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Chapter III
This time the answer came after a yet longer pause. "Socialists? Yes, there are some, no doubt, but much fewer than in other places. All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them. We old men, we were for liberty; we don't believe in fire and massacre."
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.”
later than; following
From this reading “This time the answer came after a yet longer pause.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We old men, we were for liberty; we don't believe in fire and massacre."”
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading “We old men, we were for liberty; we don't believe in fire and massacre."”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This time the answer came after a yet longer pause.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “This time the answer came after a yet longer pause.”
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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 This time the answer came after a yet longer pause.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.
later than; following
From this reading This time the answer came after a yet longer pause.
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From this reading All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We old men, we were for liberty; we don't believe in fire and massacre."
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From this reading This time the answer came after a yet longer pause.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yes, there are some, no doubt, but much fewer than in other places.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We old men, we were for liberty; we don't believe in fire and massacre."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yes, there are some, no doubt, but much fewer than in other places.
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From this reading This time the answer came after a yet longer pause.
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From this reading We old men, we were for liberty; we don't believe in fire and massacre."
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From this reading Yes, there are some, no doubt, but much fewer than in other places.
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From this reading All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.
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From this reading Yes, there are some, no doubt, but much fewer than in other places.
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From this reading We old men, we were for liberty; we don't believe in fire and massacre."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.
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From this reading All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.
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From this reading All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yes, there are some, no doubt, but much fewer than in other places.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading We old men, we were for liberty; we don't believe in fire and massacre."
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From this reading This time the answer came after a yet longer pause.
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From this reading We old men, we were for liberty; we don't believe in fire and massacre."
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From this reading We old men, we were for liberty; we don't believe in fire and massacre."
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From this reading Yes, there are some, no doubt, but much fewer than in other places.
not any; not one
From this reading Yes, there are some, no doubt, but much fewer than in other places.
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From this reading All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We old men, we were for liberty; we don't believe in fire and massacre."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, there are some, no doubt, but much fewer than in other places.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This time the answer came after a yet longer pause.
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From this reading Yes, there are some, no doubt, but much fewer than in other places.
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From this reading "Socialists?
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From this reading Yes, there are some, no doubt, but much fewer than in other places.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Yes, there are some, no doubt, but much fewer than in other places.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This time the answer came after a yet longer pause.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.
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From this reading Yes, there are some, no doubt, but much fewer than in other places.
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From this reading All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time the answer came after a yet longer pause.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time the answer came after a yet longer pause.
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From this reading All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We old men, we were for liberty; we don't believe in fire and massacre."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We old men, we were for liberty; we don't believe in fire and massacre."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, there are some, no doubt, but much fewer than in other places.
but in spite of that
From this reading This time the answer came after a yet longer pause.
