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Chapter XXXVIII
“I’m spoilt by this rich idle way of living, until every habit is wrong, every taste wrong. The world is wrong. People can be ruined by wealth just as much as by poverty. Do you think I wouldn’t face life with you if I could, if I wasn’t absolutely certain I should be down and dragging in the first half-mile of the journey? Here I am—damned!
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Do you think I wouldn’t face life with you if I could, if I wasn’t absolutely certain I should be down and dragging in the first half-mile of the journey?”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading ““I’m spoilt by this rich idle way of living, until every habit is wrong, every taste wrong.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you think I wouldn’t face life with you if I could, if I wasn’t absolutely certain I should be down and dragging in the first half-mile of the journey?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here I am—damned!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Do you think I wouldn’t face life with you if I could, if I wasn’t absolutely certain I should be down and dragging in the first half-mile of the journey?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you think I wouldn’t face life with you if I could, if I wasn’t absolutely certain I should be down and dragging in the first half-mile of the journey?”
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading ““I’m spoilt by this rich idle way of living, until every habit is wrong, every taste wrong.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you think I wouldn’t face life with you if I could, if I wasn’t absolutely certain I should be down and dragging in the first half-mile of the journey?”
up to a particular time
From this reading ““I’m spoilt by this rich idle way of living, until every habit is wrong, every taste wrong.”
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From this reading Do you think I wouldn’t face life with you if I could, if I wasn’t absolutely certain I should be down and dragging in the first half-mile of the journey?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Here I am—damned!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Do you think I wouldn’t face life with you if I could, if I wasn’t absolutely certain I should be down and dragging in the first half-mile of the journey?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading People can be ruined by wealth just as much as by poverty.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading People can be ruined by wealth just as much as by poverty.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I’m spoilt by this rich idle way of living, until every habit is wrong, every taste wrong.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading People can be ruined by wealth just as much as by poverty.
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From this reading Do you think I wouldn’t face life with you if I could, if I wasn’t absolutely certain I should be down and dragging in the first half-mile of the journey?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Do you think I wouldn’t face life with you if I could, if I wasn’t absolutely certain I should be down and dragging in the first half-mile of the journey?
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From this reading Here I am—damned!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you think I wouldn’t face life with you if I could, if I wasn’t absolutely certain I should be down and dragging in the first half-mile of the journey?
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From this reading Do you think I wouldn’t face life with you if I could, if I wasn’t absolutely certain I should be down and dragging in the first half-mile of the journey?
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From this reading Do you think I wouldn’t face life with you if I could, if I wasn’t absolutely certain I should be down and dragging in the first half-mile of the journey?
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I’m spoilt by this rich idle way of living, until every habit is wrong, every taste wrong.
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From this reading Do you think I wouldn’t face life with you if I could, if I wasn’t absolutely certain I should be down and dragging in the first half-mile of the journey?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you think I wouldn’t face life with you if I could, if I wasn’t absolutely certain I should be down and dragging in the first half-mile of the journey?
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From this reading “I’m spoilt by this rich idle way of living, until every habit is wrong, every taste wrong.
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From this reading Do you think I wouldn’t face life with you if I could, if I wasn’t absolutely certain I should be down and dragging in the first half-mile of the journey?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here I am—damned!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Do you think I wouldn’t face life with you if I could, if I wasn’t absolutely certain I should be down and dragging in the first half-mile of the journey?
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From this reading “I’m spoilt by this rich idle way of living, until every habit is wrong, every taste wrong.
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From this reading “I’m spoilt by this rich idle way of living, until every habit is wrong, every taste wrong.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Do you think I wouldn’t face life with you if I could, if I wasn’t absolutely certain I should be down and dragging in the first half-mile of the journey?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Do you think I wouldn’t face life with you if I could, if I wasn’t absolutely certain I should be down and dragging in the first half-mile of the journey?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I’m spoilt by this rich idle way of living, until every habit is wrong, every taste wrong.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Do you think I wouldn’t face life with you if I could, if I wasn’t absolutely certain I should be down and dragging in the first half-mile of the journey?
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From this reading People can be ruined by wealth just as much as by poverty.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you think I wouldn’t face life with you if I could, if I wasn’t absolutely certain I should be down and dragging in the first half-mile of the journey?
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From this reading “I’m spoilt by this rich idle way of living, until every habit is wrong, every taste wrong.
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From this reading People can be ruined by wealth just as much as by poverty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I’m spoilt by this rich idle way of living, until every habit is wrong, every taste wrong.
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From this reading People can be ruined by wealth just as much as by poverty.
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From this reading People can be ruined by wealth just as much as by poverty.
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From this reading “I’m spoilt by this rich idle way of living, until every habit is wrong, every taste wrong.
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From this reading People can be ruined by wealth just as much as by poverty.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Do you think I wouldn’t face life with you if I could, if I wasn’t absolutely certain I should be down and dragging in the first half-mile of the journey?
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From this reading “I’m spoilt by this rich idle way of living, until every habit is wrong, every taste wrong.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading “I’m spoilt by this rich idle way of living, until every habit is wrong, every taste wrong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The world is wrong.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you think I wouldn’t face life with you if I could, if I wasn’t absolutely certain I should be down and dragging in the first half-mile of the journey?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I’m spoilt by this rich idle way of living, until every habit is wrong, every taste wrong.
up to a particular time
From this reading “I’m spoilt by this rich idle way of living, until every habit is wrong, every taste wrong.
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From this reading Do you think I wouldn’t face life with you if I could, if I wasn’t absolutely certain I should be down and dragging in the first half-mile of the journey?
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From this reading “I’m spoilt by this rich idle way of living, until every habit is wrong, every taste wrong.
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From this reading People can be ruined by wealth just as much as by poverty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Do you think I wouldn’t face life with you if I could, if I wasn’t absolutely certain I should be down and dragging in the first half-mile of the journey?
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From this reading The world is wrong.
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From this reading Do you think I wouldn’t face life with you if I could, if I wasn’t absolutely certain I should be down and dragging in the first half-mile of the journey?
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From this reading “I’m spoilt by this rich idle way of living, until every habit is wrong, every taste wrong.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you think I wouldn’t face life with you if I could, if I wasn’t absolutely certain I should be down and dragging in the first half-mile of the journey?
