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Chapter XVI
So there it is. I have given the spirit, rather than the actual letter, of what happened at the Stores. But that the things have been ordered there is no doubt. And when Margery wakes up on Christmas Day to find a sideboard and a box of cigars in her sock I hope she will remember that she has chiefly her mother to thank for it. HOW TO PLAY THE PIANOLA (FOREWORD.--Margery wishes me to publish the following correspondence, which has recently passed between us.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “But that the things have been ordered there is no doubt.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “HOW TO PLAY THE PIANOLA (FOREWORD.--Margery wishes me to publish the following correspondence, which has recently passed between us.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And when Margery wakes up on Christmas Day to find a sideboard and a box of cigars in her sock I hope she will remember that she has chiefly her mother to thank for it.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have given the spirit, rather than the actual letter, of what happened at the Stores.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOW TO PLAY THE PIANOLA (FOREWORD.--Margery wishes me to publish the following correspondence, which has recently passed between us.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “And when Margery wakes up on Christmas Day to find a sideboard and a box of cigars in her sock I hope she will remember that she has chiefly her mother to thank for it.”
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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 And when Margery wakes up on Christmas Day to find a sideboard and a box of cigars in her sock I hope she will remember that she has chiefly her mother to thank for it.
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From this reading I have given the spirit, rather than the actual letter, of what happened at the Stores.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when Margery wakes up on Christmas Day to find a sideboard and a box of cigars in her sock I hope she will remember that she has chiefly her mother to thank for it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have given the spirit, rather than the actual letter, of what happened at the Stores.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But that the things have been ordered there is no doubt.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading HOW TO PLAY THE PIANOLA (FOREWORD.--Margery wishes me to publish the following correspondence, which has recently passed between us.
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From this reading And when Margery wakes up on Christmas Day to find a sideboard and a box of cigars in her sock I hope she will remember that she has chiefly her mother to thank for it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that the things have been ordered there is no doubt.
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From this reading And when Margery wakes up on Christmas Day to find a sideboard and a box of cigars in her sock I hope she will remember that she has chiefly her mother to thank for it.
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From this reading And when Margery wakes up on Christmas Day to find a sideboard and a box of cigars in her sock I hope she will remember that she has chiefly her mother to thank for it.
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From this reading And when Margery wakes up on Christmas Day to find a sideboard and a box of cigars in her sock I hope she will remember that she has chiefly her mother to thank for it.
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From this reading HOW TO PLAY THE PIANOLA (FOREWORD.--Margery wishes me to publish the following correspondence, which has recently passed between us.
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From this reading And when Margery wakes up on Christmas Day to find a sideboard and a box of cigars in her sock I hope she will remember that she has chiefly her mother to thank for it.
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From this reading But that the things have been ordered there is no doubt.
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From this reading And when Margery wakes up on Christmas Day to find a sideboard and a box of cigars in her sock I hope she will remember that she has chiefly her mother to thank for it.
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From this reading HOW TO PLAY THE PIANOLA (FOREWORD.--Margery wishes me to publish the following correspondence, which has recently passed between us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And when Margery wakes up on Christmas Day to find a sideboard and a box of cigars in her sock I hope she will remember that she has chiefly her mother to thank for it.
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From this reading HOW TO PLAY THE PIANOLA (FOREWORD.--Margery wishes me to publish the following correspondence, which has recently passed between us.
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From this reading I have given the spirit, rather than the actual letter, of what happened at the Stores.
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From this reading I have given the spirit, rather than the actual letter, of what happened at the Stores.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And when Margery wakes up on Christmas Day to find a sideboard and a box of cigars in her sock I hope she will remember that she has chiefly her mother to thank for it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have given the spirit, rather than the actual letter, of what happened at the Stores.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And when Margery wakes up on Christmas Day to find a sideboard and a box of cigars in her sock I hope she will remember that she has chiefly her mother to thank for it.
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From this reading And when Margery wakes up on Christmas Day to find a sideboard and a box of cigars in her sock I hope she will remember that she has chiefly her mother to thank for it.
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From this reading HOW TO PLAY THE PIANOLA (FOREWORD.--Margery wishes me to publish the following correspondence, which has recently passed between us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have given the spirit, rather than the actual letter, of what happened at the Stores.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And when Margery wakes up on Christmas Day to find a sideboard and a box of cigars in her sock I hope she will remember that she has chiefly her mother to thank for it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So there it is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So there it is.
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From this reading I have given the spirit, rather than the actual letter, of what happened at the Stores.
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From this reading And when Margery wakes up on Christmas Day to find a sideboard and a box of cigars in her sock I hope she will remember that she has chiefly her mother to thank for it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOW TO PLAY THE PIANOLA (FOREWORD.--Margery wishes me to publish the following correspondence, which has recently passed between us.
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From this reading And when Margery wakes up on Christmas Day to find a sideboard and a box of cigars in her sock I hope she will remember that she has chiefly her mother to thank for it.
not any; not one
From this reading But that the things have been ordered there is no doubt.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have given the spirit, rather than the actual letter, of what happened at the Stores.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And when Margery wakes up on Christmas Day to find a sideboard and a box of cigars in her sock I hope she will remember that she has chiefly her mother to thank for it.
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From this reading But that the things have been ordered there is no doubt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW TO PLAY THE PIANOLA (FOREWORD.--Margery wishes me to publish the following correspondence, which has recently passed between us.
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From this reading HOW TO PLAY THE PIANOLA (FOREWORD.--Margery wishes me to publish the following correspondence, which has recently passed between us.
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From this reading HOW TO PLAY THE PIANOLA (FOREWORD.--Margery wishes me to publish the following correspondence, which has recently passed between us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW TO PLAY THE PIANOLA (FOREWORD.--Margery wishes me to publish the following correspondence, which has recently passed between us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have given the spirit, rather than the actual letter, of what happened at the Stores.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW TO PLAY THE PIANOLA (FOREWORD.--Margery wishes me to publish the following correspondence, which has recently passed between us.
To recall to mind.
From this reading And when Margery wakes up on Christmas Day to find a sideboard and a box of cigars in her sock I hope she will remember that she has chiefly her mother to thank for it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when Margery wakes up on Christmas Day to find a sideboard and a box of cigars in her sock I hope she will remember that she has chiefly her mother to thank for it.
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From this reading And when Margery wakes up on Christmas Day to find a sideboard and a box of cigars in her sock I hope she will remember that she has chiefly her mother to thank for it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So there it is.
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From this reading And when Margery wakes up on Christmas Day to find a sideboard and a box of cigars in her sock I hope she will remember that she has chiefly her mother to thank for it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have given the spirit, rather than the actual letter, of what happened at the Stores.
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From this reading I have given the spirit, rather than the actual letter, of what happened at the Stores.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I have given the spirit, rather than the actual letter, of what happened at the Stores.
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From this reading And when Margery wakes up on Christmas Day to find a sideboard and a box of cigars in her sock I hope she will remember that she has chiefly her mother to thank for it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that the things have been ordered there is no doubt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have given the spirit, rather than the actual letter, of what happened at the Stores.
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From this reading So there it is.
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From this reading But that the things have been ordered there is no doubt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And when Margery wakes up on Christmas Day to find a sideboard and a box of cigars in her sock I hope she will remember that she has chiefly her mother to thank for it.
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From this reading And when Margery wakes up on Christmas Day to find a sideboard and a box of cigars in her sock I hope she will remember that she has chiefly her mother to thank for it.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOW TO PLAY THE PIANOLA (FOREWORD.--Margery wishes me to publish the following correspondence, which has recently passed between us.
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From this reading And when Margery wakes up on Christmas Day to find a sideboard and a box of cigars in her sock I hope she will remember that she has chiefly her mother to thank for it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I have given the spirit, rather than the actual letter, of what happened at the Stores.
at the time that
From this reading And when Margery wakes up on Christmas Day to find a sideboard and a box of cigars in her sock I hope she will remember that she has chiefly her mother to thank for it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading HOW TO PLAY THE PIANOLA (FOREWORD.--Margery wishes me to publish the following correspondence, which has recently passed between us.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And when Margery wakes up on Christmas Day to find a sideboard and a box of cigars in her sock I hope she will remember that she has chiefly her mother to thank for it.
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From this reading HOW TO PLAY THE PIANOLA (FOREWORD.--Margery wishes me to publish the following correspondence, which has recently passed between us.
