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Chapter XXXIII
He was entirely convinced he had them with him. The heads nodded assent, the bright eyes and lips followed the slow disentanglement of his bad German. “Free yourselves and the world,” he said. Applause. “And so,” he said breaking unconsciously into English, “let us begin by burning these BEASTLY mortgages!”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He was entirely convinced he had them with him.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading ““Free yourselves and the world,” he said.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““And so,” he said breaking unconsciously into English, “let us begin by burning these BEASTLY mortgages!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The heads nodded assent, the bright eyes and lips followed the slow disentanglement of his bad German.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““And so,” he said breaking unconsciously into English, “let us begin by burning these BEASTLY mortgages!””
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading ““Free yourselves and the world,” he said.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The heads nodded assent, the bright eyes and lips followed the slow disentanglement of his bad German.
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From this reading Applause.
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From this reading The heads nodded assent, the bright eyes and lips followed the slow disentanglement of his bad German.
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From this reading The heads nodded assent, the bright eyes and lips followed the slow disentanglement of his bad German.
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From this reading “And so,” he said breaking unconsciously into English, “let us begin by burning these BEASTLY mortgages!”
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From this reading “And so,” he said breaking unconsciously into English, “let us begin by burning these BEASTLY mortgages!”
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From this reading “And so,” he said breaking unconsciously into English, “let us begin by burning these BEASTLY mortgages!”
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From this reading The heads nodded assent, the bright eyes and lips followed the slow disentanglement of his bad German.
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From this reading “And so,” he said breaking unconsciously into English, “let us begin by burning these BEASTLY mortgages!”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “And so,” he said breaking unconsciously into English, “let us begin by burning these BEASTLY mortgages!”
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From this reading He was entirely convinced he had them with him.
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From this reading The heads nodded assent, the bright eyes and lips followed the slow disentanglement of his bad German.
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From this reading “And so,” he said breaking unconsciously into English, “let us begin by burning these BEASTLY mortgages!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was entirely convinced he had them with him.
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From this reading The heads nodded assent, the bright eyes and lips followed the slow disentanglement of his bad German.
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From this reading The heads nodded assent, the bright eyes and lips followed the slow disentanglement of his bad German.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “Free yourselves and the world,” he said.
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From this reading The heads nodded assent, the bright eyes and lips followed the slow disentanglement of his bad German.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was entirely convinced he had them with him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was entirely convinced he had them with him.
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From this reading The heads nodded assent, the bright eyes and lips followed the slow disentanglement of his bad German.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was entirely convinced he had them with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The heads nodded assent, the bright eyes and lips followed the slow disentanglement of his bad German.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “And so,” he said breaking unconsciously into English, “let us begin by burning these BEASTLY mortgages!”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “And so,” he said breaking unconsciously into English, “let us begin by burning these BEASTLY mortgages!”
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From this reading The heads nodded assent, the bright eyes and lips followed the slow disentanglement of his bad German.
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From this reading “And so,” he said breaking unconsciously into English, “let us begin by burning these BEASTLY mortgages!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The heads nodded assent, the bright eyes and lips followed the slow disentanglement of his bad German.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The heads nodded assent, the bright eyes and lips followed the slow disentanglement of his bad German.
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From this reading “Free yourselves and the world,” he said.
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From this reading The heads nodded assent, the bright eyes and lips followed the slow disentanglement of his bad German.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “And so,” he said breaking unconsciously into English, “let us begin by burning these BEASTLY mortgages!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The heads nodded assent, the bright eyes and lips followed the slow disentanglement of his bad German.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was entirely convinced he had them with him.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “And so,” he said breaking unconsciously into English, “let us begin by burning these BEASTLY mortgages!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And so,” he said breaking unconsciously into English, “let us begin by burning these BEASTLY mortgages!”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And so,” he said breaking unconsciously into English, “let us begin by burning these BEASTLY mortgages!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was entirely convinced he had them with him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was entirely convinced he had them with him.
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From this reading “Free yourselves and the world,” he said.
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading “Free yourselves and the world,” he said.
