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Chapter VI
"They're so young in their thoughts," said Burnamy, "and they seem as much interested in everything as they could have been thirty years ago. They belong to a time when the world was a good deal fresher than it is now; don't you think? I mean, in the eighteen-sixties." "Oh, yes, I can see that." "I don't know why we shouldn't be born older in each generation than people were in the last.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"They're so young in their thoughts," said Burnamy, "and they seem as much interested in everything as they could have been thirty years ago.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know why we shouldn't be born older in each generation than people were in the last.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"They're so young in their thoughts," said Burnamy, "and they seem as much interested in everything as they could have been thirty years ago.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “"They're so young in their thoughts," said Burnamy, "and they seem as much interested in everything as they could have been thirty years ago.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They belong to a time when the world was a good deal fresher than it is now; don't you think?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"They're so young in their thoughts," said Burnamy, "and they seem as much interested in everything as they could have been thirty years ago.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know why we shouldn't be born older in each generation than people were in the last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know why we shouldn't be born older in each generation than people were in the last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They belong to a time when the world was a good deal fresher than it is now; don't you think?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They belong to a time when the world was a good deal fresher than it is now; don't you think?”
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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 They belong to a time when the world was a good deal fresher than it is now; don't you think?
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From this reading "They're so young in their thoughts," said Burnamy, "and they seem as much interested in everything as they could have been thirty years ago.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "They're so young in their thoughts," said Burnamy, "and they seem as much interested in everything as they could have been thirty years ago.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "They're so young in their thoughts," said Burnamy, "and they seem as much interested in everything as they could have been thirty years ago.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I don't know why we shouldn't be born older in each generation than people were in the last.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "They're so young in their thoughts," said Burnamy, "and they seem as much interested in everything as they could have been thirty years ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They belong to a time when the world was a good deal fresher than it is now; don't you think?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know why we shouldn't be born older in each generation than people were in the last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're so young in their thoughts," said Burnamy, "and they seem as much interested in everything as they could have been thirty years ago.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Oh, yes, I can see that."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "They're so young in their thoughts," said Burnamy, "and they seem as much interested in everything as they could have been thirty years ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They belong to a time when the world was a good deal fresher than it is now; don't you think?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They belong to a time when the world was a good deal fresher than it is now; don't you think?
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "I don't know why we shouldn't be born older in each generation than people were in the last.
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From this reading I mean, in the eighteen-sixties."
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "They're so young in their thoughts," said Burnamy, "and they seem as much interested in everything as they could have been thirty years ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They belong to a time when the world was a good deal fresher than it is now; don't you think?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know why we shouldn't be born older in each generation than people were in the last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They belong to a time when the world was a good deal fresher than it is now; don't you think?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "They're so young in their thoughts," said Burnamy, "and they seem as much interested in everything as they could have been thirty years ago.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I mean, in the eighteen-sixties."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "They're so young in their thoughts," said Burnamy, "and they seem as much interested in everything as they could have been thirty years ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're so young in their thoughts," said Burnamy, "and they seem as much interested in everything as they could have been thirty years ago.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They belong to a time when the world was a good deal fresher than it is now; don't you think?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They belong to a time when the world was a good deal fresher than it is now; don't you think?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know why we shouldn't be born older in each generation than people were in the last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know why we shouldn't be born older in each generation than people were in the last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I mean, in the eighteen-sixties."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're so young in their thoughts," said Burnamy, "and they seem as much interested in everything as they could have been thirty years ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They belong to a time when the world was a good deal fresher than it is now; don't you think?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, yes, I can see that."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know why we shouldn't be born older in each generation than people were in the last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know why we shouldn't be born older in each generation than people were in the last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're so young in their thoughts," said Burnamy, "and they seem as much interested in everything as they could have been thirty years ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, yes, I can see that."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're so young in their thoughts," said Burnamy, "and they seem as much interested in everything as they could have been thirty years ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know why we shouldn't be born older in each generation than people were in the last.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "They're so young in their thoughts," said Burnamy, "and they seem as much interested in everything as they could have been thirty years ago.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They belong to a time when the world was a good deal fresher than it is now; don't you think?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, yes, I can see that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They belong to a time when the world was a good deal fresher than it is now; don't you think?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "They're so young in their thoughts," said Burnamy, "and they seem as much interested in everything as they could have been thirty years ago.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They're so young in their thoughts," said Burnamy, "and they seem as much interested in everything as they could have been thirty years ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're so young in their thoughts," said Burnamy, "and they seem as much interested in everything as they could have been thirty years ago.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They belong to a time when the world was a good deal fresher than it is now; don't you think?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're so young in their thoughts," said Burnamy, "and they seem as much interested in everything as they could have been thirty years ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're so young in their thoughts," said Burnamy, "and they seem as much interested in everything as they could have been thirty years ago.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They belong to a time when the world was a good deal fresher than it is now; don't you think?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They belong to a time when the world was a good deal fresher than it is now; don't you think?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They belong to a time when the world was a good deal fresher than it is now; don't you think?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I don't know why we shouldn't be born older in each generation than people were in the last.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I don't know why we shouldn't be born older in each generation than people were in the last.
at the time that
From this reading They belong to a time when the world was a good deal fresher than it is now; don't you think?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know why we shouldn't be born older in each generation than people were in the last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They belong to a time when the world was a good deal fresher than it is now; don't you think?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're so young in their thoughts," said Burnamy, "and they seem as much interested in everything as they could have been thirty years ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, yes, I can see that."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They belong to a time when the world was a good deal fresher than it is now; don't you think?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're so young in their thoughts," said Burnamy, "and they seem as much interested in everything as they could have been thirty years ago.
