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Chapter V
"How kind of them!" said Elizabeth. "Has _Parsifal_ received any attention?" At the club, of course, no such gossip as that uttered at the meeting of the Society for Ethical Research was heard. Men are above such things. To be sure Alvord and Slater and Edgington and the rest of the "the gang" did exchange views on some matters involving the welfare of the club--and in the course of duty.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Men are above such things.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the club, of course, no such gossip as that uttered at the meeting of the Society for Ethical Research was heard.”
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “To be sure Alvord and Slater and Edgington and the rest of the "the gang" did exchange views on some matters involving the welfare of the club--and in the course of duty.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Has _Parsifal_ received any attention?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To be sure Alvord and Slater and Edgington and the rest of the "the gang" did exchange views on some matters involving the welfare of the club--and in the course of duty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To be sure Alvord and Slater and Edgington and the rest of the "the gang" did exchange views on some matters involving the welfare of the club--and in the course of duty.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “At the club, of course, no such gossip as that uttered at the meeting of the Society for Ethical Research was heard.”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading Men are above such things.
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From this reading To be sure Alvord and Slater and Edgington and the rest of the "the gang" did exchange views on some matters involving the welfare of the club--and in the course of duty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To be sure Alvord and Slater and Edgington and the rest of the "the gang" did exchange views on some matters involving the welfare of the club--and in the course of duty.
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From this reading "Has _Parsifal_ received any attention?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Men are above such things.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the club, of course, no such gossip as that uttered at the meeting of the Society for Ethical Research was heard.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the club, of course, no such gossip as that uttered at the meeting of the Society for Ethical Research was heard.
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From this reading "Has _Parsifal_ received any attention?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be sure Alvord and Slater and Edgington and the rest of the "the gang" did exchange views on some matters involving the welfare of the club--and in the course of duty.
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From this reading At the club, of course, no such gossip as that uttered at the meeting of the Society for Ethical Research was heard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the club, of course, no such gossip as that uttered at the meeting of the Society for Ethical Research was heard.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading To be sure Alvord and Slater and Edgington and the rest of the "the gang" did exchange views on some matters involving the welfare of the club--and in the course of duty.
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading To be sure Alvord and Slater and Edgington and the rest of the "the gang" did exchange views on some matters involving the welfare of the club--and in the course of duty.
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From this reading To be sure Alvord and Slater and Edgington and the rest of the "the gang" did exchange views on some matters involving the welfare of the club--and in the course of duty.
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From this reading "How kind of them!" said Elizabeth.
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From this reading At the club, of course, no such gossip as that uttered at the meeting of the Society for Ethical Research was heard.
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From this reading To be sure Alvord and Slater and Edgington and the rest of the "the gang" did exchange views on some matters involving the welfare of the club--and in the course of duty.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the club, of course, no such gossip as that uttered at the meeting of the Society for Ethical Research was heard.
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From this reading To be sure Alvord and Slater and Edgington and the rest of the "the gang" did exchange views on some matters involving the welfare of the club--and in the course of duty.
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From this reading At the club, of course, no such gossip as that uttered at the meeting of the Society for Ethical Research was heard.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Has _Parsifal_ received any attention?"
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From this reading At the club, of course, no such gossip as that uttered at the meeting of the Society for Ethical Research was heard.
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From this reading "How kind of them!" said Elizabeth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To be sure Alvord and Slater and Edgington and the rest of the "the gang" did exchange views on some matters involving the welfare of the club--and in the course of duty.
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From this reading To be sure Alvord and Slater and Edgington and the rest of the "the gang" did exchange views on some matters involving the welfare of the club--and in the course of duty.
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From this reading "How kind of them!" said Elizabeth.
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From this reading To be sure Alvord and Slater and Edgington and the rest of the "the gang" did exchange views on some matters involving the welfare of the club--and in the course of duty.
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From this reading At the club, of course, no such gossip as that uttered at the meeting of the Society for Ethical Research was heard.
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From this reading Men are above such things.
not any; not one
From this reading At the club, of course, no such gossip as that uttered at the meeting of the Society for Ethical Research was heard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "How kind of them!" said Elizabeth.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To be sure Alvord and Slater and Edgington and the rest of the "the gang" did exchange views on some matters involving the welfare of the club--and in the course of duty.
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From this reading "Has _Parsifal_ received any attention?"
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From this reading "Has _Parsifal_ received any attention?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the club, of course, no such gossip as that uttered at the meeting of the Society for Ethical Research was heard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure Alvord and Slater and Edgington and the rest of the "the gang" did exchange views on some matters involving the welfare of the club--and in the course of duty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How kind of them!" said Elizabeth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To be sure Alvord and Slater and Edgington and the rest of the "the gang" did exchange views on some matters involving the welfare of the club--and in the course of duty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the club, of course, no such gossip as that uttered at the meeting of the Society for Ethical Research was heard.
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From this reading To be sure Alvord and Slater and Edgington and the rest of the "the gang" did exchange views on some matters involving the welfare of the club--and in the course of duty.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At the club, of course, no such gossip as that uttered at the meeting of the Society for Ethical Research was heard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure Alvord and Slater and Edgington and the rest of the "the gang" did exchange views on some matters involving the welfare of the club--and in the course of duty.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the club, of course, no such gossip as that uttered at the meeting of the Society for Ethical Research was heard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the club, of course, no such gossip as that uttered at the meeting of the Society for Ethical Research was heard.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "How kind of them!" said Elizabeth.
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From this reading Men are above such things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To be sure Alvord and Slater and Edgington and the rest of the "the gang" did exchange views on some matters involving the welfare of the club--and in the course of duty.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the club, of course, no such gossip as that uttered at the meeting of the Society for Ethical Research was heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To be sure Alvord and Slater and Edgington and the rest of the "the gang" did exchange views on some matters involving the welfare of the club--and in the course of duty.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the club, of course, no such gossip as that uttered at the meeting of the Society for Ethical Research was heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To be sure Alvord and Slater and Edgington and the rest of the "the gang" did exchange views on some matters involving the welfare of the club--and in the course of duty.
