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Chapter IV
My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening. “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?” “If you were cad enough,” said I. Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me. That I found trying, but I held out valiantly.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That I found trying, but I held out valiantly.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.”
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From this reading My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening.
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From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
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From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
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From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
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From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening.
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From this reading “If you were cad enough,” said I.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
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From this reading My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening.
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From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
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From this reading My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you were cad enough,” said I.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That I found trying, but I held out valiantly.
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From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
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From this reading That I found trying, but I held out valiantly.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
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From this reading My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If you were cad enough,” said I.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you were cad enough,” said I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening.
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From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That I found trying, but I held out valiantly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening.
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From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
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From this reading That I found trying, but I held out valiantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That I found trying, but I held out valiantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our little voices went on interminably, and at one stage my cousin got out of bed and made his brother do likewise, and knelt in the night dimness and prayed at me.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “If you were cad enough,” said I.
at the time that
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Then you mean,” said my elder cousin, when at last he could bring himself to argue, “you might do just as you liked?”
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From this reading My elder cousin cried aloud in horror, and the younger lay scared, but listening.
