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Chapter II
THE NEW USHER. THE Doctor had found it difficult to carry out the scheme described in the last chapter. They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things. He wanted a gentleman, a schoolmaster, a curate, a matron, and a lady,--we may say all in one. Curates and ushers are generally unmarried.
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any thing at all
From this reading “They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE Doctor had found it difficult to carry out the scheme described in the last chapter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE Doctor had found it difficult to carry out the scheme described in the last chapter.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He wanted a gentleman, a schoolmaster, a curate, a matron, and a lady,--we may say all in one.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE Doctor had found it difficult to carry out the scheme described in the last chapter.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “He wanted a gentleman, a schoolmaster, a curate, a matron, and a lady,--we may say all in one.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.”
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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 He wanted a gentleman, a schoolmaster, a curate, a matron, and a lady,--we may say all in one.
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From this reading He wanted a gentleman, a schoolmaster, a curate, a matron, and a lady,--we may say all in one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
any thing at all
From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Curates and ushers are generally unmarried.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
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From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
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From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
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From this reading THE Doctor had found it difficult to carry out the scheme described in the last chapter.
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From this reading THE Doctor had found it difficult to carry out the scheme described in the last chapter.
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From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
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From this reading He wanted a gentleman, a schoolmaster, a curate, a matron, and a lady,--we may say all in one.
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From this reading Curates and ushers are generally unmarried.
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From this reading THE Doctor had found it difficult to carry out the scheme described in the last chapter.
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From this reading THE Doctor had found it difficult to carry out the scheme described in the last chapter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE Doctor had found it difficult to carry out the scheme described in the last chapter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE Doctor had found it difficult to carry out the scheme described in the last chapter.
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From this reading Curates and ushers are generally unmarried.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He wanted a gentleman, a schoolmaster, a curate, a matron, and a lady,--we may say all in one.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE Doctor had found it difficult to carry out the scheme described in the last chapter.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wanted a gentleman, a schoolmaster, a curate, a matron, and a lady,--we may say all in one.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE Doctor had found it difficult to carry out the scheme described in the last chapter.
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From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
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From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE Doctor had found it difficult to carry out the scheme described in the last chapter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
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From this reading He wanted a gentleman, a schoolmaster, a curate, a matron, and a lady,--we may say all in one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE Doctor had found it difficult to carry out the scheme described in the last chapter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wanted a gentleman, a schoolmaster, a curate, a matron, and a lady,--we may say all in one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He wanted a gentleman, a schoolmaster, a curate, a matron, and a lady,--we may say all in one.
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From this reading THE NEW USHER.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
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From this reading THE Doctor had found it difficult to carry out the scheme described in the last chapter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE Doctor had found it difficult to carry out the scheme described in the last chapter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW USHER.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
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From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE Doctor had found it difficult to carry out the scheme described in the last chapter.
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From this reading Curates and ushers are generally unmarried.
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From this reading THE NEW USHER.
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From this reading Curates and ushers are generally unmarried.
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From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
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From this reading He wanted a gentleman, a schoolmaster, a curate, a matron, and a lady,--we may say all in one.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He wanted a gentleman, a schoolmaster, a curate, a matron, and a lady,--we may say all in one.
which person or people
From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They indeed who know anything of such matters will be inclined to call it Utopian, and to say that one so wise in worldly matters as our schoolmaster should not have attempted to combine so many things.
