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Chapter IV
"I fear," the Baroness confided, "that my apartment resembles too much a restaurant. Still, what can one do? My friends love dancing informally, the men love their supper, and this huge apartment, which was built for a music room, would be wasted if I used it in any other fashion. We have a custom here which always prevails. Supper is served at 12.30.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have a custom here which always prevails.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We have a custom here which always prevails.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Still, what can one do?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still, what can one do?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “My friends love dancing informally, the men love their supper, and this huge apartment, which was built for a music room, would be wasted if I used it in any other fashion.”
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From this reading Supper is served at 12.30.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I fear," the Baroness confided, "that my apartment resembles too much a restaurant.
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From this reading We have a custom here which always prevails.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My friends love dancing informally, the men love their supper, and this huge apartment, which was built for a music room, would be wasted if I used it in any other fashion.
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From this reading My friends love dancing informally, the men love their supper, and this huge apartment, which was built for a music room, would be wasted if I used it in any other fashion.
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From this reading "I fear," the Baroness confided, "that my apartment resembles too much a restaurant.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Supper is served at 12.30.
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From this reading "I fear," the Baroness confided, "that my apartment resembles too much a restaurant.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My friends love dancing informally, the men love their supper, and this huge apartment, which was built for a music room, would be wasted if I used it in any other fashion.
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From this reading My friends love dancing informally, the men love their supper, and this huge apartment, which was built for a music room, would be wasted if I used it in any other fashion.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Still, what can one do?
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From this reading "I fear," the Baroness confided, "that my apartment resembles too much a restaurant.
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From this reading We have a custom here which always prevails.
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From this reading My friends love dancing informally, the men love their supper, and this huge apartment, which was built for a music room, would be wasted if I used it in any other fashion.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Still, what can one do?
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From this reading My friends love dancing informally, the men love their supper, and this huge apartment, which was built for a music room, would be wasted if I used it in any other fashion.
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From this reading "I fear," the Baroness confided, "that my apartment resembles too much a restaurant.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My friends love dancing informally, the men love their supper, and this huge apartment, which was built for a music room, would be wasted if I used it in any other fashion.
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From this reading My friends love dancing informally, the men love their supper, and this huge apartment, which was built for a music room, would be wasted if I used it in any other fashion.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have a custom here which always prevails.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have a custom here which always prevails.
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From this reading My friends love dancing informally, the men love their supper, and this huge apartment, which was built for a music room, would be wasted if I used it in any other fashion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I fear," the Baroness confided, "that my apartment resembles too much a restaurant.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading My friends love dancing informally, the men love their supper, and this huge apartment, which was built for a music room, would be wasted if I used it in any other fashion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My friends love dancing informally, the men love their supper, and this huge apartment, which was built for a music room, would be wasted if I used it in any other fashion.
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From this reading My friends love dancing informally, the men love their supper, and this huge apartment, which was built for a music room, would be wasted if I used it in any other fashion.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Supper is served at 12.30.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My friends love dancing informally, the men love their supper, and this huge apartment, which was built for a music room, would be wasted if I used it in any other fashion.
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From this reading My friends love dancing informally, the men love their supper, and this huge apartment, which was built for a music room, would be wasted if I used it in any other fashion.
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From this reading My friends love dancing informally, the men love their supper, and this huge apartment, which was built for a music room, would be wasted if I used it in any other fashion.
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From this reading "I fear," the Baroness confided, "that my apartment resembles too much a restaurant.
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From this reading My friends love dancing informally, the men love their supper, and this huge apartment, which was built for a music room, would be wasted if I used it in any other fashion.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I fear," the Baroness confided, "that my apartment resembles too much a restaurant.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Still, what can one do?
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From this reading My friends love dancing informally, the men love their supper, and this huge apartment, which was built for a music room, would be wasted if I used it in any other fashion.
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From this reading We have a custom here which always prevails.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I fear," the Baroness confided, "that my apartment resembles too much a restaurant.
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From this reading "I fear," the Baroness confided, "that my apartment resembles too much a restaurant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My friends love dancing informally, the men love their supper, and this huge apartment, which was built for a music room, would be wasted if I used it in any other fashion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Supper is served at 12.30.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, what can one do?
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From this reading My friends love dancing informally, the men love their supper, and this huge apartment, which was built for a music room, would be wasted if I used it in any other fashion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I fear," the Baroness confided, "that my apartment resembles too much a restaurant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I fear," the Baroness confided, "that my apartment resembles too much a restaurant.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading My friends love dancing informally, the men love their supper, and this huge apartment, which was built for a music room, would be wasted if I used it in any other fashion.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My friends love dancing informally, the men love their supper, and this huge apartment, which was built for a music room, would be wasted if I used it in any other fashion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I fear," the Baroness confided, "that my apartment resembles too much a restaurant.
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From this reading My friends love dancing informally, the men love their supper, and this huge apartment, which was built for a music room, would be wasted if I used it in any other fashion.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My friends love dancing informally, the men love their supper, and this huge apartment, which was built for a music room, would be wasted if I used it in any other fashion.
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From this reading My friends love dancing informally, the men love their supper, and this huge apartment, which was built for a music room, would be wasted if I used it in any other fashion.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have a custom here which always prevails.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Still, what can one do?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My friends love dancing informally, the men love their supper, and this huge apartment, which was built for a music room, would be wasted if I used it in any other fashion.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My friends love dancing informally, the men love their supper, and this huge apartment, which was built for a music room, would be wasted if I used it in any other fashion.
