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Chapter XXVI
I thought Bourget was a friend of yours? And I thought the French were a polite race? He has taken my dedication with a stately silence that has surprised me into apoplexy. Did I go and dedicate my book {298a} to the nasty alien, and the ’norrid Frenchman, and the Bloody Furrineer? Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.”
a sudden loss of consciousness or death from a stroke
From this reading “He has taken my dedication with a stately silence that has surprised me into apoplexy.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He has taken my dedication with a stately silence that has surprised me into apoplexy.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “He has taken my dedication with a stately silence that has surprised me into apoplexy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He has taken my dedication with a stately silence that has surprised me into apoplexy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought Bourget was a friend of yours?”
except if; if not
From this reading “Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “I thought Bourget was a friend of yours?”
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From this reading Did I go and dedicate my book {298a} to the nasty alien, and the ’norrid Frenchman, and the Bloody Furrineer?
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I thought Bourget was a friend of yours?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.
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From this reading Did I go and dedicate my book {298a} to the nasty alien, and the ’norrid Frenchman, and the Bloody Furrineer?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I thought the French were a polite race?
a sudden loss of consciousness or death from a stroke
From this reading He has taken my dedication with a stately silence that has surprised me into apoplexy.
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From this reading Did I go and dedicate my book {298a} to the nasty alien, and the ’norrid Frenchman, and the Bloody Furrineer?
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From this reading Did I go and dedicate my book {298a} to the nasty alien, and the ’norrid Frenchman, and the Bloody Furrineer?
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From this reading I thought Bourget was a friend of yours?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.
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From this reading Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.
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From this reading Did I go and dedicate my book {298a} to the nasty alien, and the ’norrid Frenchman, and the Bloody Furrineer?
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From this reading He has taken my dedication with a stately silence that has surprised me into apoplexy.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did I go and dedicate my book {298a} to the nasty alien, and the ’norrid Frenchman, and the Bloody Furrineer?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.
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From this reading Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.
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From this reading And I thought the French were a polite race?
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From this reading Did I go and dedicate my book {298a} to the nasty alien, and the ’norrid Frenchman, and the Bloody Furrineer?
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From this reading I thought Bourget was a friend of yours?
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From this reading Did I go and dedicate my book {298a} to the nasty alien, and the ’norrid Frenchman, and the Bloody Furrineer?
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From this reading Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.
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From this reading Did I go and dedicate my book {298a} to the nasty alien, and the ’norrid Frenchman, and the Bloody Furrineer?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has taken my dedication with a stately silence that has surprised me into apoplexy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has taken my dedication with a stately silence that has surprised me into apoplexy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.
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From this reading Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought Bourget was a friend of yours?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He has taken my dedication with a stately silence that has surprised me into apoplexy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He has taken my dedication with a stately silence that has surprised me into apoplexy.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He has taken my dedication with a stately silence that has surprised me into apoplexy.
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From this reading Did I go and dedicate my book {298a} to the nasty alien, and the ’norrid Frenchman, and the Bloody Furrineer?
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From this reading Did I go and dedicate my book {298a} to the nasty alien, and the ’norrid Frenchman, and the Bloody Furrineer?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I thought Bourget was a friend of yours?
above and across; more than
From this reading Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.
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From this reading Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I thought the French were a polite race?
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From this reading And I thought the French were a polite race?
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading He has taken my dedication with a stately silence that has surprised me into apoplexy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.
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From this reading Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He has taken my dedication with a stately silence that has surprised me into apoplexy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He has taken my dedication with a stately silence that has surprised me into apoplexy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He has taken my dedication with a stately silence that has surprised me into apoplexy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He has taken my dedication with a stately silence that has surprised me into apoplexy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And I thought the French were a polite race?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought Bourget was a friend of yours?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Did I go and dedicate my book {298a} to the nasty alien, and the ’norrid Frenchman, and the Bloody Furrineer?
except if; if not
From this reading Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.
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From this reading Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I thought Bourget was a friend of yours?
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From this reading Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And I thought the French were a polite race?
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From this reading Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He has taken my dedication with a stately silence that has surprised me into apoplexy.
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From this reading Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, I wouldn’t do it again; and unless his case is susceptible of explanation, you might perhaps tell him so over the walnuts and the wine, by way of speeding the gay hours.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading I thought Bourget was a friend of yours?
