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Chapter XIV
“Have you been answering their letters without legal advice, then?” “Of course I have.” “Oh, my Sainted Country! Go ahead, Wilton.” “I wrote ’em that I’d be very happy to see their president and explain to him in three words all about it; but that wouldn’t do.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““I wrote ’em that I’d be very happy to see their president and explain to him in three words all about it; but that wouldn’t do.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““Have you been answering their letters without legal advice, then?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Of course I have.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Have you been answering their letters without legal advice, then?””
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ““Have you been answering their letters without legal advice, then?””
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I wrote ’em that I’d be very happy to see their president and explain to him in three words all about it; but that wouldn’t do.
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From this reading “Have you been answering their letters without legal advice, then?”
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From this reading Go ahead, Wilton.”
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From this reading “I wrote ’em that I’d be very happy to see their president and explain to him in three words all about it; but that wouldn’t do.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I wrote ’em that I’d be very happy to see their president and explain to him in three words all about it; but that wouldn’t do.
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From this reading “Have you been answering their letters without legal advice, then?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I wrote ’em that I’d be very happy to see their president and explain to him in three words all about it; but that wouldn’t do.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Have you been answering their letters without legal advice, then?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I wrote ’em that I’d be very happy to see their president and explain to him in three words all about it; but that wouldn’t do.
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From this reading “Oh, my Sainted Country!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course I have.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I wrote ’em that I’d be very happy to see their president and explain to him in three words all about it; but that wouldn’t do.
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From this reading “I wrote ’em that I’d be very happy to see their president and explain to him in three words all about it; but that wouldn’t do.
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From this reading “I wrote ’em that I’d be very happy to see their president and explain to him in three words all about it; but that wouldn’t do.
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From this reading Go ahead, Wilton.”
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From this reading “I wrote ’em that I’d be very happy to see their president and explain to him in three words all about it; but that wouldn’t do.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you been answering their letters without legal advice, then?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I wrote ’em that I’d be very happy to see their president and explain to him in three words all about it; but that wouldn’t do.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Of course I have.”
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From this reading “I wrote ’em that I’d be very happy to see their president and explain to him in three words all about it; but that wouldn’t do.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I wrote ’em that I’d be very happy to see their president and explain to him in three words all about it; but that wouldn’t do.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I wrote ’em that I’d be very happy to see their president and explain to him in three words all about it; but that wouldn’t do.
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From this reading “Have you been answering their letters without legal advice, then?”
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From this reading “Have you been answering their letters without legal advice, then?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, my Sainted Country!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course I have.”
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From this reading “Oh, my Sainted Country!
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From this reading “I wrote ’em that I’d be very happy to see their president and explain to him in three words all about it; but that wouldn’t do.
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From this reading “Oh, my Sainted Country!
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From this reading “I wrote ’em that I’d be very happy to see their president and explain to him in three words all about it; but that wouldn’t do.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I wrote ’em that I’d be very happy to see their president and explain to him in three words all about it; but that wouldn’t do.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Have you been answering their letters without legal advice, then?”
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From this reading “Have you been answering their letters without legal advice, then?”
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From this reading “I wrote ’em that I’d be very happy to see their president and explain to him in three words all about it; but that wouldn’t do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I wrote ’em that I’d be very happy to see their president and explain to him in three words all about it; but that wouldn’t do.
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From this reading “I wrote ’em that I’d be very happy to see their president and explain to him in three words all about it; but that wouldn’t do.
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From this reading Go ahead, Wilton.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Have you been answering their letters without legal advice, then?”
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From this reading “I wrote ’em that I’d be very happy to see their president and explain to him in three words all about it; but that wouldn’t do.
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From this reading “I wrote ’em that I’d be very happy to see their president and explain to him in three words all about it; but that wouldn’t do.
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From this reading “I wrote ’em that I’d be very happy to see their president and explain to him in three words all about it; but that wouldn’t do.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you been answering their letters without legal advice, then?”
