, charity is less a bounty from our mercy than just allowance for the insensible lee-way of human fallibility.
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From this reading God forbid that my eccentric friend should be what you hint.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You do not know him, or but imperfectly.
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From this reading God forbid that my eccentric friend should be what you hint.
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From this reading When man judges man, charity is less a bounty from our mercy than just allowance for the insensible lee-way of human fallibility.
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From this reading You do not know him, or but imperfectly.
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From this reading When man judges man, charity is less a bounty from our mercy than just allowance for the insensible lee-way of human fallibility.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When man judges man, charity is less a bounty from our mercy than just allowance for the insensible lee-way of human fallibility.
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From this reading MOOT POINTS TOUCHING THE LATE COLONEL JOHN MOREDOCK.
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From this reading When man judges man, charity is less a bounty from our mercy than just allowance for the insensible lee-way of human fallibility.
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From this reading "Charity, charity!" exclaimed the cosmopolitan, "never a sound judgment without charity.
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From this reading When man judges man, charity is less a bounty from our mercy than just allowance for the insensible lee-way of human fallibility.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You do not know him, or but imperfectly.
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From this reading MOOT POINTS TOUCHING THE LATE COLONEL JOHN MOREDOCK.
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From this reading When man judges man, charity is less a bounty from our mercy than just allowance for the insensible lee-way of human fallibility.
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From this reading When man judges man, charity is less a bounty from our mercy than just allowance for the insensible lee-way of human fallibility.
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From this reading When man judges man, charity is less a bounty from our mercy than just allowance for the insensible lee-way of human fallibility.
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From this reading When man judges man, charity is less a bounty from our mercy than just allowance for the insensible lee-way of human fallibility.
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From this reading MOOT POINTS TOUCHING THE LATE COLONEL JOHN MOREDOCK.
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From this reading MOOT POINTS TOUCHING THE LATE COLONEL JOHN MOREDOCK.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading God forbid that my eccentric friend should be what you hint.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Charity, charity!" exclaimed the cosmopolitan, "never a sound judgment without charity.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You do not know him, or but imperfectly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When man judges man, charity is less a bounty from our mercy than just allowance for the insensible lee-way of human fallibility.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You do not know him, or but imperfectly.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading When man judges man, charity is less a bounty from our mercy than just allowance for the insensible lee-way of human fallibility.
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From this reading MOOT POINTS TOUCHING THE LATE COLONEL JOHN MOREDOCK.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading God forbid that my eccentric friend should be what you hint.
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From this reading "Charity, charity!" exclaimed the cosmopolitan, "never a sound judgment without charity.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When man judges man, charity is less a bounty from our mercy than just allowance for the insensible lee-way of human fallibility.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading God forbid that my eccentric friend should be what you hint.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MOOT POINTS TOUCHING THE LATE COLONEL JOHN MOREDOCK.
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From this reading MOOT POINTS TOUCHING THE LATE COLONEL JOHN MOREDOCK.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading God forbid that my eccentric friend should be what you hint.
at the time that
From this reading When man judges man, charity is less a bounty from our mercy than just allowance for the insensible lee-way of human fallibility.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Charity, charity!" exclaimed the cosmopolitan, "never a sound judgment without charity.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading God forbid that my eccentric friend should be what you hint.
