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Chapter XXIII
"I was wondering," said he, "how long your sociology would survive this air...." The peep was meant to end there, and should have done so. But unluckily, at just that juncture, there came a small diversion. The gaunt girl Miller, by whose machine the little party stood, took it into her head to keep at it no longer. Though nobody had noticed it, this girl had been in trouble for the last five minutes.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Though nobody had noticed it, this girl had been in trouble for the last five minutes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The peep was meant to end there, and should have done so.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The peep was meant to end there, and should have done so.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Though nobody had noticed it, this girl had been in trouble for the last five minutes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The gaunt girl Miller, by whose machine the little party stood, took it into her head to keep at it no longer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I was wondering," said he, "how long your sociology would survive this air...."”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Though nobody had noticed it, this girl had been in trouble for the last five minutes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The gaunt girl Miller, by whose machine the little party stood, took it into her head to keep at it no longer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The gaunt girl Miller, by whose machine the little party stood, took it into her head to keep at it no longer.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Though nobody had noticed it, this girl had been in trouble for the last five minutes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The gaunt girl Miller, by whose machine the little party stood, took it into her head to keep at it no longer.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “The gaunt girl Miller, by whose machine the little party stood, took it into her head to keep at it no longer.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I was wondering," said he, "how long your sociology would survive this air...."”
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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 But unluckily, at just that juncture, there came a small diversion.
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From this reading "I was wondering," said he, "how long your sociology would survive this air...."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The peep was meant to end there, and should have done so.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But unluckily, at just that juncture, there came a small diversion.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Though nobody had noticed it, this girl had been in trouble for the last five minutes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But unluckily, at just that juncture, there came a small diversion.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The gaunt girl Miller, by whose machine the little party stood, took it into her head to keep at it no longer.
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From this reading But unluckily, at just that juncture, there came a small diversion.
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From this reading But unluckily, at just that juncture, there came a small diversion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The peep was meant to end there, and should have done so.
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From this reading The peep was meant to end there, and should have done so.
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From this reading Though nobody had noticed it, this girl had been in trouble for the last five minutes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Though nobody had noticed it, this girl had been in trouble for the last five minutes.
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From this reading The gaunt girl Miller, by whose machine the little party stood, took it into her head to keep at it no longer.
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From this reading The gaunt girl Miller, by whose machine the little party stood, took it into her head to keep at it no longer.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though nobody had noticed it, this girl had been in trouble for the last five minutes.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The peep was meant to end there, and should have done so.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I was wondering," said he, "how long your sociology would survive this air...."
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From this reading The gaunt girl Miller, by whose machine the little party stood, took it into her head to keep at it no longer.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The gaunt girl Miller, by whose machine the little party stood, took it into her head to keep at it no longer.
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From this reading "I was wondering," said he, "how long your sociology would survive this air...."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was wondering," said he, "how long your sociology would survive this air...."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Though nobody had noticed it, this girl had been in trouble for the last five minutes.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The gaunt girl Miller, by whose machine the little party stood, took it into her head to keep at it no longer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The gaunt girl Miller, by whose machine the little party stood, took it into her head to keep at it no longer.
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From this reading But unluckily, at just that juncture, there came a small diversion.
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From this reading But unluckily, at just that juncture, there came a small diversion.
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From this reading The gaunt girl Miller, by whose machine the little party stood, took it into her head to keep at it no longer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though nobody had noticed it, this girl had been in trouble for the last five minutes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gaunt girl Miller, by whose machine the little party stood, took it into her head to keep at it no longer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was wondering," said he, "how long your sociology would survive this air...."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gaunt girl Miller, by whose machine the little party stood, took it into her head to keep at it no longer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gaunt girl Miller, by whose machine the little party stood, took it into her head to keep at it no longer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The peep was meant to end there, and should have done so.
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From this reading The gaunt girl Miller, by whose machine the little party stood, took it into her head to keep at it no longer.
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From this reading Though nobody had noticed it, this girl had been in trouble for the last five minutes.
not any; not one
From this reading The gaunt girl Miller, by whose machine the little party stood, took it into her head to keep at it no longer.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Though nobody had noticed it, this girl had been in trouble for the last five minutes.
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From this reading Though nobody had noticed it, this girl had been in trouble for the last five minutes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gaunt girl Miller, by whose machine the little party stood, took it into her head to keep at it no longer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The peep was meant to end there, and should have done so.
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From this reading "I was wondering," said he, "how long your sociology would survive this air...."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The peep was meant to end there, and should have done so.
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From this reading But unluckily, at just that juncture, there came a small diversion.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The peep was meant to end there, and should have done so.
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From this reading "I was wondering," said he, "how long your sociology would survive this air...."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gaunt girl Miller, by whose machine the little party stood, took it into her head to keep at it no longer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was wondering," said he, "how long your sociology would survive this air...."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But unluckily, at just that juncture, there came a small diversion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The peep was meant to end there, and should have done so.
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From this reading The peep was meant to end there, and should have done so.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I was wondering," said he, "how long your sociology would survive this air...."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though nobody had noticed it, this girl had been in trouble for the last five minutes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The peep was meant to end there, and should have done so.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gaunt girl Miller, by whose machine the little party stood, took it into her head to keep at it no longer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though nobody had noticed it, this girl had been in trouble for the last five minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But unluckily, at just that juncture, there came a small diversion.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was wondering," said he, "how long your sociology would survive this air...."
belonging to which person
From this reading The gaunt girl Miller, by whose machine the little party stood, took it into her head to keep at it no longer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was wondering," said he, "how long your sociology would survive this air...."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I was wondering," said he, "how long your sociology would survive this air...."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I was wondering," said he, "how long your sociology would survive this air...."
