Chapter XVII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading IT was with a sort of stupified bewilderment that Aubrey read over and over the little letter of Bee’s.

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From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

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From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading IT was with a sort of stupified bewilderment that Aubrey read over and over the little letter of Bee’s.

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From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

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From this reading IT was with a sort of stupified bewilderment that Aubrey read over and over the little letter of Bee’s.

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From this reading IT was with a sort of stupified bewilderment that Aubrey read over and over the little letter of Bee’s.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

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From this reading IT was with a sort of stupified bewilderment that Aubrey read over and over the little letter of Bee’s.

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From this reading To call it a letter.

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From this reading This was a kind of painful comfort in its way, when he came to think of it.

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From this reading This was a kind of painful comfort in its way, when he came to think of it.

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From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

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From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading This was a kind of painful comfort in its way, when he came to think of it.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading This was a kind of painful comfort in its way, when he came to think of it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading IT was with a sort of stupified bewilderment that Aubrey read over and over the little letter of Bee’s.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading This was a kind of painful comfort in its way, when he came to think of it.

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From this reading This was a kind of painful comfort in its way, when he came to think of it.

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From this reading IT was with a sort of stupified bewilderment that Aubrey read over and over the little letter of Bee’s.

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From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

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From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading IT was with a sort of stupified bewilderment that Aubrey read over and over the little letter of Bee’s.

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From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

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From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

not any; not one

From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading IT was with a sort of stupified bewilderment that Aubrey read over and over the little letter of Bee’s.

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From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

above and across; more than

From this reading IT was with a sort of stupified bewilderment that Aubrey read over and over the little letter of Bee’s.

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From this reading This was a kind of painful comfort in its way, when he came to think of it.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

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From this reading IT was with a sort of stupified bewilderment that Aubrey read over and over the little letter of Bee’s.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

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From this reading IT was with a sort of stupified bewilderment that Aubrey read over and over the little letter of Bee’s.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading IT was with a sort of stupified bewilderment that Aubrey read over and over the little letter of Bee’s.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading IT was with a sort of stupified bewilderment that Aubrey read over and over the little letter of Bee’s.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading IT was with a sort of stupified bewilderment that Aubrey read over and over the little letter of Bee’s.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This was a kind of painful comfort in its way, when he came to think of it.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This was a kind of painful comfort in its way, when he came to think of it.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading To call it a letter.

except if; if not

From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

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From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading IT was with a sort of stupified bewilderment that Aubrey read over and over the little letter of Bee’s.

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From this reading This was a kind of painful comfort in its way, when he came to think of it.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

at the time that

From this reading This was a kind of painful comfort in its way, when he came to think of it.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

in the company of; together with

From this reading IT was with a sort of stupified bewilderment that Aubrey read over and over the little letter of Bee’s.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Those straggling lines without any beginning, no name of him to whom they were addressed, nothing even of the most superficial courtesy, nothing that marked the link that had been--unless it were, perhaps, the abruptness, the harshness, which she would have used to no other.