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Chapter IX
“‘Go to the musical director, he is the power behind the throne.’ “I went. That night I went to lunch with him after the performance. Next day, Dollie, on small pretext, assailed me in an unmerciful manner; she heaped abuse upon my head. I said nothing when she had finished, but had the regulation cry; when I came out I came with teeth set hard, what was the use?
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later than; following
From this reading “That night I went to lunch with him after the performance.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading ““‘Go to the musical director, he is the power behind the throne.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next day, Dollie, on small pretext, assailed me in an unmerciful manner; she heaped abuse upon my head.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I said nothing when she had finished, but had the regulation cry; when I came out I came with teeth set hard, what was the use?”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Next day, Dollie, on small pretext, assailed me in an unmerciful manner; she heaped abuse upon my head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I went.”
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From this reading Next day, Dollie, on small pretext, assailed me in an unmerciful manner; she heaped abuse upon my head.
later than; following
From this reading That night I went to lunch with him after the performance.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Next day, Dollie, on small pretext, assailed me in an unmerciful manner; she heaped abuse upon my head.
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From this reading Next day, Dollie, on small pretext, assailed me in an unmerciful manner; she heaped abuse upon my head.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “‘Go to the musical director, he is the power behind the throne.’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I said nothing when she had finished, but had the regulation cry; when I came out I came with teeth set hard, what was the use?
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From this reading I said nothing when she had finished, but had the regulation cry; when I came out I came with teeth set hard, what was the use?
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From this reading I said nothing when she had finished, but had the regulation cry; when I came out I came with teeth set hard, what was the use?
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From this reading Next day, Dollie, on small pretext, assailed me in an unmerciful manner; she heaped abuse upon my head.
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From this reading “‘Go to the musical director, he is the power behind the throne.’
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From this reading Next day, Dollie, on small pretext, assailed me in an unmerciful manner; she heaped abuse upon my head.
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From this reading I said nothing when she had finished, but had the regulation cry; when I came out I came with teeth set hard, what was the use?
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From this reading “‘Go to the musical director, he is the power behind the throne.’
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I said nothing when she had finished, but had the regulation cry; when I came out I came with teeth set hard, what was the use?
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From this reading I said nothing when she had finished, but had the regulation cry; when I came out I came with teeth set hard, what was the use?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “‘Go to the musical director, he is the power behind the throne.’
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From this reading Next day, Dollie, on small pretext, assailed me in an unmerciful manner; she heaped abuse upon my head.
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From this reading Next day, Dollie, on small pretext, assailed me in an unmerciful manner; she heaped abuse upon my head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That night I went to lunch with him after the performance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I went.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Next day, Dollie, on small pretext, assailed me in an unmerciful manner; she heaped abuse upon my head.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “‘Go to the musical director, he is the power behind the throne.’
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From this reading That night I went to lunch with him after the performance.
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From this reading Next day, Dollie, on small pretext, assailed me in an unmerciful manner; she heaped abuse upon my head.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Next day, Dollie, on small pretext, assailed me in an unmerciful manner; she heaped abuse upon my head.
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From this reading “‘Go to the musical director, he is the power behind the throne.’
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Next day, Dollie, on small pretext, assailed me in an unmerciful manner; she heaped abuse upon my head.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day, Dollie, on small pretext, assailed me in an unmerciful manner; she heaped abuse upon my head.
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From this reading That night I went to lunch with him after the performance.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I said nothing when she had finished, but had the regulation cry; when I came out I came with teeth set hard, what was the use?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Next day, Dollie, on small pretext, assailed me in an unmerciful manner; she heaped abuse upon my head.
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From this reading I said nothing when she had finished, but had the regulation cry; when I came out I came with teeth set hard, what was the use?
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From this reading That night I went to lunch with him after the performance.
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From this reading “‘Go to the musical director, he is the power behind the throne.’
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From this reading Next day, Dollie, on small pretext, assailed me in an unmerciful manner; she heaped abuse upon my head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said nothing when she had finished, but had the regulation cry; when I came out I came with teeth set hard, what was the use?
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From this reading I said nothing when she had finished, but had the regulation cry; when I came out I came with teeth set hard, what was the use?
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From this reading I said nothing when she had finished, but had the regulation cry; when I came out I came with teeth set hard, what was the use?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Next day, Dollie, on small pretext, assailed me in an unmerciful manner; she heaped abuse upon my head.
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From this reading Next day, Dollie, on small pretext, assailed me in an unmerciful manner; she heaped abuse upon my head.
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From this reading I said nothing when she had finished, but had the regulation cry; when I came out I came with teeth set hard, what was the use?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night I went to lunch with him after the performance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “‘Go to the musical director, he is the power behind the throne.’
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From this reading “‘Go to the musical director, he is the power behind the throne.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “‘Go to the musical director, he is the power behind the throne.’
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From this reading Next day, Dollie, on small pretext, assailed me in an unmerciful manner; she heaped abuse upon my head.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Next day, Dollie, on small pretext, assailed me in an unmerciful manner; she heaped abuse upon my head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said nothing when she had finished, but had the regulation cry; when I came out I came with teeth set hard, what was the use?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I said nothing when she had finished, but had the regulation cry; when I came out I came with teeth set hard, what was the use?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I went.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I said nothing when she had finished, but had the regulation cry; when I came out I came with teeth set hard, what was the use?
at the time that
From this reading I said nothing when she had finished, but had the regulation cry; when I came out I came with teeth set hard, what was the use?
in the company of; together with
From this reading That night I went to lunch with him after the performance.
