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Chapter XXX
MR. LAVILETTE INTERFERES "What is this Kingston Brooks' affair that Lavilette has hold of now?" yawned a man over his evening papers. "That fellow will get into trouble if he doesn't mind." "Some new sort of charity down in the East End," one of the little group of club members replied. "Fellow has a lot of branches, and tries to make 'em a sort of family affair.
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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “LAVILETTE INTERFERES "What is this Kingston Brooks' affair that Lavilette has hold of now?" yawned a man over his evening papers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Some new sort of charity down in the East End," one of the little group of club members replied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Fellow has a lot of branches, and tries to make 'em a sort of family affair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That fellow will get into trouble if he doesn't mind."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Some new sort of charity down in the East End," one of the little group of club members replied.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “LAVILETTE INTERFERES "What is this Kingston Brooks' affair that Lavilette has hold of now?" yawned a man over his evening papers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Some new sort of charity down in the East End," one of the little group of club members replied.”
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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 LAVILETTE INTERFERES "What is this Kingston Brooks' affair that Lavilette has hold of now?" yawned a man over his evening papers.
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From this reading LAVILETTE INTERFERES "What is this Kingston Brooks' affair that Lavilette has hold of now?" yawned a man over his evening papers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Fellow has a lot of branches, and tries to make 'em a sort of family affair.
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From this reading "Fellow has a lot of branches, and tries to make 'em a sort of family affair.
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From this reading LAVILETTE INTERFERES "What is this Kingston Brooks' affair that Lavilette has hold of now?" yawned a man over his evening papers.
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From this reading "Some new sort of charity down in the East End," one of the little group of club members replied.
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From this reading "Some new sort of charity down in the East End," one of the little group of club members replied.
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From this reading "That fellow will get into trouble if he doesn't mind."
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From this reading "Some new sort of charity down in the East End," one of the little group of club members replied.
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From this reading "Some new sort of charity down in the East End," one of the little group of club members replied.
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From this reading "Fellow has a lot of branches, and tries to make 'em a sort of family affair.
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From this reading "Some new sort of charity down in the East End," one of the little group of club members replied.
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From this reading LAVILETTE INTERFERES "What is this Kingston Brooks' affair that Lavilette has hold of now?" yawned a man over his evening papers.
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From this reading "Fellow has a lot of branches, and tries to make 'em a sort of family affair.
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From this reading "That fellow will get into trouble if he doesn't mind."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That fellow will get into trouble if he doesn't mind."
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From this reading "Some new sort of charity down in the East End," one of the little group of club members replied.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LAVILETTE INTERFERES "What is this Kingston Brooks' affair that Lavilette has hold of now?" yawned a man over his evening papers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That fellow will get into trouble if he doesn't mind."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LAVILETTE INTERFERES "What is this Kingston Brooks' affair that Lavilette has hold of now?" yawned a man over his evening papers.
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From this reading LAVILETTE INTERFERES "What is this Kingston Brooks' affair that Lavilette has hold of now?" yawned a man over his evening papers.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "That fellow will get into trouble if he doesn't mind."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Some new sort of charity down in the East End," one of the little group of club members replied.
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From this reading LAVILETTE INTERFERES "What is this Kingston Brooks' affair that Lavilette has hold of now?" yawned a man over his evening papers.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "That fellow will get into trouble if he doesn't mind."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LAVILETTE INTERFERES "What is this Kingston Brooks' affair that Lavilette has hold of now?" yawned a man over his evening papers.
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From this reading LAVILETTE INTERFERES "What is this Kingston Brooks' affair that Lavilette has hold of now?" yawned a man over his evening papers.
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From this reading LAVILETTE INTERFERES "What is this Kingston Brooks' affair that Lavilette has hold of now?" yawned a man over his evening papers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Some new sort of charity down in the East End," one of the little group of club members replied.
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From this reading "Fellow has a lot of branches, and tries to make 'em a sort of family affair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Fellow has a lot of branches, and tries to make 'em a sort of family affair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LAVILETTE INTERFERES "What is this Kingston Brooks' affair that Lavilette has hold of now?" yawned a man over his evening papers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Some new sort of charity down in the East End," one of the little group of club members replied.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That fellow will get into trouble if he doesn't mind."
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From this reading MR.
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From this reading "Some new sort of charity down in the East End," one of the little group of club members replied.
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From this reading LAVILETTE INTERFERES "What is this Kingston Brooks' affair that Lavilette has hold of now?" yawned a man over his evening papers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LAVILETTE INTERFERES "What is this Kingston Brooks' affair that Lavilette has hold of now?" yawned a man over his evening papers.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Some new sort of charity down in the East End," one of the little group of club members replied.
above and across; more than
From this reading LAVILETTE INTERFERES "What is this Kingston Brooks' affair that Lavilette has hold of now?" yawned a man over his evening papers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LAVILETTE INTERFERES "What is this Kingston Brooks' affair that Lavilette has hold of now?" yawned a man over his evening papers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Some new sort of charity down in the East End," one of the little group of club members replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Some new sort of charity down in the East End," one of the little group of club members replied.
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From this reading "Some new sort of charity down in the East End," one of the little group of club members replied.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LAVILETTE INTERFERES "What is this Kingston Brooks' affair that Lavilette has hold of now?" yawned a man over his evening papers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Some new sort of charity down in the East End," one of the little group of club members replied.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading LAVILETTE INTERFERES "What is this Kingston Brooks' affair that Lavilette has hold of now?" yawned a man over his evening papers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Fellow has a lot of branches, and tries to make 'em a sort of family affair.
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From this reading "Fellow has a lot of branches, and tries to make 'em a sort of family affair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That fellow will get into trouble if he doesn't mind."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading LAVILETTE INTERFERES "What is this Kingston Brooks' affair that Lavilette has hold of now?" yawned a man over his evening papers.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "That fellow will get into trouble if he doesn't mind."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LAVILETTE INTERFERES "What is this Kingston Brooks' affair that Lavilette has hold of now?" yawned a man over his evening papers.
