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Chapter VI
Horton again hung about a little. "Why should you be so afraid of ascertaining his idea that you don't so much as peep into what he writes on the subject?" "Afraid? _Am_ I afraid?" Gray fairly spoke with a shade of the hopeful, as if even that would be richer somehow than drifting.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Horton again hung about a little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Horton again hung about a little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gray fairly spoke with a shade of the hopeful, as if even that would be richer somehow than drifting.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Horton again hung about a little.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Gray fairly spoke with a shade of the hopeful, as if even that would be richer somehow than drifting.”
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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 Horton again hung about a little.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Horton again hung about a little.
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From this reading "Why should you be so afraid of ascertaining his idea that you don't so much as peep into what he writes on the subject?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Horton again hung about a little.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Am_ I afraid?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Why should you be so afraid of ascertaining his idea that you don't so much as peep into what he writes on the subject?"
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From this reading "Why should you be so afraid of ascertaining his idea that you don't so much as peep into what he writes on the subject?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Why should you be so afraid of ascertaining his idea that you don't so much as peep into what he writes on the subject?"
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From this reading "Why should you be so afraid of ascertaining his idea that you don't so much as peep into what he writes on the subject?"
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From this reading Gray fairly spoke with a shade of the hopeful, as if even that would be richer somehow than drifting.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gray fairly spoke with a shade of the hopeful, as if even that would be richer somehow than drifting.
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From this reading Gray fairly spoke with a shade of the hopeful, as if even that would be richer somehow than drifting.
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From this reading Gray fairly spoke with a shade of the hopeful, as if even that would be richer somehow than drifting.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why should you be so afraid of ascertaining his idea that you don't so much as peep into what he writes on the subject?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Why should you be so afraid of ascertaining his idea that you don't so much as peep into what he writes on the subject?"
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From this reading Gray fairly spoke with a shade of the hopeful, as if even that would be richer somehow than drifting.
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From this reading Horton again hung about a little.
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From this reading Horton again hung about a little.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Am_ I afraid?"
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From this reading "Why should you be so afraid of ascertaining his idea that you don't so much as peep into what he writes on the subject?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Gray fairly spoke with a shade of the hopeful, as if even that would be richer somehow than drifting.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Why should you be so afraid of ascertaining his idea that you don't so much as peep into what he writes on the subject?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Horton again hung about a little.
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From this reading "Why should you be so afraid of ascertaining his idea that you don't so much as peep into what he writes on the subject?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Why should you be so afraid of ascertaining his idea that you don't so much as peep into what he writes on the subject?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Why should you be so afraid of ascertaining his idea that you don't so much as peep into what he writes on the subject?"
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From this reading "Why should you be so afraid of ascertaining his idea that you don't so much as peep into what he writes on the subject?"
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From this reading Gray fairly spoke with a shade of the hopeful, as if even that would be richer somehow than drifting.
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From this reading Gray fairly spoke with a shade of the hopeful, as if even that would be richer somehow than drifting.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Why should you be so afraid of ascertaining his idea that you don't so much as peep into what he writes on the subject?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Why should you be so afraid of ascertaining his idea that you don't so much as peep into what he writes on the subject?"
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From this reading Gray fairly spoke with a shade of the hopeful, as if even that would be richer somehow than drifting.
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From this reading Gray fairly spoke with a shade of the hopeful, as if even that would be richer somehow than drifting.
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From this reading "Why should you be so afraid of ascertaining his idea that you don't so much as peep into what he writes on the subject?"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Gray fairly spoke with a shade of the hopeful, as if even that would be richer somehow than drifting.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why should you be so afraid of ascertaining his idea that you don't so much as peep into what he writes on the subject?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why should you be so afraid of ascertaining his idea that you don't so much as peep into what he writes on the subject?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Why should you be so afraid of ascertaining his idea that you don't so much as peep into what he writes on the subject?"
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From this reading "Why should you be so afraid of ascertaining his idea that you don't so much as peep into what he writes on the subject?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gray fairly spoke with a shade of the hopeful, as if even that would be richer somehow than drifting.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Gray fairly spoke with a shade of the hopeful, as if even that would be richer somehow than drifting.
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From this reading "Why should you be so afraid of ascertaining his idea that you don't so much as peep into what he writes on the subject?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why should you be so afraid of ascertaining his idea that you don't so much as peep into what he writes on the subject?"
