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Chapter X
The Nymph Revealed. All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar. When angry, count four; when very angry, swear.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar. Every now and then, after Tom went to bed, he had sudden wakings out of his sleep, and his first thought was, "Oh, joy, it was all a dream!" Then he laid himself heavily down again, with a groan and the muttered words, "A nigger!
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later than; following
From this reading “Every now and then, after Tom went to bed, he had sudden wakings out of his sleep, and his first thought was, "Oh, joy, it was all a dream!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he laid himself heavily down again, with a groan and the muttered words, "A nigger!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “Every now and then, after Tom went to bed, he had sudden wakings out of his sleep, and his first thought was, "Oh, joy, it was all a dream!"”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every now and then, after Tom went to bed, he had sudden wakings out of his sleep, and his first thought was, "Oh, joy, it was all a dream!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every now and then, after Tom went to bed, he had sudden wakings out of his sleep, and his first thought was, "Oh, joy, it was all a dream!"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Then he laid himself heavily down again, with a groan and the muttered words, "A nigger!”
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading “Then he laid himself heavily down again, with a groan and the muttered words, "A nigger!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every now and then, after Tom went to bed, he had sudden wakings out of his sleep, and his first thought was, "Oh, joy, it was all a dream!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every now and then, after Tom went to bed, he had sudden wakings out of his sleep, and his first thought was, "Oh, joy, it was all a dream!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every now and then, after Tom went to bed, he had sudden wakings out of his sleep, and his first thought was, "Oh, joy, it was all a dream!"”
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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 All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
later than; following
From this reading Every now and then, after Tom went to bed, he had sudden wakings out of his sleep, and his first thought was, "Oh, joy, it was all a dream!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he laid himself heavily down again, with a groan and the muttered words, "A nigger!
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From this reading All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every now and then, after Tom went to bed, he had sudden wakings out of his sleep, and his first thought was, "Oh, joy, it was all a dream!"
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From this reading When angry, count four; when very angry, swear.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading Every now and then, after Tom went to bed, he had sudden wakings out of his sleep, and his first thought was, "Oh, joy, it was all a dream!"
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From this reading All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading When angry, count four; when very angry, swear.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading Then he laid himself heavily down again, with a groan and the muttered words, "A nigger!
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Every now and then, after Tom went to bed, he had sudden wakings out of his sleep, and his first thought was, "Oh, joy, it was all a dream!"
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every now and then, after Tom went to bed, he had sudden wakings out of his sleep, and his first thought was, "Oh, joy, it was all a dream!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every now and then, after Tom went to bed, he had sudden wakings out of his sleep, and his first thought was, "Oh, joy, it was all a dream!"
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From this reading When angry, count four; when very angry, swear.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading Then he laid himself heavily down again, with a groan and the muttered words, "A nigger!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every now and then, after Tom went to bed, he had sudden wakings out of his sleep, and his first thought was, "Oh, joy, it was all a dream!"
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From this reading Then he laid himself heavily down again, with a groan and the muttered words, "A nigger!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he laid himself heavily down again, with a groan and the muttered words, "A nigger!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every now and then, after Tom went to bed, he had sudden wakings out of his sleep, and his first thought was, "Oh, joy, it was all a dream!"
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From this reading All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading Every now and then, after Tom went to bed, he had sudden wakings out of his sleep, and his first thought was, "Oh, joy, it was all a dream!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he laid himself heavily down again, with a groan and the muttered words, "A nigger!
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From this reading All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading Then he laid himself heavily down again, with a groan and the muttered words, "A nigger!
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From this reading Then he laid himself heavily down again, with a groan and the muttered words, "A nigger!
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From this reading Every now and then, after Tom went to bed, he had sudden wakings out of his sleep, and his first thought was, "Oh, joy, it was all a dream!"
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From this reading The Nymph Revealed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading Every now and then, after Tom went to bed, he had sudden wakings out of his sleep, and his first thought was, "Oh, joy, it was all a dream!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every now and then, after Tom went to bed, he had sudden wakings out of his sleep, and his first thought was, "Oh, joy, it was all a dream!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading The Nymph Revealed.
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From this reading All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every now and then, after Tom went to bed, he had sudden wakings out of his sleep, and his first thought was, "Oh, joy, it was all a dream!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every now and then, after Tom went to bed, he had sudden wakings out of his sleep, and his first thought was, "Oh, joy, it was all a dream!"
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From this reading When angry, count four; when very angry, swear.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Nymph Revealed.
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From this reading Every now and then, after Tom went to bed, he had sudden wakings out of his sleep, and his first thought was, "Oh, joy, it was all a dream!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every now and then, after Tom went to bed, he had sudden wakings out of his sleep, and his first thought was, "Oh, joy, it was all a dream!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading Every now and then, after Tom went to bed, he had sudden wakings out of his sleep, and his first thought was, "Oh, joy, it was all a dream!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When angry, count four; when very angry, swear.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading Every now and then, after Tom went to bed, he had sudden wakings out of his sleep, and his first thought was, "Oh, joy, it was all a dream!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every now and then, after Tom went to bed, he had sudden wakings out of his sleep, and his first thought was, "Oh, joy, it was all a dream!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every now and then, after Tom went to bed, he had sudden wakings out of his sleep, and his first thought was, "Oh, joy, it was all a dream!"
at the time that
From this reading When angry, count four; when very angry, swear.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
which person or people
From this reading All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he laid himself heavily down again, with a groan and the muttered words, "A nigger!
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From this reading Then he laid himself heavily down again, with a groan and the muttered words, "A nigger!
