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HOW RYLTON MAKES A MOST DISHONOURABLE BET, AND HOW HE REPENTS OF IT; AND HOW, THOUGH HE WOULD HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM IT, HE FINDS HE CANNOT. "You have said," says Rylton, when the steps have ceased, "that you would warn me about my wife. Of what?" She shrugs her shoulders. "Ah, you are so violent--you take things so very unpleasantly--that one is quite afraid to speak."
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"You have said," says Rylton, when the steps have ceased, "that you would warn me about my wife.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “HOW RYLTON MAKES A MOST DISHONOURABLE BET, AND HOW HE REPENTS OF IT; AND HOW, THOUGH HE WOULD HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM IT, HE FINDS HE CANNOT.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Ah, you are so violent--you take things so very unpleasantly--that one is quite afraid to speak."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Ah, you are so violent--you take things so very unpleasantly--that one is quite afraid to speak."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Ah, you are so violent--you take things so very unpleasantly--that one is quite afraid to speak."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Ah, you are so violent--you take things so very unpleasantly--that one is quite afraid to speak."”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “HOW RYLTON MAKES A MOST DISHONOURABLE BET, AND HOW HE REPENTS OF IT; AND HOW, THOUGH HE WOULD HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM IT, HE FINDS HE CANNOT.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Ah, you are so violent--you take things so very unpleasantly--that one is quite afraid to speak."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “HOW RYLTON MAKES A MOST DISHONOURABLE BET, AND HOW HE REPENTS OF IT; AND HOW, THOUGH HE WOULD HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM IT, HE FINDS HE CANNOT.”
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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From this reading HOW RYLTON MAKES A MOST DISHONOURABLE BET, AND HOW HE REPENTS OF IT; AND HOW, THOUGH HE WOULD HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM IT, HE FINDS HE CANNOT.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "You have said," says Rylton, when the steps have ceased, "that you would warn me about my wife.
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From this reading "Ah, you are so violent--you take things so very unpleasantly--that one is quite afraid to speak."
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From this reading "Ah, you are so violent--you take things so very unpleasantly--that one is quite afraid to speak."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW RYLTON MAKES A MOST DISHONOURABLE BET, AND HOW HE REPENTS OF IT; AND HOW, THOUGH HE WOULD HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM IT, HE FINDS HE CANNOT.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ah, you are so violent--you take things so very unpleasantly--that one is quite afraid to speak."
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From this reading HOW RYLTON MAKES A MOST DISHONOURABLE BET, AND HOW HE REPENTS OF IT; AND HOW, THOUGH HE WOULD HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM IT, HE FINDS HE CANNOT.
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From this reading HOW RYLTON MAKES A MOST DISHONOURABLE BET, AND HOW HE REPENTS OF IT; AND HOW, THOUGH HE WOULD HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM IT, HE FINDS HE CANNOT.
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From this reading "You have said," says Rylton, when the steps have ceased, "that you would warn me about my wife.
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From this reading HOW RYLTON MAKES A MOST DISHONOURABLE BET, AND HOW HE REPENTS OF IT; AND HOW, THOUGH HE WOULD HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM IT, HE FINDS HE CANNOT.
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From this reading HOW RYLTON MAKES A MOST DISHONOURABLE BET, AND HOW HE REPENTS OF IT; AND HOW, THOUGH HE WOULD HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM IT, HE FINDS HE CANNOT.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HOW RYLTON MAKES A MOST DISHONOURABLE BET, AND HOW HE REPENTS OF IT; AND HOW, THOUGH HE WOULD HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM IT, HE FINDS HE CANNOT.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading HOW RYLTON MAKES A MOST DISHONOURABLE BET, AND HOW HE REPENTS OF IT; AND HOW, THOUGH HE WOULD HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM IT, HE FINDS HE CANNOT.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW RYLTON MAKES A MOST DISHONOURABLE BET, AND HOW HE REPENTS OF IT; AND HOW, THOUGH HE WOULD HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM IT, HE FINDS HE CANNOT.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She shrugs her shoulders.
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From this reading HOW RYLTON MAKES A MOST DISHONOURABLE BET, AND HOW HE REPENTS OF IT; AND HOW, THOUGH HE WOULD HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM IT, HE FINDS HE CANNOT.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah, you are so violent--you take things so very unpleasantly--that one is quite afraid to speak."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOW RYLTON MAKES A MOST DISHONOURABLE BET, AND HOW HE REPENTS OF IT; AND HOW, THOUGH HE WOULD HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM IT, HE FINDS HE CANNOT.
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From this reading HOW RYLTON MAKES A MOST DISHONOURABLE BET, AND HOW HE REPENTS OF IT; AND HOW, THOUGH HE WOULD HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM IT, HE FINDS HE CANNOT.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You have said," says Rylton, when the steps have ceased, "that you would warn me about my wife.
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From this reading HOW RYLTON MAKES A MOST DISHONOURABLE BET, AND HOW HE REPENTS OF IT; AND HOW, THOUGH HE WOULD HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM IT, HE FINDS HE CANNOT.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You have said," says Rylton, when the steps have ceased, "that you would warn me about my wife.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW RYLTON MAKES A MOST DISHONOURABLE BET, AND HOW HE REPENTS OF IT; AND HOW, THOUGH HE WOULD HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM IT, HE FINDS HE CANNOT.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Ah, you are so violent--you take things so very unpleasantly--that one is quite afraid to speak."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah, you are so violent--you take things so very unpleasantly--that one is quite afraid to speak."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW RYLTON MAKES A MOST DISHONOURABLE BET, AND HOW HE REPENTS OF IT; AND HOW, THOUGH HE WOULD HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM IT, HE FINDS HE CANNOT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW RYLTON MAKES A MOST DISHONOURABLE BET, AND HOW HE REPENTS OF IT; AND HOW, THOUGH HE WOULD HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM IT, HE FINDS HE CANNOT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have said," says Rylton, when the steps have ceased, "that you would warn me about my wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have said," says Rylton, when the steps have ceased, "that you would warn me about my wife.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shrugs her shoulders.
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From this reading She shrugs her shoulders.
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From this reading She shrugs her shoulders.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Ah, you are so violent--you take things so very unpleasantly--that one is quite afraid to speak."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, you are so violent--you take things so very unpleasantly--that one is quite afraid to speak."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have said," says Rylton, when the steps have ceased, "that you would warn me about my wife.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah, you are so violent--you take things so very unpleasantly--that one is quite afraid to speak."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You have said," says Rylton, when the steps have ceased, "that you would warn me about my wife.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You have said," says Rylton, when the steps have ceased, "that you would warn me about my wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, you are so violent--you take things so very unpleasantly--that one is quite afraid to speak."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading HOW RYLTON MAKES A MOST DISHONOURABLE BET, AND HOW HE REPENTS OF IT; AND HOW, THOUGH HE WOULD HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM IT, HE FINDS HE CANNOT.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ah, you are so violent--you take things so very unpleasantly--that one is quite afraid to speak."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, you are so violent--you take things so very unpleasantly--that one is quite afraid to speak."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, you are so violent--you take things so very unpleasantly--that one is quite afraid to speak."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Ah, you are so violent--you take things so very unpleasantly--that one is quite afraid to speak."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have said," says Rylton, when the steps have ceased, "that you would warn me about my wife.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Of what?"
at the time that
From this reading "You have said," says Rylton, when the steps have ceased, "that you would warn me about my wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have said," says Rylton, when the steps have ceased, "that you would warn me about my wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW RYLTON MAKES A MOST DISHONOURABLE BET, AND HOW HE REPENTS OF IT; AND HOW, THOUGH HE WOULD HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM IT, HE FINDS HE CANNOT.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading HOW RYLTON MAKES A MOST DISHONOURABLE BET, AND HOW HE REPENTS OF IT; AND HOW, THOUGH HE WOULD HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM IT, HE FINDS HE CANNOT.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have said," says Rylton, when the steps have ceased, "that you would warn me about my wife.
