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Chapter XXXIX
WHAT more is there to say? It is better, when one is able to deal poetic justice all round, to reward the good and punish the evil. Who are the good and who are the evil? We have not to do with murderers, with breakers of the law, with enemies of God or man. If Aubrey Leigh had not been exceedingly imprudent, if Bee had not been hot-headed and passionate, there would never have been that miserable breach between them.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “If Aubrey Leigh had not been exceedingly imprudent, if Bee had not been hot-headed and passionate, there would never have been that miserable breach between them.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “If Aubrey Leigh had not been exceedingly imprudent, if Bee had not been hot-headed and passionate, there would never have been that miserable breach between them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is better, when one is able to deal poetic justice all round, to reward the good and punish the evil.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have not to do with murderers, with breakers of the law, with enemies of God or man.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We have not to do with murderers, with breakers of the law, with enemies of God or man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If Aubrey Leigh had not been exceedingly imprudent, if Bee had not been hot-headed and passionate, there would never have been that miserable breach between them.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It is better, when one is able to deal poetic justice all round, to reward the good and punish the evil.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If Aubrey Leigh had not been exceedingly imprudent, if Bee had not been hot-headed and passionate, there would never have been that miserable breach between them.”
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From this reading It is better, when one is able to deal poetic justice all round, to reward the good and punish the evil.
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From this reading It is better, when one is able to deal poetic justice all round, to reward the good and punish the evil.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is better, when one is able to deal poetic justice all round, to reward the good and punish the evil.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Who are the good and who are the evil?
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From this reading If Aubrey Leigh had not been exceedingly imprudent, if Bee had not been hot-headed and passionate, there would never have been that miserable breach between them.
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From this reading If Aubrey Leigh had not been exceedingly imprudent, if Bee had not been hot-headed and passionate, there would never have been that miserable breach between them.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If Aubrey Leigh had not been exceedingly imprudent, if Bee had not been hot-headed and passionate, there would never have been that miserable breach between them.
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From this reading It is better, when one is able to deal poetic justice all round, to reward the good and punish the evil.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading If Aubrey Leigh had not been exceedingly imprudent, if Bee had not been hot-headed and passionate, there would never have been that miserable breach between them.
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From this reading If Aubrey Leigh had not been exceedingly imprudent, if Bee had not been hot-headed and passionate, there would never have been that miserable breach between them.
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From this reading We have not to do with murderers, with breakers of the law, with enemies of God or man.
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From this reading It is better, when one is able to deal poetic justice all round, to reward the good and punish the evil.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We have not to do with murderers, with breakers of the law, with enemies of God or man.
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From this reading We have not to do with murderers, with breakers of the law, with enemies of God or man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is better, when one is able to deal poetic justice all round, to reward the good and punish the evil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If Aubrey Leigh had not been exceedingly imprudent, if Bee had not been hot-headed and passionate, there would never have been that miserable breach between them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have not to do with murderers, with breakers of the law, with enemies of God or man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is better, when one is able to deal poetic justice all round, to reward the good and punish the evil.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If Aubrey Leigh had not been exceedingly imprudent, if Bee had not been hot-headed and passionate, there would never have been that miserable breach between them.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have not to do with murderers, with breakers of the law, with enemies of God or man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If Aubrey Leigh had not been exceedingly imprudent, if Bee had not been hot-headed and passionate, there would never have been that miserable breach between them.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Aubrey Leigh had not been exceedingly imprudent, if Bee had not been hot-headed and passionate, there would never have been that miserable breach between them.
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From this reading If Aubrey Leigh had not been exceedingly imprudent, if Bee had not been hot-headed and passionate, there would never have been that miserable breach between them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT more is there to say?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is better, when one is able to deal poetic justice all round, to reward the good and punish the evil.
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From this reading It is better, when one is able to deal poetic justice all round, to reward the good and punish the evil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have not to do with murderers, with breakers of the law, with enemies of God or man.
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From this reading If Aubrey Leigh had not been exceedingly imprudent, if Bee had not been hot-headed and passionate, there would never have been that miserable breach between them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have not to do with murderers, with breakers of the law, with enemies of God or man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If Aubrey Leigh had not been exceedingly imprudent, if Bee had not been hot-headed and passionate, there would never have been that miserable breach between them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT more is there to say?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We have not to do with murderers, with breakers of the law, with enemies of God or man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Aubrey Leigh had not been exceedingly imprudent, if Bee had not been hot-headed and passionate, there would never have been that miserable breach between them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We have not to do with murderers, with breakers of the law, with enemies of God or man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We have not to do with murderers, with breakers of the law, with enemies of God or man.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is better, when one is able to deal poetic justice all round, to reward the good and punish the evil.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We have not to do with murderers, with breakers of the law, with enemies of God or man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If Aubrey Leigh had not been exceedingly imprudent, if Bee had not been hot-headed and passionate, there would never have been that miserable breach between them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is better, when one is able to deal poetic justice all round, to reward the good and punish the evil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is better, when one is able to deal poetic justice all round, to reward the good and punish the evil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is better, when one is able to deal poetic justice all round, to reward the good and punish the evil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is better, when one is able to deal poetic justice all round, to reward the good and punish the evil.
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From this reading WHAT more is there to say?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If Aubrey Leigh had not been exceedingly imprudent, if Bee had not been hot-headed and passionate, there would never have been that miserable breach between them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is better, when one is able to deal poetic justice all round, to reward the good and punish the evil.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If Aubrey Leigh had not been exceedingly imprudent, if Bee had not been hot-headed and passionate, there would never have been that miserable breach between them.
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From this reading WHAT more is there to say?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHAT more is there to say?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have not to do with murderers, with breakers of the law, with enemies of God or man.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT more is there to say?
at the time that
From this reading It is better, when one is able to deal poetic justice all round, to reward the good and punish the evil.
which person or people
From this reading Who are the good and who are the evil?
in the company of; together with
From this reading We have not to do with murderers, with breakers of the law, with enemies of God or man.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If Aubrey Leigh had not been exceedingly imprudent, if Bee had not been hot-headed and passionate, there would never have been that miserable breach between them.
