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Chapter XXI
A PEER IN EMBRYO Extraordinary how small the world Is. A remark which is not original. Thus making the fact still more conspicuous. For a thing must be very obvious to force itself on the attention of the ordinary ass. Who would have thought that a lying scamp was telling the truth when I supposed him to be more than usually engaged in its perversion?
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Who would have thought that a lying scamp was telling the truth when I supposed him to be more than usually engaged in its perversion?”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “For a thing must be very obvious to force itself on the attention of the ordinary ass.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “For a thing must be very obvious to force itself on the attention of the ordinary ass.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thus making the fact still more conspicuous.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a thing must be very obvious to force itself on the attention of the ordinary ass.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who would have thought that a lying scamp was telling the truth when I supposed him to be more than usually engaged in its perversion?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Who would have thought that a lying scamp was telling the truth when I supposed him to be more than usually engaged in its perversion?”
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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 A PEER IN EMBRYO Extraordinary how small the world Is.
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From this reading For a thing must be very obvious to force itself on the attention of the ordinary ass.
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From this reading For a thing must be very obvious to force itself on the attention of the ordinary ass.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For a thing must be very obvious to force itself on the attention of the ordinary ass.
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From this reading Thus making the fact still more conspicuous.
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From this reading A PEER IN EMBRYO Extraordinary how small the world Is.
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From this reading Who would have thought that a lying scamp was telling the truth when I supposed him to be more than usually engaged in its perversion?
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From this reading A PEER IN EMBRYO Extraordinary how small the world Is.
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From this reading Thus making the fact still more conspicuous.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a thing must be very obvious to force itself on the attention of the ordinary ass.
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From this reading For a thing must be very obvious to force itself on the attention of the ordinary ass.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Who would have thought that a lying scamp was telling the truth when I supposed him to be more than usually engaged in its perversion?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Who would have thought that a lying scamp was telling the truth when I supposed him to be more than usually engaged in its perversion?
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From this reading A PEER IN EMBRYO Extraordinary how small the world Is.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Who would have thought that a lying scamp was telling the truth when I supposed him to be more than usually engaged in its perversion?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A PEER IN EMBRYO Extraordinary how small the world Is.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A PEER IN EMBRYO Extraordinary how small the world Is.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Who would have thought that a lying scamp was telling the truth when I supposed him to be more than usually engaged in its perversion?
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading For a thing must be very obvious to force itself on the attention of the ordinary ass.
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From this reading Who would have thought that a lying scamp was telling the truth when I supposed him to be more than usually engaged in its perversion?
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From this reading Thus making the fact still more conspicuous.
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From this reading Thus making the fact still more conspicuous.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading For a thing must be very obvious to force itself on the attention of the ordinary ass.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A remark which is not original.
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From this reading For a thing must be very obvious to force itself on the attention of the ordinary ass.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a thing must be very obvious to force itself on the attention of the ordinary ass.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For a thing must be very obvious to force itself on the attention of the ordinary ass.
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From this reading For a thing must be very obvious to force itself on the attention of the ordinary ass.
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From this reading A remark which is not original.
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From this reading A PEER IN EMBRYO Extraordinary how small the world Is.
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From this reading Who would have thought that a lying scamp was telling the truth when I supposed him to be more than usually engaged in its perversion?
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From this reading A remark which is not original.
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From this reading Who would have thought that a lying scamp was telling the truth when I supposed him to be more than usually engaged in its perversion?
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From this reading A PEER IN EMBRYO Extraordinary how small the world Is.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus making the fact still more conspicuous.
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From this reading Who would have thought that a lying scamp was telling the truth when I supposed him to be more than usually engaged in its perversion?
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From this reading Who would have thought that a lying scamp was telling the truth when I supposed him to be more than usually engaged in its perversion?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Who would have thought that a lying scamp was telling the truth when I supposed him to be more than usually engaged in its perversion?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Who would have thought that a lying scamp was telling the truth when I supposed him to be more than usually engaged in its perversion?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PEER IN EMBRYO Extraordinary how small the world Is.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a thing must be very obvious to force itself on the attention of the ordinary ass.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who would have thought that a lying scamp was telling the truth when I supposed him to be more than usually engaged in its perversion?
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From this reading Thus making the fact still more conspicuous.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a thing must be very obvious to force itself on the attention of the ordinary ass.
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From this reading Who would have thought that a lying scamp was telling the truth when I supposed him to be more than usually engaged in its perversion?
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From this reading Who would have thought that a lying scamp was telling the truth when I supposed him to be more than usually engaged in its perversion?
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From this reading For a thing must be very obvious to force itself on the attention of the ordinary ass.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who would have thought that a lying scamp was telling the truth when I supposed him to be more than usually engaged in its perversion?
at the time that
From this reading Who would have thought that a lying scamp was telling the truth when I supposed him to be more than usually engaged in its perversion?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A remark which is not original.
which person or people
From this reading Who would have thought that a lying scamp was telling the truth when I supposed him to be more than usually engaged in its perversion?
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From this reading A PEER IN EMBRYO Extraordinary how small the world Is.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Who would have thought that a lying scamp was telling the truth when I supposed him to be more than usually engaged in its perversion?
