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Chapter XXXIX
BARKILPHEDRO GNAWS HIS WAY. There is one thing the most pressing of all: to be ungrateful. Barkilphedro was not wanting therein. Having received so many benefits from Josiana, he had naturally but one thought--to revenge himself on her. When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Having received so many benefits from Josiana, he had naturally but one thought--to revenge himself on her.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Having received so many benefits from Josiana, he had naturally but one thought--to revenge himself on her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There is one thing the most pressing of all: to be ungrateful.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is one thing the most pressing of all: to be ungrateful.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Having received so many benefits from Josiana, he had naturally but one thought--to revenge himself on her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.”
during the time that
From this reading “When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.”
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From this reading When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.
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From this reading There is one thing the most pressing of all: to be ungrateful.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.
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From this reading BARKILPHEDRO GNAWS HIS WAY.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There is one thing the most pressing of all: to be ungrateful.
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From this reading When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.
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From this reading Having received so many benefits from Josiana, he had naturally but one thought--to revenge himself on her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Having received so many benefits from Josiana, he had naturally but one thought--to revenge himself on her.
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From this reading When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Having received so many benefits from Josiana, he had naturally but one thought--to revenge himself on her.
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From this reading BARKILPHEDRO GNAWS HIS WAY.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Having received so many benefits from Josiana, he had naturally but one thought--to revenge himself on her.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having received so many benefits from Josiana, he had naturally but one thought--to revenge himself on her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having received so many benefits from Josiana, he had naturally but one thought--to revenge himself on her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Having received so many benefits from Josiana, he had naturally but one thought--to revenge himself on her.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Having received so many benefits from Josiana, he had naturally but one thought--to revenge himself on her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BARKILPHEDRO GNAWS HIS WAY.
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From this reading When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is one thing the most pressing of all: to be ungrateful.
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From this reading Having received so many benefits from Josiana, he had naturally but one thought--to revenge himself on her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.
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From this reading Having received so many benefits from Josiana, he had naturally but one thought--to revenge himself on her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is one thing the most pressing of all: to be ungrateful.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.
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From this reading Having received so many benefits from Josiana, he had naturally but one thought--to revenge himself on her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Barkilphedro was not wanting therein.
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From this reading When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is one thing the most pressing of all: to be ungrateful.
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From this reading When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Having received so many benefits from Josiana, he had naturally but one thought--to revenge himself on her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There is one thing the most pressing of all: to be ungrateful.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is one thing the most pressing of all: to be ungrateful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Having received so many benefits from Josiana, he had naturally but one thought--to revenge himself on her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Having received so many benefits from Josiana, he had naturally but one thought--to revenge himself on her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Having received so many benefits from Josiana, he had naturally but one thought--to revenge himself on her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is one thing the most pressing of all: to be ungrateful.
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From this reading There is one thing the most pressing of all: to be ungrateful.
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From this reading Barkilphedro was not wanting therein.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is one thing the most pressing of all: to be ungrateful.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having received so many benefits from Josiana, he had naturally but one thought--to revenge himself on her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is one thing the most pressing of all: to be ungrateful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.
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From this reading There is one thing the most pressing of all: to be ungrateful.
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From this reading Barkilphedro was not wanting therein.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Barkilphedro was not wanting therein.
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From this reading BARKILPHEDRO GNAWS HIS WAY.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.
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From this reading When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.
at the time that
From this reading When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.
during the time that
From this reading When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When we add that Josiana was beautiful, great, young, rich, powerful, illustrious, while Barkilphedro was ugly, little, old, poor, dependent, obscure, he must necessarily revenge himself for all this as well.
