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Chapter VIII
Lorimer saw. He grasped the whole unpainted beauty of the situation in a flash, and for some moments it rendered him totally unfit for intellectual conversation. When he did speak his observation was brief, but it teemed with condensed meaning. It was the conversational parallel to the ox in the tea-cup. 'My aunt!' he said.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When he did speak his observation was brief, but it teemed with condensed meaning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he did speak his observation was brief, but it teemed with condensed meaning.”
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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 He grasped the whole unpainted beauty of the situation in a flash, and for some moments it rendered him totally unfit for intellectual conversation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He grasped the whole unpainted beauty of the situation in a flash, and for some moments it rendered him totally unfit for intellectual conversation.
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From this reading 'My aunt!' he said.
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From this reading He grasped the whole unpainted beauty of the situation in a flash, and for some moments it rendered him totally unfit for intellectual conversation.
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From this reading When he did speak his observation was brief, but it teemed with condensed meaning.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When he did speak his observation was brief, but it teemed with condensed meaning.
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From this reading When he did speak his observation was brief, but it teemed with condensed meaning.
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From this reading He grasped the whole unpainted beauty of the situation in a flash, and for some moments it rendered him totally unfit for intellectual conversation.
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From this reading It was the conversational parallel to the ox in the tea-cup.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When he did speak his observation was brief, but it teemed with condensed meaning.
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From this reading He grasped the whole unpainted beauty of the situation in a flash, and for some moments it rendered him totally unfit for intellectual conversation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He grasped the whole unpainted beauty of the situation in a flash, and for some moments it rendered him totally unfit for intellectual conversation.
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From this reading He grasped the whole unpainted beauty of the situation in a flash, and for some moments it rendered him totally unfit for intellectual conversation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He grasped the whole unpainted beauty of the situation in a flash, and for some moments it rendered him totally unfit for intellectual conversation.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He grasped the whole unpainted beauty of the situation in a flash, and for some moments it rendered him totally unfit for intellectual conversation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he did speak his observation was brief, but it teemed with condensed meaning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He grasped the whole unpainted beauty of the situation in a flash, and for some moments it rendered him totally unfit for intellectual conversation.
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From this reading He grasped the whole unpainted beauty of the situation in a flash, and for some moments it rendered him totally unfit for intellectual conversation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He grasped the whole unpainted beauty of the situation in a flash, and for some moments it rendered him totally unfit for intellectual conversation.
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From this reading Lorimer saw.
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From this reading When he did speak his observation was brief, but it teemed with condensed meaning.
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From this reading He grasped the whole unpainted beauty of the situation in a flash, and for some moments it rendered him totally unfit for intellectual conversation.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'My aunt!' he said.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he did speak his observation was brief, but it teemed with condensed meaning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He grasped the whole unpainted beauty of the situation in a flash, and for some moments it rendered him totally unfit for intellectual conversation.
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From this reading It was the conversational parallel to the ox in the tea-cup.
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From this reading It was the conversational parallel to the ox in the tea-cup.
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From this reading He grasped the whole unpainted beauty of the situation in a flash, and for some moments it rendered him totally unfit for intellectual conversation.
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From this reading 'My aunt!' he said.
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From this reading Lorimer saw.
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From this reading He grasped the whole unpainted beauty of the situation in a flash, and for some moments it rendered him totally unfit for intellectual conversation.
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From this reading He grasped the whole unpainted beauty of the situation in a flash, and for some moments it rendered him totally unfit for intellectual conversation.
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From this reading When he did speak his observation was brief, but it teemed with condensed meaning.
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From this reading It was the conversational parallel to the ox in the tea-cup.
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From this reading When he did speak his observation was brief, but it teemed with condensed meaning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He grasped the whole unpainted beauty of the situation in a flash, and for some moments it rendered him totally unfit for intellectual conversation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the conversational parallel to the ox in the tea-cup.
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From this reading He grasped the whole unpainted beauty of the situation in a flash, and for some moments it rendered him totally unfit for intellectual conversation.
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From this reading He grasped the whole unpainted beauty of the situation in a flash, and for some moments it rendered him totally unfit for intellectual conversation.
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From this reading He grasped the whole unpainted beauty of the situation in a flash, and for some moments it rendered him totally unfit for intellectual conversation.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he did speak his observation was brief, but it teemed with condensed meaning.
at the time that
From this reading When he did speak his observation was brief, but it teemed with condensed meaning.
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From this reading He grasped the whole unpainted beauty of the situation in a flash, and for some moments it rendered him totally unfit for intellectual conversation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When he did speak his observation was brief, but it teemed with condensed meaning.
