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Chapter II
“Well, it is rather damaging to any joke to explain it,” I replied, “and your only hope of getting at ours is to live into it. One feature of it is the confusion of foreigners at the sight of our men’s willingness to subordinate themselves to our women.” “Oh, I don’t find that very bewildering,” said the Altrurian. “It seems to me a generous and manly trait of the American character. I’m proud to say that it is one of the points at which your civilization and our own touch.
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One feature of it is the confusion of foreigners at the sight of our men’s willingness to subordinate themselves to our women.””
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading ““Well, it is rather damaging to any joke to explain it,” I replied, “and your only hope of getting at ours is to live into it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, it is rather damaging to any joke to explain it,” I replied, “and your only hope of getting at ours is to live into it.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “One feature of it is the confusion of foreigners at the sight of our men’s willingness to subordinate themselves to our women.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, it is rather damaging to any joke to explain it,” I replied, “and your only hope of getting at ours is to live into it.”
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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 “It seems to me a generous and manly trait of the American character.
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From this reading “Oh, I don’t find that very bewildering,” said the Altrurian.
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From this reading “It seems to me a generous and manly trait of the American character.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, it is rather damaging to any joke to explain it,” I replied, “and your only hope of getting at ours is to live into it.
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From this reading “Well, it is rather damaging to any joke to explain it,” I replied, “and your only hope of getting at ours is to live into it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Well, it is rather damaging to any joke to explain it,” I replied, “and your only hope of getting at ours is to live into it.
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From this reading “Oh, I don’t find that very bewildering,” said the Altrurian.
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From this reading “It seems to me a generous and manly trait of the American character.
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From this reading I’m proud to say that it is one of the points at which your civilization and our own touch.
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From this reading One feature of it is the confusion of foreigners at the sight of our men’s willingness to subordinate themselves to our women.”
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From this reading “Well, it is rather damaging to any joke to explain it,” I replied, “and your only hope of getting at ours is to live into it.
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From this reading “Oh, I don’t find that very bewildering,” said the Altrurian.
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From this reading “Well, it is rather damaging to any joke to explain it,” I replied, “and your only hope of getting at ours is to live into it.
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From this reading One feature of it is the confusion of foreigners at the sight of our men’s willingness to subordinate themselves to our women.”
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From this reading “Oh, I don’t find that very bewildering,” said the Altrurian.
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From this reading One feature of it is the confusion of foreigners at the sight of our men’s willingness to subordinate themselves to our women.”
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From this reading “It seems to me a generous and manly trait of the American character.
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From this reading “Well, it is rather damaging to any joke to explain it,” I replied, “and your only hope of getting at ours is to live into it.
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From this reading “Well, it is rather damaging to any joke to explain it,” I replied, “and your only hope of getting at ours is to live into it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, it is rather damaging to any joke to explain it,” I replied, “and your only hope of getting at ours is to live into it.
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From this reading I’m proud to say that it is one of the points at which your civilization and our own touch.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Well, it is rather damaging to any joke to explain it,” I replied, “and your only hope of getting at ours is to live into it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, it is rather damaging to any joke to explain it,” I replied, “and your only hope of getting at ours is to live into it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, it is rather damaging to any joke to explain it,” I replied, “and your only hope of getting at ours is to live into it.
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From this reading “Well, it is rather damaging to any joke to explain it,” I replied, “and your only hope of getting at ours is to live into it.
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From this reading “Well, it is rather damaging to any joke to explain it,” I replied, “and your only hope of getting at ours is to live into it.
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From this reading “It seems to me a generous and manly trait of the American character.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It seems to me a generous and manly trait of the American character.
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From this reading One feature of it is the confusion of foreigners at the sight of our men’s willingness to subordinate themselves to our women.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, it is rather damaging to any joke to explain it,” I replied, “and your only hope of getting at ours is to live into it.
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From this reading “Oh, I don’t find that very bewildering,” said the Altrurian.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One feature of it is the confusion of foreigners at the sight of our men’s willingness to subordinate themselves to our women.”
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From this reading “Well, it is rather damaging to any joke to explain it,” I replied, “and your only hope of getting at ours is to live into it.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading One feature of it is the confusion of foreigners at the sight of our men’s willingness to subordinate themselves to our women.”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “Well, it is rather damaging to any joke to explain it,” I replied, “and your only hope of getting at ours is to live into it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m proud to say that it is one of the points at which your civilization and our own touch.
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From this reading I’m proud to say that it is one of the points at which your civilization and our own touch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m proud to say that it is one of the points at which your civilization and our own touch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, it is rather damaging to any joke to explain it,” I replied, “and your only hope of getting at ours is to live into it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, it is rather damaging to any joke to explain it,” I replied, “and your only hope of getting at ours is to live into it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I don’t find that very bewildering,” said the Altrurian.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m proud to say that it is one of the points at which your civilization and our own touch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It seems to me a generous and manly trait of the American character.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One feature of it is the confusion of foreigners at the sight of our men’s willingness to subordinate themselves to our women.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One feature of it is the confusion of foreigners at the sight of our men’s willingness to subordinate themselves to our women.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, I don’t find that very bewildering,” said the Altrurian.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One feature of it is the confusion of foreigners at the sight of our men’s willingness to subordinate themselves to our women.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading One feature of it is the confusion of foreigners at the sight of our men’s willingness to subordinate themselves to our women.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, it is rather damaging to any joke to explain it,” I replied, “and your only hope of getting at ours is to live into it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m proud to say that it is one of the points at which your civilization and our own touch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It seems to me a generous and manly trait of the American character.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I don’t find that very bewildering,” said the Altrurian.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, it is rather damaging to any joke to explain it,” I replied, “and your only hope of getting at ours is to live into it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I’m proud to say that it is one of the points at which your civilization and our own touch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One feature of it is the confusion of foreigners at the sight of our men’s willingness to subordinate themselves to our women.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One feature of it is the confusion of foreigners at the sight of our men’s willingness to subordinate themselves to our women.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, it is rather damaging to any joke to explain it,” I replied, “and your only hope of getting at ours is to live into it.
