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Chapter VI
'A glass of beer! Ah, if I could tell you the truth! We've all our troubles, Gogarty--trouble that none knows but God. I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind. We all suffer, you like another, and when the ache becomes too great to be borne we drink.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.”
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We all suffer, you like another, and when the ache becomes too great to be borne we drink.”
any person at all
From this reading “I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Ah, if I could tell you the truth!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We all suffer, you like another, and when the ache becomes too great to be borne we drink.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We all suffer, you like another, and when the ache becomes too great to be borne we drink.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “We've all our troubles, Gogarty--trouble that none knows but God.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah, if I could tell you the truth!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.”
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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 'A glass of beer!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.
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From this reading We all suffer, you like another, and when the ache becomes too great to be borne we drink.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.
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From this reading Ah, if I could tell you the truth!
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From this reading We've all our troubles, Gogarty--trouble that none knows but God.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We all suffer, you like another, and when the ache becomes too great to be borne we drink.
any person at all
From this reading I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We all suffer, you like another, and when the ache becomes too great to be borne we drink.
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From this reading We all suffer, you like another, and when the ache becomes too great to be borne we drink.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.
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From this reading 'A glass of beer!
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From this reading We all suffer, you like another, and when the ache becomes too great to be borne we drink.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We've all our troubles, Gogarty--trouble that none knows but God.
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From this reading I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Ah, if I could tell you the truth!
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From this reading We all suffer, you like another, and when the ache becomes too great to be borne we drink.
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From this reading I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.
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From this reading 'A glass of beer!
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From this reading We've all our troubles, Gogarty--trouble that none knows but God.
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From this reading We've all our troubles, Gogarty--trouble that none knows but God.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We all suffer, you like another, and when the ache becomes too great to be borne we drink.
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From this reading I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ah, if I could tell you the truth!
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From this reading I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Ah, if I could tell you the truth!
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From this reading We've all our troubles, Gogarty--trouble that none knows but God.
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From this reading We all suffer, you like another, and when the ache becomes too great to be borne we drink.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.
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From this reading I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.
not one, and not any
From this reading We've all our troubles, Gogarty--trouble that none knows but God.
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From this reading I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'A glass of beer!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We've all our troubles, Gogarty--trouble that none knows but God.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We all suffer, you like another, and when the ache becomes too great to be borne we drink.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ah, if I could tell you the truth!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We've all our troubles, Gogarty--trouble that none knows but God.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ah, if I could tell you the truth!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.
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From this reading I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We've all our troubles, Gogarty--trouble that none knows but God.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We've all our troubles, Gogarty--trouble that none knows but God.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, if I could tell you the truth!
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From this reading I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We all suffer, you like another, and when the ache becomes too great to be borne we drink.
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From this reading We've all our troubles, Gogarty--trouble that none knows but God.
at the time that
From this reading We all suffer, you like another, and when the ache becomes too great to be borne we drink.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ah, if I could tell you the truth!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I haven't been watching you--I've been too tormented about myself to think much of anyone else--but now and then I've caught sight of a thought passing across your mind.
