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Chapter XVIII
Odd the littleness of the things that exasperate when the fountains of life are embittered! My father-in-law was perpetually catching me in moody moments and urging me to take to gardening. He irritated me beyond measure. “You think too much,” he would say. “If you was to let in a bit with a spade, you might soon ’ave that garden of yours a Vision of Flowers.
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on the far side of; further than
From this reading “He irritated me beyond measure.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““If you was to let in a bit with a spade, you might soon ’ave that garden of yours a Vision of Flowers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Odd the littleness of the things that exasperate when the fountains of life are embittered!”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““If you was to let in a bit with a spade, you might soon ’ave that garden of yours a Vision of Flowers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““If you was to let in a bit with a spade, you might soon ’ave that garden of yours a Vision of Flowers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My father-in-law was perpetually catching me in moody moments and urging me to take to gardening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You think too much,” he would say.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““You think too much,” he would say.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading ““If you was to let in a bit with a spade, you might soon ’ave that garden of yours a Vision of Flowers.”
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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 “If you was to let in a bit with a spade, you might soon ’ave that garden of yours a Vision of Flowers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My father-in-law was perpetually catching me in moody moments and urging me to take to gardening.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Odd the littleness of the things that exasperate when the fountains of life are embittered!
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From this reading “If you was to let in a bit with a spade, you might soon ’ave that garden of yours a Vision of Flowers.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He irritated me beyond measure.
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From this reading “If you was to let in a bit with a spade, you might soon ’ave that garden of yours a Vision of Flowers.
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From this reading My father-in-law was perpetually catching me in moody moments and urging me to take to gardening.
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From this reading Odd the littleness of the things that exasperate when the fountains of life are embittered!
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From this reading Odd the littleness of the things that exasperate when the fountains of life are embittered!
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From this reading My father-in-law was perpetually catching me in moody moments and urging me to take to gardening.
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From this reading “If you was to let in a bit with a spade, you might soon ’ave that garden of yours a Vision of Flowers.
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From this reading Odd the littleness of the things that exasperate when the fountains of life are embittered!
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From this reading “If you was to let in a bit with a spade, you might soon ’ave that garden of yours a Vision of Flowers.
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From this reading My father-in-law was perpetually catching me in moody moments and urging me to take to gardening.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He irritated me beyond measure.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you was to let in a bit with a spade, you might soon ’ave that garden of yours a Vision of Flowers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My father-in-law was perpetually catching me in moody moments and urging me to take to gardening.
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From this reading He irritated me beyond measure.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “If you was to let in a bit with a spade, you might soon ’ave that garden of yours a Vision of Flowers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Odd the littleness of the things that exasperate when the fountains of life are embittered!
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From this reading Odd the littleness of the things that exasperate when the fountains of life are embittered!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My father-in-law was perpetually catching me in moody moments and urging me to take to gardening.
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From this reading He irritated me beyond measure.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “If you was to let in a bit with a spade, you might soon ’ave that garden of yours a Vision of Flowers.
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From this reading My father-in-law was perpetually catching me in moody moments and urging me to take to gardening.
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From this reading My father-in-law was perpetually catching me in moody moments and urging me to take to gardening.
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From this reading “You think too much,” he would say.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My father-in-law was perpetually catching me in moody moments and urging me to take to gardening.
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From this reading Odd the littleness of the things that exasperate when the fountains of life are embittered!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Odd the littleness of the things that exasperate when the fountains of life are embittered!
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From this reading My father-in-law was perpetually catching me in moody moments and urging me to take to gardening.
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From this reading “You think too much,” he would say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you was to let in a bit with a spade, you might soon ’ave that garden of yours a Vision of Flowers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you was to let in a bit with a spade, you might soon ’ave that garden of yours a Vision of Flowers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My father-in-law was perpetually catching me in moody moments and urging me to take to gardening.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Odd the littleness of the things that exasperate when the fountains of life are embittered!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Odd the littleness of the things that exasperate when the fountains of life are embittered!
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From this reading Odd the littleness of the things that exasperate when the fountains of life are embittered!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You think too much,” he would say.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My father-in-law was perpetually catching me in moody moments and urging me to take to gardening.
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From this reading “You think too much,” he would say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My father-in-law was perpetually catching me in moody moments and urging me to take to gardening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you was to let in a bit with a spade, you might soon ’ave that garden of yours a Vision of Flowers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My father-in-law was perpetually catching me in moody moments and urging me to take to gardening.
at the time that
From this reading Odd the littleness of the things that exasperate when the fountains of life are embittered!
in the company of; together with
From this reading “If you was to let in a bit with a spade, you might soon ’ave that garden of yours a Vision of Flowers.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You think too much,” he would say.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You think too much,” he would say.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “If you was to let in a bit with a spade, you might soon ’ave that garden of yours a Vision of Flowers.
