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Benham said nothing, but he put down Sidney and Beatrice Webb, and reached out for and got and lit a cigarette. “I give up 'Go as you please.' I give up the natural man. I admit training. I perceive I am lax and flabby, unguarded, I funk too much, I eat too much, and I drink too much.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I perceive I am lax and flabby, unguarded, I funk too much, I eat too much, and I drink too much.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Benham said nothing, but he put down Sidney and Beatrice Webb, and reached out for and got and lit a cigarette.”
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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 Benham said nothing, but he put down Sidney and Beatrice Webb, and reached out for and got and lit a cigarette.
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From this reading I admit training.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I perceive I am lax and flabby, unguarded, I funk too much, I eat too much, and I drink too much.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Benham said nothing, but he put down Sidney and Beatrice Webb, and reached out for and got and lit a cigarette.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I give up 'Go as you please.'
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From this reading Benham said nothing, but he put down Sidney and Beatrice Webb, and reached out for and got and lit a cigarette.
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From this reading Benham said nothing, but he put down Sidney and Beatrice Webb, and reached out for and got and lit a cigarette.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Benham said nothing, but he put down Sidney and Beatrice Webb, and reached out for and got and lit a cigarette.
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From this reading Benham said nothing, but he put down Sidney and Beatrice Webb, and reached out for and got and lit a cigarette.
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From this reading Benham said nothing, but he put down Sidney and Beatrice Webb, and reached out for and got and lit a cigarette.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I perceive I am lax and flabby, unguarded, I funk too much, I eat too much, and I drink too much.
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From this reading I perceive I am lax and flabby, unguarded, I funk too much, I eat too much, and I drink too much.
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From this reading I perceive I am lax and flabby, unguarded, I funk too much, I eat too much, and I drink too much.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Benham said nothing, but he put down Sidney and Beatrice Webb, and reached out for and got and lit a cigarette.
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From this reading I perceive I am lax and flabby, unguarded, I funk too much, I eat too much, and I drink too much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I give up 'Go as you please.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I give up 'Go as you please.'
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From this reading Benham said nothing, but he put down Sidney and Beatrice Webb, and reached out for and got and lit a cigarette.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Benham said nothing, but he put down Sidney and Beatrice Webb, and reached out for and got and lit a cigarette.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I give up 'Go as you please.'
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From this reading I perceive I am lax and flabby, unguarded, I funk too much, I eat too much, and I drink too much.
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From this reading Benham said nothing, but he put down Sidney and Beatrice Webb, and reached out for and got and lit a cigarette.
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From this reading I give up the natural man.
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From this reading I perceive I am lax and flabby, unguarded, I funk too much, I eat too much, and I drink too much.
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From this reading I give up the natural man.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Benham said nothing, but he put down Sidney and Beatrice Webb, and reached out for and got and lit a cigarette.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Benham said nothing, but he put down Sidney and Beatrice Webb, and reached out for and got and lit a cigarette.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I perceive I am lax and flabby, unguarded, I funk too much, I eat too much, and I drink too much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I give up 'Go as you please.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Benham said nothing, but he put down Sidney and Beatrice Webb, and reached out for and got and lit a cigarette.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Benham said nothing, but he put down Sidney and Beatrice Webb, and reached out for and got and lit a cigarette.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Benham said nothing, but he put down Sidney and Beatrice Webb, and reached out for and got and lit a cigarette.
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From this reading Benham said nothing, but he put down Sidney and Beatrice Webb, and reached out for and got and lit a cigarette.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I give up the natural man.
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From this reading I perceive I am lax and flabby, unguarded, I funk too much, I eat too much, and I drink too much.
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From this reading I admit training.
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From this reading I perceive I am lax and flabby, unguarded, I funk too much, I eat too much, and I drink too much.
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From this reading “I give up 'Go as you please.'
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From this reading Benham said nothing, but he put down Sidney and Beatrice Webb, and reached out for and got and lit a cigarette.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I give up 'Go as you please.'
