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Chapter VI
There is a ripe season for everything: if you slip that, or anticipate it, you dim the grace of the matter.--BISHOP HACKETT. A rather curious lull falls in factory affairs. Mr. Wilmarth is gone almost a fortnight. Floyd makes the acquaintance of the superintendent, and finds him an intelligent man, but rather opposed to the new system of machinery. "We were making money before," he says.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"We were making money before," he says.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “There is a ripe season for everything: if you slip that, or anticipate it, you dim the grace of the matter.--BISHOP HACKETT.”
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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 There is a ripe season for everything: if you slip that, or anticipate it, you dim the grace of the matter.--BISHOP HACKETT.
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From this reading Floyd makes the acquaintance of the superintendent, and finds him an intelligent man, but rather opposed to the new system of machinery.
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From this reading A rather curious lull falls in factory affairs.
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From this reading Mr. Wilmarth is gone almost a fortnight.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Floyd makes the acquaintance of the superintendent, and finds him an intelligent man, but rather opposed to the new system of machinery.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Floyd makes the acquaintance of the superintendent, and finds him an intelligent man, but rather opposed to the new system of machinery.
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From this reading There is a ripe season for everything: if you slip that, or anticipate it, you dim the grace of the matter.--BISHOP HACKETT.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "We were making money before," he says.
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From this reading There is a ripe season for everything: if you slip that, or anticipate it, you dim the grace of the matter.--BISHOP HACKETT.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Floyd makes the acquaintance of the superintendent, and finds him an intelligent man, but rather opposed to the new system of machinery.
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From this reading A rather curious lull falls in factory affairs.
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From this reading There is a ripe season for everything: if you slip that, or anticipate it, you dim the grace of the matter.--BISHOP HACKETT.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading There is a ripe season for everything: if you slip that, or anticipate it, you dim the grace of the matter.--BISHOP HACKETT.
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From this reading A rather curious lull falls in factory affairs.
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From this reading A rather curious lull falls in factory affairs.
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From this reading Floyd makes the acquaintance of the superintendent, and finds him an intelligent man, but rather opposed to the new system of machinery.
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From this reading Floyd makes the acquaintance of the superintendent, and finds him an intelligent man, but rather opposed to the new system of machinery.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is a ripe season for everything: if you slip that, or anticipate it, you dim the grace of the matter.--BISHOP HACKETT.
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From this reading Mr. Wilmarth is gone almost a fortnight.
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From this reading Mr. Wilmarth is gone almost a fortnight.
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From this reading There is a ripe season for everything: if you slip that, or anticipate it, you dim the grace of the matter.--BISHOP HACKETT.
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From this reading There is a ripe season for everything: if you slip that, or anticipate it, you dim the grace of the matter.--BISHOP HACKETT.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We were making money before," he says.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Floyd makes the acquaintance of the superintendent, and finds him an intelligent man, but rather opposed to the new system of machinery.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There is a ripe season for everything: if you slip that, or anticipate it, you dim the grace of the matter.--BISHOP HACKETT.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A rather curious lull falls in factory affairs.
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From this reading Floyd makes the acquaintance of the superintendent, and finds him an intelligent man, but rather opposed to the new system of machinery.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a ripe season for everything: if you slip that, or anticipate it, you dim the grace of the matter.--BISHOP HACKETT.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is a ripe season for everything: if you slip that, or anticipate it, you dim the grace of the matter.--BISHOP HACKETT.
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From this reading A rather curious lull falls in factory affairs.
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From this reading Floyd makes the acquaintance of the superintendent, and finds him an intelligent man, but rather opposed to the new system of machinery.
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From this reading Floyd makes the acquaintance of the superintendent, and finds him an intelligent man, but rather opposed to the new system of machinery.
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From this reading "We were making money before," he says.
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From this reading Floyd makes the acquaintance of the superintendent, and finds him an intelligent man, but rather opposed to the new system of machinery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a ripe season for everything: if you slip that, or anticipate it, you dim the grace of the matter.--BISHOP HACKETT.
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From this reading "We were making money before," he says.
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From this reading Mr. Wilmarth is gone almost a fortnight.
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From this reading Floyd makes the acquaintance of the superintendent, and finds him an intelligent man, but rather opposed to the new system of machinery.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is a ripe season for everything: if you slip that, or anticipate it, you dim the grace of the matter.--BISHOP HACKETT.
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From this reading Floyd makes the acquaintance of the superintendent, and finds him an intelligent man, but rather opposed to the new system of machinery.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There is a ripe season for everything: if you slip that, or anticipate it, you dim the grace of the matter.--BISHOP HACKETT.
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From this reading A rather curious lull falls in factory affairs.
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From this reading There is a ripe season for everything: if you slip that, or anticipate it, you dim the grace of the matter.--BISHOP HACKETT.
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From this reading "We were making money before," he says.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a ripe season for everything: if you slip that, or anticipate it, you dim the grace of the matter.--BISHOP HACKETT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a ripe season for everything: if you slip that, or anticipate it, you dim the grace of the matter.--BISHOP HACKETT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Floyd makes the acquaintance of the superintendent, and finds him an intelligent man, but rather opposed to the new system of machinery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Floyd makes the acquaintance of the superintendent, and finds him an intelligent man, but rather opposed to the new system of machinery.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is a ripe season for everything: if you slip that, or anticipate it, you dim the grace of the matter.--BISHOP HACKETT.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is a ripe season for everything: if you slip that, or anticipate it, you dim the grace of the matter.--BISHOP HACKETT.
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From this reading There is a ripe season for everything: if you slip that, or anticipate it, you dim the grace of the matter.--BISHOP HACKETT.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Floyd makes the acquaintance of the superintendent, and finds him an intelligent man, but rather opposed to the new system of machinery.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We were making money before," he says.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We were making money before," he says.
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From this reading Mr. Wilmarth is gone almost a fortnight.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There is a ripe season for everything: if you slip that, or anticipate it, you dim the grace of the matter.--BISHOP HACKETT.
