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Chapter VIII
X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently. Has golf taken hold of Hades yet? You referred to it some time ago, and I've been wondering ever since if it had become a fad with you.” “Has it?” laughed my visitor; “well, I should rather say it had. The fact is, it has been a great boon to the country.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You referred to it some time ago, and I've been wondering ever since if it had become a fad with you.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You referred to it some time ago, and I've been wondering ever since if it had become a fad with you.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Has golf taken hold of Hades yet?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “You referred to it some time ago, and I've been wondering ever since if it had become a fad with you.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You referred to it some time ago, and I've been wondering ever since if it had become a fad with you.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Has it?” laughed my visitor; “well, I should rather say it had.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Has golf taken hold of Hades yet?”
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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 X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
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From this reading You referred to it some time ago, and I've been wondering ever since if it had become a fad with you.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You referred to it some time ago, and I've been wondering ever since if it had become a fad with you.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
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From this reading You referred to it some time ago, and I've been wondering ever since if it had become a fad with you.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You referred to it some time ago, and I've been wondering ever since if it had become a fad with you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
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From this reading The fact is, it has been a great boon to the country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
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From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fact is, it has been a great boon to the country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You referred to it some time ago, and I've been wondering ever since if it had become a fad with you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fact is, it has been a great boon to the country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You referred to it some time ago, and I've been wondering ever since if it had become a fad with you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You referred to it some time ago, and I've been wondering ever since if it had become a fad with you.”
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From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has golf taken hold of Hades yet?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
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From this reading Has golf taken hold of Hades yet?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You referred to it some time ago, and I've been wondering ever since if it had become a fad with you.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You referred to it some time ago, and I've been wondering ever since if it had become a fad with you.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact is, it has been a great boon to the country.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You referred to it some time ago, and I've been wondering ever since if it had become a fad with you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Has it?” laughed my visitor; “well, I should rather say it had.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Has it?” laughed my visitor; “well, I should rather say it had.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Has golf taken hold of Hades yet?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Has it?” laughed my visitor; “well, I should rather say it had.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You referred to it some time ago, and I've been wondering ever since if it had become a fad with you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Has it?” laughed my visitor; “well, I should rather say it had.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Has it?” laughed my visitor; “well, I should rather say it had.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading You referred to it some time ago, and I've been wondering ever since if it had become a fad with you.”
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From this reading You referred to it some time ago, and I've been wondering ever since if it had become a fad with you.”
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From this reading Has golf taken hold of Hades yet?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You referred to it some time ago, and I've been wondering ever since if it had become a fad with you.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Has it?” laughed my visitor; “well, I should rather say it had.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Has it?” laughed my visitor; “well, I should rather say it had.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You referred to it some time ago, and I've been wondering ever since if it had become a fad with you.”
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From this reading You referred to it some time ago, and I've been wondering ever since if it had become a fad with you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
but in spite of that
From this reading Has golf taken hold of Hades yet?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading X. GOLF IN HADES “Jim,” said I to Boswell one morning as the type-writer began to work, “perhaps you can enlighten me on a point concerning which a great many people have questioned me recently.
