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Chapter V
"None better," said the old lady gently. "Well, somehow," continued Juggernaut, "my marriage has not made the difference to me that I had hoped. We two have had our happy hours together, but we don't seem to progress beyond a certain point. We are amiability itself. If I ask Daphne to see to anything about the house, she sees to it; if she asks me to go with her to a tea-fight, I go.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “If I ask Daphne to see to anything about the house, she sees to it; if she asks me to go with her to a tea-fight, I go.”
any thing at all
From this reading “If I ask Daphne to see to anything about the house, she sees to it; if she asks me to go with her to a tea-fight, I go.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “We two have had our happy hours together, but we don't seem to progress beyond a certain point.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Well, somehow," continued Juggernaut, "my marriage has not made the difference to me that I had hoped.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Well, somehow," continued Juggernaut, "my marriage has not made the difference to me that I had hoped.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We two have had our happy hours together, but we don't seem to progress beyond a certain point.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “We are amiability itself.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “"None better," said the old lady gently.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “We two have had our happy hours together, but we don't seem to progress beyond a certain point.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, somehow," continued Juggernaut, "my marriage has not made the difference to me that I had hoped.”
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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 We two have had our happy hours together, but we don't seem to progress beyond a certain point.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading If I ask Daphne to see to anything about the house, she sees to it; if she asks me to go with her to a tea-fight, I go.
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From this reading We are amiability itself.
any thing at all
From this reading If I ask Daphne to see to anything about the house, she sees to it; if she asks me to go with her to a tea-fight, I go.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are amiability itself.
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From this reading If I ask Daphne to see to anything about the house, she sees to it; if she asks me to go with her to a tea-fight, I go.
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From this reading If I ask Daphne to see to anything about the house, she sees to it; if she asks me to go with her to a tea-fight, I go.
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From this reading "None better," said the old lady gently.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading We two have had our happy hours together, but we don't seem to progress beyond a certain point.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We two have had our happy hours together, but we don't seem to progress beyond a certain point.
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From this reading We two have had our happy hours together, but we don't seem to progress beyond a certain point.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Well, somehow," continued Juggernaut, "my marriage has not made the difference to me that I had hoped.
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From this reading If I ask Daphne to see to anything about the house, she sees to it; if she asks me to go with her to a tea-fight, I go.
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From this reading "Well, somehow," continued Juggernaut, "my marriage has not made the difference to me that I had hoped.
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From this reading We two have had our happy hours together, but we don't seem to progress beyond a certain point.
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From this reading "None better," said the old lady gently.
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From this reading If I ask Daphne to see to anything about the house, she sees to it; if she asks me to go with her to a tea-fight, I go.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Well, somehow," continued Juggernaut, "my marriage has not made the difference to me that I had hoped.
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From this reading We two have had our happy hours together, but we don't seem to progress beyond a certain point.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, somehow," continued Juggernaut, "my marriage has not made the difference to me that I had hoped.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We two have had our happy hours together, but we don't seem to progress beyond a certain point.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If I ask Daphne to see to anything about the house, she sees to it; if she asks me to go with her to a tea-fight, I go.
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From this reading "Well, somehow," continued Juggernaut, "my marriage has not made the difference to me that I had hoped.
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From this reading We two have had our happy hours together, but we don't seem to progress beyond a certain point.
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From this reading If I ask Daphne to see to anything about the house, she sees to it; if she asks me to go with her to a tea-fight, I go.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, somehow," continued Juggernaut, "my marriage has not made the difference to me that I had hoped.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I ask Daphne to see to anything about the house, she sees to it; if she asks me to go with her to a tea-fight, I go.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If I ask Daphne to see to anything about the house, she sees to it; if she asks me to go with her to a tea-fight, I go.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading We are amiability itself.
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From this reading "Well, somehow," continued Juggernaut, "my marriage has not made the difference to me that I had hoped.
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From this reading "None better," said the old lady gently.
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From this reading "Well, somehow," continued Juggernaut, "my marriage has not made the difference to me that I had hoped.
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From this reading "Well, somehow," continued Juggernaut, "my marriage has not made the difference to me that I had hoped.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, somehow," continued Juggernaut, "my marriage has not made the difference to me that I had hoped.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, somehow," continued Juggernaut, "my marriage has not made the difference to me that I had hoped.
not one, and not any
From this reading "None better," said the old lady gently.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Well, somehow," continued Juggernaut, "my marriage has not made the difference to me that I had hoped.
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From this reading "None better," said the old lady gently.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We two have had our happy hours together, but we don't seem to progress beyond a certain point.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading We two have had our happy hours together, but we don't seem to progress beyond a certain point.
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From this reading We two have had our happy hours together, but we don't seem to progress beyond a certain point.
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From this reading "None better," said the old lady gently.
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From this reading If I ask Daphne to see to anything about the house, she sees to it; if she asks me to go with her to a tea-fight, I go.
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From this reading We two have had our happy hours together, but we don't seem to progress beyond a certain point.
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From this reading If I ask Daphne to see to anything about the house, she sees to it; if she asks me to go with her to a tea-fight, I go.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If I ask Daphne to see to anything about the house, she sees to it; if she asks me to go with her to a tea-fight, I go.
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From this reading "Well, somehow," continued Juggernaut, "my marriage has not made the difference to me that I had hoped.
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From this reading If I ask Daphne to see to anything about the house, she sees to it; if she asks me to go with her to a tea-fight, I go.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, somehow," continued Juggernaut, "my marriage has not made the difference to me that I had hoped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "None better," said the old lady gently.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, somehow," continued Juggernaut, "my marriage has not made the difference to me that I had hoped.
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From this reading We two have had our happy hours together, but we don't seem to progress beyond a certain point.
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From this reading We two have had our happy hours together, but we don't seem to progress beyond a certain point.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We two have had our happy hours together, but we don't seem to progress beyond a certain point.
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From this reading "Well, somehow," continued Juggernaut, "my marriage has not made the difference to me that I had hoped.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If I ask Daphne to see to anything about the house, she sees to it; if she asks me to go with her to a tea-fight, I go.
