Chapter XIII · Engaged to Be Married

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Everybody has a bug-bear fault, a sort of standing characteristic—a _pièce de résistance_ for their friends to cut at; and in general they cut and come again.

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From this reading WAS the “poor Peter” of Cranford the Aga Jenkyns of Chunderabaddad, or was he not?

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Everybody has a bug-bear fault, a sort of standing characteristic—a _pièce de résistance_ for their friends to cut at; and in general they cut and come again.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Everybody has a bug-bear fault, a sort of standing characteristic—a _pièce de résistance_ for their friends to cut at; and in general they cut and come again.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As somebody says, that was the question.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Everybody has a bug-bear fault, a sort of standing characteristic—a _pièce de résistance_ for their friends to cut at; and in general they cut and come again.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In my own home, whenever people had nothing else to do, they blamed me for want of discretion.

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From this reading Indiscretion was my bug-bear fault.

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From this reading Everybody has a bug-bear fault, a sort of standing characteristic—a _pièce de résistance_ for their friends to cut at; and in general they cut and come again.

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From this reading WAS the “poor Peter” of Cranford the Aga Jenkyns of Chunderabaddad, or was he not?

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Everybody has a bug-bear fault, a sort of standing characteristic—a _pièce de résistance_ for their friends to cut at; and in general they cut and come again.

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From this reading WAS the “poor Peter” of Cranford the Aga Jenkyns of Chunderabaddad, or was he not?

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From this reading Everybody has a bug-bear fault, a sort of standing characteristic—a _pièce de résistance_ for their friends to cut at; and in general they cut and come again.

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From this reading Everybody has a bug-bear fault, a sort of standing characteristic—a _pièce de résistance_ for their friends to cut at; and in general they cut and come again.

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From this reading In my own home, whenever people had nothing else to do, they blamed me for want of discretion.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading In my own home, whenever people had nothing else to do, they blamed me for want of discretion.

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From this reading In my own home, whenever people had nothing else to do, they blamed me for want of discretion.

every person

From this reading Everybody has a bug-bear fault, a sort of standing characteristic—a _pièce de résistance_ for their friends to cut at; and in general they cut and come again.

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From this reading Indiscretion was my bug-bear fault.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading In my own home, whenever people had nothing else to do, they blamed me for want of discretion.

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From this reading Everybody has a bug-bear fault, a sort of standing characteristic—a _pièce de résistance_ for their friends to cut at; and in general they cut and come again.

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From this reading Everybody has a bug-bear fault, a sort of standing characteristic—a _pièce de résistance_ for their friends to cut at; and in general they cut and come again.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading In my own home, whenever people had nothing else to do, they blamed me for want of discretion.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Everybody has a bug-bear fault, a sort of standing characteristic—a _pièce de résistance_ for their friends to cut at; and in general they cut and come again.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading WAS the “poor Peter” of Cranford the Aga Jenkyns of Chunderabaddad, or was he not?

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From this reading In my own home, whenever people had nothing else to do, they blamed me for want of discretion.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In my own home, whenever people had nothing else to do, they blamed me for want of discretion.

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From this reading Indiscretion was my bug-bear fault.

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From this reading WAS the “poor Peter” of Cranford the Aga Jenkyns of Chunderabaddad, or was he not?

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading In my own home, whenever people had nothing else to do, they blamed me for want of discretion.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading In my own home, whenever people had nothing else to do, they blamed me for want of discretion.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading WAS the “poor Peter” of Cranford the Aga Jenkyns of Chunderabaddad, or was he not?

not one thing; not anything

From this reading In my own home, whenever people had nothing else to do, they blamed me for want of discretion.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WAS the “poor Peter” of Cranford the Aga Jenkyns of Chunderabaddad, or was he not?

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading WAS the “poor Peter” of Cranford the Aga Jenkyns of Chunderabaddad, or was he not?

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From this reading In my own home, whenever people had nothing else to do, they blamed me for want of discretion.

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From this reading In my own home, whenever people had nothing else to do, they blamed me for want of discretion.

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From this reading WAS the “poor Peter” of Cranford the Aga Jenkyns of Chunderabaddad, or was he not?

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From this reading Everybody has a bug-bear fault, a sort of standing characteristic—a _pièce de résistance_ for their friends to cut at; and in general they cut and come again.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading WAS the “poor Peter” of Cranford the Aga Jenkyns of Chunderabaddad, or was he not?

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading As somebody says, that was the question.

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From this reading Everybody has a bug-bear fault, a sort of standing characteristic—a _pièce de résistance_ for their friends to cut at; and in general they cut and come again.

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From this reading As somebody says, that was the question.

a person, without saying who

From this reading As somebody says, that was the question.

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From this reading Everybody has a bug-bear fault, a sort of standing characteristic—a _pièce de résistance_ for their friends to cut at; and in general they cut and come again.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Everybody has a bug-bear fault, a sort of standing characteristic—a _pièce de résistance_ for their friends to cut at; and in general they cut and come again.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading As somebody says, that was the question.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading WAS the “poor Peter” of Cranford the Aga Jenkyns of Chunderabaddad, or was he not?

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Everybody has a bug-bear fault, a sort of standing characteristic—a _pièce de résistance_ for their friends to cut at; and in general they cut and come again.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In my own home, whenever people had nothing else to do, they blamed me for want of discretion.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading In my own home, whenever people had nothing else to do, they blamed me for want of discretion.

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From this reading In my own home, whenever people had nothing else to do, they blamed me for want of discretion.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading WAS the “poor Peter” of Cranford the Aga Jenkyns of Chunderabaddad, or was he not?

at any time that; every time that

From this reading In my own home, whenever people had nothing else to do, they blamed me for want of discretion.